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Nevada Fish Reports


Truckee River Report

by MATT KOLES
Hot. The heat finally came. 95 in the Hirsch yesterday. That’s warm. Good news is it’s nice and cool in the mornings on the Truckee River. You’ll have your best fishing morning, and again very late in evenings. The fishing has been good. Flows are still kinda up. We’ll crush some numbers when they drop a bit and we can access and cross the river easier. Typical

Fishing Action Has Been Good For Crappie and Bass

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Fishing action has been good for crappie and bass. Trout action has slowed a bit. The best action has been during the morning and towards sunset. Aquatic weeds are starting to block some of the shoreline access. Try jigs and plastics to stay out of the weeds. Nymphs, Woolly Buggers and Montana Nymphs are productive fly options.

Fishing Has Been Good

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
 Fishing has been good. The early morning and evening hours provide the best action with the fish shutting down during midday. Trout have been taking PowerBait with some sparkle. Gold spinners have been effective when the trout are off the bottom. Crappies and bass are also taking an assortment of spoons and jigs. Fly fishermen have been doing well using dragonfly nymphs and olive Woolly

Best Action in Early Morning & Evening Hours

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
The best action has been found during the early morning and evening hours. Anglers are using PowerBait or night crawlers. Bass and crappies are hitting on jigs and plastics. Aquatic vegetation is making it difficult to launch a boat. Overcast skies can help fishing throughout the day. Stay safe and check the weather before you head out.

Laughlin Fishing Report

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Along the shorelines of the Colorado River, anglers are catching striped bass between two and three pounds. The area just below Davis Dam is producing the most fish. Boaters are catching larger fish using glide baits and various shad lures. Black bass can be found in pockets throughout Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area. Try fishing soft plastic worms or chigger craws from

Smallmouth Bass Are Keeping Anglers Busy

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Smallmouth bass are keeping anglers busy at the south end of the lake. Ned rigs with watermelon worms are a favorite. Near Davis Dam shore anglers are catching striper as large as seven pounds on anchovies. At Willow Beach the striper bite is on in the early morning hours for shore anglers. Anglers are using anchovies off the bottom and casting out as far as

Sunfish Action Has Been Picking Up

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Sunfish action has been picking up over the past week. At Sunset and Floyd Lamb Park green sunfish are taking mealworms, night crawlers and small lures. Anglers have been catching catfish on mini-marshmallows, corn, and catfish dip. The marshmallows float above the weed growth in the ponds. One angler even caught some trout this weekend. Get out early to be the heat and have better

Lake Mead Fishing Report

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Boaters fishing Callville Bay and the Overton Arm are catching striped bass and largemouth bass on shad crankbaits and swimbaits. In the Government Wash area, anglers are reeling in stripers, largemouth, catfish and bluegill. Try a topwater bait for a striper hit and rig a drop shot for largemouth. Smallmouth bites are hit and miss on the lake and the fish are showing preference for

Riviera Marina Fishing Report

by RUSTY
Yahoo our Striper bite is holding and doing well. This week its mostly from the river with Lake Mohave producing a few stripers near the dam and the coves around the power lines. I have been getting reports that the Smallmouth Bass are attacking various artificial and plastics with the ned rigs leading the way. Below the Davis Dam here along the shores of the Colorado

Good Bite Today

by HANS MOXLEY
Hooked Up Sportfishing out of Carnelian Bay in Lake Tahoe checked in with us. Very good bite,,,, Great family That was a fun trip guys, thanks For reservations and information on fishing Lake Tahoe, call: 775-772-1453 or 530-546-2221

Ranch is Fishing Well

by KENS SPORTING GOODS STAFF
The Sceirine is still fishing very well, lots of nymph action as well as some good dry action here and there. They’re starting to eat some dead drift crayfish and there’s still some action with stonefly nymphs as well as most of the flies mentioned above. Give us a call if you want to book some time on the ranch and we can get you

Great Fishing This Morning

by HANS MOXLEY
Hooked Up Sportfishing out of Carnelian Bay in Lake Tahoe checked in with us. Had us some GREAT fishing this morning Fun stuff guys, see you next time For reservations and information on fishing Lake Tahoe, call: 775-772-1453 or 530-546-2221

