Western Nevada Fish Reports

In this week's Nevada Wild, we introduce you to NDOW's new Western Nevada Fisheries Biologist Sam Sedillo. Sam fills Nevada Wild hosts, Ashley Sanchez and Aaron Keller, in on his background and passion for fish! He tells us about the projects he's been working on since beginning his position at NDOW in March. He also highlights a major project near Wall Canyon Reservoir to protect a unique

Fishing season is on at Pyramid Lake. Mike Sevon caught the big one, just a couple days ago! Make sure you get your fishing and camping passes here before heading out: https://pyramidlake.us/ Great catch Mike, fish on! KTVN Jeff Martinez

Flies for Pyramid Lake: NEW Sizzurp Balanced Leech, Mopcorn Beetle, Tadpole, Balanced Leech; Booby Fly, Jan’s Tui Chub, Northern Lights Bugger, Martini Olive Bugger, Scullpzilla

Fishing season at Pyramid Lake has begun. Lots of options here. For boat anglers, the east shore is fishig the best. Boat anglers should troll in 80 feet of water with apex lures, lyman lures, and rapalas. There is also a great jig bite here. The bite is right at the 100 foot water column and as the day progresses, anglers will notice the bite

Here is the 2022-23 Season Opener Summary (fixed station). These numbers in the summary are based on totals from fishing methods (Boat or Shore). 64% of Anglers fish by Boat, 30% by shore, 6% other 86% LCT caught (released and harvested) were by boat (1,188 LCT), and14% by shore (199 LCT) Anglers fishing by boat had the most success, which correlates with LCT being at deeper depths, where their

Flows on the South Fork of the Humboldt are very low and fishing is difficult except in the pools. Flows above the reservoir are almost nonexistent. Flows are better below the reservoir and fishing is fair there. Fishing dries in the stream should produce a few trout and streamers and nymphs in the pools are also working. As of September 30, the South Fork of

Well done fellas. 8:45 am and done. Took me awhile to fillet though!

This year's Pyramid Lake opener opened up in a fury, with large numbers of fly anglers, conventional anglers and boaters descending upon lake in pilgramage fashion. From the incredibly long boat ramp line, campers on beaches, and more float craft than we have seen in years, it was a busy day to start the much anticipated season. With all the hype around the opener you

Donny checked in with us today from his opening weekend catches at  Pyramid Lake check out his fish!

Good fishing and great weather. Maybe a little too great with the weather, lol. High’s in the low 70’s, perfect blue bird days. Us fly anglers, always like some clouds and rain. I’ll take this weather any day though, soon it will be cold. Flows have just dropped some out of Boca Reservoir. 388 cfs here in Hirschdale this morning. Down from 450 cfs, last week.

With the opener for Pyramid happening today (10/1) -  we will be switching gears on our weekly reports and from here on out we will no longer be reporting on our local still water fishing and focus on this amazing fishery once again. We are now in another exciting season at Pyramid Lake, and while in all truth the opener isn’t quite as significant for the

Opening day is Saturday Oct. 1st, for all anglers planning to fish opening day here is some information about the lake. PLF biologist monitor lake levels and water quality very closely.   With the warmer surface temperatures, LCT will most likely be found in deeper water. The optimal water temperature for LCT is about 56 degrees. The elevation level for Pyramid Lake 3802 ft. Compared to 3808ft in

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This little one may just be hooked on fishing See you again!

Catfish and stripers have been biting throughout the day around the lake on various cut baits such as anchovies or sardines, lugworms and mackerel with a heavy sinker  and a longer leader to endure the windy conditions and water flow in the lake. Steeper ledges and walls have been great areas to target along with coves around the lake for  both catfish and stripers. Anglers

Kinda don’t get much better. Perfect Fall weather, good fishing. Cold in the mornings, nice in the afternoons. This is the time when a fly angler can fish just about any rig you want.  Streamers, yes, dry dropper, yes, tight line, yes. Straight dry fly fishing? Well, you never know. Trouts are spread out, and just about in every water type. They’ll usually sit in the

The Truckee continues to have cold water and good flows along the canyon stretch and the fishing pressure remains light. With a lack of a significant hatch around, the fish are taking a variety of bugs. It’s a good idea to have a wide selection of patterns at your disposal to see what they are keying in on that day. We’ve seen stoneflies, BWO’s, PMD’s,

  The lake opens for the 2022-2023 season on October 1st. Only a week away. The pre-season forecast looks great. We are having somewhat normal weather; the water conditions are really good and we should be in for a fantastic start to the season. Early season at the lake is really different than what most people think about when coming to Pyramid. There are a lot of

Reno Fly Shop guide, Mike Anderson @mt_anderson, with your on the water report from Pyramid Lake. The current surface temps are 68F with tons of Tui Chub along the shore! The opener is just a few weeks away. The Truckee River is fishing very well and we believe it will only get better with more Fall weather on the way.Flies for Pyramid Lake: NEW Sizzurp Balanced