Fish Reports

Mackinaw Fishing Has Been Good

by DOUG BUSEY

The mackinaw fishing has been good to fair for angler fishing the north shore shelves of Carnelian Point. The rock pile off Logan Shoals has been productive. The boat inspection stations are open in Meyers and At the highway 28 and highway 50 intersection at Spooner summit. Check the website to get hours of operation.

First Stocking of 2021 Season

by LAHONTAN NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY STAFF

Our first two stockings of the 2021 season in Lake Tahoe are complete! This week we stocked 5,083 10 inch Pilot Peak Lahontan Cutthroat Trout on the Nevada side. To monitor and evaluate Pilot Peak LCT growth, survival, and movement around the Lake, 30% of those trout were FLOY tagged with a unique ID and phone number so that anglers can report their catch and

Truckee River Fishing Report

by MOUNTAIN HARDWARE & SPORTS

Flowing at an average of 425 CFS and water temperatures around 64 degrees, conditions could not be better on the Truckee River right now. Anglers are currently seeing hatches of green drakes, pale morning duns, caddis, and blue winged olives. Dry fly fishing in the evening has been consistent with caddis and pale morning dun hatches. Mid-day nymphing has been great using an 8 foot

Excellent Fishing on The Truckee River

by MATT KOLES

Excellent fishing on the Truckee River. It went from the 90’s, to the 50’s. I guess it’s still late spring? Suppose to warm way back up and get into the 90’s later next week, ugh. Flows have dropped again. Just under 500 cubes in the Hirsch, higher at Farad, lower through Reno. A pick pocket dream, if you tight line nymph. No water coming out of Boca. I’m

Finding Biters Each Day

by MIKE NIELSEN

The weather has been such a roller coaster ride this spring. Today near freezing after last 4 days of heavy wind. One week we have snow and wind then next record highs 80-86 then followed by more wind then cold. I’m ready for some stability in weather. Good news is we’re finding biters each day.

The Striper Action Remains Strong

Colorado River - Laughlin

by RUSTY

The striper action remains strong. Our local angler Joe Bauer landed a super catch, a 24.02 pound striper at 42 inches. He was fishing from shore in the community park area and was throwing his favorite lure to land this beast. I have been hearing that the casino area has been producing a few stripers mostly in the 1 to 5 pound range. We have some

There Will Be 750 Trophy Trout Stocked This Week

Willow Creek Reservoir

by OR DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE STAFF

There will be 750 trophy trout stocked in Willow Creek Reservoir this week. This time of year, fishing tends to pick up for both trout and warmwater species as the water warms. Look for trout, crappie and bass to cruising along the bank in the shallower water in the early morning and then fish will move out to the deeper sections of the reservoir. You

Barbless hooks are helping anglers as weeds thicken

Kirch Wildlife Management Area

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Barbless hooks are helping anglers as weeds thicken across the ponds. Haymeadow and Cold Springs Reservoirs have been good for crappies with anglers using small jigs and night crawlers. Bass are active and hitting on jigs and tubes. The other ponds are offering good fly fishing for trout early in the day and towards evening as they hit the surface for bugs.

Action for bass and crappies has been picking up

Eagle Valley Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

The park has been busy with anglers going after trout. Trout action has been best at sunrise and sunset. They are taking various colors of PowerBait and night crawlers. Action for bass and crappies has been picking up throughout the day; they are hitting on dark colored plastics and Woolly Buggers. Anglers must catch and release bass through June 30.

Annual Free Fishing Day Kid's Derby is This Saturday

Echo Canyon Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

The annual Free Fishing Day kids’ derby is slated for 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday. Trout and crappies are biting mealworms and night crawler pieces. Trout are also biting rainbow and green PowerBaits, and crappies are biting green tube baits and bright jigs. Largemouth bass have been taking imitation crawdads and worms in darker colors. Fishing is good through the morning but slows significantly

Striped Bass Are Biting Just South of Davis Dam

Colorado River - Laughlin

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Striped bass are biting just south of Davis Dam and throughout Big Bend State Recreation Area. A variety of topwater lures, swimbaits, and anchovies are getting hit. Anglers targeting rainbow trout are having success with mice tails and PowerBait. Catfish can be found hiding in the shadows of vegetation along the shoreline of the river.

