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Nevada Fish Reports


It's starting to get good on the Truckee!

by MATT KOLES
Things are really starting to get good on the Truckee River. It's that time of year. Getting progressively colder, and trouts eating progressively more. Fall.  Flows are pretty great for this time of year. Great wading flows. Little skinny on the raft, but manageable.  Nymphing will still get you the most fish. Small mayfly patterns, smaller stones, smaller crayfish patterns. Keep in eye for fish looking up

Fishing for bass has been steady at Adams-McGill

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Anglers are catching trout with a variety of spinners and spoons at Dacey Reservoir. Other waters have been catch trout below a bobber with PowerBait and night crawlers. Fishing for bass has been steady at Adams-McGill. The fish are hitting plastics and Woolly Buggers despite seasonal weed growth. Anglers can take advantage of the open dove season to fill the pan with fish and fowl.

Anglers are catching trout with a variety of spinners and spoons

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Anglers can only use artificial lures in Dacey, no baits at all. Anglers are catching trout with a variety of spinners and spoons. Fishing for bass has been steady at Adams-McGill. The fish are hitting plastics and Woolly Buggers despite seasonal weed growth. Anglers can take advantage of the open dove season to fill the pan with fish and fowl.

Algae growth has limited fishing opportunities

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Algae growth has limited fishing opportunities. A few anglers have used spinners or worms fished below a bobber where waters are clear. It is recommended that anglers thoroughly wash their fish with clean water and only eat the filets. More information about algae blooms can be found at https://nvose.org/programs/environmental-health/harmful-algal-blooms-eh/.

With overnight temperatures beginning to drop, the trout bite is picking up steam

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
With overnight temperatures beginning to drop, the trout bite is picking up steam. Anglers are finding early morning hours ideal for targeting trout and the warmer parts of the day best for bass and crappie. Both bass and crappie are hitting spinning lures and plastics. As cooler weather settles in conditions are shaping up for a productive fall.

With cooler weather settling in, action along the river is heating up

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
With cooler weather settling in, action along the river is heating up. Anglers are catching limits of striped bass along the shoreline. Trout-pattern lures, especially jerkbaits, are proving highly effective and drawing aggressive strikes from the fish. For those who prefer natural bait, frozen anchovies remain a dependable option. Near Laughlin Lagoon, anglers are experimenting with a mix of hard and soft plastics to entice smallmouth

The best time to fish is sunrise and sunset

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
The best time to fish is sunrise and sunset. Anglers have found good fishing for bluegill and catfish at Sunset, Lorenzi and Veteran’s Memorial parks. Catfish are chasing after worms, hotdog pieces and stink baits. Bluegill are hitting on worm pieces and PowerBait grubs. Largemouth bass are taking Rat-L-Traps and plastics. Floyd Lamb Park remains closed to fishing.

The striper bite is improving in Cottonwood Basin

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Shore fishing for stripers has been inconsistent while trolling has been productive in the morning. The striper bite is improving in Cottonwood Basin with anglers reporting catches up to 5 pounds while using anchovies and swimbaits. Green sunfish have been biting on spinners around Telephone Cove. The National Park Service has issued a Harmful Algae Bloom warning at Nelson’s Landing. Visitors are urged to use

The best time to fish is sunrise and sunset

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
The best time to fish is sunrise and sunset. Anglers have found good fishing for bluegill and catfish at Sunset, Lorenzi and Veteran’s Memorial parks. Catfish are chasing after worms, hotdog pieces and stink baits. Bluegill are hitting on worm pieces and PowerBait grubs. Largemouth bass are taking Rat-L-Traps and plastics. Floyd Lamb Park remains closed to fishing.

The best time to fish is sunrise and sunset

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
The best time to fish is sunrise and sunset. Anglers have found good fishing for bluegill and catfish at Sunset, Lorenzi and Veteran’s Memorial parks. Catfish are chasing after worms, hotdog pieces and stink baits. Bluegill are hitting on worm pieces and PowerBait grubs. Largemouth bass are taking Rat-L-Traps and plastics. Floyd Lamb Park remains closed to fishing.

