Western Nevada Fish Reports

Fly fishing remains good on stocked rainbow and tiger trout. Try a midge pattern behind a prince nymph. Lure fisherman have had good luck with black and yellow Panther Martins. Anglers can now use worms or Power Bait. Use a canoe or float tube to get away from the aquatic vegetation that chokes the shoreline. Shore anglers can find open water around the dam.

Fishing at Lahontan remains very good. Two anglers were checked Sunday fishing 6 hours and catching 31 white bass, 5 crappie and one largemouth bass. Although not large, 6 to 12 inches, the fish were abundant and hungry. The walleye, although not as numerous, are still being caught. A few anglers are targeting "boils" near shore for 5 to 10 pound wipers that are feeding

Fishing remains good for walleye on the reservoir side of the dam as well as on the downstream side of the Pitt-Taylor Dam, but is starting to slow down. Try using Crank Baits for Walleye. Wiper fishing is sporadic, although it can be good once the fish are located. A few anglers report excellent crappie fishing around structure.

Fishing has slowed to an almost halt, although a few anglers are finding cutthroat trolling down to 25 feet.

Gene St. Denis: I've been fishing 50-200 feet deep at Ski Run Shelf, Camp Richardson and the Tahoe Keys. Trolling with silver Herring Dodger flasher blades and minnows. Bouncing off the bottom in a serpentine pattern. Macks are 2-7 pounds.

Gene St. Denis: Trolling for Mackinaw 60-150 feet deep with flashers and minnows.

Todd Sodaro and Chad Machado of the Carson River Resort (877-694-2229): Sunday, it was about 85 degrees with a nice breeze. On the 18th, Lucas and Ray Taroli of Oregon used Salmon eggs and nightcrawlers to catch 7 rainbows that totaled 20 pounds. On the 19th, a youngster, "Junior," used Salmon eggs to catch 4 rainbows. Brian Arline of Roseville caught a 4.8 pound rainbow

Dave Kirby: Planted the week before. Limits for those fishermen working the deeper holes. A couple of 4 pounders and a 7 pounder.

Chuck and Linda Fields at the Topaz Lake Marina (775-266-3550): Not much going on, out here. With this hot weather, all we have is lots of jet skis and water skiers.

For those of you who believe that you are a fair-to-middling fisherman or fisher woman, or if you believe that you are rated anywhere from a good to an expert angler (in your humble opinion!), you might want to think twice about those kind of thoughts. This includes my fishing partners like Rich Bachle, Norm Budden, Don Hettrick, Jim Quilici and Bob "Slick" McCulloch, et

The white bass fishing has been red hot. Fly fishermen familiar with the lake have had 100 fish days. The fish are not that big but the action is non-stop. Evenings have been best. Try fishing where the Truckee canal comes into the lake with a floating line. Put on a bass popper with a small white or chartreuse Woolybugger trailer. Wipers and Walleye's can

Reports have been outstanding. 20 to 50 fish days are not uncommon for those who frequent Knott Creek. Indicator Nymphing with size 18 midges is working well but the Damsel hatch has been the draw. Fish Damsel nymphs right under the surface with a slow strip and a floating line. Mornings have been best.