Fish Reports

Willow Beach Stocking

by WILLOW BEACH NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY

Good morning from Willow Beach! Today our staff stocked around 1,200 rainbow trout at the Willow Beach Marina fishing pier. Catch them if you can! #rainbowtrout #hatchthefun #RecreationalFishing #USFWS

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Mild weather in the Hirsch on the Truckee River

Truckee River

by MATT KOLES

Mild weather in the Hirsch on the Truckee River. We’ve had precip most of the week, but the storms have been warm. It’s snowing where it counts though. The kids had one good sledding week here at our house, that’s it. Now we just have a few inches on the ground-El Niño. Honestly, I love when it snows up top and not down here. Less work

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The South Lake has less than 3 inches of ice and is unsafe

Ruby Lake NWR

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

The county road going out is muddy and expected to stay that way with the warm temperatures. The South Lake has less than 3 inches of ice and is unsafe, which applies to all ice at the Refuge

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Lake Mohave Fishing Report

Lake Mohave

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

At Lake Mohave/Willow Beach (report courtesy of Western Outdoor News), slow trolling big swimbaits and larger jerkbaits is turning up the occasional striped bass flirting with double digits. Catfish popped up and started to shine out of nowhere. Dip-baits and cut baits are working for those fish. Trout are stocked at the marina every week, and the bite has been good on floating baits, jigs and spoons. They’re

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1,500 Rainbows Stocked Today

Colorado River - Riviera

by WILLOW BEACH NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY

Good morning from Willow Beach! Today our staff stocked around 1,500 rainbow trout at Community Park in Bullhead City, AZ. Happy fishing! #rainbowtrout #RecreationalFishing #hatchthefun #USFWS

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Striped bass and catfish have been bending sticks

Lake Mead

by ARIZONA GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT

At Lake Mead (report courtesy of Western Outdoor News), Largemouth and smallmouth bass fishing has been slow, but striped bass and catfish have been bending sticks. The stripers are primarily showing up throughout Boulder Basin within casting range of shore. Some are popping up under birds offshore, and all are keyed in on shad. Cut baits are turning up a few along with most of the

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As of 01/20/24, officials at the State Park measured 6.5 inches of clear ice with a top layer of slush near the boat ramp

Wild Horse Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

As of 01/20/24, officials at the State Park measured 6.5″ of clear ice with a top layer of slush near the boat ramp. This is a 0.5″ loss of good ice from last week due to warmer temps. Further out, ice is measuring 6″ or less. As warmer temps persist, it is important to be extremely cautious on the ice. Ice thickness will vary in

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As of 1/23/24 ice is NOT safe at South Fork Reservoir

South Fork Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

As of 1/23/24 ice is NOT safe at South Fork Reservoir. Warmer temps have resulted in the recession of the initial ice up. However, there is opportunity for open water fishing on the southwest side of the lake. Shoreline anglers are catching rainbow trout in the 15″-18” range, with a few brown trout in the mix. A worm 5′ under a bobber is the go-to

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The Truckee River has decent flows and great clarity right now

Truckee River

by MOUNTAIN HARDWARE & SPORTS

Water Conditions The Truckee River has decent flows and great clarity right now, which is typical of this time of year. There is a lot of access to the river with many parking spots available to anglers. Flows on the Truckee River are 82 CFS in the town of Truckee, 161 CFS near Glenshire and 391 CFS at the stateline. Tips for the Week Nymphing and midge fishing

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Fishing is getting good out here

Pyramid Lake

by PYRAMID LAKE GUIDES

Congrats to Ian on his new pb.. fishing is getting good out here.. we have some open dates visit www.pyramidlakeguides.com or call 4355490358 and let's get ya on the calender

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South Fork Reservoir Report

South Fork Reservoir

by SOUTH FORK STATE REC. AREA

**Ice Update** Or better titled..."The Dissolution of My Ice Fishing Dreams...Update" This warm(ish) weather has caused quite the recession in what little ice we had. There is NOT safe ice for ice fishing at South Fork. On the flip-side, there is a good amount of open water available to fish from the Southwest Shores side of the lake. **Fishing Update** Suspending a night crawler about 5-6' from a bobber

