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Fishing Should Be Getting Better Towards The End of April

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

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.

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Closed Until June 12th

Knott Creek Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Closed until June 12, 2021. Fishing is expected to be fair. A substantial fish die-off occurred in the summer of 2020. Fish size is expected to be smaller than normal as the fishery rebuilds

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Fishing is Expected to be Excellent This Season

Onion Valley Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Closed until June 12, 2021. Fishing is expected to be good to excellent this season

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Fishing Should Start to Pick up in April

Rye Patch Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Fishing for walleye, crappie, channel catfish, white bass, smallmouth bass and wipers usually picks up when water temperatures get into the mid 50s, which is usually in April. Water temperature was 44 on 3/9/2021.

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Angler Activity Has Been Limited

Kirch Wildlife Management Area

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Angler activity has been limited, but those making the trip have been rewarded with some great fishing days. Over the weekend, one lucky angler reeled in a 4-pound rainbow that measured 23.5 inches. His lure choice remains a secret. Anglers willing to brave chilly morning temperatures will find good trout action. The fish are hungry and will take a variety worms, PowerBait, Woolly Buggers, Rooster

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Eagle Valley Reservoir Report

Eagle Valley Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

The water is clear and overnight temperatures are still dropping near freezing. Trout are biting on worms and marshmallows. There have been no reports for crappie or bass.

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Shorelines Are Open But Muddy

Echo Canyon Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

The Nevada Department of Wildlife stocked the reservoir with 10,000 trout. Shorelines are open but muddy. Bass and crappie fishing will pick up as the afternoons start to warm up. All facilities are open for day trips and camping.

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Black Bass Action Continues To Improve

Colorado River - Laughlin

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Anglers are finding rainbow trout in the shadows of rocks and vegetation off the points of Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area. PowerBait and nightcrawlers fished a couple feet off the bottom are producing bites. Seasonal trout stocking will come to an end in April. Few reports have come in on striped bass along the river. Black bass action continues to improve as the

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Anglers Having The Most Success With Soft Plastics

Lake Mohave

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Near Cottonwood Cove, black bass can be found on and around their beds. Both boaters and shore anglers are reporting the most success when using soft plastics in green pumpkin or pearl. Large trout are beginning to hit swimbaits at Willow Beach.

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Pre-spawning black bass are starting to show up

Lake Mead

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Pre-spawning black bass are starting to show up in coves with shelves. Anglers are catching the fish with plastic worms on dropshots and light-colored swimbaits. In the Overton Arm, anglers are targeting striped bass and crappies. Stripers are taking swimbaits around 40 feet. Tube jigs and minnow spinners are tempting crappies. In the Hemenway area, stripers in the 1- to 2-pound range are eagerly hitting

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Riviera Marina Fishing Report

Colorado River - Laughlin

by RUSTY

Nope I did not catch this fish and I had to go back a couple of years to find this picture. I am holding a striper and its Allen Cole that is next to me holding the other stripers that were caught with his AC plug that he hand makes. These fish were from the Casino Area using his lure. The reason I am using

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Cutthroat Are Feeding Along The Shore

Pyramid Lake

by PYRAMID LAKE FISHERIES

Fishermen lining up along pelican, also at windless bay and Spider Point areas for Cutthroat trout as they feed along the shoreline. Fisheries staff have observed redds in the lower Truckee River as the fish prepare to spawn.

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Bass Fishing is Starting to Pick Up

Pyramid Lake

by PYRAMID LAKE STAFF

Bass fishing over the past week has started to pick ip a bit throughout the lake with a variety of baits. Crankbaits and jerk baits have been successful for some anglers during the windy conditions while seniors, robo worms and jigs have been working very well during the colder weather. Stripers have still been biting cut bait from the points past the swim beach area, off

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Couple of Killer Days Lately

Pyramid Lake

by PYRAMID FLY CO.

Chris came out for a couple days after not being able to make it out a few weeks prior. Well it must have been meant to be. The stars aligned and we had a couple killer days bouncing around the lake chasing fish. The fish are in and the rods are bending. Let’s go!!!

