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Nevada Fish Reports


LAKE HAS TURNED ON!

by PYRAMID LAKE GUIDES
With water temps dropping the big fish have moved into the shoreline, which is a bit earlier than usual. Shore fishing should be good until the temps hit the low 40’s. Get out there!

Still Waiting on Some Rain/Snow

by MATT KOLES
Still waiting on some rain/snow. Looks like that ain’t happening until late November, ugh. We’ll get it, meantime, just enjoying the September’ish weather. Ain’t complaining, just nice to get some rainy days in and get fish looking up, or chasing some streamers. Much as the same as last week. Ain’t too much to report. Nice days, cold nights. Water low and clear and cold up here in

Truckee River Fly Fishing Report

by ORVIS COMPANY
Coming into this next week air temps are going to continue dropping and the water temp will slowly follow. The fall hatches will be plentiful, trout will be more active throughout the whole day. Keep nymphing (euro/indicator). Trout will still be located in seams and pocket water 1.5'-3' in depth, euro nymphing is very successful in these areas. If your looking to indicate, fish areas

Hooked Up Saturday Report

by HANS MOXLEY
Not too bad you guys, a little on the smaller of fish today but still very nice, 6 out of 7 keeping a few for dinner.

Pyramid Lake Fly Fishing Report

by ORVIS COMPANY
Go to shorline that has a big drop off. Stripping flies with fast sinking lines has still been the best fishing.The indicator fishing with leeches has been picking up.Fishing around 12-14 feet under the indicator has been working well. Water flow: N/A Visibility: 48 inches Water temperature at mid-day: 65 Degrees F Water condition: Clear Best time of day to fish: early morning, later afternoon/evening Best stretch: Limited recreation use between

The Lake Has Completed It's Turnover

by RENO FLY SHOP
Pyramid Lake  The lake has completed it’s “turning over” and the LCT have responded accordingly. We are seeing trout feed in shallower water. Hope you had the chance to read our article on what happens when the lake turns over. If not, here is a link.  Stripping boobies and beetles has been the most productive with the Deadpool variant a true standout. We have had some reports

Truckee is Fishing in Winterlike Conditions

by RENO FLY SHOP
Truckee River   Cold weather settled into the Truckee River watershed rather quickly the last week. Single digit overnight lows in Truckee has cooled the water off significantly. As a result the Truckee is fishing in winterlike condition. We are finding midge in the morning with BWO as the day warms up. Clients are finding a fair number of fish on their trips with our guides. Predominantly

Striper Bite is Doing Okay

by RUSTY
Up on Lake Mohave the striper bite is doing ok with some anglers bringing in a few in the 4 to 8 pound range. This size is also being found her along the river below the Davis Dam. The Casino area has been one of the better spots. Now that our rainbow trout plant has started back up the trout fishing should be going well.

Water Levels Remain Steady

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Water levels remain steady across the management area. All reservoirs have been stocked with rainbow trout and anglers are catching fish. Trout are hitting PowerBait, spinners, and spoons. Crappie and bass action have slowed for the year.

Rainbow & Tiger Trout Action Have Been Good

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Rainbow and tiger trout action has been good following recent trout plants. The fish are taking sparkle varieties of PowerBait and night crawlers. They are also taking spinners with yellow and red dots, as well as spoons. Bass and crappie fishing seem to be done for the year.

Fishing is Good From Dam and Shorelines

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
NDOW recently stocked the reservoir with 500 pounds of rainbow trout. Anglers have been successful using night crawlers and white or sparkle PowerBait varieties.  Fishing is good from the dam and shorelines clear of aquatic vegetation.

