I will be going to reno for my friends wedding at the end of the month. I will have some time to kill and would like to fish. Preferrably bass but big trout would be all right. Any help would be appreciated. I checked out the nevada board but looks like a ghost town compared to here
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HOLY MOLY ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? Reno is just down the canyon from a little natural lake name TAHO, home to trout, and a bunch of other stuff....I dont know exactly what though. I think its about a 3/4 hour drive from reno, and oh yeah..if the fishing stinks..you can go over to the hotel on the cali/nevada state line and gamble and have lunch...nevada beer....california weather..and hotty waitresses. from what I remember. I also think the nevada mountain around that area are good trout fisheries, you may need a fly rod, and I know you can find a shop in reno that will have the info...heck you may even try google ing it. reno...fishing...nevada fishing. the nevada sierras I think are teh mountains around reno.
Good Luck, Laters,
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thanks bad fish haha ! I know about tahoe but I thought I would try to find some info on bass fishing. But I think I will definitely hit tahoe up maybe on my float tube with a spin rod. If anyone has any tips for tahoe I would appreciate them. I have been there but never fished. Thanks
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A great place that I have read much about is Donner Lake, about 15 miles west of Reno - this lake is a premire lake for kokanee - primarily jig fishing early and then trolling after the wind comes up. This is a good sized lake by Utah standards and you should be able to get some fishing info from the internet about current conditions.
Some links are:
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[cool][blue][size 1]Hey SWERV, ever heard of Pyramid Lake? Lahontan cutthroat over 20 pounds in there. Only problem is that most of the best fishing is in the cold months...October to March. After that they go deep.[/size][/blue]
[#0000ff][size 1]There is also the Truckee River, that runs down the mountain from Tahoe and right through Reno. The drought has had some bad effects on the river but there are still some nice fish in it, in the deeper holes away from the road. Some regulars take big browns right in the middle of Reno.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]By the way, BADFISH, the only way you will make it to Tahoe from Reno in less than a couple of hours is by airplane. It is all uphill and the roads are two lane and winding. Get a couple of "tiltin' Hiltons" in front of you and it is slow goin'...but worth the effort. [/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]I used to live in Sacramento and spent a lot of time in the Desolation Wilderness Area up behind Tahoe. Just like the Uintas. Lots of little lakes and small streams. Pretty.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]You can catch rainbows and browns from shore early in the year at Tahoe, but to get the macks you have to fish up to 200 feet deep in the clear waters. They do get up to about 40 pounds in there, as did the Lahontan cutts before they were devastated by commercial fishing and their spawning flows in the Truckee River were taken by farming and mining. I have seen pictures of wagon loads of cutts as big as salmon from the old days.[/size][/#0000ff]
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[cool][blue][size 1]Reply #2. Just reread your post. If you are looking for some warm water fishies, drive a couple of hours east to Rye Patch Reservoir, near Winnemucca. All the standard basses, sunfish, catfish and used to be some great walleyes. I understand it crashed after a big drawdown. Haven't heard much the past few years. Might do some online research.[/size][/blue]
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TD is right on the waters but he left one little lake out abouut an hour and a half west of Reno. It's just of hiway 50. Bass Lake just a mud hole really but the fishin was always good when I went. It has been a number of years since I was there last. But I bet ya can figure what ya catch by the name, add the usual sun fish and a few cats and thats the whole ball of dough bait.
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[cool]I was born there, dude, and lived there till I was 5, then moved to a town 60 miles east of there called Fallon (about the size of tooele or so).
Anyhooters, I agree with most of what was said above. Lake Tahoe is over 1000 feet deep in some areas, so you don't need to venture out that far from shore before you are in really deep water. That lake is AT LEAST as clear as Bear Lake. Actually, I'd say it's more clear. TubeDude was right about the Truckee River that runs through Reno. There's browns and rainbows in there a plenty, and now, they are re-introducing the Lahontan Cutthroat's in there the last year or two. Through town it gets fished pretty heavily, but go up I-80 out of town a few miles and between Reno and Truckee, CA is where most of the big Browns are caught. As TubeDude also said, the Sierra Nevada's border the west side of Reno and they are full of little mountain lakes. Donner Lake which is just before Donner Summit (Off I-80) heading to Sacramento (Ever heard of "The Donner Party?") is a fine big mountain Lake with lots of big fish, but you better hit it in the morning or evening, 'cause during the day you'll most likely need a downrigger. I forgot how deep it is, but I think 200 feet isn't out of the question.
If you were going there in the fall, early spring, or winter time, I'd say Pyramid Lake, without question. Like Tubedude said, Monster Lahontan Cut's. World Record was taken from there in 1927 at 41 lbs. There's unofficial stories of 60 pounders taken from there around the same time period, but now you'll get em between 10-18lbs all the time in the winter. Unforntunatly, the lake is on the piute indian res. and they close it to trout fishing from May til Oct., but I think you can go after Sacramento Perch this time of year, but they are hard to find. I'd say go elsewhere this time of year. You can go to my stepdad's website to see photos. [url "http://www.wescraigs.net"]www.wescraigs.net[/url] He might also have some updates from the other surrounding reno lakes, 'cause he lives in northern nevada.
If you are after warm water fish, Rye Patch Res. near Winnamucca isn't bad, but it's a 2.5 hour drive from Reno. I'd head to my old stomping ground, which is only 1/2 hour away on hwy 50 called "Lahontan Res." great place to take the tube out if you have one. This lake has a TON of White Bass, some nice Walleye, Channel Cat's, Bullheads, Carp, and a few Rainbows if you are right where the truckee canal dumps in. We always did well trolling rooster tails, mepps comets, yellow or white in those marrabou crappie jigs, etc., but that was before I knew anything about plastics, so I'd try those to.
Anyway, I've rambled too much here, and it's time for bed, but hopefully this info will help. Good luck!! If you want a great place to eat, go to John Asquaga's Nugget in Sparks. There is like 5 different restraunts in there and they all rock!! Or, try The Peppermill in Reno. Same thing, about 5 restaraunts and they all rock.
Have fun!
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Donner lake..as in the Donner party? is that where they all ate each other???? I dunno if I could bring myself to fish there or not....whats in the water? lol....that would be very cool to go see some of the historic places around that lake too....man o man...I bet those fish are PHAT!!!
laters,
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TD is right, Truckee river. I never even drive through truckee or past it on I-80 without stopping to wet a line.
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Thanks for all the info guys !! I appreciate it. I will see if I can get out and come back with a report. Again thanks !!!!!!!!1
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Pyramid lake is just north or reno,it has huge cutthroat trout in it. the truckee river runs thru reno,is a good fishery,but I bet it's running too high gight now.Bass fishing? maybe try the ponds on the north side of I-80, just east of reno.(sparks) I'd just go up to Tahoe,45 min. away,and forget fishing!
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