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Fishing on the Truckee River is awesome right now. Big fish, small fish, just plane good

by MATT KOLES

Another small cold front with rain and snow today in the greater Truckee-Tahoe-Reno area. That makes three so far this fall. Hopefully we can get ourselves out of this drought. The fishing on the Truckee River is awesome right now. Big fish, small fish, just plane good. Short lining, streamering, indos, and dries will all get you some grabs. Baetis is on the top of

Trout fishing has picked up at some lakes in the Kirch Wildlife Management Area

Kirch Wildlife Management Area

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Roads on the WMA are dry and in good condition. Water temperatures are at 60 degrees throughout the area. Following the seasonal stocking, trout fishing has picked up at Haymeadow and Cold Springs using powerbait and spinners. No reports from anglers at Adams-McGill at this time. Dacey trout and bass fishing has been slow from the dike and out on the lake.

Anglers have been having great success for rainbows this past week at Eagle Valley Reservoir

Eagle Valley Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Anglers have been having great success for rainbows this past week with those using green or orange powerbait hauling in fish in the 11-13 inch range. Those using small spinners and flies have also done well. The bass action has slowed down quite a bit due to the cooling water temps, but fly fishers and casters throwing white with chartreuse or white with

Rainbow trout action has improved this week at Echo Canyon Reservoir

Echo Canyon Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Rainbow trout action has improved this past week with anglers using orange or green Powerbait doing the best. The bass and crappie action has slowed down with few fish being caught. The campground remains open.

With Lake Mead closed, the Colorado River below Davis Dam is seeing more anglers

Colorado River - Laughlin

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

The boundaries for the Lake Mead National Recreation Area end just below Davis Dam so the fishing opportunities the river offers are available for anglers. Catfish are still biting hard and those throwing out a line have reported bringing in fish in the double digits. Anchovies have been the most versatile bait bringing in the catfish as well as trout. Some of

Lake Mohave Closed

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

LAKE MOHAVE - Due to the federal government shutdown, all national recreation areas are closed.

Largemouth & Bluegills are still biting at Las Vegas Ponds

Las Vegas Urban Ponds

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Largemouth bass and bluegills are still taking night crawlers and mealworms in most of the ponds. Using smaller hooks, sizes eight, 10 or 12, and lighter line will help improve chances of hooking into these wily fish. Catfish action has been best early in the morning and after dark. The next catfish stocking will be the week of Oct. 21. There is

Lake Mead Closed

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

LAKE MEAD - Due to the federal government shutdown, all national recreation areas are closed.

Pyramid Lake, NV Fish Report

by NOR CAL FISH REPORTS

Weeknd scores were pretty good. Boat anglers averaged 4.4 fish per rod and shore anglers averaged 3.1 fish per rod, according to creel census'. Vast majority of the cutts are between 17 and 24 inches.

Truckee River Fish Report

by NOR CAL FISH REPORTS

River is low but very fishable. Nymphing has been good, but small birds nests, copper Johns or pheasant tails are good choices.Tahoe Fly Fishing Outfitters (530) 587-4844. Mountain Hardware & Sports (530) 587-4844

Lake Tahoe Fish Report

by NOR CAL FISH REPORTS

Mackinaw are being caught trolling and jigging. Rainbows and browns are starting to move into the shallows. Kokanee are moving into Taylor Creek and that season is over. Mike Nielsen (530) 721-0593 www.tahoetopliners.com

Pyramid Lake, NV Fish Report

by NOR CAL FISH REPORTS

Good fishing was enjoyed on Tuesday’s opening day. Boaters caught anywhere from five to 80 trout. Boaters far out-produced shore anglers. Best fish was a 16 pounder caught from Hell’s Kitchen. It was injured and couldn’t be released. A 23 pounder was caught and released by the same group. Three 11 pounders and a 9.5 also were caught on top of four eight pounders. Tahoe

Truckee River Fish Report

by NOR CAL FISH REPORTS

Fishing gets better each day. Best below Boca. It’s a trickle from Tahoe City to Boca but there is dry fly activity in the pocket water in that stretch. Tahoe Fly Fishing Outfitters (530) 587-4844. Mountain Hardware & Sports (530) 587-4844

The fishing on the Truckee, in either state has been very good -- fall is definitely here

by MATT KOLES

Fall is most definitely here in the Truckee-Reno-Tahoe area on the Truckee River, and fishing the last few weeks have been downright good on both sides of the border. I've been really stoked this year as the last few Sept-Octobers have been very warm. If you fish anywhere near the Hirsch bring a jacket and be prepared for cold mornings. The dawn patrol thing

Fishing pressure at Kirch WMA has been low, Youth waterfowl hunt scheduled for Sept. 28th

Kirch Wildlife Management Area

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Fishing pressure was low this week due to high winds and rain. However, the roads on the WMA have dried out and are in good condition. Water temperatures are at 55 degrees throughout the area. Trout fishing has picked up at Haymeadow and Cold Springs for anglers using PowerBait and spinners. At Adams and Dacey fishing has been slow, but should pick up as temperatures

Trout fishing & Bass anglers are both finding excellent fishing at Eagle Valley Reservoir

Eagle Valley Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Anglers competing in the one-fly fishing tournament held over the weekend found good action for rainbow trout. The winner caught and released 38 fish in three hours while fishing with a black Woolly Bugger. Shore anglers also found good fishing with Zeke's cheese flavored bait and PowerBait in various colors. Largemouth bass continue to take lures and flies. Anglers landed several bass during

Trout fishing is picking up at Echo Canyon Reservoir

Echo Canyon Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Trout fishing has picked up. Anglers are catching fish with night crawlers, mini marshmallows, lures and flies. Largemouth bass and crappie continue to take night crawlers and jigs.

The Catfish bite is very good on the Colorado River, striper bite has slowed

Colorado River - Laughlin

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

The catfish bite has been good along the river. One lucky angler landed a catfish that weighed in at more than 13 pounds while fishing near Community Park. Many others have reported bringing in fish in the 7- to 10-pound range. Both night crawlers and anchovies are catching the fish. The striper bite has slowed down but anglers are still bringing in a few

Anglers fishing at Lake Mohave's Cottonwood Cove are catching Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Anglers fishing out of Cottonwood Cove have been catching largemouth and smallmouth bass by working imitation crawdads and plastic worms in the backs of coves. The catfish bite is on, and the fish are taking a variety of baits. Look for fish near underbrush or fallen logs to improve your odds. Striper action, on the other hand, has been light with anglers catching only

All Las Vegas Ponds are scheduled to receive a load of channel catfish this week.

Las Vegas Urban Ponds

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

NDOW has received many calls recently about legal baits to use for the catfish. The use of any part of a fish, alive or dead, is prohibited. Shrimp, hotdogs, chicken gizzards and corn are all legal; but anchovies are not legal in the urban ponds.

What bait should you use if you are fishing on Lake Mead

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

The one consistent report from locations across the lake is that live bait has proven to be more productive than imitations when it comes to taking striped bass. Live threadfin or gizzard shad are best, but anchovies are a good substitute. Anglers on the water have marked fish pretty deep. If netting shad, remember that your cast net can have a

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