Fish Reports

Ruby Lake Fishing Report

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Very little change here as trout fishing in the collection ditch continues to be fair to good depending upon the day and location. Bass fishing is good for numbers and fair for size in the South Marsh. While there is no problem launching at the main boat ramp, Narciss is so weedy that only shallow drafting vessels without motors (canoes and kayaks) are able to

Wildhorse Reservoir Fishing Report

Wild Horse Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Prop rock (in the canyon by the dam) and the island just off the state park are just below the surface and hazards to boaters. One boat hit prop rock this past weekend so slow down in those areas and watch your depth finders. The water is also green with algae that is typical for this time of year. Trout fishing is slow to fair

Wilson Reservoir Fishing Report

Wilson Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

With surface water temperatures in the mid to high 70’s, fishing has been slow to fair for trout and fair to good for bass. Fair for numbers of bass but good for quality. Big damselflies and midges are hatching in the morning so Bass were hitting appropriate colored soft plastics; Junebug, green pumpkin and light blue/bluegill sparkly have been working. For the bait anglers, worms

Fishing is good at Angel Lake

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Fishing is good. Worms or PowerBait fished off the bottom using a slip sinker have been working. Bobber fishing is working on some days but slow on others. Good flies for stripping include small leeches, crystal buggers, slumpbusters and wooly buggers. This is the perfect water for a dry and a dropper. Dries should include elk hair caddis, small hoppers, yellow stimulators, royal trudes, royal

Fishing for bass continues to be good

South Fork Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Fishing for bass continues to be good while fishing for trout is fair for numbers and good for size though anglers are having to go deep to catch trout. The surface water temperature is in the mid to high 70’s, is green with algae and aquatic vegetation is growing in the shallows. The warmer water is helping the bass bite but slowing the trout. Fish

Some Brown Trout Are Being Caught

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Surface water temperatures are in the low to mid 60’s and fishing has been good for 8 to 10-inch rainbow trout using worms, PowerBait or small spinners. A few small brown trout are also being caught. Fly rodders should be using small nymphs, chironomids or buggers. When the trout are dimpling the surface in the morning or evening, the usual assortment of dry flies in

Trout fishing has been fair to good

Cold Creek Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Trout fishing has been fair to good with trout hitting dry flies before the day heats up and subsurface later in the day. The same flies, lures and techniques that work at South Fork should work here for both trout and bass.

Best time for trout is early morning or late evening

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Surface water temps are in the upper 60’s to low 70’s and fishing is good for bass but just fair for trout. Bass are averaging 11-13 inches with the occasional 15-incher. Best time for trout is early morning or late evening. Anglers shouldn’t be surprised if they catch a Bluegill from time to time but NDOW is asking that those fish not be harvested since

Water levels continue to drop with irrigation though they are still good for this time of year

Illipah Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Water levels continue to drop with irrigation though they are still good for this time of year. There are large vegetation mats on the south end of the reservoir that are producing sizable insect hatches. Fish the edges from a boat or float tube. Rainbow Trout will be the dominant species to catch at Illipah Creek with the occasional Brown Trout being caught. Anglers will

Anglers are finding the best action at sunrise and sunset

Kirch Wildlife Management Area

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Anglers are finding the best action at sunrise and sunset, though trout fishing has been slow during hot periods. Bass are biting on crawdad jigs and plastics. Aquatic vegetation has made it more of a challenge to fish from shore and to launch on Haymeadow and Cold Springs.

Anglers have been catching 10- to 12-inch rainbow trout in the early mornings

Eagle Valley Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Anglers have been catching 10- to 12-inch rainbow trout in the early mornings. The aquatic vegetation that has hampered anglers is starting to dissipate slowly. Anglers are dropping green and white jigs off the boat or fishing them below a clear bobber. Bass are biting hoppers and plastics.

Some areas are becoming more fishable as the weeds start to dissipate

Echo Canyon Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Some areas are becoming more fishable as the weeds start to dissipate. Trout are hitting worms at sunrise, but the action drops off through the day. Crappie are biting on worms or jigs fished four feet below a bobber. Bass are active throughout the morning and hitting on plastics and creature baits.

