Nevada Department of Wildlife News

Climbers and hikers are asked to avoid the area at the top of Castle Rock on Kingsbury Grade, due to nesting Peregrine falcons. Please help us spread the word and protect this majestic species! Tahoe Institute for Natural Science Tahoe Rim Trail Association Visit Lake Tahoe South Tahoe Climber's Coalition Nevada Department of Wildlife Tahoe Regional Planning Agency

LAKE MEAD – Black bass are hitting across the Boulder Basin in coves with thick vegetation. The fish are hitting on chartreuse creature baits or watermelon colored plastic worms. Catfish are taking worms and anchovies over night from shore and boat. Striped bass are taking crankbaits outside of Callville Bay from sunset until the early nighttime hours.   LAKE MOHAVE – Anglers are using anchovies to

BILK CREEK RESERVOIR The reservoir is currently ice free. Look for hungry trout and the occasional slow moving bass cruising the shoreline during the warmest part of the day. As spring creeps in, the reservoir will show the usual murky water conditions due run-off but should clear by June.  Fishing from shore will continue to be good until summer vegetation takes hold. Fly fisherman are finding

LAKE MEAD – Heat is back for the weekend. Fishing at sunrise and sunset will bring the best results. Anglers looking for live bait have found good numbers of gizzard shad in Government Wash. Anglers netting shad are having the best luck early in the morning, just in time for striped bass action. Coves in the Government Wash area have been producing quality fish, including

LAKE MEAD – Anglers are finding shad in the early mornings and using them as live bait to catch striped bass. Coves in the Government Wash area are producing 1- to 3-pound catfish as well as stripers. Most of the fish are biting on anchovies, and the best action is starting about sunset. Black bass are hitting a variety of soft baits and jerkbaits. Look

It’s spring and the weather is nice so it is yard sale season!  That also means that people are buying used boats at these yard sales and trying to register them without the right documentation.  If the seller can’t give you a title, don’t buy the boat! Unfortunately, this is very common in the spring and the common theme seems to be a boat that was

LAKE MEAD – Anglers are catching limits of crappie outside of Echo Bay. Striped bass are taking shad near 33-Hole, Government Wash and north of Boulder Harbor. The line sides are averaging about 3 pounds. Black bass are spawning in shallow coves throughout the east end of Boulder Basin. Soft plastics fished on Texas rigs or drop shots are generally a good choice this time

With the warmer temperatures, the snow is melting fast and our small streams are roaring in eastern Nevada.  That doesn’t mean that you can’t fish them, you just have to know how and realize that fishing may be slow. These heavy flows may move fish a bit but for  the most part, they will move into protected areas and hold in the same stretch of stream

The 2018 Fly Tying Tuesdays schedule will finish with a class slated for 6 p.m. December 18.  This is a great opportunity to learn how to create fishing flies for your favorite fly fisher, or to fill your own fly box. The class is free and NDOW will provide all equipment and materials. To register visit - https://register-ed.com/programs/nevada/210-angler-education.

The Nevada Department of Wildlife will be offering an Introduction to Archery class on Aug. 30, 2018 at the Verdi Library and Nature Center, 270 Bridge Street in Verdi. For those of you who have always wanted to learn how to shoot a bow and arrow, but have never had the chance to learn, don’t miss this opportunity.  The Introduction to Archery clinic is designed to

Fishing has been good for fly fishermen using a variety of presentations.  Dry fly fishing has been productive as has stripping small leech and bugger patterns.  Hoppers, stimulators, elk hair caddis, Adams, Griffith’s gnats, red quills and just about any small dry fly should work.  Small worms seem to work better than PowerBait here.  Also small spinners in black and gold or dark green and

Pike Illegally Reintroduced to Comins, $10,000 Reward Offered With the discovery of illegally planted Northern pike in Comins Lake, the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the prosecution of the person(s) responsible. Conviction for this crime would be a misdemeanor, but the crime also carries hefty civil penalties that can reach into the tens of thousands of dollars. The