Western Nevada Fish Reports

The drought is greatly effecting Washoe Lake and its fishing. No reports recently from Washoe and Little Washoe is nearly dry.

Fishing at Squaw Reservoir has been productive this summer months near the dam for trout or the inlet for bass.  Now is the best time of year for largemouth bass at the reservoir. Early and late in the day poppers can be effective along and in the shoreline tulles near the inlet. Spinnerbaits and floating rapalas can also work well along the shoreline for large

Wall Canyon has been fishing great for both smallmouth bass and carryover rainbow trout. Look for trout early and late in the day around deeper water. Bass are holding fairly shallow late in the day making poppers along the shoreline a fun option in the evenings. Fly fisherman using larger streamers along the main inlet channel and in open water have been finding both trout

The Truckee is fishing good but expected to slow with the coming heat. Flows have dropped over the last month and are roughly 200cfs in Reno. Afternoon high temperatures have water temperatures climbing quickly, this makes early and late fishing critical and catch and release fishing very hard to do effectively. Sporadic caddis hatches have been reported in the evenings from downtown to the state

Flows on the Carson are already way down but fishing has been good. The river will likely slow with the extreme heat. Spin fisherman using spinners and spoons for trout in deeper pools have caught a few fish recently. Bass fishing on the lower river between Carson and Dayton has been fair but should slow with low water. Hopper fishing has been fair for fly

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.

Spooner has been good from shore and good from float tubes or boats. The vegetation hasn’t taken complete control of the shoreline yet but is expected to with the coming heat. Fly fisherman using callibaetis mayfly emergers late in the day are finding fish on the surface. Damsel nymphs have also been good along the submerged vegetation and weed lines. Slowly retrieved woolly buggers and

White bass can be found along most of the sandy beaches throughout the day but the early mornings and late evenings are 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 newly exposed structure. Spin fisherman are doing very well

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 has been good. Trout fishing has been fair. Small spinners and worms off the bottom have been good for the bass and an occasional trout.

Fishing for walleye, crappie, channel catfish and wipers will typically pick up when water temperatures get into the mid 50s. Water temperature was 41 on 3/3/2021.  Fishing should get better as we near the end of April.

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

Fishing has been excellent. Reports of 10 fish per hour came back from the opener. Spin fishing has been best with a small kastmaster, rooster tails, or powerbait off the bottom. Fly fisherman in float tubes are doing well with sheep creek specials and midge larva under an indicator or fishing small streamers slowly trolled behind a float tube. The average fish seems to be

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.

Walker Lake is currently near 50% of capacity and rising. An increase in the lake level is key to the fishery rebounding.