Nevada Fish Reports

Striped bass in the 2- to 3-pound range are taking a variety of jerkbaits, swimbaits and jigs. Live shad and golden shiners are working well too. Fish seem to be more active in the late afternoon and overnight for shore anglers at Hemenway and Government Wash. On the north side of the Las Vegas Bay, black bass are taking green pumpkin worms and shad swimbaits.

The Truckee River has seen a bump in flows from our last Report. The downtown gauge is sitting at 350 as some water is being released from Tahoe and Boca. We are seeing fish activity pick up as the days get longer and water temperatures begin to creep higher. Nymphing the slow to medium/slow water with indicators or with ESN techniques have all been effective.

Very little change here.  Water level in the collection ditch is still up which is good news for anglers.  There is still some ice north of Bressman cabin and the rest of the collection ditch is turbid. Anglers report catching fish averaging 12 to 16 inches at the collection ditch using egg patterns, balanced leeches, crystal buggers, #14-16 hare’s ears, and #16-18 PT nymphs.  Other

As of Wednesday, the ice was a good 17 inches thick with a couple of inches of snow on top and very little slush due to last weekend’s cool down.  With the warming trend, plan on some slush in the near future. There is very little change in fishing conditions as anglers are doing well for both perch and trout, though the perch seem to

The lake is ice free except for some ice in some of the northern coves.  The main boat ramp is useable with mostly open water in the cove. Surface water temperatures are moving into the mid to high 40’s and the trout bite should start to come on. Anglers are having success with both worms and PowerBait with fish averaging 15 to 18 inches and

Cave Lake is sitting approximately 15 feet below normal water levels and is fluctuating.  While there is approximately 8 to 10 inches of ice, it will start to disappear with the warmer weather and anglers are encouraged to use caution and drill test holes.  If the ice is not in contact with the surface water of the lake, access on the ice is discouraged.  Fishing

It cooled down last week and as of Feb. 28th the lake had mostly safe ice.  With the warm sunny days this week, expect it to be opening up again and if you do decide to try the ice, drill test holes as you venture forth. The ice will come of fast with this warm weather. Fishing has been good for 14-to-18 inch trout and

Illipah has approximately 10 inches of ice though there is some open water around the edges.  Drill test holes before venturing on the ice here. Black or olive jigs tipped with worms jigged slowly have been working as have just hooks with a worm or PowerBait.  

Ice that has covered the reservoir is melting. For the time being, anglers will have to get their bait offerings past the thin ice along the shore to reach deeper water near the thick ice. Campgrounds and other park facilities are open. Nighttime temperatures are still around freezing. Call Spring Valley State Park for the most current conditions.

Most days are sunny, with intermittent clouds and rain. Trout fishing has been good. A few anglers have found success with night crawlers or PowerBait. Fly-fishing is good, but anglers may contend with afternoon winds. Call Echo Canyon State Park for the most current conditions.

Shore anglers are catching rainbow trout using spinners. Power Eggs, floating mice tails and worms are also landing nice catches. Striped bass in the 1- to 3-pound range are cruising through Casino Row. Anglers are anticipating an increase in smallmouth bass activity near Laughlin Lagoon as daytime temperatures warm.

Willow Beach boaters are catching stripers as large as 10-pounds. The bite is hit and miss, but persistent anglers are having the most success with swimbaits in the early morning. Rainbow trout anglers are catching fish when using plastic tubes and PowerBait. Further south, black bass are showing signs of pre-spawning activity. The fish are active near shelves in coves concentrated near Cottonwood Basin and

Black bass anglers are using shad swimbaits and soft plastics to target fish near Callville Bay and Echo Bay. Crappie anglers are trying their luck with pearl and chartreuse crappie jigs in the Overton Arm. In the Las Vegas Bay area, stripers between 1 and 3 pounds are taking shad swimbaits and anchovies thrown from shore. Larger fish are cruising in about 50 feet of