Nevada Fish Reports

Wildhorse is full and spilling with lots of water still to melt out of the snowpack. You can launch a boat and the boat dock is in the water. For the first time in a few years, the boat ramp is under water and ready for use. Fishing fair for trout but is starting to pick up as the surface water temperature

Extremely low water levels with warm water make this reservoir a poor choice for fishing. Not worth the trip.

The road to Wilson is in fairly good shape, but has some ruts and washboards, so take your time. The lake is spilling with enough water going over the new rock below the spillway to let trout move down into the river and pools below the spillway. Fishing below the spillway has been good. The water in the lake is starting

The road to Angel Lake is closed. There will be no further reports until late next spring or early summer depending upon snow conditions.

The surface water temperatures have climbed into the mid 50’s and with the sunny days of this week, the fish have moved away from shore during the day so anglers need to change their tactics. Anglers do continue to catch some fish along Jet Ski Beach, but coves further north such as Tomera, the boat ramp cove and those closer to the dam are

Fishing has been fair to good for 10 to 12 inch fish using worms or cheese baits under a bobber. Small spinners are also effective. For fly rodders: hare’s ears, pheasant tail nymphs, prince nymphs, small crystal buggers and Cave Lake specials are all good flies. The surface water temperatures are in the mid 50’s and there have been occasional hatches of

This is currently at about 90% of capacity and fishing is picking up. Trout have been seen rising and dimpling the surface, especially in the warmer afternoons. Chironomids, scuds and small nymphs (size 16 to 20) fished either right above the bottom or just under the surface appear to be working. This lake was recently stocked with approximately 2000 rainbow trout.

There are still some muddy areas, so anglers should use caution when driving around the lake though it is drying out. The public should still plan on sticking to areas with good gravel substrate to keep from getting stuck with the precipitation that is forecast for next week. The usual worms, PowerBait or mealworms should all work. Small spinners and spoons should

The action for trout, bass and crappie has picked up with bait anglers using night crawlers or PowerBait doing very well off the dam. The water level is starting to drop, but the lake remains full and weed free.

Striped bass are keeping fishermen busy. The best fishing is taking place in the early morning hours and around sunset. Black bass are taking soft plastics fished on a drop shot, crankbaits and some top-water baits. Look for the fish in coves with vegetation and other structure, along the edge of deep water and near drop-offs. Stocked rainbows at Willow Beach will generally take

All warm water species are very active. The big news this spring is crappie. After several years on the slow end, the slab-sized sunfish has provided anglers with good action in the Overton Arm. Small jigs in white or silver colorations, and small crankbaits will catch the fish. Striped bass are pursuing shad near 33-Hole and along the east side of Boulder Basin. Government Wash

ith the current flows being quite high one will still be fishing the softer water closer to the bank, with flow to it, as trout will not be fighting the higher flows found in the middle of the river. Trout this time of year, and in the situation we’re in, can be found in some shallow water just to avoid the flow and use as

Lake Tahoe has benefitted from a historic winter and is near full for the first time in a decade. Anglers have been reporting good success catching Mackinaw in the 3-5 pound range from boats concentrating in the 100 – 300 feet with white dodgers and minnows. Early morning have also been productive in the 10-20 foot range for both rainbow and brown trout.

Washoe Lake has benefitted from the historic winter of 2016-2017 and has reached levels not seen in over a decade. Fishing will be very difficult due to the lake being dry for several years. The lake is scheduled to receive channel catfish in 2017 and the process to rebuild the fishery has begun. Lucky anglers may have success on white bass or

East Fork of the Carson River’s current flow is 112 cfs near Gardnerville. Fishing will pick up as the flows stabilize and the NDOW hatchery truck will be visiting soon which should make a recipe for success.

Currently iced over. Expect fishing to be good when ice off occurs and fish are hungry after a long winter. A limited amount of winter die off is expected to have occurred in the lake. When conditions permit stocking of rainbow, tiger, and bowcutt trout will commence.

The Truckee's current flow in Reno is around 3,000 cfs. This year’s river flows will be substantially higher than they have been in recent memory. Despite the high flows the river has been reported to be fishing well for those willing to try. Brown and rainbow trout exceeding the 20 inch mark are being caught with some regularity . Fly fishermen are having success using

Fishing has been slow to fair. As it warms up fishing is expected to improve. Note that all tiger muskie must be released and report the tag # to NDOW.