01-17-2005, 07:50 AM
[cool]That's a fun lake to fish, and really used to be a heck of a Trout fishery, but 
ly the last 5 drought years in Northern Nevada have really taken a toll on this lake. There's not any more lunkers left in there as the alkalai(sp?) levels have been too high, and most of the big ones are gone. However, there are still fish about 3 pounds left in there and surprisingly lots of smaller ones. Quite honestly, the Nevada fish and game dept. didn't think there'd be any fish left this season after how low the lake got last summer, but the fish have surprised the biologists with their resiliency. With the massive snowpack up in the Sierras right now, Walker should fill very nicely this next summer to levels not seen in a long time, which will bring down the alkalai levels, thus saving this fishery.
The reason I know this stuff is I grew up in Northern Nevada and used to fish it a lot, and my step dad still lives there, and keeps me updated. If you want a shot at 12+ pounder Lahontan Cutthroats, go an hour and a half north of there to Pyramid Lake. They haven't been affected as much by the drought. The Pyramid Lake Indian tribes get more water due to federal regs in their favor. Don't believe me about how good Pyramid is, then go to my stepdad's fishing site:
[url "http://www.wescraigs.net"]www.wescraigs.net[/url] and click on the Pyramid Lake page. He also has one for Walker. Good luck, Southernman!
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ly the last 5 drought years in Northern Nevada have really taken a toll on this lake. There's not any more lunkers left in there as the alkalai(sp?) levels have been too high, and most of the big ones are gone. However, there are still fish about 3 pounds left in there and surprisingly lots of smaller ones. Quite honestly, the Nevada fish and game dept. didn't think there'd be any fish left this season after how low the lake got last summer, but the fish have surprised the biologists with their resiliency. With the massive snowpack up in the Sierras right now, Walker should fill very nicely this next summer to levels not seen in a long time, which will bring down the alkalai levels, thus saving this fishery. The reason I know this stuff is I grew up in Northern Nevada and used to fish it a lot, and my step dad still lives there, and keeps me updated. If you want a shot at 12+ pounder Lahontan Cutthroats, go an hour and a half north of there to Pyramid Lake. They haven't been affected as much by the drought. The Pyramid Lake Indian tribes get more water due to federal regs in their favor. Don't believe me about how good Pyramid is, then go to my stepdad's fishing site:
[url "http://www.wescraigs.net"]www.wescraigs.net[/url] and click on the Pyramid Lake page. He also has one for Walker. Good luck, Southernman!
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