Fish Reports

Truckee River Fishing Report-12-27-16

by MATT KOLES

Cold is the word, around -15 the other night here in the Hirsch on the Truckee River. High’s have been in the 20’s. Temps should get back into the 40’s by weeks end. A little anchor ice/ shelf ice in some spots along the river but despite the cold temps not much. So that being said you can go out and get some fish right now. Probably

Willow Creek Reservoir Fishing Report

Willow Creek Reservoir

by ARIZONA GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT

Largemouth bass are the predominant species. Shore fishing is difficult due to the aquatic vegetation although the cold temperatures have helped cleared some of that mess. Try top water baits so you can eliminate some of the snagging. If you are in a boat or float tube you can always retrieve your baits without too much difficulty. Try drop shots from shore also. If you

Pyramid Lake Fishing Report

by MATT KOLES

Pyramid Lake has been pretty good. Seems like it’s slipped into winter mode. The water is colder and fish are somewhat less active except certain times of day. The afternoon grab has been good and can be somewhat dependable if you can stick it until the light gets low. 3- 5:00 p.m. is a good time to be out on the lake right now unless

Truckee River Fishing Report

by MATT KOLES

Wow, another shot of water and the Truckee River rose to flood stage once again on Friday last week. Things have settled down and the river is back down to around 750 cfs here in the Hirsch- and somewhat higher down below. The river has also gained back some clarity, though, us as anglers are more concerned about clarity than the fish. Fish can see

Willow Beach Hatchery Update

Colorado River - Willow Beach

by U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

A new water intake for Willow Beach National Fish Hatchery (NFH) in Willow Beach, Arizona, has been built and tested in Lake Mohave, and that is good news for anglers and conservationists. A much awaited rehabilitation of the water supply intake for the federal fisheries facility has proved fruitful. The floating platform system was tested on July 26, 2016, and is working well. With an

Big Truckee River Fishing Report

by MOUNTAIN HARDWARE & SPORTS

WITH THE SIGNIFICANT HIGH FLOWS DISREGARD WHAT IS WRITTEN BELOW UNTIL FLOWS COME BACK INTO BETTER SHAPE! IF YOU MUST FISH, GOOD LUCK AND USE YOUR HIGH-WATER TACTICS TO TRY AND BE SUCCESSFUL. FLOOD LIKE STAGES OF THE RIVER USUALLY HAPPEN IN THE SPRING BUT SOMETIMES EVENTS LIKE THESE HAPPEN DURING WINTER. FLOWS BUMP UP CONSIDERABLY BELOW PROSSER OUTFLOW AS THEY ARE DUMPING 507 CFS

Sceirine Ranch Fishing Report

East Walker River Sceirine Ranch

by JIM REID

Haven’t had anyone on the ranch this past week, will keep you updated when we get some traffic down there!

Topaz Lake Fishing Report

by LIZ WEIRAUCH

Topaz Lake opens in 2 short weeks (okay, plus one day... geeze). Weather Forecast is for the 31st (yah, no forecast out for the 1st yet), according to my handy dandy InAccurate weather, is a sunny 51 degrees with a 15% chance of precipitation. We have a FEW openings in the rod repair department... if you have something that you forgot about last season, get it in!

Willow Creek Reservoir Fishing Report

Willow Creek Reservoir

by ARIZONA GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT

Largemouth bass are the predominant species. Shore fishing is difficult due to the aquatic vegetation although the cold temperatures have helped cleared some of that mess. Try top water baits so you can eliminate some of the snagging. If you are in a boat or float tube you can always retrieve your baits without too much difficulty. Try drop shots from shore also. If you

Willow Beach Fishing Report

Colorado River - Willow Beach

by ARIZONA GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT

Try spinner baits along with cut anchovies for stripers. If you fish Willow beach and are having luck, please e-mail me at gcummins@azgfd.gov so I can share your successes with others.

