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Fishing for rainbow trout has been most successful away from the shoreline

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Fishing for rainbow trout has been most successful away from the shoreline in either boats or floatables. Anglers are also catching off the dam. Fish are biting on spinners, and rainbow, orange or green PowerBait.

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Anglers are easily bringing in stripers on cut anchovies and large swimbait

Colorado River - Laughlin

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Near the south end of Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area, anglers are easily bringing in stripers on cut anchovies and large swimbaits. Striper fishing below Davis Dam (and past Casino Row) has been successful both on shore and in boats. Anglers are using Rooster Tails, worms, and PowerBait to catch stoked rainbow trout.

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Boulder City Urban Pond Report

Boulder City Urban Pond

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Down at Boulder City, Sunset, and Floyd Lamb, anglers are catching catfish with night crawlers and cut-up hot dogs. Bluegill are hiding in the shadows near shore eating small worm pieces.

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Most of the fish are biting on PowerBait and spinners

Lake Mohave

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Whether on shore or in boats, anglers are bringing in rainbow trout below Willow Beach. Most of the fish are biting on PowerBait and spinners. In the afternoon in Cottonwood Basin, smallmouth and largemouth bass are biting on plastics and shad imitations. In the coves north of Davis Dam and outside Willow Beach Marina, anglers are catching stripers on 8-12 inch swimbaits.

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Sunset Park Pond Report

Sunset Park Pond

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Down at Boulder City, Sunset, and Floyd Lamb, anglers are catching catfish with night crawlers and cut-up hot dogs. Bluegill are hiding in the shadows near shore eating small worm pieces.

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Anchovies has been successful for catching striped bass

Lake Mead

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Outside of Hemenway Harbor and Callville Bay Marina, using anchovies has been successful for catching striped bass. Most fish being caught are anywhere from 2-3 pounds. Anglers are doing a mix of shore fishing and boat fishing at depths of 50-60 feet. Shad imitations and plastics are helping anglers bring in largemouth bass in coves that have good shore vegetation.

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Weekly Stocking Report

Colorado River - Willow Beach

by WILLOW BEACH NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY

This morning our staff stocked around 1,200 rainbow trout at the Willow Beach Marina boat ramp. Happy fishing!! #rainbowtrout #hatchthefun #RecreationalFishing #USFWS

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Riviera Marina Fishing Report

Colorado River - Laughlin

by RUSTY

We're currently enjoying a great striper season, and our local anglers have been successful in landing some of our larger stripers during this time of year. Richard Erdmann, a local angler, recently achieved just that by catching a nice striper measuring 35 and 3/4 inches, weighing in at 16.96 pounds. He was fishing from the shore a bit downstream from Harrah's Casino on the Arizona

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Fishing is really good right now

Pyramid Lake

by PYRAMID LAKE GUIDES

Fishing is really good right now.. come on out let's get you on some fish. Call 435 549 0358 or visit www.pyramidlakeguides.com for booking

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Little taste of Winter on the Truckee River

Truckee River

by MATT KOLES

Little taste of Winter on the Truckee River. Finally done with the warm daytime temps. Good and bad right. It’s nice to have the t-shirt on in November, but those big fish like the nasty weather. I expect this week to be pretty good. When you get the water temps to crash, the bigger fish like to eat. It’s like they know Winter is coming. Should

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Water temperatures are dropping into the 40s and trout fishing is picking up significantly

Wild Horse Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Water temperatures are dropping into the 40s and trout fishing is picking up significantly. Most algae has cleared with a few pockets still dissipating along the shorelines. Anglers are having success catching trout from shore or from a boat, with fish over 18 inches and 2-3 pounds on average. Anglers wishing to target trout in these conditions should focus on using lures such as rooster-tails,

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Pyramid Lake LCT

Pyramid Lake

by PYRAMID LAKE GUIDES

Jerry with a few solid fish from his trip with pyramid lake guides. We have some open dates this month give us a call at 435-549-0358 or visit www.pyramidlakeguides.com if interested .

