Nevada Fish Report
Fish Report for 5-24-2007
Fish Report for 5-24-2007
Last minute suggestions for the upcoming holiday weekend
by Don Quilici
5-24-2007
The Memorial Day holiday is this weekend, and countless folks will be heading into Great Outdoors for their first big, camping/fishing outing of the year.
So, where are you going to be this weekend?
You don't know! Yipes!
Well, if you are interested in going somewhere, here are some last minute suggestions, tempered with a little advice: Most places will be jam-packed with hordes of vacationers. Go prepared for huge crowds, no matter where you go.
Just one example is the 25,000-40,000 people estimated for Lahontan Reservoir.
Here are my suggestions:
Not very far:
Davis Creek Regional Park, a Washoe County Regional Park in Washoe Valley, which is located just north of Bowers Mansion.
That county park offers camping and hiking trails, plus a small trout fishing pond.
The campground has a total of 62 sites, including 19 pull-through trailer sites (with no hook-ups).
All campsites are on a first-come, first-served basis.
Camping fees are $17 per day, plus $5 for each additional vehicle.
This campground is also one of a very few in this area that features hot showers. Right on!
This park is a perfect fit for someone taking their first camping trip and who is not really sure of what to expect. If camping is not up to expectations, it's a short, quick and easy return back home.
For information, call the park ranger at 849-0684.
Further:
Obsidian Campground, about a 1.5 hour drive from Carson City.
Drive south for 66 miles on U.S. 395 to the junction of Calif. S.R. 108 (the Sonora Pass Highway). Continue on U.S. 395 for one-half mile. Take the dirt road on the right and drive about four miles on a dirt road to the campground. Plan to get your vehicle very dusty on this road.
This campground offers hiking opportunities into the nearby Hoover Wilderness Area.
It features fishing for small Eastern brook and rainbow trout in the nearby Little Walker River. The further up the river you hike, the better the fishing.
Don't be surprised if a black bear visits your camp during the night.
For information, call the U.S. Forest Service office in Bridgeport, Calif., at (760) 932-7070.
Much further: ?Į?ĮWalker Lake, north of Hawthorne, is about a 2-hour drive from the Carson City area.
This large desert lake offers shoreline camping along its western shoreline or at the BLM campground at Sportsman's Beach.
Walker Lake contains Lahontan cutthroat trout, which can run up to about 5 pounds. The limit is 5.
If you fish from shore on the far north end, you will be on the Schurz Indian Reservation and will need a tribal fishing permit.
Be advised to bring a hat and your own shade, because there are no trees at Walker Lake and the weather will be HOT!
And, if you want to fish but don't want to camp at the lake, Hawthorne's motels are only 15 miles away. My idea of camping!
A long ways off:
Wildhorse Reservoir is 64 miles north of Elko (about a 7 hour drive) from the Carson City area.
It has great high desert scenery plus four campgrounds (Native American, Nevada State Parks, BLM and U.S. Forest Service).
There is also Dennis Dunn's Wildhorse Resort with its rustic cabins, RV park, restaurant, bar, fishing supplies, etc.
A fun place to stay, and if you go, tell Dennis that Don Q said "Hi".
The reservoir contains brown, cutthroat, rainbow and tiger trout, plus black bass, smallmouth bass, catfish and tons of perch.
Other activities:
If you don't want to go anywhere or don't camp or fish, you could choose to bike or hike on King's Canyon Road, between Carson City and Spooner Summit on U.S. 50 near Lake Tahoe.
Take a leisurely bike ride or a slow, easy hike from the end of the pavement on the Carson City side (just follow King Street until you run out of pavement), or you can go downhill from Spooner Summit.
The King's Canyon Road offers great views of Carson City and Carson Valley with the chance to see wildlife such as mule deer, coyote or even a black bear.
Last suggestion:
If none of these suggestions suite your fancy, you can always have a nice, quiet, outdoor barbecue in your backyard.
That can be your own version of having fun in the Great Outdoors for the holiday weekend.
Finally:
Wherever you go and whatever you do, have a happy and safe Memorial Day. Enjoy the outdoors!?Į
So, where are you going to be this weekend?
You don't know! Yipes!
Well, if you are interested in going somewhere, here are some last minute suggestions, tempered with a little advice: Most places will be jam-packed with hordes of vacationers. Go prepared for huge crowds, no matter where you go.
Just one example is the 25,000-40,000 people estimated for Lahontan Reservoir.
Here are my suggestions:
Not very far:
Davis Creek Regional Park, a Washoe County Regional Park in Washoe Valley, which is located just north of Bowers Mansion.
That county park offers camping and hiking trails, plus a small trout fishing pond.
The campground has a total of 62 sites, including 19 pull-through trailer sites (with no hook-ups).
All campsites are on a first-come, first-served basis.
Camping fees are $17 per day, plus $5 for each additional vehicle.
This campground is also one of a very few in this area that features hot showers. Right on!
This park is a perfect fit for someone taking their first camping trip and who is not really sure of what to expect. If camping is not up to expectations, it's a short, quick and easy return back home.
For information, call the park ranger at 849-0684.
Further:
Obsidian Campground, about a 1.5 hour drive from Carson City.
Drive south for 66 miles on U.S. 395 to the junction of Calif. S.R. 108 (the Sonora Pass Highway). Continue on U.S. 395 for one-half mile. Take the dirt road on the right and drive about four miles on a dirt road to the campground. Plan to get your vehicle very dusty on this road.
This campground offers hiking opportunities into the nearby Hoover Wilderness Area.
It features fishing for small Eastern brook and rainbow trout in the nearby Little Walker River. The further up the river you hike, the better the fishing.
Don't be surprised if a black bear visits your camp during the night.