Lake Mohave Fishing Report

by ARIZONA GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT

Thelake level is currently 639 feet above msl. At this elevation reefs and sandbars are exposed so be very careful of rocks just under the surface. One angler reported that he had a blast with largemouth bass in the shallows and smallies attacking plastics along the shelves. The fishing dock at Katherine's Landing produced some nice fish. The striper bite has returned

Colorado River Below Davis Dam Fishing Report

by ARIZONA GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT

Trout stocking has begun and the latest stocking was the week of November 6th. The next stocking is tentatively scheduled for the week of December 18th. The best bait is reported to be yellow and orange power bait and of course night crawlers. Try small spinner baits if the power baits are not working. Try swim baits for stripers, especially ones that look like

Lllipah Reservoir Fishing Report

Illipah Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

The lake is 100% covered with unsafe ice. Expect to wait at least a few weeks for the ice to be safe as long as the weather cooperates with cold weather. The wrinkle is that there is snow forecast for next week and this could provide an insulating layer on the ice keeping it from gaining any thickness from the cold air temperatures at night.

Lake Mohave Fishing Report

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Striped bass moving down the river have mostly been in the 1-4 pound range. Some visitors from up north were able to bring in a few stripers in the 4-5 pound range. Fishing has been best north of Cottonwood Cove and at the end, just outside Katherine Landing.

Lake Mead Fishing Report

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

With the cold mornings upon us, fishing action has slowed down on Lake Mead. Those that brave the early mornings are been having success with striped bass. Also, shad are plentiful outside Government Wash. Anglers are having good luck with shad imitation lures while fishing for stripers as well.

Truckee River Fishing Report-12-12-16

by MATT KOLES

The picture above is at about 2,400 cfs on Saturday afternoon. Saturday night the Truckee River rose to almost 4,000 cfs here in the Hirsch-which is flood stage. Crazy, the river rose to flood stage in less than 24 hours. It’s dropping fast now, and under 1,000 cubes here. Looks like we have another AR type event, Tuesday-Friday. Snow levels look to be high again,

Pyramid Lake Fishing Report

by MOUNTAIN HARDWARE & SPORTS

BBoth Bank and Boat guys doing well here from one day to the next. With the push of nice weather settled in it could be marginal action for Bank guys but better for the Boat guys. Lyman’s, Sierra Spoons, Artic Fox Trolling flies, or any other minnow imitation of baitfish found here. Jigging for Cutthroat that are deeper can be effective also this time of

Big Truckee River Fishing Report

by MOUNTAIN HARDWARE & SPORTS

WITH THE SIGNIFICANT HIGH FLOWS DISREGARD WHAT IS WRITTEN BELOW UNTIL FLOWS COME BACK INTO BETTER SHAPE! IF YOU MUST FISH, GOOD LUCK AND USE YOUR HIGH-WATER TACTICS TO TRY AND BE SUCCESSFUL. FLOOD LIKE STAGES OF THE RIVER USUALLY HAPPEN IN THE SPRING BUT SOMETIMES EVENTS LIKE THESE HAPPEN DURING WINTER. FOR THOSE WHO REMEMBER THE FLOOD OF 1997 THIS PALES IN COMPARISON! With

Sceirine Ranch Fishing Report

East Walker River Sceirine Ranch

by JIM REID

There’s only been one angler on the Sceirine the last couple weeks, he was able to land several nice fish with his time down there. A dry/dropper rig worked the best with at least one fish even taking the dry on top. Stimulators with a midge dropper like a flashback emerger or rainbow warrior should do the trick down there.

Sceirine Ranch Fishing Report

East Walker River Sceirine Ranch

by JIM REID

There’s only been one angler on the Sceirine the last couple weeks, he was able to land several nice fish with his time down there. A dry/dropper rig worked the best with at least one fish even taking the dry on top. Stimulators with a midge dropper like a flashback emerger or rainbow warrior should do the trick down there.

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