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As of 11/06, the Tenmile gage above South Fork Reservoir is showing 20.5 cfs

Humboldt River - South Fork

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

As of 11/06, the Tenmile gage (above South Fork Reservoir) is showing 20.5 cfs. Anglers are having success landing brown trout and rainbow trout when swinging streamers, leaches and spinners from the banks. Special Regulation: Artificial lures with single barbless hooks only above the Lucky Nugget causeway. Limit of 1 trout.

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Cooler temperatures are resulting in increased success rates for trout anglers

Jakes Creek Reservoir (Boies Reservoir)

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Cooler temperatures are resulting in increased success rates for trout anglers at Jakes Creek Reservoir. Water levels remains in good shape providing shoreline anglers with a bit of a respite from the annual weeds. For the best fishing, try getting completely out of the weed beds with a float tube or small boat. Trout are averaging 9-to-14 inches. PowerBait, worms and spinners are all producing

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Jiggs Reservoir is maintaining a good water level and fishing should be improving

Jiggs Reservoir (Zunino Reservoir)

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Jiggs Reservoir is maintaining a good water level and fishing should be improving for trout with the cooler temperatures. Anglers will have better luck contacting fish from a small boat or float tube, rather than from the shore. PowerBait, worms and flashy spinners are recommended. On June 26th, 1750 bluegill were stocked. It will require at least 2 years of good water to allow the

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Water temps are dipping into the 40s

Ruby Lake NWR

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Water temps are dipping into the 40s resulting in the end of bass fishing season and improved trout fishing. Flashy spinners and Panther Martins are go-to lures, as well as wooly buggers and leeches for fly anglers.

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Access to Angel Lake remains open as of 11/6/23

Angel Lake

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Access to Angel Lake remains open as of 11/6/23. Water levels remain high, with shore anglers fishing from the dam and a few cleared beach areas. Kayakers and float tubers are having success on the west side of the lake against the rock walls. Good catch rates for trout in the 8 to 10 inch range, with opportunity for fish up to 19″. Green PowerBait,

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Water quality is improving with surface temps dropping into the 50s

South Fork Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Water quality is improving with surface temps dropping into the 50s, but some areas of algae still remain. Expect water temps to drop into the 40s with the cooler weather forecasted in the next week. Trout are averaging 16″- 18″. Worms, PowerBait and spinners are enticing fish, as well as a variety of wooly buggers and leeches for fly anglers. Limit is 5 trout. Bass

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November fishing report

Pyramid Lake

by PYRAMID LAKE GUIDES

With Recent changes in water temperature the shore fishing has really picked up.. we have been catching fish in 8 to 40 ft of water. for the fly fisherman The indicator bite has been good . Minnow and chronomid patterns have been fishing well . The strip bite has also been fishing really good . For conventional tackle anglers jigs spoons and plugs have all

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The bite from the shore is slowly starting to pick up

Pyramid Lake

by PYRAMID LAKE

The bite from the shore is slowly starting to pick up. However, we expect the bite to really switch on in the weeks to come as the Truckee dumps ever colder water into the lake. November is historically a great month to fish Pyramid Lake. Relatively mild air temperatures and productive fishing make it one of our favorite times to be out there. Pretty soon

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This past week saw a few tough days on the river

Truckee River

by TROUT CREEK OUTFITTERS

This past week saw a few tough days on the river as the cold water spurred the fish to seek new feeding lanes. We found ourselves working a little harder than usual to find the fish. However, those who were able to find them were rewarded with some quality rainbows and browns. There were reports of browns up to 27” and numerous rainbows from 20”

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The fishing has been good for catchable rainbows as well as a few in the 2-3 lb class

Topaz Lake

by DOUG BUSEY

The lake level has dropped a few feet. The Douglas County camp/day use and boat ramp is open all year. The fishing has been good for catchable rainbows as well as a few in the 2-3 lb class. The NDOW has planted the lake again with over 5000 rainbow trout. Trollers have been using small flashers and a crawler or rapa

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