Nevada Department of Wildlife News

EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR Rainbow and tiger trout action has been good following the recent NDOW trout plants. The fish are taking spinners with yellow and red dots, like “Lil Jakes. Bass and crappie fishing have slowed over the past two weeks as temperatures have begun to drop. The launch ramp is closed due to low water conditions. ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR Anglers have been successful using night crawlers and

The fall season has some of the best fishing of the year in Nevada! If you haven't already, buy your fishing license at ndowlicensing.com, so you can get out there and enjoy it! In this week's Nevada Wild, NDOW's Ashley Sanchez and Aaron Keller are joined by NDOW's Angler Educators Jan Nemec, Joe Doucette, and Abbey Czarnecki to talk about what makes fall a prime time of year

EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR  Rainbow, tiger, and brown trout have all been hitting well this past week. Anglers are reporting good fishing with night crawlers, garlic PowerBait, and Mepp’s spinners in both gold and silver. Panther Martins and Rooster Tails also are generally a good choice. Temperatures are dropping into freezing ranges overnight, so the best bass and crappie action is taking place in the afternoon. The

EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR Anglers have been doing well from shore for trout averaging 10 to 12 inches in length. Trout action is best during the morning hours. Anglers are catching the fish with worms and PowerBait. Bass are still taking baits but are doing so later in the day. Overnight temperatures are dropping below freezing. The launch ramp is closed due to low water levels. For

The weather is slowly getting cooler and is turning the tide on trout fishing in northeastern Nevada.  As surface water temperatures cool into the high 50’s trout are coming into the shallows looking for food and anglers are starting to take advantage of it.  The downside is that there is still lots of “gunk” in the water and this calls for cleaning your gear after

EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR Trout action is getting even better since the days have started cooling off. Cooler weather moving through is making it prime fishing any time of day. Trout will hit night crawlers and spinners. Bass will hit crankbaits later in the day. As aquatic vegetation thins out, fish will be more active toward the shoreline. The launch ramp is still closed to boats with

October is here, but you would never know it by the daytime highs.  It’s supposed to be in the 80’s for much of the week, though next weekend is forecast for more seasonal temps in the 70’s and then in the 60’s starting on Sunday. There’s a high pressure system that has been hanging over the Great Basin for a while and combined with a beautiful

EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR The launch ramp is closed until further notice due to low water conditions. Small watercraft that are not launching with a trailer are okay. Trout and crappie action have been good from shore. Night crawlers combined with a mini marshmallow has worked the best for rainbows. Fly-fishers are catching both rainbows and crappies using Hares Ear Nymphs in olive or natural colorations. Nighttime

Autumn is here and it appears that things have finally started to cool down.  Great news for trout anglers, and believe it or not, bass anglers.  While bass do like warmer water, several state record bass have been caught in October and November!  This time of year, large bass aggressively feed preparing for the very cold water of winter. Bass are more territorial than trout, often

EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR Crappie action is picking up, and the fish are taking Hares Ear Nymphs or night crawlers suspended under a bobber. Trout action has been sluggish, but with cooler overnight temperatures, it should start picking up. Rooster Tails and other spinners are working best for trout slurping near the surface in the early mornings and at sunset. ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR  Rainbow trout have been hitting on

EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR Cool nighttime temperatures are slowing down the aquatic vegetation and it should be clearing up soon. Crappies have hitting on jigs and plastics back by the reeds. Trout and bass are hitting on spinners and night crawlers. ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR There is still a bed of aquatic vegetation along much of the shoreline. Anglers are having success casting out past the weeds. The trout bite

A little bit of precipitation this week brought some welcome release to isolated areas around Elko County. With the rain several streams in the area are currently flowing around normal after being below normal for most of the summer.  Lamoille Creek, South Fork of the Humboldt and the Jarbidge Rivers are all flowing near normal. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday see a cooling trend with high temperatures