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Truckee River Autumn is definitely here! Changing leaves and early morning brisk temperatures have taken hold. Brown trout are starting to clean off shallow gravel areas in preparation for their Fall spawn. We haven’t seen any active spawning just yet,

Pyramid Lake  The larger Lahontan Cutthroat Trout are still on the deeper side, though the surface temps are cooling nicely, and shore fishing is picking up. The prolonged warm summer into fall has created an algae bloom that covers a

The ranch is still fishing very well with much the same patterns as are working on the California side of the border. Lots of nice fish being caught with both nymphs and streamers down there. If you’d like to book

Oct 1 “Opener” came and didn’t disappoint. When a 10 pounder only received a semi smile/shrug that tells you something. THE BIG BOYS AND GIRLS WERE EATING GOOD !!! This could of been the best opener in some years. We

Water Conditions Anglers fishing on the Truckee River this week can expect similar flows and conditions as last week. Water temperatures have cooled down to around 58 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit, creating comfortable conditions for the fish to actively feed and

At Pyramid Lake, the action has been good for anglers trolling in 55 to 90 feet of water. Anglers trolling are having success with U-20 flatfish, F-18 Rapalas, Mag Lip 3.5, Speedy Shiners, Coyote Spoons, or one-and-a-half-ounce Sierra Spoons. There

Local angler Dale Scott was fishing from shore in the Rotary Park area using anchovies for bait when he landed a small striper and a nice-sized carp weighing 12.12 pounds and measuring 30 inches. We have plenty of carp in

The heat may finally be leaving. A little cooler starting now. Maybe that'll get the fishing a little hotter on the Truckee River.  Been a hot September, and early October. That, and the with the lower flows, fishing hasn't been easy.

The East is flowing at about 85 cfs or so right now and has been fishing very well on both the California side (mostly past the bridge) and the Nevada side of the border. We’ve been getting lots of good reports

In this week's Nevada Wild, Aaron Keller and Bobby Jones sit down with NDOW’s Upland Game Staff Specialist Justin Small to take a deep-dive into the 2024 chukar forecast. Long story short, chukar are thriving in Nevada, and it’s going to

We will begin draining Echo Canyon Reservoir next week, October 7, 2024, to facilitate necessary maintenance work on the gate valve of the dam. Despite the reservoir draining, Echo Canyon State Park will remain fully operational. Camping, hiking, and other outdoor

The lake level has been going down about 8 inches a week. I would keep away from the far south end of the lake while trolling. As you may know or you will see. The depths go from 25 feet