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Hooked Up Sportfishing Report

Lake Tahoe

by HANS MOXLEY

We have Mackinaw !!!!! Good looking fish

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Ditched The Bananas To Land Limits

Lake Tahoe

by MIKE NIELSEN

Got the day started and things were not going as normal. Tangles, lost fish. Less bites. DO WE HAVE BANANAS GUYS? Yep you want one. Yes can I see them all. Promptly sent them swimming and went from one fish first hour and half to near full limits until the folks called it good. Good comeback and NO BANANAS

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Fall is Here on The Truckee

Truckee River

by MOUNTAIN HARDWARE & SPORTS

Shorter days colder mornings and fewer anglers on the river. Fall is here! The cooler nights have made for a longer window mid-morning. While mostly nymphing, anglers are still finding good opportunities with dries using caddis, BWO’s, PMD’s and hoppers mid-day. We expect the streamer bite to pick up in the following weeks as temps continue to drop making fish more willing to chase a

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Shore Fishing Has Been Fair For Anglers

Topaz Lake

by DOUG BUSEY

The lake level has come down a few feet. Boaters have been doing good in the early morning hours with Rapalas or flashers and a worm. As the sun gets higher, the bite tapers off. I fished a couple weeks ago with fellow angler and friend Arnie Phelan from Carson City. We started out at day break, took us a half hour or so to

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Fishing Remains Steady For Trout & Bass

Kirch Wildlife Management Area

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Fishing on area reservoirs remains steady for trout and bass despite seasonal weed growth. Trout have been taking a variety of spinning lures and spoons, as well as PowerBait and night crawlers. With mourning dove season underway, visitors can catch fish and hunt birds.

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Trout & Bass Action Has Been Good

Eagle Valley Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

With temperatures cooling during the overnight ours, aquatic vegetation growth should be subsiding soon. Trout and bass are hitting well on a variety of lures and flies, as well as taking PowerBait and night crawlers.

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Trout Bite is Improving

Echo Canyon Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Anglers getting an early start are catching bass and crappie using jigs and small spinning lures. The trout bite is improving as overnight temperatures cool down. Anglers are using spinners, flies, and PowerBait in rainbow sparkle.

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Anglers Are Finding Good Action South of Casino Row

Colorado River - Laughlin

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Anglers are finding good action for stripers south of Casino Row. Anchovies and deep diving lures are catching the fish. Striper schools are moving through Big Bend State Recreation Area and along the river to the south. Catfish are biting below the Bend in coves with heavy vegetation. Largemouth are hiding at the mouths of coves and hitting spinnerbaits.

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Lake Mohave Fishing Report

Lake Mohave

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Catfish have been hanging in the backs of coves. Some anglers have been catching the fish at night outside of Cottonwood Cove. Light-colored spinnerbaits are fooling black bass but also have brought in catfish. Willow Beach anglers are catching striped bass at the mouth of coves in the early mornings. Largemouth bass are slow to bite but smallmouth are taking deep diving lures in coves

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Best Action Continues to Be Mornings and After Sunset

Las Vegas Urban Ponds

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Fishing for bluegill, bass, and catfish has been good at the ponds. The best action continues to be early in the morning and after sunset. Catfish are taking stink baits and hotdogs. Bluegill love mealworms, green grubs, and night crawler pieces.

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The Ones Casting Lines Before 7am Are Finding The Best Action

Lake Mead

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Anglers targeting striped bass should find better action jigging in deeper water as weekend temperatures climb back over 100. Despite the abundance of live bait, fish are hitting primarily on artificial lures. Those casting lines before 7:00 a.m. are finding the best action. Black bass are hitting occasionally on shad but taking mostly lures in deep water. Bluegill continue to be popular with anglers who

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Rusty's Colorado River Fishing Report

Colorado River - Laughlin

by RUSTY

Rocky Beria was fishing from his sea doo here along the Colorado river below Davis dam in the nature center area. He was using anchovies and landed a just under 4 pound striper. This fish weighed in at 3.94 pounds and was 23 and 5/8 inches. And yep the PWCs make great fishing boats. Scott Morrison and his net buddy Frank Rodriguez landed a nice

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Striper Bite is Picking Back Up

Lake Mohave

by RUSTY

Lake Mohave striper bite is starting to pick up.Our local angler Kathi Hughart was out fishing on their boat and landed a nice 5.26 pound striper at 26 and 5/8 inches. she was using anchovies fairly close to the dam. She stopped in to let me know that the fishing has been ok for about a week now on Lake Mohave.