River anglers are enjoying an increase in striper activity

Colorado River - Laughlin

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

River anglers are enjoying an increase in striper activity. They are catching the fish from both boat and shore. Live bait is preferred, but bright and flashy jerkbaits are an excellent alternative. Smallmouth bass are hanging out in shaded areas with an abundance of vegetation. The fish are quick to bite a variety of lures in blue, green, and red.

Black bass and striped bass action is slow

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Many anglers are catching rainbow trout at Willow Beach. Mice tails and Panther Martins are fooling fish near the fishing pier. Anglers are catching striped bass when trolling trout-pattern lures or casting swimbaits during the overnight hours. On the main body of the reservoir, black bass and striped bass action is slow. Anglers near Katherine Landing report moderate success for stripers while throwing shad swimbaits, but

Fishing remains best at sunrise and sunset for sunfish and bass

Las Vegas Urban Ponds

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Summer temperatures continue to bake southern Nevada, so fishing remains best at sunrise and sunset for sunfish and bass. Small night crawler pieces set off the bottom are working very well for bluegill and green sunfish. Bass are hitting on spinners and crankbaits.

Striper boils continue to occur across the Boulder Basin and in the Overton Arm

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Striper boils continue to occur across the Boulder Basin and in the Overton Arm. Stripers are taking shad swimbaits and topwater lures when thrown into a boil. Black bass action is tapering off, but a few patient anglers are having luck throwing Rat-L-Traps and spinnerbaits near rocky points. Anchovies and worms fished off the bottom are attracting catfish in the shallows overnight.

Riviera Marina Fishing Report

Colorado River - Laughlin

by RUSTY

Look where we live the weather is great and the fishing is hot. Our local angler Dale Grace was fishing from shore near the Davis camp and landed a couple of nice stripers using a Thomas Boyant in the orange gold color. Yep its a trout spinner that brought in a nice 4.66 pound at 23 and 3/4 inches and a 3.2 pound striper at 21 and 3/8 inches. the community park area is doing well at the down river

Anglers are not permitted to fish the majority of the Truckee river at this time

by MOUNTAIN HARDWARE & SPORTS

CURRENT NATIONAL FOREST CLOSURE To better provide public and firefighter safety due to extreme fire conditions throughout northern California, and strained firefighting resources throughout the country, the USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region is announcing a TEMPORARY CLOSURE of nine National Forests in California. These closures affect the ability for anglers to fish some local reservoirs and rivers. Anglers are currently prohibited from fishing Boca, Prosser,

NOTICE: Lake Tahoe Nevada State Parks closed due to hazardous air quality

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

NOTICE: Lake Tahoe Nevada State Parks closed due to hazardous air quality LAKE TAHOE, Nev. – Nevada State Parks has been continuously monitoring the Caldor Fire, currently burning to the south west of the Lake Tahoe Basin. The fire has produced increasingly hazardous air quality for Northern Nevada and the Lake Tahoe Basin. The air quality forecasts predict a continuation of these hazardous conditions through the

Big Koks Moving In

by MIKE NIELSEN

Bigger koks finally movin in. Kokanee jigging is going be electric soon!

Sceirine Ranch Update

East Walker River Sceirine Ranch

by JIM REID

As with the California side of the river it’s time to let the ranch rest, most of the reservations we had for the next 5 weeks or so have been canceled, we have a couple still on the books that we don’t have contact information on, if you have a reservation between now and September, please give us a call and we can get you

A couple changes on the Truckee River This Week

by MATT KOLES

A couple changes on the Truckee River. Weather is cooler, and flows have dropped. Truckee didn’t get out of the 60’s the other day. Flows are down to around 300 cfs here in the Hirsch. The weathers the big thing. Lows in the 30’s and highs barely bucking 70. We’ve pretty much had 90’s all summer. Water temps this week are not an issue. We’re getting towards

Lahontan Reservoir Update

Lahontan Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Prolonged drought conditions have resulted in drastically reduced reservoir levels at Lahontan State Recreation Area. Due to low water levels, boating is not advisable and swimming access may be difficult in most areas. The Silver Springs side of the park does not have any swimmable water. In addition, visitors should use caution while driving, as areas of deep sand and mud are present, and the top

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