Nevada Fish Reports

The white bass fishing has been red hot. Fly fishermen familiar with the lake have had 100 fish days. The fish are not that big but the action is non-stop. Evenings have been best. Try fishing where the Truckee canal comes into the lake with a floating line. Put on a bass popper with a small white or chartreuse Woolybugger trailer. Wipers and Walleye's can

Reports have been outstanding. 20 to 50 fish days are not uncommon for those who frequent Knott Creek. Indicator Nymphing with size 18 midges is working well but the Damsel hatch has been the draw. Fish Damsel nymphs right under the surface with a slow strip and a floating line. Mornings have been best.

I've been fishing 50-200 feet deep at Ski Run Shelf, Camp Richardson and the Tahoe Keys. Trolling with silver Herring Dodger flasher blades and minnows. Bouncing off the bottom in a serpentine pattern. Macks are 2-7 pounds.

Gene St. Denis: Trolling for Mackinaw 60-150 feet deep with flashers and minnows.

The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) will be conducting a free, trout fishing clinic on the Truckee River on Saturday, July 28. Participants are requested to meet at Mayberry Park in downtown Reno. The clinic will be held from 8 a.m. until about noon. It is specially designed for entry-level anglers and is free to all participants. Instructors will demonstrate reading water, and basic spinning and

Todd Sodaro and Chad Machado of the Carson River Resort (877-694-2229): The East Carson River is "Wall to Wall Fins" right now. The county planted 900 pounds last Friday and the state planted last Wednesday. On Friday, Dominique, age 11, and Isabella, 8, Aguilar of Sacramento caught a 5 pounder, a 3 pounder and a 12 incher with Panther/Martin lures and Salmon eggs. On Saturday,

There was a large plant of fish on Friday, especially at the junction of S.R. 88 and S.R. 89. On Saturday, Julian Martin of Carson City caught a 7.5 pound planter on a small fly. On Sunday, Roger Benson of Gardnerville caught a 5 pound planter on worms. Special Note: The West Carson River has Handicapped Access for fishermen at Pickett's Junction (the Intersection of

Chuck and Linda Fields at the Topaz Lake Marina (775-266-3550): Not much going on, here. It's about the end of the season. With this hot weather, all we have is lots of jet skis and water skiers.

Missy and Shirley at Burke's Market at Silver Springs (775-577-2750): A 10-pound, 5-ounce Walleye on Saturday, a 5-pound Walleye on Saturday at Beach No. 3, and some young kids with toy-like fishing poles caught 22 fish at Beach No. 7.

Elmer Bull of Yerington reported he and his family had fairly good action on Saturday afternoon at Beach No. 6 with live minnows and worms, dragged slowly along the bottom. They caught some walleye, a 12-inch crappie (on a sinking Rapala lure) and lots of small white bass.

Dennis Dunn, Mark, Rocket and Scott at the Wild Horse Resort (775) 758-6472: The weather is beautiful right now (Monday morning), it is 68 degrees, cloudy and breezy. This is God's Country. Fishing is still excellent, both from shore or in boats. The perch, trout and bass are all hitting.

The white bass fishing has been red hot. Fly fisherman who know the lake have had 100 fish days. The fish are not that big but the action is not stop. Evenings have been best. Try fishing where the Truckee canal comes into the lake with a floating line. Put on a bass popper with a small white or chartreuse woolybugger trailer. Wipers and Walleye's

Reports have been outstanding. 20 to 50 fish days are not uncommon for those who frequent Knott Creek. Indicator Nymphing with size 18 midges is working well but the Damsel hatch has been the draw. Fish Damsel nymphs right under the surface with a slow strip and a floating line. Mornings have been best.

Anglers have been finding good action for all species of fish in the reservoir. Largemouth bass and crappie have been hitting on spinners in a variety of colors. Fly-fishermen have been pulling in rainbow trout on Woolly Buggers in brown colorations while those using bait have been taking trout on marshmallows. Most fish are coming from deep water. Mid-summer weed growth is presenting a bit

Striped bass fishing is picking up near Willow Beach about 12 miles below Hoover Dam. Chip Gilbert reeled in a 38-inch fish that weighed in at just less than 20 pounds. Not to be outdone, Bruce Silat boated a 42-pound behemoth that went almost 42 pounds. Both anglers were using swim baits resembling rainbow trout. Shore anglers have been taking stripers weighing from one to

Fishing slowed down over the weekend, but according to earlier reports striped bass had been taking top-water baits near Sand Island and from Las Vegas Wash to Boxcar Cove. Striper boils should become more common in the coming weeks. Anglers fishing for largemouth bass found some success around structure in 10 to 20 feet of water. A drop shot setup with a plastic worm in