Nevada Fish Reports

While the fishing has been slow, it is expected to pick up later this months as things begin to cool off.

Fair fishing for rainbow and brown trout to 15 inches in length. Good fishing for smallmouth bass to 8-10 inch inches in length. Dark patterns work the best in the turbid water. Fishing is always good in the stream high numbers of brown trout. Be stealthy when you approach the steam there is no cover.

Good fishing has been reported for lure anglers using silver Kastmasters and Panther Martins. The down town area is fishing great according Western Region Angler Education instructor Neil Murphy. Fly anglers try using caddis puppa, stone flies and attractor patterns. Fish the deep runs and pocket water make sure to present on the bottom for the best success. Flow is 287 cfs on 9/17/07

Boat fishermen going deep have reported fair to good success on rainbow and brown trout. Although fishing has slowed, shore anglers have reported some success in the early morning.

Shore anglers have been reporting some action where they can find open water around the aquatic vegetation that chokes the shoreline. Try using white spoons or black and yellow Panther Martins. Local Fly angler Austin Willis reports fishing remains good on the fly using black leach patterns in sizes 6 and 8. Some calibatis surface action try using may fly pattern. The chironomid patterns are

Fishing has almost slowed to a halt, although a few anglers are finding cutthroat by trolling down to 25 feet

Fishing has picked up as water temperatures have begun to drop. Anglers who work at it are bringing in limits of rainbow trout. PowerBait and night crawlers fished with mini marshmallows have both been productive. Nighttime temperatures have been in the 30s.

The water is very low and not to inviting, but anglers are still catching some fish. Night crawlers, PowerBait or mini marshmallows are generally a good choice.

Fishing has been described as fair to poor this past week. Those who are catching fish are finding success in 15 to 60 feet of water and at or near the bottom. The most productive times of day are still the early morning and late evening hours. Windy conditions have made the water murky and fishing with artificial baits very difficult. Trout fishing at Willow

A member of the Striper Club reeled in a striper that weighed nearly 10 pounds during a tournament last week. Anglers are finding lots of shad in the Boulder Beach area and have been catching some fish though the action has been slow. Lure patterns that resemble the small, silvery baitfish are generally productive. The Las Vegas Wash area is still producing lots of small

I've been fishing 160 feet deep at Ski Run Shelf. Trolling with silver Herring Dodger flasher blades and minnows. Bouncing off the bottom in a serpentine pattern. Catching Mackinaw in the 2-5 pound class. ?Į

We have been trolling 80-240 feet deep. We locate the fish on the fish finder and then troll in a "Figure Eight" pattern, bouncing the bottom hard. I've been fishing at the Tahoe City Shelf and Cal-Neva. We are getting 1-9 Mackinaw per trip. Last week, we had 6 fish that were between 10 and 16 pounds.

These changes for Pyramid Lake have been approved by the Tribal Council and they will become on effective Oct. 1: All permit fees will remain the same. All fishing hooks used must be barbless. Fishermen can crimp their barbs to comply. Downriggers are still allowed. The area from the Sutcliffe Marina to the end of the South Nets will be closed to fishing from March 15 to May 16

If you are a civic-minded individual interested in helping your community make itself a little bit cleaner and better, then Sept. 22 is right up your alley. Sept. 22 is the date of the annual Carson City Kiwanis Club Carson River Cleanup. And, they have put out a call for volunteers to help them. Lots of volunteers! That service club and representatives of the Carson District of

Low and clear water makes the fishing challenging.

Richard Dean of Calif. caught a 6 pound, 9-ounce rainbow on a nightcrawler. J. B. Yarnell of Arnold caught a 4-pound, 1-ounce rainbow on a Hopper. Lots of 3-7 pounders being reported here at the store. The water is holding good for this time of the year. We already have reservations for the months of Oct. and Nov. We are staying open through the

We do not advise you to launch a boat. We do encourage you to fish from a float tube or rubber raft or fish from a chair on the shore due to the low water levels. The water is super low.

Traditional trout baits should goad a few rainbows into biting. Fish will become more active as temperatures begin to drop.

Boaters and shore anglers continue to find fair to good fishing out of Cottonwood Cove. Stripers moving into the area seem to have pushed bluegill out. One angler reportedly found success with a diving lure that resembles a three-inch bluegill. Most stripers being caught are small, ranging from seven to 14 inches in length though there are some reports of larger fish being taken as

Action for striped bass has picked up along the beaches near Special Events Beach. Shore anglers have been catching the fish on lures mimicking shad that are using the area. Live shad and anchovies may also produce bites. The Las Vegas wash area continues to yield small stripers to anglers jigging baits or casting top-water hardware. Nevada Department of Wildlife creel clerks have seen few