Nevada Fish Reports

Not much word here along the Colorado river or the Topock marsh area.  This should be changing soon do mostly to our weather and water conditions and along with the trout being stocked will help a lot.  The stocking sites are for the season will be community park where the large tortoise is at and Davis camp.  These areas usually have the trout moving out

The Truckee River is fishing very Winterlike. Small dark thin bodied nymphs seem to be the most consistent. We anticipate Skwala will begin showing up and we have begun to stock some really great stonefly patterns for the chase. Fish are holding in medium/slow water with a bit of depth. We anticipate that the Rainbow Trout will start to color up and stage pre-spawn. It

Water beneath the ice remains murky but is starting to clear up.  That is improving the catch rate for anglers using night crawlers combined with a bit of mini-marshmallow.  Anglers using PowerBait in orange or green also are doing well through the ice.  The ice is now measuring between 5 and 7 inches over most of the lake with the thickest ice still being found

Cold overnight temperatures have frozen most of the reservoir, leaving only a small open spot in the center.  The thickest ice is still being found along the front of the dam, but park rangers are urging anglers to use extreme caution when venturing onto the ice.  Fishing pressure has been light.  For up-to-date ice conditions contact Echo Canyon State Park at 775-962-5103.  

One angler brought in an 8-pound striper while fishing from his boat above Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area.  He was using a shad swimbait.  Anchovies are a top bait for this stretch of the river as well, bringing in both striped bass and catfish.  Rainbow trout are slow to bite, but persistent anglers are bringing them in using PowerBait and spinners.

Anglers are reporting good fishing for catfish at Willow Beach. The best time has been after dusk. Jointed swimbaits in shad patterns are catching stripers at the south end of Cottonwood basin while pencil poopers are fooling the fish around Telephone Cove. There are no reports about black bass or catfish.  

NDOW stocking plans call for a rainbow trout plant again this week at Floyd Lamb and Sunset parks, and Veterans Memorial park in Boulder City.  The fish have been taking PowerBait, mealworms, and night crawlers, as well as small spinning lures and spoons.  

Reports are slow in coming from the reservoir.  While the shad have been less than cooperative, they are the bait catching striped bass.  Anglers are finding stripers at depths of 65 to 80 feet, with most weighing in at about 2 to 4 pounds.  This weekend weather forecast calls for rain.  So, go prepared for the possibilities, and don’t forget to double check the weather

The office was nice today. T-shirts 48 degrees and calm! Kept some for dinner, released some and lost a few!