For information, call the U.S. Forest Service office in Bridgeport, Calif., at (760) 932-7070.
Much further: ?Į?ĮWalker Lake, north of Hawthorne, is about a 2-hour drive from the Carson City area.
This large desert lake offers shoreline camping along its western shoreline or at the BLM campground at Sportsman's Beach.
Walker Lake contains Lahontan cutthroat trout, which can run up to about 5 pounds. The limit is 5.
If you fish from shore on the far north end, you will be on the Schurz Indian Reservation and will need a tribal fishing permit.
Be advised to bring a hat and your own shade, because there are no trees at Walker Lake and the weather will be HOT!
And, if you want to fish but don't want to camp at the lake, Hawthorne's motels are only 15 miles away. My idea of camping!
A long ways off:
Wildhorse Reservoir is 64 miles north of Elko (about a 7 hour drive) from the Carson City area.
It has great high desert scenery plus four campgrounds (Native American, Nevada State Parks, BLM and U.S. Forest Service).
There is also Dennis Dunn's Wildhorse Resort with its rustic cabins, RV park, restaurant, bar, fishing supplies, etc.
A fun place to stay, and if you go, tell Dennis that Don Q said "Hi".
The reservoir contains brown, cutthroat, rainbow and tiger trout, plus black bass, smallmouth bass, catfish and tons of perch.
Other activities:
If you don't want to go anywhere or don't camp or fish, you could choose to bike or hike on King's Canyon Road, between Carson City and Spooner Summit on U.S. 50 near Lake Tahoe.
Take a leisurely bike ride or a slow, easy hike from the end of the pavement on the Carson City side (just follow King Street until you run out of pavement), or you can go downhill from Spooner Summit.
The King's Canyon Road offers great views of Carson City and Carson Valley with the chance to see wildlife such as mule deer, coyote or even a black bear.
Last suggestion:
If none of these suggestions suite your fancy, you can always have a nice, quiet, outdoor barbecue in your backyard.
That can be your own version of having fun in the Great Outdoors for the holiday weekend.
Finally:
Wherever you go and whatever you do, have a happy and safe Memorial Day. Enjoy the outdoors!?Į
More Reports
Don Quilici Reports
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: Some recent trout plants
Lake Davis: Trout limit is now 10 at Davis Lake, Calif.
North Lake: North Lake Fish Report 05-17-07
South Lake: South Lake Fish Report 05-17-07
Bishop Creek: Bishop Creek Fish Report 05-17-07
Bridgeport Reservoir: Bridgeport Reservoir Fish Report 05-17-07
Caples Lake: Caples Lake Fish Report 05-17-07
Carson River: Carson River Fish Report 05-17-07
Convict Lake: Convict Lake Fish Report 05-17-07
Lake Davis: Davis Lake Fish Report 05-17-2007
: Frenchman Lake Fish Report 05-17-2007
Hinkson Slough: Hinkson Slough Report 05-17-2007
Silver Lake: June Lake Loop Fish Report 05-17-2007
Lahontan Reservoir: Lahontan Reservoir Report 05-17-2007
Pyramid Lake: Pyramid Lake Fish Report 05-17-2007
Red Lake: Red Lake Fish Report 05-17-07
Lake Tahoe: North Shore Lake Tahoe Fish Report 05-17-07
Topaz Lake: Topaz Lake Fish Report 05-17-07
Twin Lake Upper: Upper Twin Lakes Fish Report 05-17-07
Walker Lake: Walker Lake Fish Report 05-17-2007
East Walker River (CA): East Walker River Fish Report 05-17-2007
East Walker River (CA): West Walker Fish Report 05-17-07
East Walker River (CA): East Walker River Fish Report 05-17-2007
Wild Horse Reservoir: Wildhorse Reservoir Report 05-17-2007
Don Quilici Reports
for Thursday, May 10th, 2007Pyramid Lake: Major changes are proposed for Pyramid Lake
: North Lake Fish Report 05-10-07
: South Lake Fish report 05-10-07
Bishop Creek: Bishope Creek Fish Report 05-10-07
: Blue Lakes Fish Report 05-10-2007
Bridgeport Reservoir: Bridgeport Reservoir 05-10-07
Caples Lake: Caples Lake Fish Report 05-10-07
Carson River: East Carson River Report 05-10-2007
Carson River: West Carson River Fish Report 05-10-07
Convict Lake: Convict Lake Fish Report 05-10-07
Crowley Lake: Crowley Lake fish report 05-10-2007
Crowley Lake: crowley Lake fish report 05-10-2007
Crowley Lake: Crowley Lake fish report 05-10-2007
: Frenchman Lake Fish Report 05-10-2007
Hinkson Slough: Hinkson Slough Report 05-10-2007
Indian Creek Reservoir: Indian Creek Reservoir Fish Report 05-10-2007
June Lake: June Lake Loop Fish Report 05-10-2007
Lahontan Reservoir: Lahontan Reservoir Report 05-10-2007
Twin Lakes (Bridgeport): Twin Lakes Fish Report 05-10-07
Red Lake: Red Lake Fish Report 05-10-07
Lake Tahoe: North Shore Fish Report 05-10-07
Lake Tahoe: South Shore Fish Report 05-10-07
Lake Tahoe: East Shore Lake Tahoe Fish Report 05-10-07
Topaz Lake: Topaz Lake Fish Report 05-10-07
Truckee River: truckee River Fish Report 05-10-2007
Twin Lake Upper: Upper Twin Lakes Fish Report 05-10-07
East Walker River (CA): East Walker Fish Report 05-10-07
East Walker River (CA): West Walker Fish Report 05-10-07
East Walker River (CA): East Walker Fish Report 05-10-07
Wild Horse Reservoir: Wildhorse Reservoir Report 05-10-2007
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