Nevada Fish Reports

Harrison Pass is closed so anglers will need to access the Refuge through Secret Pass. There is ice at the north end of the ditch though open water where there are springs. However, there is plenty of open water for fishing in the rest of the collection ditch and fishing has been fair to good depending upon the day.  With the cold-water conditions fish deeper

As of Thursday, January 27, Wildhorse had nine to 15 inches of ice near the state park boat ramp but was averaging 12 inches in most places.  There is enough snow on top of the ice to make walking safer but not so much to make it harder.  The contrast between very warm afternoons and very cold nighttime temperatures is continuing to build pressure ridges

No recent report but expect similar conditions as at South Fork. The road to Wilson is more than likely 4WD only with the snow and mud.

The road to Angel Lake is closed for the winter and the lake is ice covered and there will be no more fishing reports until late spring or early summer depending upon snowfall this winter.

On Thursday, January 27, the lake was ice covered with ice that is still four to five inches of ice with little to no snow on top making it very slick. There were a few spots where the ice was pushing eight inches but South Fork is notorious for variable thickness of ice and should use extreme caution and drill test holes as you venture

The water levels continue to drop at Cave Lake in an anticipation of renovation efforts on the dam in 2022. The lake is closed to fishing at this time.  NDOW conducted a fish salvage in December and moved some very nice brown trout ranging in size from eight to 25 inches into Comins Lake. A few of the larger brown trout were pushing seven pounds.

Not a lot of change from last week though flows have dropped in streams north of I80 and stayed the same south of I80. Expect springtime driving conditions with frozen roads in the morning but muddy on the way out once it warms up. Access is iffy to many of these waters. Anglers need to go into Idaho to access the Bruneau. As of January

Cold Creek Reservoir was salvaged so that water control structure could be fixed to prevent leaking.  When the control structure is fixed, the reservoir will be filled and NDOW will begin rebuilding the fishery in spring or summer of 2022 depending upon water conditions.

The ice at Comins is ranging between 10 and 15 inches of good hard ice  there are some slick spots with the warm afternoons melting the surface and then refreezing overnight. Traction devices on boots are recommended.  Anglers continue to report good fishing for 14 to 18-inch rainbows on night crawlers.  A few anglers also appeared to be doing well using PowerBait.  Soft plastic jigs

The road into the lake has been plowed and in good shape.  There is eight to 13 inches of good ice with some slick ice.  Traction devices on boots is recommended  No recent report from anglers but expect good fishing for trout in the 12 to 15 inch range.  The usual nightcrawlers or PowerBait should work here as well as dark colored soft plastic jigs

Not much change here as many streams are still mostly covered in ice with open water where flows are faster. Shorelines are snow and ice covered and very slippery. If fishing these streams, fish the ice edges. Access is iffy to many of these waters so leave a trip plan and be prepared to spend the night. With colder water temperatures expect stream fishing to

Much of the reservoir has 6 to 8 inches of ice. Anglers have found success using orange PowerBait and night crawlers. Verify ice conditions before walking on it. For up-to-date information on conditions contact Spring Valley State Park at 775-962-5102.

The reservoir is still mostly covered by ice too thin to walk on. There have been some small patches of open water anglers can reach from shore. For up-to-date ice conditions contact Echo Canyon State Park at 775-962-5103.

Rainbow trout up to 4 pounds are hitting jointed swimbaits just offshore at Willow Beach. Smaller fish are taking combinations of PowerBait and mice tails. Lake Mohave anglers are trolling for striped bass at the south end. Fish close to 10 pounds have been caught on shad swimbaits.

Anglers are finding good fishing for rainbow trout following recent fish plants. The fish have been taking a variety of worms, bright-colored Rooster Tails, and rainbow-colored PowerBait. Cold mornings have slowed catfish and bass fishing. The limit is three fish regardless of species. Check the regulations before heading out and please use the recycle bins at the ponds for unwanted fishing line and tackle.

Black bass action is steadily improving in pockets all over the reservoir. Ned rigs with green pumpkin worms and Rat-L-Traps are popular choices. Crappies are hitting hard plastics in the early morning in the shallows throughout the Overton Arm. Striped bass are cruising deeper water. Try jigging shad lures in at least 40 feet of water.