Nevada Fish Reports

Trout have been hitting well off the dam and along the south side of the reservoir. Black and white Snow Cones and olive Woolly Buggers have been fooling rainbow trout. Night crawlers fished below a water bobber seem to work throughout the day as winds pick up. The crappie and bass bites will start to pick up as water temperatures continue to rise.

Rainbow trout activity is reportedly best at sunset and during the early morning hours at Willow Beach. Rooster Tails and spoons are catching trout and stripers alike. Anglers are reeling in catfish on anchovies thrown from the fishing pier at Willow Beach and at Katherine Landing. Cottonwood Basin is a hotspot for black bass. Craws, grubs and worms fished from kayaks or boats are fooling

Warm water temperatures have had catfish and bluegill moving around more throughout the day. Anglers are finding catfish and bluegill to be interested in stink baits and cut hot dogs. Some sunfish may be less interested in eating if they are actively spawning.

Anglers are finding black bass in 10 to 20 feet of water. The fish are hitting soft plastics, jerkbaits and Rat-L-Traps. Catfish are taking cut anchovies and shrimp from Las Vegas Bay to the water intake. Crappie action is starting to peak for boaters in the Overton Arm. Live or plastic minnows and jigs seem to be the most productive bait options.

Striped bass are becoming more active below Davis Dam. Anglers have caught fish as large as 5 pounds from the shoreline as well as boats. Anchovies are the most reliable bait, but anglers are also reporting success with a variety of swimbaits. Rainbow trout are hanging out in shaded pools near currents. The fish are leaving their hiding spots to take flashy spinnerbaits or combinations

The East Walker on the California side of the state line is closed until April 27. 2024. The Nevada side of the river is open through the Winter.   The East has been bumped up to about 212 cfs now, it’s still fishing pretty well but it is a bit more difficult than when it was at a lower flow. You’ll have to add some additional weight

While it was unfortunate to see the water along 89 South remain so low last year, even after the second biggest recorded snowpack in history, the positive of the new management style of Lake Tahoe’s water levels is that the lake is already full this spring. We should see good flows along the upper river for the entire spring and hopefully throughout a good portion

Truckee River by Aden Breckner Fly fishing on the Truckee River has been good over the last few weeks. Looking forward, flows are expected to increase on a daily basis as we enter spring runoff. Flows at the Reno gauge are just above 1,000 cfs as of this writing. With increasing flows, we will turn towards high water tactics.  Fish get pushed up near the bank this time

The East Walker has seen a phenomenal month of fishing on the Nevada side. Nymphing in the morning turns into great dry fly fishing in the evening for both rainbow and brown trout.