Nevada Fish Reports

Stocking notice courtesy of the Willow Beach crew: 1088 Rainbow Trout loaded and stocked at the Willow Beach Fishing Pier. 6/20/2024

This is great news! Our local anglers, Mike Merrit and his grandson Evan Mink, were out fishing on Mike's boat. They were using anchovies while fishing from shore. Mike takes his boat to a spot in the Big Bend area, pulls up on shore, and they landed a limit each of stripers. That's 20 fish between the two of them. I couldn't get them all

The Truckee River is below 1,000 CFS through the downtown gauge for the first time this summer! The river temp has climbed a bit due to the water master moving flow from Boca to Tahoe. Boca is a cold bottom release and Tahoe is a warmer surface release. Water temps are topping out at 68 degrees but with a cool down next week we are

Lahontan Reservoir, located in Lahontan State Recreation Area, has been placed under a HAB Watch Advisory due to an active Harmful Algae Bloom. A recent water test produced low algal toxin concentrations, and has been backed up by visual indicators and satellite imagery. These toxic algae can cause serious health issues for humans and animals. If you see water that looks discolored or smells bad, stay away.

Our local angler, Dawn Leclerc, recently fished from shore in the Rotary Park area shortly after a trout stocking. She landed a nice rainbow trout weighing 1.7 pounds and measuring 16.5 inches. Dawn used a crankbait to make this impressive catch. I've also heard that the Nature Center and Community Park areas have some trout. Anglers will need to find the spots where they're holding. Striped

The ranch is still fishing very well, fly selection will be much the same as on the California side of the river as well. Lots of caddis and midges hatching down there, with lots of nice fish eating both on the surface and on the bottom. Give us a call if you’d like to book a day on the ranch.

Great news for anglers! Ash Canyon Road to Hobart Reservoir in western Nevada is officially open just in time for Nevada's Free Fishing Day! Fishing at Hobart is sure to be excellent this season with the cooler temperatures and abundance of water. Get out there and enjoy what northern Nevada has to offer! Buy your fishing license at ndowlicensing.com!

At Pyramid Lake, fish are biting in deep water frequently. Fishing with orange colors in the 70-foot water column seems to be the hot ticket. The shore bite hasn’t been good due to the moss. Pyramid Lake closes on June 30th, so go do some deep-water fishing here while it is good! Pyramid Lake is currently at 100% capacity.

  The Truckee River is in great shape moving into summer. Tons of bugs out on the water. Pick up your flies to represent, caddis, yellow stoneflies, large stoneflies, green drakes and flying ants. Get some flies and gear for this weekend.   Flies we Suggest:  Dry Flies: E/C Caddis, Snowshoe Sally, Parachute Pink, CDC PMD Dun, Flying Ant, Momba Ant Nymphs: Jig TNT PMD, Carot, TJ Hooker, Firestarter, Jigged

Water Conditions No complaints about the overall conditions on the Truckee River right now. Current flows vary throughout the different sections right now. Near Tahoe City, the flows on the river are much slower than through the town of Truckee. From 89 south to Truckee, the flows almost double in size. With the longer, warmer days ahead, the trout are becoming very active, partly due to

The lake level is the highest it has been in years. Early morning fishing on the south end where the drop off goes east and west has been successful for anglers with blades and a crawler, or pulling a Rapala right off the bottom. But be careful of the willows that are on top of the shoal. Shore anglers have been using salmon peach or

Stocking notice courtesy of the Willow Beach Crew. Approximately 3,030 Rainbow Trout were stocked today. Staff released 1,070 Trout at the Willow Beach fishing pier and the rest were released directly from the hatchery. June 6, 2024