Fish Nevada
Fishing Report
Available fishing reports are generally updated
weekly for southern Nevada. Reports for northwest and northeast
Nevada will be posted as made available.
USGS Link for Nevada
stream and river flows.
Southern Nevada
QUAGGA REMINDER: NDOW is asking boaters to take
the necessary precautions to prevent the spread of quagga mussels
from the Colorado River system to other waters. Thoroughly clean,
drain and dry your boat, trailer and towing vessel before traveling
to another water.
EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR
The ice averages 16 inches thick near the dock and dam providing some good ice fishing for carry over trout. Anglers are pulling brown trout, rainbow trout and tiger trout through the ice.
ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR
Ice is reported to be seven inches thick but anglers are advised to use extreme caution. Water coming in from the stream can make the ice too thin to fish on at the head of the reservoir.
ILLIPAH RESERVOIR
Anglers have found good fishing at this underutilized reservoir. Rainbows up to 18 inches are being caught with a few nice browns in the creel. Despite the low water, farmers are finished irrigating for the season and biologists expect the reservoir to rise.
LAKE MEAD
Fishing continues to be slow for anglers at Lake Mead and that has the number of anglers down as well. Only a handful of anglers have been seen fishing in the Vegas Wash and Boulder Beach areas. However, there are reports that large stripers are changing things up by hitting shad imitations more often than rainbow trout lures. Anglers also are seeing shad swimming along the shore.
LAKE MOHAVE
Fishing for trout at Willow Beach has been very good with high water levels holding fish near the shore. Trout are biting the usual PowerBait, PowerWorms, small lures and flies. Cottonwood Cove continues to be slow though some anglers have been catching catfish and stripers. With more weather coming in, fishing is expected to remain slow.
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| Here are some of the successful
anglers from Lake Mojave. From left to right: Bruce Silat
with a 42-inch, 41.46 pound striper, Gavin holds up the fish
he pulled in at Willow Beach. |
LAUGHLIN
Anglers reported good fishing for large rainbows along the Colorado River below Davis Dam. Popular techniques have been using small lures or PowerBait from either boat or shore.
WAYNE E. KIRCH WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
AREA
Ice is reported to be eight inches thick on all reservoirs except Dacey which has some open water. Anglers are catching good sized carry-over trout on all reservoirs where ice is thick enough for fishing. Use extreme caution on the ice. Though the roads have been cleared, four-wheel drive is recommended. Please call the management area prior to visitation at 775-238-0240.
URBAN PONDS
Fishing was good at all ponds following last week’s trout plant. Fish continue to bite PowerBait, small lures and flies fished below the surface. NDOW will now be planting trout weekly at the urban ponds through the end of the March.
Northeastern Nevada
If you’re an angler who doesn’t ice fish and the winter blues are upon you, consider taking a fly tying or rod building course with Dwight Stake at Great Basin Community College. Dwight has been teaching these classes for years and both are excellent. I finished a rod that I had started in Dwight’s class and there is nothing like catching a fish on a rod that you have built with a fly that you tied. The rod building class is on Tuesday’s and the beginning fly tying class is on Wednesdays. They start the end of January so there is time to still sign up, however class space is limited. You can sign up at www.gbcnv.edu. - Joe Doucette, Conservation Educator
ANGEL LAKE
 This lake is iced over and fishing is done for the year.
CAVE LAKE
Lots of snow over the past week, but fishing has been good at this beautiful little reservoir. If you are looking for a good time fishing, come out for the Ely Rotary Club Fishing Derby being held this weekend, January 30 and 31. For more information, call the White Pine Chamber of Commerce at 775-289-8877. For best results fish a worm with a bit of weight suspended three to six feet under a bobber.
COMINS LAKE
A few bass have been showing up, but no trout due to the pike infestation. Pike fishing has also been poor. There are few if any trout left in the lake also due to the pike infestation.
ILLIPAH
With the recent blowing snow, travel here is very difficult and not recommended at this time.
JAKE'S / BOISE RESERVOIR
There is about 10 inches of safe ice and fishing has been fair to good. Put your bait just above the weeds for the best chance at some trout. While there are auger holes and it is apparent that this lake is getting fished, NDOW hasn’t received any information from anglers who have fished here and there haven’t been any angler questionnaires filled out by these anglers to provide information to pass on.
 JIGGS / ZUNINO RESERVOIR
Unfortunately, Jiggs has dried up within the last couple of weeks.
MOUNTAIN STREAMS & LAKES
Many of the streams are ice and snow covered, but if you can find some open water the fishing is generally a bit slow. Pick the larger flowing streams and fish a nymph below a strike indicator or bobber in the larger pools and deeper water including cut banks and slow moving runs. Fish the presentation very slowly as the fish are sluggish in the cold weather. Best time of day to fish the streams is afternoon when the temperatures are at their warmest.
All trails to the high mountain lakes are snow covered and travel is not advised for the average angler. Many of the lakes have ice forming. For all intents and purposes, fishing most of the high mountain lakes in the Rubies and East Humboldts is over for the year.
RUBY LAKE NWR
Very little change here though the ice is a couple of inches thicker at the main boat ramp and is now about 12 inches of good ice. But there aren’t any auger holes, so obviously no one is fishing on the ice here. The past few storms have dumped over a foot of snow in the valley, but with the warm temperatures, the snow has packed down to about three to four inches. The collection ditch is open as are a few springheads. Fish the collection ditch with streamers, woolybuggers or nymphs under a strike indicator. As we get closer to the end of February, anglers should consider using an egg pattern as the rainbows spawn in the spring.
