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Lake Mohave Fishing Report

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Boaters are catching stripers with anchovies as well as top-water lures and swimbaits. Willow Beach is giving up double-digit stripers. Largemouth and smallmouth bass are hitting crankbaits and plastics. Catfish are biting between Cottonwood Cove and Katherine Landing.

Lake Mead Fishing Report

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
With nighttime air temperatures holding in the 90-degree range, anglers have found the best action at sunrise and then again in the evening hours. This is the time when many fishermen fish under lights. Whether fishing during the day or night, go prepared with plenty of water and salty snacks. Boaters have found success while trolling for striped bass with gizzard or threadfin shad.

Still Big Waters

by MATT KOLES
Still not much change in flows on the Truckee River.  We’ve been hovering around 2,500 cfs here in the Hirsch. Better than 5,000 k, but still really big water. Flows will drop on July 2’nd on the Truckee River. Looks like they will come down to about 800 cfs or so below Boca. That will be just about right. 7 months of big water. For now we’re getting

Lake Tahoe Big Lakers

by HANS MOXLEY
Fishing Guide Hans Moxley checked in today with an update from Lake Tahoe. Today we had very good fishing for large Mackinaw Trout.

Truckee River Update

by MATT KOLES
No major changes in flows yet on the Truckee River. Still pretty big, but the fishing is good. Mostly nymphing and streamer fishing. The streamer fishing has been pretty good the last couple weeks. Big and nasty, think sculpins and crayfish. Nymphing is always good. Good nymphs are-green drakes, golden stones, march browns, baetis, worms, and crayfish. Attractor nymphs are good too. Copper johns, princes, and stuff

Sceirine Ranch Fish Report

by JIM REID
We haven’t had anyone on the ranch this week but when the flows start to come down we expect the fishing to be excellent down there! 

Jiggs Fishing Report

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Good water level and fairly clear water have improved fishing conditions at Jiggs Reservoir. Shore fishermen don’t appear to be faring as well as boaters or float tube anglers. Remember this is a wakeless water. While there is no limitation on motor size, it is illegal to operate your vessel in a manner which produces a wake. The usual small spinners,

Ruby Lake Fishing Report

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Very little change here and Harrison Pass sis open, though take a 4WD with clearance as there are some washouts. Water levels are up with some turbidity due to runoff making fishing a bit more difficult. Fishing has been fair for trout and there have been no reports of any bass being caught. Fly rodders should try the usual

Wild Horse Reservoir Fishing Report

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Very little change here as Wildhorse continues to receive a lot of snow melt keeping the water level very high and there is a lot of water going over the spillway as well as lots of water still in the form of snow in the basin. You can launch a boat and the boat dock is in the water. Surface water temperatures

Willow Creek Reservoir Fishing Report

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
This water was recently stocked with approximately 2000 trout and the lake is almost to capacity. The road is rough so care should be taken driving here. Crappie should be moving into the shallows to spawn. It has had very light angler pressure, so no report on fishing conditions.

Wilson Reservoir Fishing Report

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
The road to Wilson lots of potholes and washboards, so take your time, but fishing here has been good for trout and fair for bass. The lake is spilling with enough water going over the new rock below the spillway to let trout move down into the river and pools below the spillway. Fishing below the spillway had been good and should

Angel Lake Fishing Report

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
The road to Angel Lake is open! The lake is approximately 80% ice covered, but there is 15 to 20 feet of open water by the dam and the fish are cooperating there. Access around the rest of the lake is limited due to snow, but for those who are willing to trudge through the snow, there is some good fishing in open

South Fork Reservoir Fishing Report

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
The surface water temperatures have climbed into the 60’s and fishing for both trout and bass is fair to good. Anglers have had good luck in Coyote Cove and along Jet Ski Beach, but coves further north on the east side such as Tomera, the boat ramp cove and those closer to the dam are good bets for trout anglers. The fish being

Cave Lake Fishing Report

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Fishing has been fair to good for 10 to 12 inch fish using worms or cheese baits under a bobber. Small spinners are also effective. For fly rodders: hare’s ears, pheasant tail nymphs, prince nymphs, small crystal buggers and Cave Lake specials are all good flies. The surface water temperatures are in the mid 50’s and there have been occasional hatches of

Cold Creek Reservoir Fishing Report

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
This is currently at about 90% of capacity and fishing is picking up. Trout have been seen rising and dimpling the surface, especially in the warmer afternoons. Chironomids, scuds and small nymphs (size 16 to 20) fished either right above the bottom or just under the surface appear to be working. This lake was recently stocked with approximately 2000 rainbow trout.

Illipah Fishing Report

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
There are still some muddy areas, so anglers should use caution when driving around the lake though it is drying out. The public should still plan on sticking to areas with good gravel substrate to keep from getting stuck with the precipitation that is forecast for next week. The usual worms, PowerBait or mealworms should all work. Small spinners and spoons should

Topaz Lake Fish Report

by DOUG BUSEY
The water level is up, but beware of the floating debris coming in from the run off. Early morning has been more productive for anglers using blades and a night crawler. Asd the sun comes up you need to go deeper. Shore angler shave had fair success with power bait. With the cloud cover and cooler temps, this would be  good weekend to fish the

Running Fast

by DOUG BUSEY
The river is running strong and fast. Not many anglers out this year due to the conditions. The river has not been planted due to water conditions. But the Alpine Chamber of Commerce will be loading up the rivers as soon as the conditions calm down. For more information, stop by the Carson River Resort.

Lahontan Reservoir Update

by DOUG BUSEY
The lake is back!  Check out this nice 8 pound Walleye caught by Paul Aguilera.  We are looing forward to getting more reports from Lahontan.  If you are fishing out there and want to submit a report please email us at nevada@fishreports.com.

Big Striper Today

by WILLOW BEACH HARBOR
The staff from Willow Beach Marina checked in today with a fish story. Congratulations to Gary on reeling in this 22.98 lb striper this morning! Nice catch!

Oh My!

by MATT KOLES
Big water still. Flows should probably get more manageable, 2’nd week of July on the Truckee River. For now, clarity is good, fish have adapted to the high flows and they are fat and healthy. Soon the real lower stuff will open up and it will be lights out. Like Floriston on down through Nevada. Lots of those fish haven’t seen a fly since

Sceirine Ranch Fish Report

by JIM REID
We haven’t had anyone on the ranch this week but when the flows start to come down we expect the fishing to be excellent down there!

Spooner Lake Tiger Trout

by CHAD WOODS
Today I met up with some good friends at Spooner Lake for some trout fishing with the kids.  It was beautiful weather with a light breeze.  It was great to see Captain Justin Fleck on land.  Justin was accompanied by his wife Teresa and of course Stashia and Justin Jr.  We also had Dave Geis and his son Ben. We arrived around 1 PM and the

Lake Tahoe Mack Report

by HANS MOXLEY
Fishing Guide Hans Moxley checked in this afternoon with an update from Lake Tahoe. Today we had a split trip with a two great groups. We had very good fishing for Macks. We ended up with 7 Macks for our group of 4 anglers. We were one short of limits. Full was had by all.
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