Mackinaw Fishing Has Been Good Right Now

by DOUG BUSEY
The fishing is very good right now for mackinaw lake trout 3 to 8 pounds . Depths for success range from 80 to 200 feet depending on the area. Areas for  trolling are Cal Neva point , Dollar point ,Sugar Pine Point , Baldwin Beach,  and Cave rock shelf . Presentations such as Dodgers and minnows , flashers and minnows, flat fish in white or

Riviera Marina Fishing Report

by RUSTY
The fishing here is picking up very well with striper action up on Lake Mohave and here along the shores of the Colorado river. The small mouth activity up on Lake Mohave has been going well with anglers landing a few in the 4 pound range. I heard that the the z-mans ned rig and the jack hammer were producing the best. Our local angler

Help Wanted: Marine Technician

by WARD MACMONAGLE
Award Quaily Speed and Marine is looking for a marine techinican with  5 + years of experience. Contact us at 775-690-3483 and ask for Ward for more info on how to apply. 

Hooked Up Sportfishing Report

by HANS MOXLEY
Hooked Up Sportfishing out of Carnelian Bay in Lake Tahoe checked in with us. No that's better !!!!! Great looking catch guys. thanks so much For reservations and information on fishing Lake Tahoe, call: 775-772-1453 or 530-546-2221

First Kokanee of The Year

by TAHOE SPORTFISHING STAFF
Tahoe Sportfishing in South Lake Tahoe, CA checked in with us today.  Killer afternoon trip on the Hopper 3 today! 7 anglers scored limits of Mackinaw Trout and landed the first Kokanee of the year on a minnow.  Contact Tahoe Sportfishing at (530) 541-5448 or check them out online at tahoesportfishing.com.

Recovering Lost Leviathans:  Pyramid Lake Lahontan Cutthroat

by FISHBIO
Renowned for its imposing size, the Lahontan cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkia henshawi) is the stuff of fish legend. Anglers from around the world travel to Nevada’s Pyramid Lake in hopes of hooking one of these lacustrine leviathans, which can reach lengths of nearly three feet. While these remarkable giants have been only a distant memory in most of their range, recently, fish carrying the ancestral

Good Fishing on The Truckee

by MATT KOLES
Good fishing on the Truckee River. It’s June, don’t get a lot better. Bugs are out, deer are prancing, and the trouts are biting. Nice cool weather. By the end of the week looking to get hot. We’ll get in the normal summer mode. Nice and cool in the mornings, and hot in the afternoons. Flows are still up, but down about 200 cfs from last

Truckee River Fishing Report

by MOUNTAIN HARDWARE & SPORTS
Because of the recent precipitation and cold weather we’ve seen, the Truckee River may be a bit off color in some sections. For best results, anglers should be looking sub-surface and using blue winged olives, midges, and bugs similar to recent hatches such as pale morning duns and caddises. It also wouldn’t be surprising to see a reemergence of March browns because of the recent

Trout Are Hitting on Spinners

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Trout are hitting on spinners fished just below the surface early in the morning and taking worms fished below a bobber. Warm days are bringing the bass out in the late morning. A few reminders: Bass are catch-and-release at Dacey Reservoir, and there is a 5-bass limit at Adam's McGill, Cold Springs, and Haymeadow until July 1st. Also, there is a 50-fish limit on bullhead catfish

Good Fishing For Rainbow Trout

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Anglers are finding good fishing for rainbow trout. Some are taking home limits of the tasty fish. The fish are taking PowerBait, night crawlers, and emerger flies. Largemouth bass are hitting plastics and crankbaits. Bass are catch-and-release only through June 30. Campgrounds are limited to half capacity.

Trout Action is Good In The Morning

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Water levels and aquatic plant growth are affecting some access for shore anglers. Largemouth bass and crappies have been hitting well on jigs and plastics. Trout action is good in the morning and slows as afternoon temperatures climb toward 90 degrees. Campgrounds are limited to half capacity.

Striped Bass Are Biting South of The Dam

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Striped bass are biting just south of Davis Dam and south through the  Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area. Anglers are reporting that fish weighing up to 14 pounds are taking anchovies fished from boat or shore. Catfish can be found hiding in the shadows of vegetation along the shoreline of the river. Few reports of black bass action have come in, but a
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