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Great Looking Macs on Tahoe

Lake Tahoe

by HANS MOXLEY

Hooked Up Sportfishing out of Carnelian Bay in Lake Tahoe checked in with us. That was fun stuff guys.... wish our weather would of been a bit kinder to us but .... Great looking fish !!!! For reservations and information on fishing Lake Tahoe, call: 775-772-1453 or 530-546-222

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Starting to Get Some Traffic at The Ranch

East Walker River Sceirine Ranch

by KENS SPORTING GOODS STAFF

The Ranch is starting to get a bit of traffic lately, we’ve had a few reports come back that have been pretty good. It seems as though the fish arent getting too active until later in the day, maybe around 11 am or so, but after that time things warm up a bit and the fishing has been good. They’re eating stonefly nymphs as well

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South Fork Fishing Tournament Winners

South Fork Reservoir

by SOUTH FORK STATE REC. AREA

Tough weather makes tough fisherman on the closing day of the South Fork Fishing Tournament. Congratulations to all our winners. TOURNAMENT CHAMPION: Doug Munson TOURNAMENT CHAMPION YOUTH: Blake Sirotek First round winner: Doug Munson 6.7 lbs Second round winner: 8 year old Blake Sirotek 5.7 lbs Third round winner: David Stephen 5.35 lbs Thank you sponsors for helping raise this money to support our youth. Elko Lions Club will be distributing

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Looking Forward to Spring Warm Up

Lake Tahoe

by MIKE NIELSEN

Lil sample from recent trips!! Looking forward to Spring warm up!!

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Fishing at the lake has good, but impacted heavily by weather conditions

Pyramid Lake

by RENO FLY SHOP

Fishing at the lake has good, but impacted heavily by weather conditions. On stormy days the fish are coming into shallow water in force. The LCT are schooling well and we are seeing the amount of double ups increase. The larger fish are still rolling in from noon to about 4 with a couple of grabs at sunrise and sunset. On the overcast days the

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The fish are in a lot of different water types as the water warms

Truckee River

by RENO FLY SHOP

The Truckee River has seen another bump in flows from our last Report. Flows through the downtown gauge are 520 CFS, and the river temperature fluctuates from 40-45 degrees from morning to evening. Fish have been actively eating from 10-dusk with some dry fly action late afternoon to dusk. Sunnier days have been really good for nymphing as the water more warms quickly making the

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2nd Round Winner of The South Fork Fishing Tournament

South Fork Reservoir

by ELKO FLY SHOP

Congratulations to 8 year old Blake Sirotek. The WINNER of round TWO of the South Fork Fishing Tournament. Blake has had an outstanding week finishing second in the first round with a 6.1 lber and first place in the 2nd round with a 5.7 lber. He's currently in first place in the youth category overall. Congratulations Blake on a phenomenal week. 1st Round Winner Doug Munson

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Riviera Marina Fishing Report

Colorado River - Laughlin

by RUSTY

We are nearing the end of the trout stocking season. These rainbow trout are brought from the Willow Beach Hatchery part of the National Fish and Wildlife Department. I had to show a typical stocking with the trout coming out of the chute into the water here along the Colorado River. I like to call it our hatchery as the crew there have done so

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Another Great Day on The Lake

Lake Tahoe

by HANS MOXLEY

Hooked Up Sportfishing out of Carnelian Bay in Lake Tahoe checked in with us. Another picture perfect day...... fishing pretty good too. Love those shirts guys, Great meeting you and doing some fishing together For reservations and information on fishing Lake Tahoe, call: 775-772-1453 or 530-546-222

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Flows Have Come Up on The Entire Truckee River

Truckee River

by MATT KOLES

The sun feels good when it’s out, but this is the time of year when the wind doesn’t. Cold the last few weeks. Colder then really anytime this winter. Been windy too. If you just moved to town, welcome to our spring weather. Flows have come up on the entire Truckee River. Flows are up out of Lake Tahoe. Flows are up out of Boca. The rivers

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