Fish Reports

Fishing has Been Good this Season and it will Pick-Up

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Fishing has been good this season and it will pick-up with the cooler temps on the way. Recently, burnt orange leech and sheep creek specials slowly retrieved on sinking or sink tip lines have been the best bet. Fish will likely spend more time in the shallows and on the surface with the season change. Small terrestrials and midge patterns will likely draw a strike

Fishing Continues to be Excellent on the East Walker.

East Walker River (NV)

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Fishing continues to be excellent on the East Walker. It did slow slightly due to extended high temps but will bounce back quickly with fall nearly here. As water temperatures drop, the caddis activity will slow some but still be the bug of choice until the cold really sets in. Nymph fishing has slowed slightly but streamer fishing has gotten better with the recent unstable

Cool Nights are Helping to Improve the Trout Fishing

Bilk Creek Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Cool nights are helping to improve the trout fishing while the bass bite is still on during the warmest part of the day. Spin fishermen are finding bass on spinners and small spoons. Fly fisherman are finding trout in deeper areas of the lake on nymphs and small streamers. Look for fish on the surface early and late in the day and try just about

Chimney Dam Reservoir Report

Chimney Dam Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Fishing is fair to slow for walleye, crappie, wiper and catfish. A few walleye are being caught slowly trolling minnow imitations or worm harnesses. Trolling faster with rapala minnow imitations is a good method for walleye as well. For crappie use bright colored jigs in the flooded vegetation. The few that fly fish Chimney Reservoir tend to stick with the chartreuse and yellow Clouser minnows.

Fishing is perfect!

by MIKE NIELSEN

The last week has been good. Weather is amazing. Fishing is perfect. Hardly any boats out. 4 fish right at 10 lb mark last few days! Best part is there is light at the end of the Summer tunnel. Im ready for a day off!

Pyramid Lake Fishing Report

by PYRAMID LAKE STAFF

Stripers and bass have been biting very well over the past week both from shore and throughout the lake. Stripers have been seen boiling in the marina, Yellowbar, Bear Trap, and Spanish Point, biting top water baits, kastmasters, and baits like Sardines, Lugworms, and Chicken Liver throughout the day. Bass have also been biting top water baits consistently and also plastic setups to work through

The Sceirine Fished Excellent this Past Week!

East Walker River Sceirine Ranch

by JIM REID

The Sceirine fished excellent this past week, several clients we had down there had exceptional days on the water. There was lots of action with dead drift crayfish as well as various stonefly patterns. They were eating much larger flies than is typical on the California side this past week. With the flows and water temps the way they are it’s a perfect time to

Spooner Lake to Close This Fall to Address Forest Concerns

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

With dense vegetation spanning over 300 acres, the iconic Spooner Lake portion of Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park is increasingly susceptible to environmental disturbances threatening the health of the Tahoe Basin. State officials from forestry, parks and lands announced Thursday the closure of the Spooner Lake portion of Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park from Sept. 12 to Nov. 16 to address forest health issues. The Nevada

Registration is Open for Fly Tying Tuesday on Sept. 18

Las Vegas Urban Ponds

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Registration is open for Fly Tying Tuesday on Sept. 18 at the NDOW office located at 4747 Vegas Drive. The class will begin at 6 p.m. This is a free class for beginners through more advanced fly tiers, and all equipment and materials will be provided. To register for this or other classes visit www.ndow.org/Education/.

Early Morning Rapalas or Thomas Buoyants

by DOUG BUSEY

Water level is way down. For boaters, watch those willow bushes on the north end. They are just visible above the water line. Make sure to keep an eye on the depth finder as those places you fished a month ago, are at least 10 feet shallower. Early morning Rapalas or Thomas Buoyants have been producing fish. Flasher and a worm have also been productive.

Willow Creek Reservoir Restoration Volunteers

Willow Creek Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

NDOW and Barrick are partnering up to put together the final stage of the Willow Creek Reservoir Restoration. Now that the dam is fixed and improved, NDOW, Barrick and volunteers will build and install fish habitat structures to be placed at the bottom of Willow Creek Reservoir before it fills up. Volunteers will meet at the reservoir, which is near Midas in Elko County at

Trout Growing Increasingly Active

Kirch Wildlife Management Area

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Reports from anglers have been good this week. One angler estimated that he caught and released as many as 60 small to medium-sized Largemouth Bass in just a few hours. He was fishing the upper end of Adams-McGill from a kayak. While daytime temperatures remain warm, overnight temperatures are beginning to drop. That has trout growing increasingly active, especially in the morning hours.

