Fish Reports

The striper bite is slow along Casino Row, but rainbow trout are keeping shore anglers busy. Rooster Tails in greens and yellows are landing fish between one and two pounds. To the south, anglers are reporting more striper action. The fish are taking anchovies and shad lures fished from shore near the nature center.

Anglers are catching their 5-fish limit of rainbow trout at Willow Beach. Try a combination of garlic PowerBait and worms or your favorite spinner. Stripers are still hitting shad imitators and rainbow trout lures fished from boat just offshore. In the Cottonwood Basin, anglers using topwater lures and Rat-L-Traps are catching a combination of striped and black bass. Anglers targeting smallmouth are seeing fish up

Boils are popping up throughout the day with fish averaging just under two pounds. Live shad are the bait of choice, but a variety of Rat-L-Traps, crankbaits and soft plastics in shad patterns are landing fish too. In Government Wash bluegill are still hitting worms and topwater lures are fooling largemouth bass. Catfish are looking for anchovies and stinkbaits fished off the bottom just after

Truckee River The Truckee River has changed a lot since the last report. Flows are down to 220 CFS at the downtown gauge and water temps are starting the day in the high 30s. The trout have acclimated to this change and the fishing has been good. You may need to change your tactics as low cold water will push the fish into slower water. The

The Upper Truckee River is currently closed for fishing from Tahoe City to Trout Creek. Anglers fishing in the Glenshire area should focus on using dry flies such as blue winged olives or midges. Anglers fishing below Glenshire and Boca should use crawdads, small nymphs, and there may be some blue winged olive activity, depending on the temperature in the afternoons. FLOWS: Tahoe City 75 CFS,

Trout action has been very good. Rainbow and tiger trout are taking a variety of spinners and spoons. Bait anglers have been doing well from the shoreline using a chunk of night crawler and PowerBait or combined with a mini marshmallow. The fishing pier is still inaccessible, and the boat launch is closed. Freezing temperatures overnight are making for icy conditions early in the morning

Rainbow trout action has been very good.  The best fishing has been found by those using kayaks or floatables to get away from the shoreline. Water levels continue to rise and that has anglers finding improved action off the dam. The fish are taking PowerBait in rainbow, orange, or green colorations, as well as spinners. Shorelines are muddy and icy in the mornings.

Boaters are catching stripers between 1 and 3 pounds throughout Big Bend State Recreation Area. The fish are taking anchovies and crankbaits in shad patterns. Bigger fish are being caught closer to Davis Dam with the fish hitting soft plastic worms and crankbaits fished from shore. Shoreline anglers are also catching 5-fish limits of rainbow trout. Different combinations of PowerBait, worms, and spotted spinners are

 Shore anglers at Willow Beach are reporting striped bass catches on chrome Rat-L-Traps. Rainbow trout are taking baits near the fishing pier from sunrise to about noon. On the reservoir, both black and striped bass are hitting topwater baits like Zara Spooks and Whopper Ploppers. Catfish are taking anchovies and corn near Cottonwood Cove. The bass bite is expected to slow down due to the

Striped bass continue to hit topwater lures throughout the morning hours in the Boulder Basin. Largemouth bass activity is being reported in the shallows with the fish taking chatterbaits, soft plastics, and Whopper Ploppers. Anglers are catching catfish up to 5 pounds around Hemenway after sunset. Few reports have come in from the Virgin Basin or Overton Arm. Black bass and striped bass action is