Large Stripers Are Taking 4 Inch Trout Swimbait

Colorado River - Willow Beach

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Anglers fishing for striped bass at Willow Beach are reporting that large fish are taking 4-inch trout swimbaits. The bite is very slow during the day and picks up in the early morning hours. Rainbow trout are active sporadically and are showing a preference for bright-colored spinners.

Lake Mohave Fishing Report

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Anglers fishing for striped bass at Willow Beach are reporting that large fish are taking 4-inch trout swimbaits. The bite is very slow during the day and picks up in the early morning hours. Rainbow trout are active sporadically and are showing a preference for bright-colored spinners. For a black bass bite on Lake Mohave, try throwing topwater lures, soft plastics, or jigs in the

Fishing is Best in The Morning When The Parks Open

Las Vegas Urban Ponds

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Stocked catfish are taking hot dog and night crawler pieces. Fishing is best in the morning when the park opens or towards sunset until the park is closed. Recreate responsibly by giving your fellow angler space to fish and putting your garbage in the bins provided. Saturday, June 12 is Free Fishing Day.

Hemenway is Producing Stripers in 2-4 lb. Range for Shore Anglers

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Boaters are reporting largemouth bass, striped bass, and catfish catches throughout the Overton Arm and Temple Bar. Smallmouth bass and bluegill action is hotter in the Las Vegas Bay. Try anchovies for a catfish or striper bite and soft plastics or topwater lures for black bass. Hemenway is producing stripers in the 2-4-pound range for shore anglers and kayakers, with the most action being reported in

Tahoe Topliners Report

by MIKE NIELSEN

Few pics from couple recent runs. Today sitting here waiting. One party came 15 minutes late with handfuls bananas…… almost ran the other direction and the others I had to call wake up and now I’m sitting frustrated! Yea!

The Ranch is Fishing Well

East Walker River Sceirine Ranch

by KENS SPORTING GOODS STAFF

The ranch is still fishing very well especially with dry/dropper rigs, not much on the streamers or straight hoppers lately but lots of nice 16 to 18 inch fish on caddis nymphs under chubby’s. Give us a call if you want some time on the water down there.

Get Them Flies Down and Dirty in That Fast Pocket Water

by MATT KOLES

Looks like the heat wave is over. Little rough this week with heat. Mid 90’s in the Hirsch. Fishing is great though on the Truckee River. Get them flies down and dirty in that fast pocket water. Learn to tight line nymph, or euro nymph, if you don’t already. If you get a guide, not the best idea to get the out of town guide, or the

Lake Level is Very Low

Jiggs Reservoir (Zunino Reservoir)

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

The lake has very low water levels and a soft muddy shoreline. There was a trout die off last summer, so no trout are left here. A few blue gill and bass, but no report on how fishing is. The shorelines are soft and muddy. NDOW salvaged approximately 3,000 blue gill and several hundred black bass this past week that were taken to other appropriate

No Black Bass May Be Kept Until July 1

South Fork Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Fishing for both trout and bass continues to be fair to good depending upon the day. Algae and plant growth is starting to come on. Surface water temperatures are well on their way into the 60’s and the bass bite has picked up, especially largemouth bass using crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Catfish have been showing up in the creel with Gavin Broad of Sparks, NV, catching

Fishing Has Been Good

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Cave Lake is sitting approximately 15 feet below normal water level. Fishing has been good here using worms, PowerBait or small spinners. Fly rodders should be using small nymphs, chironomids or buggers. Cave Lake was stocked with approximately 5,000 rainbow trout in late April.

Stocked With Rainbow & Bluegill

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Work is being done to put in an improved boat ramp at Comins which is affecting access to the lake. Do not expect to be able to launch a large boat for the foreseeable future as volunteers and contractors are cutting brush and moving dirt to prepare for the boat ramp. This is taking place where people have usually launched boats and that area is

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