Nevada Department of Wildlife News

The next week bodes well for fishing with daytime highs ranging from the mid 60’s on Sunday and Monday and the high 70’sto low 80’s the rest of the week.  Overnight lows hovering between 30 and 45 degrees.  Can you say fall fishing!  However, surface water temps have only dipped a few degrees at area reservoirs from the low to mid 70’s into the mid 60’s

EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR Cool nighttime temperatures are slowing down the aquatic vegetation and it should be clearing up soon. Crappies have been jigs and plastics. Trout and bass are hitting spinners and night crawlers. ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR The trout bite is improving with overnight temperatures starting to drop. Anglers are starting in the morning for trout and fishing throughout the day for bass and crappies. The bass and

EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR With passing heatwaves, aquatic vegetation continues to be an issue. Hopefully, overnight temperatures will start dropping in earnest and the vegetation will clear up. Trout and bass are hitting on a variety of lures and flies, as well as taking PowerBait and night crawlers. ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR Anglers starting in the morning before it heats up are catching bass and crappies using jigs and small

EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR Cool nights have helped the vegetation growth along the shoreline to recede. Anglers have been catching rainbows early in the mornings or throughout cloudy days. Crappies are holding along reed beds or drop-offs. Bright marabou jigs will fool the fish. Bass are taking plastics and Woolly Buggers. Boat anglers are having the best success. ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR Steady heat has kept water levels low and

The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) welcomes Chris Crookshanks as the Fisheries Division Administrator. Chris brings more than 25 years of professional experience to his new position, which oversees the direction, health, and vitality of Nevada's fish in its network of streams, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. “As a native Nevadan and lifelong fisherman, I understand my role in this position represents the bigger picture,” Crookshanks said.

    Las Vegas, NV: As Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) Game Warden Sean Flynn arrived on the scene of a capsized boat on Lake Mead on Mother’s Day of last year, he saw fellow game wardens Thomas Hamblin and Casey Humphries near the shoreline with the capsized boat that was now partially submerged. Hamblin and Humphries, the first to arrive on the scene, had just

This time of year, algae become quite noticeable in our high desert reservoirs.  While they may appear to be a nuisance, algae are a necessary and beneficial part of a healthy aquatic ecosystem.  They form the food and energy basis for nearly all other aquatic organisms in the water column. Alage are primary producers, known as autotrophs using photosynthesis to convert water and carbon dioxide to

EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR Anglers have been catching 10- to 12-inch rainbow trout in the early mornings. The aquatic vegetation that has hampered anglers is starting to dissipate slowly. Anglers are dropping green and white jigs off the boat or fishing them below a clear bobber. Bass are biting hoppers and plastics. ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR Some areas are becoming more fishable as the weeds start to dissipate. Trout are

Las Vegas, NV: The US Coast Guard will present Nevada Game Warden Sean Flynn with the Silver Lifesaving Medal for his part in the rescue of a three-year-old girl that was trapped under a boat on Lake Mead in August of last year. The ceremony is scheduled to take place Friday, Aug. 27 at 10:30 am in front of the Las Vegas office of the

EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR Fishing has slowed as vegetation increases, and temperatures are still high. As temperatures cool, vegetation will subside and fishing from shore will be more successful. Bass are taking plastics and jigs. Crappie are hitting on bright-colored jigs. Anglers have had the most success for trout right after sunrise, with most fish in the 12-inch range. ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR The action has been a little slow

Las Vegas, NV: A 35-year-old Los Angeles man has been sentenced to 4 to 10 years in prison for his part in a deadly jet ski accident that claimed the life of a New York woman in August of 2020.     Samir Hernandez crashed his personal watercraft (PWC) into the back of another PWC on Aug. 24, killing 23-year-old Tammie Lynch of New York. Nevada Department

EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR Rainbow trout are hitting rainbow-colored PowerBait, and night crawlers fished off the dock and from shore in the mornings. Weeds are coming up across the lake, making shore fishing challenging without weedless hooks. Bass action is still good. Anglers are having success with bright-colored jigs and spinners. ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR Rainbow trout are taking sunset-colored PowerBait and worms off the dam. Bass are hitting on