Western Nevada Fish Reports

Solid fishing all up and down the Truckee River.  Good flows just about everywhere on the river. Big still below Boca and down into Reno. Like, you may have a hard time wading at these flows. Perfect above Boca and towards Tahoe City.  Couple things first..You are not seeing Green Drakes yet. You are seeing March Browns. You'll see Drakes right around Fathers Day.  Second..You will probably not

After yet another cold snap last week, we are seeing things warm back up to typical spring temps just in time for the weekend. The local creeks are slowly dropping as runoff from the mountains wanes, and the Truckee is slowly but steadily dropping upstream of the Boca confluence. Below this however, things are still running high due to releases from the Little Truckee. While

Fishing on the big river continues to improve daily. With the presence of the summer bugs mixed with the waning of the more spring/winter bugs, one can fish a variety of methods and imitations right now and have a good shot at finding some fish. We have seen the ants really begin to kick into gear this week and for anyone looking to throw dry

Lahontan Reservoir, located in Lahontan State Recreation Area, has been placed under a HAB Watch Advisory due to a possible Harmful Algae Bloom. Visual assessments have indicated a possible bloom. Water tests are currently being conducted by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP). These toxic algae can cause serious health issues for humans and animals. If you see water that looks discolored or smells bad, stay

Things on the river are great right now. We saw a good recharge of water, and now flows are quickly settling back down to prime fishing conditions. Flows are right at average for this time of year, we’d call them high, but very much fishable. Hatches of baetis have been consistent and the green drakes are around enough to be able to use the emergers

Its May and the fish are either in spawn mode or coming out of it. May is tough at the lake, the water is warming fast, the algae has been growing for some time and a large number of fish are just not eating. This is May at Pyramid Lake. This is the month that most of the other lakes and reservoirs in the West

    HOLY CARP!     Local fisherman Brandon, a Reno native, landed an impressive 24-pound common carp this past weekend at Sparks Marina!     “Born and raised in Reno, I’m 29 years old, and this was my first time reeling in a big, beautiful hog,” Brandon shared. “I was shocked and excited like a little kid! I’ve been fishing since I was young, but recently I started researching different species and

Rolling right through Spring on the Truckee River. Though the weather has felt more like Winter. After some showers this week, should feel like Spring again. Fishing has been awesome. Great Spring so far. Spring and early Summer, is always the best fishing on the Truckee River. Good time to rope some trouts. Still pretty big flows from Boca on down into Nevada. Way more mellow above

Join the Yerington Lions Club and Nevada Department of Wildlife for the the Yerington Kids Fishing Derby! Saturday, May 2 from 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. The Mason Valley Fish Hatchery Ponds, behind the hatchery, located at 50 Hatchery Way, Yerington, NV 89447 Be sure to arrive early to claim your spot on one of the ponds. Kids often catch Largemouth Bass and Rainbow Trout up to 6lbs! Anglers

Fishing may have slowed overall on the river, but we are still having some good days as of late. With the recent snow/rain the worm and baetis combo has been putting in work. There are also plenty of March Browns around as well, and nymphing some size 12-14 brown mayfly patterns such as pheasant tails, Picky eaters or Hogan’s clingers have been working well too.

Some more rain and high elevation snow this week for the Truckee River. Woo hoo, we needed it. When it's all said and done, this Winter wasn't the worst, nor the best, but I think we'll be ok going into later Summer flows wise.  We've been doing well, hooking us some big fish. Spring is always that time to hook the big dogs. Once the flows

The California side of the EW is closed for Winter, just the Nevada side is open now. The East is running at about 109 cfs today and we've been getting some very good reports from down here. It sounds like the streamer action has picked up considerably and the nymphing is still doing well. We've had reports of anglers getting into anywhere from 5 to

The flow regime on the Truckee has changed a bit this week with more water coming from up higher in the system and a significant decrease in flows out of Boca Reservoir. As of Wednesday, 4/15 we are seeing 300 CFS coming out of Lake Tahoe, which is above normal for this time of year. This is likely due to the early start of the