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ICE UPDATE

Wild Horse Reservoir

by WILD HORSE STATE RECREATION AREA

After measuring from 4 different locations off of our boat ramp, we have lost .5” of the good clear ice. We are at 6.5” currently and 7” of slush on top. Sean and I will begin measuring twice weekly, since we will be getting warmer weather in the coming weeks. As always, please exercise caution when out on the reservoir. We will take another reading

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Pyramid has seen an uptick in the fishing this week

Pyramid Lake

by TROUT CREEK OUTFITTERS

Pyramid has seen an uptick in the fishing this week with the series of storms moving through the area. Cloud cover and wind will be an angler’s best friend out here, and when both are present, the fishing can be excellent. The days when one or the other isn’t there however, it can remain a grind. Late in the week we saw some extreme winds

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The Truckee continues to see very strong flows downstream of the Boca confluence for this time of year

Truckee River

by TROUT CREEK OUTFITTERS

The Truckee continues to see very strong flows downstream of the Boca confluence for this time of year, holding at 370 CFS as of today. While the upper stretch is quite a bit lower, it is still fishing well. There’s an abundance of small to medium-sized rainbows along the Glenshire Drive area, making for a great place to find better numbers of fish and even

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Access only through Idaho, but even that route may be difficult at this time

Bruneau River

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Access only through Idaho, but even that route may be difficult at this time. The gage on the Bruneau River at the Rowland gage is showing ice.

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East Fork of the Owyhee below the dam was flowing at 13.9 cfs

Owyhee River - East Fork

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

As of 01/24, the East Fork of the Owyhee below the dam was flowing at 13.9 cfs while at the gage at Mountain City is showing ice.

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35.5 lb. Striper

Colorado River - Laughlin

by RUSTY

We have some exciting river news! Angler Mike Bradshaw, visiting from Wrightwood, California, had a successful fishing experience in the Big Bend area from shore. Using a top-water lure in a trout pattern, he landed an impressive striper weighing 35.5 pounds and measuring 43 inches in length. While the fish's weight may seem substantial for its length, it was indeed a great catch. Speaking of trout,

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Weekly Stocking Report

Colorado River - Willow Beach

by WILLOW BEACH NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY

Good morning from Willow Beach! Today our staff stocked around 1,300 rainbow trout at the Willow Beach Marina fishing pier. Catch them if you can!

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Jakes Creek Reservoir has 7 inches of ice with 1-2 inches of snow on that

Jakes Creek Reservoir (Boies Reservoir)

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Jakes Creek Reservoir has 7 inches of ice with 1-2 inches of snow on that. Fishing should be fair to good for trout up to 16 inches. The road going in is snow covered with a few open patches of dirt and easily passible.

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Jiggs Reservoir has 3-4 inches of ice

Jiggs Reservoir (Zunino Reservoir)

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Jiggs Reservoir has 3-4 inches of ice with some variability across the reservoir. Fishing should be fair to good for trout and perhaps a couple of bluegill once the ice becomes thicker. NDOW recommends anglers stay off ice measuring less than 4 inches.

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Rotary Park Stocking

Colorado River - Riviera

by WILLOW BEACH NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY

Good morning from Willow Beach! Today our staff stocked around 1,500 rainbow trout at Rotary Park in Bullhead City, AZ. Happy fishing! #rainbowtrout #RecreationalFishing #hatchthefun #USFWS

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The flows are still in the mid 90’s which is awesome for this time of the year!

East Walker River (NV)

by KENS SPORTING GOODS STAFF

The East Walker on the California side of the state line is closed until April 27. 2024. The Nevada side of the river is open through the Winter. The Nevada side of the river has been fishing pretty well, at least when the weather cooperates a little. I’ve had several reports this past week of anglers getting into 5 to 15 fish per day, I haven’t

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The Mid is firing

Pyramid Lake

by TROUT CREEK OUTFITTERS

Read Mile's fishing report for the latest and stop by the shop for any last minute supplies. BTW, we received a fresh delivery of Jaydacators today. Crafted locally, by Jason himself = a lot of extra karma points when you head out to Pyramid with these in your arsenal. Swing by the shop and stock up. Fish on!

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