Nevada Department of Wildlife News

EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR Seasonal aquatic vegetation is presenting shore anglers some challenges. Anglers in boats are having a little more success. Bass are taking dark-colored plastic worms and crawdad imitations. Rainbow trout are hitting rainbow-colored PowerBait or night crawlers in the early mornings. ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR Anglers are finding low water conditions and weed growth along the shoreline. The vegetation has made shore fishing difficult in some areas.

BILK CREEK RESERVOIR Fishing has been tough at Bilk with exceptionally warm water. Look for bass fishing to improve closer to fall when temperatures drop some. 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. Leech and damsel patterns have provided anglers with steady catch rates when retrieved or trolled slowly

It’s been a hot dry summer so far and while the thunderstorms forecast for this weekend will hopefully bring some rain, they will also bring some lightning. While this will bring temperatures down to the low to mid 80’s this weekend, lightning may start some fires and lightning is also not good news for anglers. Anglers should be aware of some basic safety rules regarding lightning

EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR Aquatic vegetation along the shoreline continues to make shore fishing difficult. The best action has been found in open water near the center of the reservoir. Trout are taking PowerBait in rainbow or green with glitter. Bass are taking soft plastic worms and jigs. Crappie fishing has been sluggish. ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR Despite monsoonal storms, the water level remains low. Aquatic vegetation continues to be

The fishing report will have few changes this week as we are in the heat of the summer and in a kind of static situation due to the dry hot days. The afternoon highs are expected to continue to be in the high 90’s for the weekend and high 80’s to low 90’s all next week, which means that trout fishing on many of our waters

EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR Anglers are having moderate success for rainbow trout early in the day using spinners and worms fished below a bobber. Fly-fishers are using San Juan worms, gnats, and Woolly Buggers for trout and crappies. With water levels on the low side, aquatic vegetation is making some areas difficult to fish for shore anglers.  ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR Fishing with grubs, worms, and crawdad imitations is working

EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR Trout continue to take PowerBait in rainbow or green with glitter and night crawlers fished below a bobber. Fly-fishers found good action over the holiday weekend near sunset along the dam. Trout and bass are hitting flies on the surface. Among those are emerging dragonflies and damselflies. Bass are taking soft plastic and spinnerbaits. Small crappies have been hitting off the dam as

The July 4th weekend means an increase in boating activity on Nevada’s waters. Unfortunately, it also means an increase in drinking related accidents as well. That's why game wardens from the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW), along with law enforcement agencies from across the state, will be out in force this holiday weekend (July 2-4) targeting boaters operating under the influence (OUI) as part of

With summer in full swing, now is the perfect time to get out on the water and cast a line. In this week's Nevada Wild, Ashley Sanchez and Aaron Keller sit down with NDOW Angler Education Coordinators Jan Nemec, Joe Doucette, and Abbey Czarnecki. They cover fishing conditions on waters across Nevada, places to go to beat the heat, and provide new anglers with tips. Nevada Wild

EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR Anglers are catching a few rainbow trout and tiger trout right at sunrise using night crawler pieces and PowerBait. Fly-fishers are catching their fish on olive Woolly Buggers and various nymph patterns. Bass are catch-and-release through June 30. Crappies are biting on chartreuse tube jigs. ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR The annual Free Fishing Day kids’ derby is slated for 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday. Trout

EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR  The park has been busy with anglers going after trout. Trout action has been best at sunrise and sunset. They are taking various colors of PowerBait and night crawlers. Action for bass and crappies has been picking up throughout the day; they are hitting on dark colored plastics and Woolly Buggers. Anglers must catch and release bass through June 30.  ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR The annual

Free Fishing Day is this Saturday (June 12)! This is the one day each year that anyone can fish Nevada's public waters without a fishing license. Get out there and fish, Nevada!   Congratulations to the winner of our 2021 Free Fishing Day Poster Contest, Joee Rivera. Joee, a fourth grader at Lovelock Elementary School, wins a fishing rod and reel, a fishing excursion for the student