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Lahontan Bass Tournament April 15th

by NORTHERN NEVADA BASS
Hey all! Excited to announce NNBT has an official event scheduled for April 15th, out on Lahontan! Hoping to see a full field of anglers and I already have spots filling! Hope to see some new faces and look forward to seeing what everyone catches! Northern Nevada Bass Tournaments is the group page and you can sign up at Northennevadabass.com tight lines all! Lahontan Bass Tournament

Mason Valley WMA Season Opener

by FISH REPORTS STAFF
Mason Valley Fishing Season is now open. NDOW recently stocked the ponds Hinkson Slough on Feb 7th Stocked: 2790 Rainbow Trout Length: 11 Inches Stocked: 257 Rainbow Trout Length: 11.9 Inches Fort Churchill Cooling Ponds on Feb 7th Stocked: 1033 Rainbow Trout Length: 10.1 Inches North Pond on Feb 10 Stocked: 3023 Rainbow Trout Length: 11 Inches Check out the information below for the Nevada Western Region Special Regulations: Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area Fort Churchill Cooling Pond

Fishing has been fair on Tahoe, the cold has brought some bigger fish close to shore

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Fishing has been fair on Tahoe, the cold has brought some bigger fish close to shore but access has been impossible with the snow. The few boat anglers out there are finding good size rainbows, browns, and macs near the surface.

The season opens July 15th, 2023

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Marlette is closed to fishing for the season. The season opens July 15th, 2023

Marilyn’s Pond is currently frozen

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Marilyn’s Pond is currently frozen and closed to fishing for the winter. Stocking will begin again in spring when the ice comes off the pond.

Fishing will slow considerably at Paradise with the winter and ice

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Fishing will slow considerably at Paradise with the winter and ice. Look for stocking to begin again this spring.

Colder temps have made some access tough with the ice and snow

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Colder temps have made some access tough with the ice and snow. There may be some open water near the inlet and warm spring. If you can find some open water, jigs are often overlooked for squaw but can be deadly during the coldest months. Slow moving fish like slow moving jigs.  As water starts to open up this spring, balanced leech or retrieving buggers

Flows are down to 300 cfs through Reno

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Flows are down to 300 cfs through Reno and fishing should remain great until runoff gets heavy. Our extended cold weather should keep the river fishing very well through the end of winter. Keep in mind that our record snowfall will make the river unfishable for a period this spring. For now, insects are just coming back to life with mayflies hatching during the warmer

Bait fishing with worms off the bottom or under a bobber should continue to be productive

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Bait fishing with worms off the bottom or under a bobber should continue to be productive through the end of winter. Spin fisherman willing to put in the time are doing well working dark jigs. A few carry-over fish are starting to show up off the fishing dock. Stocking will begin very soon on the Marina.

Fishing will slow considerably at Mitch Pond with the winter and ice

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Fishing will slow considerably at Mitch Pond with the winter and ice. Look for stocking to begin again with ice out.

Fishing will slow considerably at Seeman with the winter and ice

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Fishing will slow considerably at Seeman with the winter and ice. Look for stocking to begin again this spring.

Fishing will slow considerably at Spooner with the winter and ice

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Fishing will slow considerably at Spooner with the winter and ice. The lake is currently frozen. Look for stocking to begin again this spring and for excellent fishing again at ice-out for carryover tigers and rainbows.

Water levels are way up and will continue to be this season

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
The cold winter has made for slow fishing at Lahontan. Water levels are way up and will continue to be this season. Fishing should remain slow until March for walleye, and late spring for the other warmwater species.

Fishing will slow considerably at Mountain View with the winter and ice

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Fishing will slow considerably at Mountain View with the winter and ice. Look for stocking to begin again this spring with ice-out

The pond is currently frozen

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Kinney pond has slowed with the below average weather. The pond is currently frozen. Look for stocking and fishing report updates as we get closer to spring.

Closed For The Season

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Knott Creek Reservoir is closed to fishing for the season.

Closed For The Season

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Onion is closed to fishing for the season.

The cold snap has really thrown the warm water species off here

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
The cold snap has really thrown the warm water species off here. Fishing should remain slow for walleye until Mid March, and early summer for the bass and other warm water species. We should see a good jump in water levels this Spring which will in turn improve the overall health of the fishery.

Liberty Pond Report

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Fishing will slow considerably at Liberty with the winter and ice. Look for stocking to begin again this spring.

Pyramid Lake LCT

by PYRAMID LAKE GUIDES
Sammy stripped into a long one.... we had a trip cancelation for Feb 18 -19 next weekend. Give us a call 435 549 0358 if interested

The pond is currently frozen

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
The pond is currently frozen. Look for stocking to begin again this spring.

Bilk is currently frozen

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Bilk is currently frozen. Fishing will slow considerably at Bilk with the winter and ice. Look for stocking to begin again this spring.

Great Fishing on Tahoe Today

by HANS MOXLEY
We had some great fishing today, weather,,, not so much. Dumping snow, at least the wind stayed down.
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