Stripers are active around dawn and dusk

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Stripers are active around dawn and dusk, providing anglers with lively action during the cooler hours of the day. Hard plastics in shad patterns are the lure of choice, often drawing strikes when thrown to a boil. While black bass fishing remains slow, persistent anglers have found some success around Las Vegas Bay using topwater poppers and Chatterbaits. For those targeting catfish and carp, Hemenway

Riviera Marina Fishing Report

by RUSTY
Our local Mohave High fishing club, mentored by Gary Regan, features Donovan Barry, Dominic Sercu, Kade Djuth, Jason Barela, Miquel and Luis Cvellar, Russell Mynk, Evan Pilling, Grant Mynk, Jacqueline Barela, and Jessica, Gunner, and Aubnella Sercu. They recently caught some nice stripers while fishing along the Colorado River, just below Davis Dam. The striper bite is doing well, with decent catches reported near the casino

The bite on Lake Mohave is on fire today

by RIVER KING TACKLE AND OUTFITTERS
The bite on Lake Mohave is on fire today.

Nice Brown at Sceirine Ranch

by WALKER RIVER OUTFITTERS
Don't think all the fish on the East Walker died! This bad boy came up for a well presented dry fly on the Sceirine Ranch today. Remember, the fish kill only impacted the upper two miles of river. That leaves 30 plus miles of river that is healthy and full of trout.

The Truckee River continues to fish well as we slide into Fall

by RENO FLY SHOP
The Truckee River continues to fish well as we slide into Fall. The water dropped a bit this week as the Federal Water Master reduced flow coming out of Lake Tahoe. September is the month that river flows can bounce around a bit. This is largely due to upstream reservoir releases changing as a result of irrigation releases going down and flood control releases increasing.

EF Walker River Fly Fishing Report

by RENO FLY SHOP
There was some unfortunate news from the East Walker River over the past month. We understand that there was an event in and near Bridgeport Reservoir that caused a fish kill downstream of the dam. The CA Fish and Wildlife responded with an investigation and a suggestion of not fishing on the CA section of the East Fork Walker River. In communication with NDOW there

The Truckee River is currently flowing out of Lake Tahoe at a rate of 140 CFS

by MOUNTAIN HARDWARE & SPORTS
The Truckee River is currently flowing out of Lake Tahoe at a rate of 140 CFS. As fall arrives, water temperatures will decrease, especially at night. In the town of Truckee, the flow is at 124 CFS, and it increases below Donner Creek to 227 CFS. Further downriver, the lower Truckee River is flowing at 454 CFS. A cooling trend is expected in the area

The Truckee has been fishing great this week!

by TROUT CREEK OUTFITTERS
The Truckee has been fishing great this week with a good number of small fish still being caught and a handful of larger fish now in the mix. Crawdads and stoneflies are really going to be the best way to target the bigger fish right now, but it certainly doesn’t hurt to have that small mayfly nymph or midge larva below it to double your

Pretty good solid fishing on the Truckee!

by MATT KOLES
Summers up and gone on the Truckee River. A little cooler weather too.  High's in the 70's this weekend, 60's by the end of next week.  Pretty good solid fishing. Lots of dinks, with some nice fish showing up here and there. Typical Indian Summer time of year fishing. You can rack up some numbers of fish, and hopefully by the end of the day, you hooked

2.42 lb. Gizzard Shad

by RUSTY
It's not quite a record, but it’s definitely a nice catch! Our local angler, Christian Duncan, landed a 2.42-pound, 20-inch gizzard shad in the Laughlin Bay area. Typically used as bait until they grow beyond bite size, gizzard shad are abundant in our waters. Fly fishing for these fish is becoming increasingly popular, with anglers often targeting them in specific areas. Chris, however, caught this

Season Opener is Almsot Here!

by PYRAMID FLY CO.
We are getting so close to the opener, and we couldn’t be more excited! We are pumped up for the 2024/25 season, and even more thrilled to have you join us for what is sure to be an awesome season. You will see a lot of awesome events coming your way this season as well, some of which go beyond just the scope of fishing

Early fall fishing conditions are starting to appear

by MOUNTAIN HARDWARE & SPORTS
Water Conditions Due to the recent cooler weather, early fall fishing conditions are starting to appear and the fishing on the Truckee River has been improving. The lower temperatures from last week have led to the appearance of larger fish. With the flows being at a good rate this time of year, the trout should be widely spread throughout the entire river system. This week, the
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