Fish Reports

Low and clear water makes the fishing challenging.

Richard Dean of Calif. caught a 6 pound, 9-ounce rainbow on a nightcrawler. J. B. Yarnell of Arnold caught a 4-pound, 1-ounce rainbow on a Hopper. Lots of 3-7 pounders being reported here at the store. The water is holding good for this time of the year. We already have reservations for the months of Oct. and Nov. We are staying open through the

We do not advise you to launch a boat. We do encourage you to fish from a float tube or rubber raft or fish from a chair on the shore due to the low water levels. The water is super low.

Traditional trout baits should goad a few rainbows into biting. Fish will become more active as temperatures begin to drop.

Boaters and shore anglers continue to find fair to good fishing out of Cottonwood Cove. Stripers moving into the area seem to have pushed bluegill out. One angler reportedly found success with a diving lure that resembles a three-inch bluegill. Most stripers being caught are small, ranging from seven to 14 inches in length though there are some reports of larger fish being taken as

Action for striped bass has picked up along the beaches near Special Events Beach. Shore anglers have been catching the fish on lures mimicking shad that are using the area. Live shad and anchovies may also produce bites. The Las Vegas wash area continues to yield small stripers to anglers jigging baits or casting top-water hardware. Nevada Department of Wildlife creel clerks have seen few

Gene St. Denis: I've been fishing 50-200 feet deep at Ski Run Shelf, Camp Richardson and the Tahoe Keys. Trolling with silver Herring Dodger flasher blades and minnows. Bouncing off the bottom in a serpentine pattern.

Gene St. Denis of Blue Ribbon Charters and Tahoe Trophy Trout at South Lake Tahoe, Calif. (530-544-6552): I've been very busy. We have been trolling 100-280 feet deep. We locate the fish on the fish finder and then troll in a "Figure Eight" pattern, bouncing the bottom. I've been fishing at Cal-Neva, Dollar Point and Sugar Pine Points.

Dave Kirby: Max Fladby, age 10, of Valencia caught a stringer of rainbows on Salmon eggs on Sunday. Michael Johnson of Lakewood caught a 3.75 pound rainbow on Salmon eggs at Pickett's Junction.

Todd Sodaro and Chad Machado of the Carson River Resort (877-694-2229): Desiree Harnar, age 16, of Carson City caught a 5-pound, 12-ounce rainbow on Salmon eggs, Sean Morgan of Stockton caught a 5-pound, 10-ounce rainbow on Salmon eggs and Jason Tyra caught a 5-pound, 3-ounce rainbow on Salmon eggs. We are staying open through the winter due to the year-round season on the section below

Elmer Bull of Yerington reported that the month of September is a good time to fish for bass with either rubber worms or spinner baits.

Lots of people are catching lots of White Bass. We encourage you to fish from a float tube due to the low water levels. The water is super low. Be careful if launching from the beaches. People have been getting stuck at Beach Nos. 4-6-8.

We have had a big trout die-off due to the low water, algae and the warm temperatures. I walked about a mile along the shoreline and saw lots of dead rainbows, up to 23 inches and some perch, but I did not see any browns.

n recent weeks low water and high temperatures, coupled with weed growth, have resulted in slow fishing. Action should pick up as daytime temperatures begin to drop. Meanwhile persistent anglers could find some success.

PowerBait in colors from orange to rainbow and Zeke's Sierra Gold have been taking rainbow trout at Willow Beach last week. Anglers have had some success with a variety of hardware as well, including Jake's Lures, Super Dupers, Panther Martins and other spinners. Shore fishermen and boaters alike were successful. Striper anglers were successful using lures that resembled small rainbow trout in the three- to

Anglers looking to reel in a mess of stripers will find success for school-size fish in the Vegas Bay arm from Gypsum Wash to Boxcar Cove. Kingman Wash has also been producing fish. Fishing along the beaches and near Hemenway continues to be slow.