Good for Trout and Bass

Eagle Valley Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Fishing action has been good for trout and bass, but the crappie bite has slowed. Trout are taking PowerBait in rainbow, orange, or green colorations, as well as night crawlers.

Trout Bite is Starting to Pick Up

Echo Canyon Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

The trout bite is starting to pick up with the dropping nighttime temperatures. The fish have been most active in the morning hours and after sunset. They are taking PowerBait in rainbow-sparkle, and also orange or green.

Laughlin Fishing Report!

Colorado River - Laughlin

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Striped bass and catfish are taking baits above Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area and through Casino Row. Stripers averaging between 1 and 3 pounds are mainly taking anchovies fished from boats and the shoreline. Some local anglers are recommending bait saver thread for keeping cut anchovies on your hook. Trout stocking below the dam should resume sometime in September.

Lake Mohave Fishing Report

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Catfish action has been good at the south end of the reservoir. The fish are taking worms and anchovies fished off the bottom. Striped Bass are biting jointed swimbaits. Fishing is slow for black bass, but the bluegill bite is good. Trout are biting on worms and spinners out of Willow Beach.

Fishing for Bluegill and Green Sunfish Remains Good

Las Vegas Urban Ponds

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Fishing for Bluegill and Green Sunfish remains good in most of the urban ponds. Catfish action has been good following the August plant. The fish are taking night crawlers, hot dog slices or chicken gizzards.

Night Fishing Can be Very Good

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Anglers enjoyed good fishing over the holiday weekend. Stripers are taking lures and jigs, while rattle baits and buzzbaits in silver patterns are getting the bites from bass. Sunset remains the most productive part of the fishing day, but night fishing can be very good, especially under a light. Spinnerbaits and plastics are catching black bass in the Boulder Basin and the Overton Arm. The

The Stripers Bite is Doing Well!

Colorado River - Davis Dam

by RUSTY

The stripers bite is doing well along the Colorado River here below the Davis Dam. The casino area along with community park are a couple of your go to spots. Both sides are producing some great catches in the 1 to 3 pound range. In the upper big bend area Jim Ferren was fishing from his boat and landed a couple of stripers using anchovies

The Streamer Bite is Picking Up!

by MATT KOLES

Summer is gone on the Truckee River, and fall fishing now. Kids are in school, the burners are done, the last party of summer. Time to get serious with some fall fishing. We’ll pretty much have an empty river now except for some weekends. I’m guessing the flows will stay up out of Lake Tahoe this fall, but hard to say. Regardless, I think flows will be

Catfish Bite is Doing Ok!

by RUSTY

Up on Lake Mohave the catfish bite is doing ok so shows Kris Moore with a nice 5.2 pound channel at 22 inches. He was bait fishing from his boat near the dam. Some of the other sports are further up on the lake near the power lines. The striper bite hasn’t started to take off yet. Tthe small mouth bass and large mouth bass

Below Davis Dam is Producing the Best Catches!

Colorado River - Davis Dam

by RUSTY

The striper bite is continuing here along the Colorado river. Below Davis Dam is producing the best catches so far. The community park area is a great spot as the area has been opened up and is now more accessible for those used to be hard to go to fishing hot spots. The casino area is seeing some striper action but mostly is the 1

Things Sure Have Changed in the Last Week.

by MATT KOLES

Temps have finally cooled and we are having highs in the 70’s in Tahoe. I needed this and so did the trouts. Lows have been in the 30’s in the Hirsch, the heater is kicking on in the house in the mornings, fall is near. With the drops in temps its obviously cooled water temps. That has made the fishing very inconsistent this last week on the

The Sceirine is Still Fishing Very Well!

East Walker River Sceirine Ranch

by JIM REID

The Sceirine is still fishing very well, lots of nice fish in both the riffle water and the deeper pools. Nymphing has been the best, both caddis nymphs and small midge patterns, as well as san juan worms. As with the California side the dry/dropper action has slowed up quite a bit so just go to the bottom.

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