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Hot-Bites Fishing Report
By the Fish Sniffer Staff

April 30, 2008
Updated Regularly

PYRAMID LAKE CUTTHROATS... Big Lahontan cutthroat trout to 11 pounds are on a superb bite at Pyramid Lake. Shore anglers tossing flies and lures are experiencing great results, while boaters report fair to poor fishing. If you’ve been dreaming of catching a trout beyond the 5 pound mark, this is a great time to set a heading for this incredible western Nevada fishery.

“The trout fishing has been pretty good up here, especially for anglers fishing off the shoreline,” disclosed George Molino at Pyramid Lake Store. “Tons of big trout are being caught at Pelican Point. On April 20, Josh Marks got a 5.8 pounder off the bank near Pelican. On the same day Shane Shafe got an 8.10 pounder. On April 21, Marvin Grear landed an 11.2 pounder while tossing flies from the bank.”

“Boaters are catching a few fish near Pelican Point, but in general the fish are holding so close to the bank that boaters can’t really get to them. The wind has also been a problem. Some days it is just too windy for boating,” added Molino.

At Crosby Lodge, Rich Henley described the shore fishing as being “outstanding." “Over the weekend we had the Hook, Line and Sinker Derby out here and some really nice fish were caught, mainly by anglers fishing off the bank. All the fish in the top 20 spots weighed between 9.4 and 11.8 pounds. Tom Cruz finished in first place with his 11.8 pounder. Paul Anderson took second with an 11 pounder and Scott Anderson finished in third place after landing a 10.13 pounder,” related Henley.

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Pyramid Lake closes to fishing from June 30 through September 30, while Walker Lake cutthroat fishing slows down during the summer. However, other northern Nevada lakes will provide solid trout action from the summer through fall, especially when many lakes are full or spilling over. Rye Patch Reservoir provides anglers with some unique fish, "wipers," white/ striped bass hybrids, on jigs, crankbaits or live minnows. Knott Creek Reservoir, northwest of Winnemucca, is a trophy trout lake that produces catch and release fish for trophy trout on nymphs.

South Fork Lake produces good smallmouth bass fishing in the summer on plastics. Rainbow Trout averaging 18 inches and some browns are on tap for anglers trolling spinners with downriggers.

Wildhorse is expected to produce slower action than last year, but yields rainbows averaging 15 inches for anglers fishing flies and spinners from float tubes. Wilson Lake has rainbow trout in the 16 inch range for nightcrawlers on the bottom.

Fair largemouth bass action is expected in the Ruby Marshes, while lunker brown and rainbows, along with some brook and tiger trout are caught on bait and spinners. The high lakes of the Ruby Mountains are expected to be open in July for brook trout fishing.