Nevada Department of Wildlife News

EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR Cool nights have helped reduce shoreline vegetation. Anglers have been catching 10- to 12-inch rainbow trout in the early mornings. Crappies are taking white jigs along reed beds and the dock. Anglers taking to the water are catching bass with flies and plastics. ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR Some areas are becoming more fishable as aquatic vegetation begins to dissipate with cooler nighttime temperatures. Water levels are

It’s August and hot! The heat and sunny days are causing lots of weed and algae growth at most of our reservoirs. This will gunk up rods, reels and lines, so be sure to clean your fishing gear after fishing. With the hot surface water temperatures catch and release trout fishing at most of the area reservoirs is not recommended. While the fish may swim

The Nevada Board of Wildlife Commission has two new faces and one familiar face as Governor Steve Sisolak has reappointed Tiffany Tripp East and appointed two new members in Ron Pierini of Douglas County and Shane Rogers from Clark County as sportsmen representatives on the Commission. The nine-member, governor-appointed Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners is responsible for establishing broad policy, setting annual and permanent regulations, reviewing

EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR Fishing has slowed. Aquatic vegetation is making it harder for anglers fishing from the shoreline. Bass are taking plastics and jigs. Crappie are hitting on bright colored jigs. Anglers are finding the best trout action right after sunrise. Most of the fish are in the 12-inch range. ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR The action has been a little slow overall. Fishing has been best right after sunrise

BILK CREEK RESERVOIR Fishing has slowed at Bilk Creek. Trout fishing will pick back up as fall creeps in. BLUE LAKES A few good reports back from Blue. Sporadic midge, damsels, and mayfly hatches have fish on the surface early and late in the day. Snail and damsel patterns have provided anglers with steady catch rates when retrieved or trolled slowly behind a sinking line. Terrestrial dry flies

BILK CREEK RESERVOIR Bass fishing has been good to great. Fishing has been excellent slowed in the middle of the afternoon but early and late remains good. Trout fishing has been slow with the exception of early mornings. Surface flies and lures have been very effective for bass around cover before sunrise and after sunset. Small spinners and worms off the bottom are good options as

The afternoon highs are expected to over 100 degrees for the weekend and mid to high 90’s all next week, which means that trout fishing on many of our lakes is only fair with streaks of poor.  What’s a fishin’ bum to do?  Go high young angler.  Hit the alpine lakes in the East Humboldt’s and the Ruby Mountains where projected highs this week anywhere

EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR Anglers are reporting steady action for bass, crappie and trout. White jig heads with glittered soft plastics are producing crappies. Bass are taking crawdad lures and soft plastic worms in the green pumpkin color. For trout, try fishing at dawn for the best bite. The fish are looking for worms and spinners in various colors before the water warms up. ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR Kayakers are

EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR Bass are actively hitting plastic crayfish and worms. With temperatures reaching 90 degrees during the daytime, bass and crappie are the most active game fish. Crappie will hit red and yellow jigs or tubes. Trout are active in the early mornings when water temperatures are the coolest. They are hitting on night crawlers and marshmallowse. ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR Bass and trout are biting baits thrown

In a scene reminiscent of the ‘old days,’ a small string of pack laden horses recently made their way into the rugged Toiyabe Mountains of central Nevada. Their precious cargo was neither gold nor silver but rather a load of brook trout fingerlings bound for two of the many small streams that can be found in that part of the Silver State. Two streams and four

The Nevada Department of Wildlife is learning more about the state's growing moose population with help from ongoing projects by NDOW biologists and sightings reported by Nevadans. In this week's Nevada Wild, Ashley Sanchez talks to NDOW Game Biologists Kari Huebner, Travis Allen and Cody McKee about the status of Nevada's moose population, the work they're doing to learn more, the importance of information from the

While fishing Wildhorse last Sunday, I landed a very nice 21-inch trout that looked to be in good shape.  But it took several minutes of pushing it back and forth in the water, running water through the gills, before it was able to swim away and head to deeper water. We looked at the water temperature on the fish finder to find that the surface temperature