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Action For Bass is Picking Up

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Action for largemouth and smallmouth bass has picked up in the Cottonwood Basin with the fish chasing silver poppers and watermelon-colored worms. Anglers are finding the black bass along shelves in coves. Over the weekend, anglers using jointed swimbaits caught striped bass in the 10- to 27-pound range near Willow Beach. The lures were trout imitations. Stocked rainbow trout are biting near the fishing pier

Slightly Cooler Temps Slowing Down The Action for Warm Water Fish

Las Vegas Urban Ponds

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Slightly cooler temperatures are slowing down the action for warm water fish like catfish, bluegill and bass. Catfish are taking hotdogs and chicken gizzards. The Nevada Department of Wildlife stocked catfish at Sunset Park on Tuesday. The remaining plans were scheduled for Wednesday. The final catfish plant of the year is on tap for the end of October. Anglers are encouraged to discard of unwanted

Fish Have Been Taking Anchovies

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Boaters are catching 1- to 3-pound stripers between bouts with windy weather conditions. The fish have been taking anchovies in 40-60 feet of water near the Boulder islands. Nights are starting to cool making dusk and dawn fishing ideal for catfish and stripers. Largemouth bass are biting in the Overton Arm on crankbaits and plastics right after sunrise. Anglers are catching catfish from shore in

39.5 Inch Striper

Colorado River - Laughlin

by RUSTY

With our weather getting a bit more tolerable, our anglers are having some great outdoor fishing time. Community Park has some great shoreline. There are some nice fishing holes along this area our local angler Scott Morrison (above) landed a nice trophy fish in the lower community area. His striper weighed in at 17.84 pounds and was 39 and 1/2 inches I would say this

Lake Mohave Fishing Report

by RUSTY

While up on Lake Mohave, your chances for stripers are better near the dam and above the power lines. The coves on the Arizona side have been a bit better — even the Arizona side telephone cove was dong OK. Our federal Willow Beach hatchery raises these endangered species. Anyway. the lake has to be lowered to accomplish this task. The water level should be up

Crazy September Weather

by MATT KOLES

Had one of those, didn’t think I could make it to the take out days this weekend because of the heat days. Waking up today with a few inches of snow this morning in the Hirsch. Crazy September weather. Mainly, I’ve been floating down on the Nevada side. Not too good streamer fishing with the heat. Good nymphing though. Mainly tight line nymphing, And yes, we

Ranch Fished Excellent This Week

East Walker River Sceirine Ranch

by KENS SPORTING GOODS STAFF

The ranch fished excellent this week with several anglers reporting 20+ fish days down there. There has been a little bit of streamer action but most of the fish we heard about were caught with dark lords, San Juan worms and rubberlegs. We’re starting to get booked up a bit in advance down there so if you want to reserve some time be sure to

Pyramid Lake Update

by DOUG BUSEY

I do not know the fishing conditions, which is due to the lake has been closed for three months. But on October 1st, the lake will open for the fall/winter season. I would recommend for those Topaz anglers like myself. Strip your line and get a little bigger test on your real. Last year we averaged 3 to 7 lb fish on this lake, with

Water Level Has Gone Down

by DOUG BUSEY

The water level has gone down a couple more feet. Fishing has been slow for both shore and boat anglers over the last week. The last day to fish this year will be Monday the 30th. The lake will then open for the 2020 season on January 1st.

Another Awesome Day

by MIKE NIELSEN

Tahoe Topliners Sportfishing has another awesome day on Lake Tahoe. They kept som and tossed some!

3 Species & Sight Seeing on Lake Tahoe

by MIKE NIELSEN

Nice couple hours this morning with catching then stopped into emerald bay for sight seeing. Been hearing some noise from clients that I’m getting made fun of by other captains up across the lake that we go in early. Well let’s see 3 species, check , released bunch , check, sight seeing for clients, check. Two person private party super duper happy check! I hear the noise.....

Fishing Action Has Been Good

Kirch Wildlife Management Area

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Aquatic vegetation and low water levels are making fishing tough at Cold Springs and Haymeadow reservoirs. Fishing action has been good on Dacey and Adams-McGill with flies and spinners. Anglers are reporting good action for trout ranging from 15 to 20 inches in length.

Eagle Valley Reservoir Fishing Report

Eagle Valley Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Crappie action is picking up, and the fish are taking Hare’s Ear Nymphs for fly fishers, while bait fishers are doing well with night crawlers suspended below a bobber. Trout fishing has been sluggish but should improve with cooler overnight temperatures. Rooster Tails and other spinners are catching trout as they slurp near the surface in the early mornings and again toward sunset.

Echo Canyon Fishing Report

Echo Canyon Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Rainbow trout have been hitting on combinations of night crawlers and mini-marshmallows. Spinners are fooling the fish during the early morning and evening hours. Crappie and bass action have been good with the fish taking spinning lures and small jigs.

Anglers Catching a Variety of Fish

Colorado River - Laughlin

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Anglers continue to catch a variety of fish. Rainbow trout are hanging in the areas around docks and marshy coves. Rooster Tails and other spinners have been very productive. If you are getting bites but no hook ups, try switching to worms or Woolly Buggers below a bobber. For catfish and stripers, anchovies are the go-to bait. Black bass are biting dark colored jigs below

Stripers and Catfish Are Biting Throughout the Lake

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Stripers and catfish are hitting baits throughout the lake. The line sides are taking crankbaits and trout imitations. Anchovies are working for catfish as well. Anglers have brought in a few stripers in the 5- to 10-pound class at Cottonwood Cove. They also are finding sunfish in coves above the marina. At Willow Beach, anglers are catching limits of stocked rainbow trout from the shoreline

Las Vegas Urban Ponds Fishing Report

Las Vegas Urban Ponds

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Bluegill, green sunfish, and bass make up most of the catch at the ponds. Bass are hitting plastics and spinnerbaits. Catfish are hitting night crawlers and hotdog pieces. Small hooks with mealworms or chunks of nightcrawlers are working the best for bluegill and green sunfish.

28 Pound Striper Catch

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

A big fish is the big news at this popular fishery. A pair of anglers from Southern California caught a large striper while fishing a boil in the Vegas Wash area. The fish tipped the scales at 28-pounds. Live shad are generally the bait of choice in this part of the lake and can be caught in the wash during the early morning hours. Striped

Awesome Mixed Bag on Tahoe Today

by MIKE NIELSEN

Awesome mixed bags of Bows and Lakers. It blew up at end making for hour ride home but still was epic. Kept some and released some!

Gilligan's Guide Service Truckee River Report

by MATT KOLES

Welp, fall is here on the Truckee River. Been the coolest September since ’04? That year had about 5 feet of snow in Reno. Truckee got buried. Kind of a Rockies type September in Tahoe. So, of course the fishing be good when the weather cooperates, at least steamer fishing wise. Barometer pressure, mainly low, and cloud cover make a huge difference. Of course, nymphing, you can

Bass Catches in The Humboldt River

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Nero Ceballos shared pictures of bass he caught in Humboldt River. 18 inches was the biggest.

10 Lb. Wiper

South Fork Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Coz Cusolito caught this 10 lb. wiper this weekend at South Fork Reservoir using Chatterbait.

Ranch is Fishing Pretty Well

East Walker River Sceirine Ranch

by KENS SPORTING GOODS STAFF

The ranch is still fishing pretty well, we’ve had mostly good reports from down there. They’re still eating some rubber legs, San Juan worms, squirmy wormy’s, dark lords and soft hackles. As the flows drop over the next few weeks the fishing down there should just keep getting better. There are some really good fish hanging out on the ranch as well, some well over 20”.

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