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Las Vegas Urban Ponds Report

Las Vegas Urban Ponds

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

The Nevada Department of Wildlife stocked rainbow trout in Beatty Pond and in the ponds at Veteran’s Memorial, Sunset, Lorenzi, and Floyd Lamb Parks last week. The fish have been biting on PowerBait, mealworms, and night crawlers, as well as small spinning lures and spoons.

Boaters are having luck with stripers up to 4 pounds in the Boulder Basin

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Boaters are having luck with stripers up to 4 pounds in the Boulder Basin. Some are trolling soft swimbaits, and others are jigging in around 40 feet of water. Smallmouth and largemouth bass are hitting watermelon-colored worms and green pumpkin jigs. Crappie anglers are experimenting with tube jigs and swimbaits in the Overton Arm.

14 Pound LCT

by FISH REPORTS STAFF

Donny checked in with us today with his 14 & 11 lber from Pyramid Lake today.

17 inch Rainbow

Wild Horse Reservoir

by FISH REPORTS STAFF

Joshua checked in with us after a weekend of ice fishing at Wild Horse Reservoir: Fishing is awesome and good fun but the only thing better than fishing myself is Introducing other people to my Love for the tight lines ! And yesterday was a great day out on the horse introducing my buddy's kids to ice fishing many perch and to great trout with his

Rolling right through Winter on the Truckee River

by MATT KOLES

Very cold at night to somewhat warm in the afternoons. Dry and cold. Very stagnant weather pattern. Hopefully, by the end of the month we see some undercutting of the high pressure ridge that has been in place. I’m sure we’ll have another monster month before Winter is done. For now take advantage of the nice weather. I haven’t been too excited about the fishing on

Monday Morning Tahoe Macs

by HANS MOXLEY

Just a beautiful day out there ..... Fishing a bit slow for it being January and all but we got them. Thanks guys, fun trip.

Pyramid lake has continued to be good one day and difficult the next

by RENO FLY SHOP

Pyramid lake has continued to be good one day and difficult the next. Again, like above, quality fish is the goal this time of year in the Middle portion of the season. The indicator bite has been best with lighter colored balanced leeches. White and olive have been my go to with a few grabs on brown as well. Surface temps are 44 degrees in

Truckee Has Great Winter Flows Going On

by RENO FLY SHOP

The Truckee River is flowing 255-260 cfs through the downtown gauge. This is a great flow for winter. Fishing has been an effort of searching for one or two quality fish per day. Pretty typical for this time of the year with the cooler water smaller fish do not eat daily and we are left searching for the big friends out on the hunt. Sometimes

As of January 13, South Fork of the Humboldt was flowing between 8 and 15 cfs

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Not a lot of change from last week though flows have dropped in streams north of I80 and stayed the same south of I80. Expect springtime driving conditions with frozen roads in the morning but muddy on the way out once it warms up. Access is iffy to many of these waters. Anglers need to go into Idaho to access the Bruneau. As of January

As of January 13, Kingston Creek was flowing at 2.7 cfs

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Not a lot of change from last week though flows have dropped in streams north of I80 and stayed the same south of I80. Expect springtime driving conditions with frozen roads in the morning but muddy on the way out once it warms up. Access is iffy to many of these waters. As of January 13, Kingston Creek was flowing at 2.7 cfs.

As of January 13, the Bruneau River is showing ice but expect flows around 20 cfs

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Not a lot of change from last week though flows have dropped in streams north of I80 and stayed the same south of I80. Expect springtime driving conditions with frozen roads in the morning but muddy on the way out once it warms up. Access is iffy to many of these waters. Anglers need to go into Idaho to access the Bruneau. As of January

Jakes Creek has approximately eight inches of ice

Jakes Creek Reservoir (Boies Reservoir)

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Jakes Creek has approximately eight inches of ice and there were indications of anglers fishing, but no recent reports on how fishing is.

Almost dry and no fish

Jiggs Reservoir (Zunino Reservoir)

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Almost dry and no fish.

As of January 13, Lamoille Creek was flowing at 3.3 cfs.

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Not a lot of change from last week though flows have dropped in streams north of I80 and stayed the same south of I80. Expect springtime driving conditions with frozen roads in the morning but muddy on the way out once it warms up. Access is iffy to many of these waters. The road to Lamoille Canyon is closed to traffic above the Powerhouse Picnic

Harrison Pass is closed so anglers will need to access the Refuge through Secret Pass

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Harrison Pass is closed so anglers will need to access the Refuge through Secret Pass. The Ruby Valley Road is sloppy and muddy in places so drive carefully. No recent report on ice thickness at the boat ramp in the south marsh, but it was five inches or so a couple of weeks ago. With the ice growth in the area it has probably gotten

Anglers report good ice around the lake

Wild Horse Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

As of Thursday, Jan.13, Wildhorse had nine to 11 inches of ice near the state park boat ramp. Anglers report good ice around the lake. There is a skiff of snow on top to help walking, but some slick spots are starting to form. The contrast between very warm afternoons and very cold nighttime temperatures is starting to build pressure ridges. These weak areas of

No fish At this time

Willow Creek Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

No fish At this time.

The road to Wilson is 4WD only

Wilson Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

No recent report but expect similar conditions as at South Fork. The road to Wilson is 4WD only with the snow and mud.

The road to Angel Lake is closed for the winter

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

The road to Angel Lake is closed for the winter and the lake is ice covered and there will be no more fishing reports until late spring or early summer depending upon snowfall this winter.

Drill test holes as you venture onto the ice

South Fork Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

On Thursday, January 13, the lake was ice covered with four to five inches of ice with no snow on top making it very slick. South Fork is notorious for variable thickness of ice and while four to five inches is okay for walking on, please drill test holes as you venture onto the ice. No recent reports of anglers fishing here.

The lake is closed to fishing at this time

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

The water levels continue to drop at Cave Lake in an anticipation of renovation efforts on the dam in 2022. The lake is closed to fishing at this time. NDOW conducted a fish salvage in December and moved some very nice brown trout ranging in size from eight to 25 inches into Comins Lake. A few of the larger brown trout were pushing seven pounds.

As of January 13, Cleve Creek was flowing at 4.7 cfs

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Not a lot of change from last week though flows have dropped in streams north of I80 and stayed the same south of I80. Expect springtime driving conditions with frozen roads in the morning but muddy on the way out once it warms up. Access is iffy to many of these waters. Anglers need to go into Idaho to access the Bruneau. As of January

Cold Creek Reservoir Update

Cold Creek Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Cold Creek Reservoir was salvaged last in November so that water control structure could be fixed to prevent leaking. When the control structure is fixed, the reservoir will be filled and NDOW will begin rebuilding the fishery in spring or summer of 2022 depending upon water conditions.

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