Trout Action is Expected To Pick Up

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Shore anglers are having the most success for striped bass below Big Bend. Trout action is expected to pick up following the recent fish plants below Davis Dam and near the Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area. Fly-fishing with an Elk Hair Caddis or throwing a Rooster Tail on a spinning rod are great options for catching the rainbows. Stripers from 1 to

Striped Bass Action is Steady

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Striped bass action is steady from Cottonwood Cove to Willow Beach. The fish are hitting on swimbaits and anchovies. Anglers are finding good fishing for stocked rainbow trout following weekly fish plants at Willow Beach. PowerBait and night crawlers will catch the fish. Smallmouth bass are hitting jigs and dark plastics above Davis Dam and near Cottonwood Cove.

Las Vegas Urban Ponds Fishing Report

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
With nighttime temperatures dropping into the 30s, the bluegill and bass bites are slow. The best chance for catching bluegill and bass is when the afternoon sun warms up the ponds. The last catfish plant of the season is slated for this week for Floyd Lamb, Sunset, Lorenzi, and Veterans’ Memorial Park ponds. Hafen Park pond in Mesquite is under repair, so it did not

Lake Mead Fishing Report

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Cooler mornings and lower daytime temperatures are providing great fishing opportunities for bass. Black bass and striped bass are hitting swimbaits and anchovies from shore. From the boat anglers are catching stripers by trolling swimbaits in the early morning and jigging in the afternoon. Both catfish and stripers are hitting anchovies fished off the bottom in the Overton Arm and Government Wash areas.

24 Lb. Striper

by RUSTY
This time of year we can get some of our larger fish here along the Colorado river. Our local angler Kenan Guleryuz landed this striper while fishing from shore in the Rotary park area. He was throwing one of his favorite lures and landed this striper which weighed in at 24.26 pounds and was 42 and 3/4 inches. Kenan later told me there was nothing

Pyramid is Fishing Pretty Good For Late October

by RENO FLY FISHING OUTFITTERS
The lake is fishing pretty good for late October. Usually there is a lull in the fishing after the first couple weeks of the season until the water cools in mid November. Everything seems to be happening early this fall. The shore fishing is already picking up and should be good until we start to see the water really cool down sometime in mid December.

The Truckee is FIshing Fantastic

by RENO FLY FISHING OUTFITTERS
The Truckee is fishing fantastic, Especially the Nevada side. There are plenty of bugs in the system right now including Blue Wing Olives or Baetis and Sedge Caddis. There have been really good hatches around noon and the nymphing has been off the charts. For nymphing try Baetis in size 16-18 and Caddis in size 16. For the dries size 18 Baetis and size 16

21 Lb. Striper at Willow Beach

by WILLOW BEACH HARBOR
Allen Cole last week with his 21.22 lb Striper!! Caught with AC plug. Such a nice catch! #fishing #vegas #lasvegas #striper #lake #willowbeach #willowbeachmarina #vegaslakelife #wildlife #thegreatoutdoors #optoutside #nature #explore #adventure #blueskies #fish

Lake Tahoe Grand Slam

by MIKE NIELSEN
Grand slam of four species yesterday. Kept few for dinner. Released a bunch. Took today off with the big east winds!

Truckee River Fishing Report-10-27-19

by MATT KOLES
Much of the same last week on the Truckee River. Much of the same weather wise, but going to get much colder overnight this week. We’ve had sunny warm days, cold nights. We’ve had good fishing on the nymphing front. Not much happening on the streamer front. We’ll get into the teens this week in Truckee overnight, much colder in the Truckee Meadows overnight too. Hard to

The Ranch Has Been Fishing Very Well

by KENS SPORTING GOODS STAFF
The ranch has also been fishing very well, most of the bugs listed above have been doing well and they’re still eating some rubberlegs and other stonefly patterns down there too. Reservations have been solid on the weekends but there’s been availability on the weekdays if you want to book some time down there.  

Great Day For Some Fishing

by HANS MOXLEY
Hooked Up Sportfishing out of Carnelian Bay in Lake Tahoe checked in with us. Great day to do some Birthday fishing !!!! Happy Birthday For reservations and information on fishing Lake Tahoe, call: 775-772-1453 or 530-546-2221
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