SOUTH FORK RESERVOIR
Ice is averaging around 10-11 inches plus, and the fish are averaging 15 to 19 inches with the occasional 22 to 24 inch fish being caught. Last weekend, fishing was slow with few anglers going home with fish. However, many of those fish being caught were three pounds or larger and the meat is red with thick fillets. Anglers continue to catch fish in 4 to 8 feet of water at the south end as well as along Jet Ski Beach, the main state park boat ramp and up by the dam in the northeast corner. Worms with a garlic or cheese marshmallow as well as corn or white marshmallows with a worm are working. The latest trick seems to be using “Smelly Jelly” on brightly colored jigs.
WILDHORSE RESERVOIR
 Not a lot of change other than the new snow that is now covering the ice. Getting around on an ATV may be difficult as there are pockets of slush under the snow. But travel on a snowmobile should be fine. It does make walking a bit difficult, but if you stay where people have gone before, the snow is getting packed down and walking shouldn’t be too bad. Trout fishing has slowed down, but one angler had four trout on the line Monday, but only managed to land one due to light line since they were fishing for perch. This was southeast of the island just off of the state park boat ramp. The one that was landed was 21 inches and over three pounds. Other anglers are reporting good luck for trout in the Hendricks arm in shallower water, looking for trout in 6 to 12 feet of water. The trout are still nice sized, averaging 16 to 17 inches with an occasional 20-inch fish. Perch fishing is still about the same, just fair, with most anglers reporting less than 10 perch per day. One party of three landed 15 perch, with most coming in a half our stretch just after noon. The perch were 11 to 12 inches and produced very nice fillets. Those anglers having the best luck are finding water that is 20 feet or deeper and fishing right off of the bottom. Jigs tipped with mealworms or wax worms seem to be the best choice, though nightcrawlers or worms also work. Make sure to fish them right on the bottom. The best color seems to be pink or a bright red.
WILLOW CREEK RESERVOIR
This reservoir is full, though as those who have followed the
saga of Willow Creek over the last few years know, there aren’t
many fish. Several thousand catfish were planted last year as
well as a few hundred crappie and some bass. Anglers are being
asked to return all crappie and bass back to the water until a
fishery is firmly established. This may take several years depending
upon water conditions. However, the catfish that were planted
were good sized and should make great eating.
WILSON RESERVOIR
No recent report but as of about two weeks ago there were 8 to 10 inches of ice with a few inches of snow on top and the road was 4-WD only. This lake often fishes similar to South Fork, with fish coming in a bit smaller.
DUCK VALLEY INDIAN RESERVATION
NOTE: Any waters in the Duck Valley Indian Reservation are not waters managed by NDOW. They are managed by the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, Shoshone-Paiute Tribes and are managed by tribal regulations and license requirements. NDOW makes no guarantee of the fishing or waters reported here.
Nine inches of ice plus 5 inches of slush are on top are on Mountain View. We had some anglers out who said they had been out for 2 hours and caught 5 fish.
Please note: Mountain View electrical sites are turned off for the season. Lake Billy Shaw and Sheep Creek are closed. If you catch any perch please do not throw them back into the waters.
1/13/10
Northwestern Nevada
CARSON RIVER
CATNIP RESERVOIR TRIBUTARIES
AND OUTLET
CHIMNEY RESERVOIR
 HOBART
RESERVOIR
LAHONTAN RESERVOIR
LAKE TAHOE
 MASON
VALLEY WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA
Hinkson Slough: Closed.
North Pond: Closed.
MARLETTE LAKE
PINE FOREST
COMPLEX (Blue Lakes, Knott Creek, Onion)
Blue Lakes:Closed.
Onion:Closed.
Knott Creek:Closed.
RYE PATCH
SPOONER LAKE
No new reports. Ice.
TOPAZ LAKE and CANAL
  Opened January 1. “It was a good opener, just about everybody caught some fish,” said Nevada Department of Wildlife Warden Reid Varble. “I checked some limits coming in around mid-morning, a mixture of stockers and holdovers along with a few fish from the lodge.” According Linda Fields of Tapaz Landing and Marina anglers reported limits of fish from 14- 18 inches. Several of the tagged fish showed up for the opener and the derby. Boat Anglers used Rapala’s worms trolling in 5 to 12 feet of water. Shore anglers had the success using power bait and worms. Photo at right was taken on opening day.
TRUCKEE RIVER
The Truckee current flow in Reno is 350 cfs. Ice up occurring from state line to the lower river. The open water areas are far a few between but can be productive this time year. Try small copper Johns, birds nest, and gold ribbed hares ear. Lure fisherman black and yellow meps with gold blade also Silver Blue Foxes.
WALKER LAKE
EAST WALKER
RIVER SPECIAL REGULATION WATERS
WEST WALKER
RIVER
WALL CANYON RESERVOIR
 WASHOE
COUNTY URBAN PONDS
Ice on most urban ponds.
Check out the latest stocking
report.
- Sparks Marina
- Paradise Pond
- Virginia Lake
- Idlewild Ponds
- Rancho San Rafael Pond
- Wilson Commons
- Marilyn's Pond
WASHOE LAKE
Washoe Lake dried in 2004 and, although it is presently full and has been restocked, the fish population, consisting mostly of channel catfish and white bass, is small. Fishing is expected to be poor.
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