Fish Reports

Whiper Bass and White Bass fishing have been excellent almost anywhere in the lake. Beach 6 has been the most productive, but don't limit yourself. Any lure, buzz bait, spinner bait or jig will work. Move the lure across the bottom. Casting area should have aquatic vegetation or brushy cover. The narrows of the lake fished well for Wallleye according to Kim Tisdale, Western Region

Fort Churchill ponds have been fishing slowly since the warm whether try early in the morning and late evening for the bass. Slow retrieve with rubber baits have been most effective.

Big Springs Reservoir is filling and looks good for the future.

Western Region Game Warden Tyler Turnipseed reports great action at the Pit Taylor area for crappie. A State record of 3 pounds was almost broken over Memorial Day Weekend. Try using chartreuse color crappie jigs Walleye below and above the dam. Try using white crappie jigs white or yellow 1/8 oz.

Boat anglers are generally finding fish 25 feet below the surface and are doing well locating fish and fishing frog or trout colored torpedoes.

Chris and Jeri Grellman of Sparks of Hog Charters (358-5199): Jeri reported: Chris, our step-daughter and her husband were out last Saturday. They trolled with Apex lures on the east side of the lake. The three of them caught and released 25 Cutthroat, with only one of the fish under 19 inches.

Andy at The Gilly Sporting Goods Store: The Truckee is fishing good for those fishermen who know how to fly fish.

Todd Sodaro and Chad Machado of the Carson River Resort (877-694-2229): Everyone still catching fish. David White of Rio Vista caught a 3.3 pound rainbow on a nightcrawler, Devon Rackle of San Jose a 3.5 pounder on a Panther/Martin lure and Gene Ward of Crockett a 4-pounder on red Salmon eggs.

Dave Kirby: Fishing strong for some nice fish. Zac Sayed of Minden caught a 3-pound rainbow on a nightcrawler plus some small trout on Saturday.

Chuck and Linda Fields at the Topaz Lake Marina (775-266-3550): It was windy over the weekend, but the few fishermen out, were catching fish. Nothing big, as the bigger fish seem to have gone deeper to cooler water. There is hardly any water coming into the lake, right now.

Elmer Bull reported: Getting weedy and lots of mosquitoes. The bass fishing is best late, late in the afternoons. Trout fishing is at a dead halt, right now.

Don Hettrick and Don Quilici of Carson City, plus Rich Bachle of Fernley trolled in "The Narrows" last Thursday. They caught and released several hundred small White Bass and one Sacramento Perch. The fish were hitting any lure that looked like a small fish.

Dennis Dunn, Mark, Rocket and Scott at the Wild Horse Resort (775) 758-6472: Fishing is hot! Weather is cool! There are no Mormon Crickets this year!

Anglers have been catching crappie, largemouth and rainbow trout. The crappie bite should be slowing down. A popper, streamers, spinners and plastic baits all work well for bucket mouths. Try worms, PowerBait, spinners and flies for trout.

Slow. That's still the word on fishing coming out of Cottonwood Cove and fishing pressure is light. Anglers have found some success for stripers, catfish and largemouth bass at locations throughout the lake. Striper fishing should pick up as the summer progresses.

Boaters have been finding some success for both smallmouth and largemouth bass in the upper reaches of the lake. The fish have been holding near structure and brush. Anglers have been taking the fish with crankbaits, plastic worms and tube baits. Stripers are beginning to push shad to the surface and creating some opportunities for top-water fishing. Top-water action should pick up as striper boils