Eastern Nevada Fish Reports

Anglers continue to report good fishing for both rainbow and tiger trout on small black or olive crystal or wooly buggers as well as black leeches. Chironomids, pheasant tail nymphs, gold ribbed hare’s ears and soft hackles under an indicator or dry fly should also work. Spin fishermen should try small gold or silver spinners. Bait anglers should have some luck with worms under a

Surface water temperatures have moved into high 60’s to low 70’s and fishing for bass has been good. With the warmer temperatures and sunny days, the algae and the weed beds at the south end of the lake are growing. Fishing has been fair to good for 15-to 20-inch trout for spin, bait and fly rodders from boats or float tubes but just fair for

Cave Lake is lowered to minimum and unfishable. Fish stocking will resume once the dam repairs are completed. Cave Lake is closed to fishing due to shorelines that are very soft and dangerous due to the complete saturation of the soil as the lake is drained. By draining the lake, it should shave a couple of years off the re-building of the dam and cut

Due to a poor snowpack, Cleve Creek is flowing well below normal and is experiencing late summer conditions early in the summer. Fishing is difficult except in the pools. As of July 8, Cleve Creek was flowing at a very low 1.6 cfs which is about 14% of normal.

Very little change here as the water level is good and anglers can expect to catch hatchery size, 8-to-10-inch rainbows. Fishing for Largemouth Bass will be slow because the drawdowns over the last few winters but there are a few bass left in the reservoir. To help the bass fishery, anglers can return any black bass to the reservoir. NDOW will continue to work to

Not much change here as surface water temperatures are in the high 60’s to 70 degrees and fishing is fair to good for quality 15-to-18-inch rainbow trout and good for bass. Although not as common, anglers will be to catch Brown Trout and Tiger Trout in the lake. These fish are currently running between 12 and 16 inches, however there is potential to hook into

Due to a poor snowpack, Steptoe Creek is flowing well below normal and is experiencing late summer conditions early in the summer. Fishing is difficult except in the pools. Dry flies are the way to go now. As of July 8, Steptoe Creek was flowing at a very low 2.2 cfs which is about 15% of normal..

With the lack of snow, stream flows are dropping quickly and many are now fishable. However, they may still be turbid. With the poor snowpack and the unusually warm spring, anglers should take advantage of early summer conditions while they can. Expect very low stream flows later this summer. As of June 17, the Bruneau River was flowing at 79.6 cfs and is becoming fishable.

The lake is full, surface water temperatures have climbed into the mid 60’s with a few weeds and anglers are catching trout up to16 inches.  Expect the weeds to start growing and shore access will soon be limited. With the warmer water expect bass to be active.  Worms seem to be the presentation of choice for trout, though small spinners should also work for those

With the lack of snow, stream flows are dropping quickly and many are now fishable. However, they may still be turbid. With the poor snowpack and the unusually warm spring, anglers should take advantage of early summer conditions while they can. Expect very low stream flows later this summer. As of June 16, Lamoille Creek was down significantly from last week flowing at 158 cfs

With the lack of snow, stream flows are dropping quickly and many are now fishable. However, they may still be turbid. With the poor snowpack and the unusually warm spring, anglers should take advantage of early summer conditions while they can. Expect very low stream flows later this summer. Flows in the upper stretch of the river have increased as water is being drawn out

The electric motor boat opener was this past Wednesday and there was a good turnout of anglers on that day. A lot of bass were caught but not a lot of keepers, though a few anglers showed up with two-to-three-pound bass. Many anglers report catching as many as 50 bass but only six to eight keepers, so it seems to be averaging around 10 bass

Anglers report that trout fishing from shore has slowed but for those who can get on the water either in a float tube or boat success has been better but not as good as it has been.  Perch fishing has been poor due to the die-off though a few are being reported in the creel with few to no perch being reported in the creel. 

Very little change here.  Fishing for trout continues to be good for fly fishermen using leech, wooly buggers and chironomids as surface water temperatures have moved into the mid to high 60’s.  Damselfly nymphs should be tried as well.  Mayflies are starting to hatch so pale morning duns (PMD’s), Adams and other Mayfly dries and emergers should start working.  Bass are active and showing up

The electric motor boat opener was this past Wednesday and there was a good turnout of anglers on that day.  A lot of bass were caught but not a lot of keepers, though a few anglers showed up with two-to-three-pound bass.  Many anglers report catching as many as 50 bass but only six to eight keepers, so it seems to be averaging around 10 bass

With the lack of snow, stream flows are dropping quickly and many are now fishable. However, they may still be turbid. With the poor snowpack and the unusually warm spring, anglers should take advantage of early summer conditions while they can. Expect very low stream flows later this summer. As of June 17, Cleve Creek was flowing at 4.1 cfs.

The lake has filled nicely and stocking resumed this spring at Cold Creek Reservoir with approximately 8,000 trout, so anglers can expect to catch hatchery size, 8-to-10-inch rainbows. Fishing for Largemouth Bass will be slow because the drawdowns over the last few winters but there are a few bass left in the reservoir. NDOW will continue to work to rebuilding the Largemouth Bass fishery with

Surface water temperatures are in the mid to high 60’s and fishing is fair to good for quality 15-to-18-inch rainbow trout and fair to good for bass. With the spring stocking expect to also catch eight-to-10-inch trout.  Although not as common, anglers will be to catch Brown Trout and Tiger Trout in the lake. These fish are currently running between 12 and 16 inches, however

Surface water temperatures have moved into the mid 60’s and fishing has been fair to good for eight to 10 inch stocked trout with an occasional larger carryover fish.  With the dry conditions, irrigation has started and the water level at this reservoir is continuing to drop.  Anglers will do well with a variety of night crawlers, PowerBait, and spinners. For bait anglers nightcrawlers and

With the lack of snow, stream flows are dropping quickly and many are now fishable. However, they may still be turbid. With the poor snowpack and the unusually warm spring, anglers should take advantage of early summer conditions while they can. Expect very low stream flows later this summer. As of June 16, Steptoe Creek was flowing at 2.3 cfs.

Most stream flows are down, with just a few up due to the hot weather causing an increase in snowmelt at the higher elevations. The peak snowmelt is over, so expect decreasing flows over the next few weeks with dry weather conditions forecast for eastern Nevada. The one exception is Lamoille Creek which is actually flowing above average due to the recent snowfall at the