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Striper Bite Has Slowed Down A Bit

Colorado River - Laughlin

by RUSTY

The striper bite has slowed a bit. The early morning or early evening has been working the best here along the shores of the Colorado River. Not much word from up on Lake Mohave for much striper activity. I have heard of some smallmouth action along the shelves by the entrance to the coves on both the Nevada and Arizona side. There has been some largemouth

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Less Like Summer and More Like Fall

Truckee River

by MATT KOLES

Much cooler the last few days. High’s in the 60’s, colder overnight. Not too hot in Reno either. Reno hit 100 degrees for 4 minutes this summer. They had 20 days over 100 the summer before. That all means we can look forward to some good fall fishing from here on out on the Truckee River. Flows have been bumped down a bit. 500 here in

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Quick Easy Limits Today

Lake Tahoe

by MIKE NIELSEN

Fished about 90 minutes today then came in!

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Sceirine Ranch Fishing Report

East Walker River Sceirine Ranch

by KENS SPORTING GOODS STAFF

We didn’t get any reports back from the ranch this week though we did hear a couple decent reports from the Rosachi section, sounds like they’re still eating some stonefly patterns as well as caddis nymphs, San Juan worms and midge patterns. With the water levels starting to go down we have been getting quite a few reservations for the ranch so if you’d like

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Willow Beach Pumping out The Rainbows

Colorado River - Willow Beach

by WILLOW BEACH HARBOR

Nice one! 4.8 lbs again caught off a fly offshore! Not sure of the bait, but let us know works best for you! #fisherman #vegaslakelife #willowbeach #willowbeachmarina #fish #trout #vegas #lakedays #nps #optoutside #adventure

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Kirch Wildlife Fishing Report

Kirch Wildlife Management Area

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Bass are taking dark-colored Woolly Buggers and plastics. Anglers are encountering seasonal weed growth along the shorelines. Some of the vegetation is bunching up.in some corners due to windy conditions. Adams-McGill is producing a few nice trout and bass on deep diving lures.

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Boaters Are Catching Bass and Trout

Eagle Valley Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Boaters are catching bass and trout. The bass are taking dark colored plastics, crankbaits, and jigs. Rainbow trout are hitting rainbow colored PowerBait or night crawlers. Persistent anglers are limiting out on trout in the morning hours.

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Anglers Are Still Catching Some Good Bass & Trout

Echo Canyon Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Weeds are thick along the shore and the water is down a bit. Anglers are still catching some good bass and trout. Bass and crappie are hitting on jigs near the canyon. Trout are taking rainbow PowerBait and worms fished below a bobber. Anglers are having the best success in the morning.

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Lake Mohave Fishing Report

Lake Mohave

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Catfish are biting anchovies and crankbaits just off the bottom. At Willow Beach, rainbow trout are most active in the relatively cool hours of the morning. The fish are hitting spinners and minnow fly patterns. Anglers are reporting slow action for striped bass when using hardware, but boaters are catching stripers when using anchovies.

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Las Vegas Urban Ponds Fishing Report

Las Vegas Urban Ponds

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

The Nevada Department of Wildlife planted catfish at Veterans’ Memorial Park and Sunset Park last week. Lorenzi and Floyd Lamb parks are on the schedule for this week. Bass are hitting plastics in Floyd Lamb. One little guy got his first catfish with his Spiderman fishing pole and some worm pieces. Bluegill are hitting mealworms near shadows about 10 feet from shore.

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Anglers Are Landing Some Great Catches

Lake Mead

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Anglers are landing some great catches during the cooler times of the day. Black bass are hitting baits in the Overton Arm and Las Vegas Bay. Drop shots baited with soft plastics are catching the fish. Bluegill are hitting worm pieces in Government Wash and in coves near the dam. Striped bass are chasing threadfin shad outside of Hemenway Harbor and Government Wash. Anglers fishing

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