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Fishing for trout should remain good and productive through fall

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Topaz has been fishing well, shore anglers with powerbait and boaters trolling flash rigs are doing the best. Crawlers off the bottom have also been productive early and late in the day. Finding the deeper water has been key. Fishing for trout should remain good and productive through fall.

Limited Access For Parking

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

The trailhead parking area and visitors center at Spooner is currently under construction limiting access from the Spooner.

Lahontan Reservoir Fishing Report

Lahontan Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

White bass can be found along most of the sandy beaches throughout the day but the early mornings and late evenings continue to be best. Walleye and smallmouth bass have shown up near rocky shoreline and deep structure along the shore. Ledges are key when looking for the larger white bass. Largemouth bass fishing has been good around some of the newly exposed structure. Spin

Fishing Has Been Slow With The Heat

East Walker River (NV)

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Fishing has been slow. Heat over the coming weeks will likely stress the fishery. River flows are already low for this time of year and fishing is expected to slow as it really heats up.

Fishing has been fair at Hinkson for bass

Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Fishing has been fair at Hinkson for bass. Bass can be found early and late in the day right next to shoreline vegetation and other structure. In addition to the bass, a few trout are still being caught really early and late in the day. Surface flies and plugs on the surface can be good near the shore and along the tulles. Spin fisherman bouncing

Bass Fishing Should Improve Closer to Fall

Bilk Creek Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Fishing has been tough at Bilk with exceptionally warm water. Look for bass fishing to improve closer to fall when temperatures drop some.

Chimney Dam Reservoir Report

Chimney Dam Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Fishing has been fair for walleye, crappie, channel catfish and the occasional wiper.

Lake Will Rebound Quickly With Adequate Water and Mild Weather

Knott Creek Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Slow fishing reports from Knott so far this season. The lake will rebound quickly with adequate water and mild weather.

Fishing has been excellent all summer

Onion Valley Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Fishing has been excellent all summer. Reports of multiple fish an hour continue to come in. Spin fishing has been best with a small rooster tails, or powerbait off the bottom. Fly fisherman in float tubes are doing well with conehead buggers and small weighted leech patterns slowly trolled behind a float tube.

Rye Patch Reservoir Fishing Report

Rye Patch Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Fishing has been good for smallmouth and white bass using rooster tails, rubber worms, and bright colored jigs. Look for smallmouth and walleye around rocky structure and deeper drop offs. Fly Fisherman are picking up an occasional walleye or bass on chartreuse woolly buggers or clouser minnows fishing rocky points. Carp fishing has been good and can be found in most of the shallow bays.

CDFW Announced voluntary hoot owl closure for the Truckee River

by MOUNTAIN HARDWARE & SPORTS

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife recently announced a voluntary hoot owl closure for the Truckee River. This basically means it is recommended that anglers do not fish the Truckee River afternoon due to high temperatures. In the early mornings, the Truckee River is fishing well using mostly dry flies. Current hatches include pale morning duns, various Caddis, midges, and little yellowstone flies. Some

Much cooler weather and happy trouts on the Truckee River

by MATT KOLES

Much cooler weather and happy trouts on the Truckee River. Had a few days this week that didn’t get out of the 70’s. Flows are great and a bit cooler than the first half of the month. Going into August, we will still have warm/ hot days, but nights will cool then get cold as we get towards September. We’ve had off and on smoke and thunderstorms

Bite Has Been Consistent

by MIKE NIELSEN

Bite had been very consistent with limits plus daily. We have been starting out trolling and switching over to jigging midway. Definitely larger fish on troll but lots action on jigs!

Lots of Bites This Morning

by HANS MOXLEY

Hooked Up Sportfishing out of Carnelian Bay in Lake Tahoe checked in with us. Strange kind of day. Smoke, clouds, a bit of rain, a bit of wind and not many bites !!!! We did get a few to the boat for a nice dinner Thanks guys, that was fun. wished it was better. see you in December For reservations and information on fishing Lake Tahoe, call: 775-772-1453

Hooked Up Sportfishing Report

by HANS MOXLEY

Hooked Up Sportfishing out of Carnelian Bay in Lake Tahoe checked in with us. These guys here did a great job bringing in there first ever Mackinaw Fantastic For reservations and information on fishing Lake Tahoe, call: 775-772-1453

Early Morning Bite

by MIKE NIELSEN

Today we had great numbers by 8 am and all except 2 were 4-6 lbs. the grandsons did great and we kept just enough fir family dinner! Released dozen or more!

Nice mellow weather on the Truckee River

by MATT KOLES

Nice mellow weather on the Truckee River. Gonna hit 90 this weekend, but it looks to cool right back down again. Low 80’s, I can take, 90’s, I can’t. Flows have been bumped a bit coming out of Boca. 480 here in the Hirsch. That’s cold water coming out of Boca. Median flows would be 505 cfs, based on historical averages. We’ve been doing real good

Nice Looking Fish

by HANS MOXLEY

Hooked Up Sportfishing out of Carnelian Bay in Lake Tahoe checked in with us. Nice looking fish !!!! That's how many they wanted, that's how many they got Good stuff guys For reservations and information on fishing Lake Tahoe, call: 775-772-1453

Hooked Up Sportfishing Checks In

by HANS MOXLEY

Hooked Up Sportfishing out of Carnelian Bay in Lake Tahoe checked in with us. Great to see a friend again, and make a few more Happy smoking guys. For reservations and information on fishing Lake Tahoe, call: 775-772-1453

Construction is underway at Spooner Lake

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

SPOONER LAKE TEMPORARILY CLOSED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW VISITOR CENTER & AMPHITHEATER Construction is underway to build a new Visitor Center and Amphitheater at Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park, Spooner Lake. A temporary park closure is necessary to protect the safety of park visitors due to the presence of open trenches and heavy equipment operations. The main entrance, parking areas and frontcountry will be closed to

Should be good to go this week on the Truckee River

by MATT KOLES

The heat wave is over, thank God. More manageable weather now. It’ll barely hit 80 today. We’ve been in the mid-90’s. All it takes is one cold night to lower the water temps and get the fish out of the funk. 37 this morning in the Hirsch. Much cooler in Reno too. Speaking of Reno, I’ve stayed away for about 3 weeks. This morning water temps were 61,

Keep ‘em alive and walk away at 65

by BEARFISH ALLIANCE STAFF

This one will be pretty short and to the point. It’s hot, and so is the water. East Walker River is a no-go, with high temps and low flows it is in a critical state right now and needs 100% relief from angling. Those trouts in the East Walker need to focus all their effort and energy on staying alive, and any angling pressure will

Flows Have Stayed Consistent

by MOUNTAIN HARDWARE & SPORTS

The Truckee River has flows consistent with last week, but water temperatures are increasing. Morning and evening conditions are best right now for both spin and fly anglers, and as the day warms up, anglers should pay attention to the water temperatures. Oxygen levels are lower in warmer water and anglers should make sure they are fishing in temperatures that are not harmful to the

Good Bite This Morning

by HANS MOXLEY

Hooked Up Sportfishing out of Carnelian Bay in Lake Tahoe checked in with us. It was a fairly good bite this morning........until the sun came up over the mountain. Nice fish guys, fun stuff. Enjoy the feast For reservations and information on fishing Lake Tahoe, call: 775-772-1453

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