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(waters are in alphabetical order)[/size] [indent] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#ffffff][size 3]Fishery[/size][/#ffffff][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#ffffff][size 3]Water & Fishing Conditions[/size][/#ffffff][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#ffffff][size 3]What's Working[/size][/#ffffff][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#ffffff][size 3]Comments [/size][/#ffffff][/font]
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Bilk Creek Reservoir
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Big Springs Reservoir [/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Season opens second Saturday in May[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2] [/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2] [/size][/font]
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Boulder Reservoir
[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Ice should be off the water by now. Spring is a great time to fish Boulder, aquatic weeds are still low. No angler reports on this water yet.[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Flies: Bead head nymphs and scud patterns usually work well. Lures: small spinners. Water is still cold, use a slow retrieve.
[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Boulder was stocked with 1,125 rainbow trout on 4/5.
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Carson River[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Pat Sollberger Regional Biologist reports the stocking begins at East Carson River at Broken Dam and Carson River at Carson City and Dayton Get out fishing while the flows are still moderate.
[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2] Flies: Hares ear nymphs, prince nymphs and copper johns, green drakes. Lures: Repala's in brown and rainbow, Blue Foxes silver and gold. Cast masters Gold and Silver. Bait Fishing- drifting worms with enough weight to bounce off the bottom.
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Catnip Reservoir Tribs and Outlet
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Fort Churchill Cooling Ponds
[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Pat Sollberger Regional Biologist reports Largemouth bass and channel catfishing should be good. Opening day saw each angler catching several bass with some up to 5lbs. Catfish are running about 8-12 inches
[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]For largemouth; plastic worms, top-water either early or late in the day, and small minnow-like crank baits. For catfish, night crawlers and calf's livers have been doing best
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Hobart Reservoir
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Lahontan Reservoir, Carson River
[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Typically slow this time of year, but walleye fishing can be fair.
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Lake Tahoe
[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Fishing is fair- weather has been a factor for boaters due to high winds [/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Fishing has been pretty slow lately, according to Game Warden Reid Varble anglers are catching some 2 to 5 pounds between 250 and 300 feet. Some anglers are having success jigging near north shore on the Calif. side.
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Liberty Pond
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area
[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Pat Sollberger Regional Biologist reports Bass Pond stocked with 2000 10-inch rainbow trout. Bass numbers low - waiting until spawning begins in spring. Hinkson Slough stocked with over 4000 10-inch rainbow trout. Plus trout from last year should be getting bigger. Submergant vegetation low this time of year.
[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Small, orange colored or silver colored spinners worked well this time of year. Fly anglers are doing well on black birds nests fished near the bottom. The size of trout is running between 13 and 16 inches
[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]North Pond is empty of water and not to refill until later this year. The amount of submergent vegetation in Hinkson Slough is at a minimum at this time, which anglers find pleasing.
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Pine Forest Complex [/size][/font] [ul] [li][font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Blue Lakes [/size][/font] [li][font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Knott Creek Onion
[/size][/font][/li][/ul] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Just before closing great fishing in all three lakes. Jim French Regional Biologist for the area reported 18 to 20 inch rainbows caught in Knot Creek and 12 to 16 inch in Onion. Jim also reported some brook trout being caught in the 12-13 inch range at Blue Lakes
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Rye Patch
[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Fishing is all but shut down according to Jim French. Some action is just below the dam
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Squaw Creek Reservoir[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Squaw Reservoir continues to be the fishing hot spot this spring. Anglers are reporting catching lots of trout from plants this spring in addition to carryover rainbow and brown trout from previous stocking efforts. Some anglers are targeting bullhead catfish and catching nice ones up to 11 inches. The water level has dropped about three feet, causing increased turbidity. [/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Olive and peacock colored nymphs are catching fish using a very slow retrieve. The bite has been soft, so be patient and pay attention. If the water is turbid (muddy), use darker colors (black). Try wooly buggers, sheep creek, prince nymph, birds nest. Shore anglers are having success floating worms off the bottom.[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2] Squaw was stocked with 3,060 10-inch rainbow trout in mid-march.[/size][/font]
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Topaz Lake and Canal
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Truckee River[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Fishing is picking up. Warmer temps are prompting fish to start feeding. Flows are around 550 cfs which makes fishing a little difficult. Flows below Derby Dam are much lower than the rest of the river and provides good fishing this time of year. While fish densities are fairly low, there are some very large fish lurking in this section of the river.[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Bait Fishing- drifting worms with enough weight to bounce off the bottom. Nymph fishing deep and slow may result in bites.[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]To date, over 15,000 catchable cutthroat trout have been stocked from Painted Rock to Crystal Peak Park. In addition, there are a lot of carryover and wild trout to be caught as well. Use caution in wading the river this time of year, flows above 400 cfs can be tough to wade.[/size][/font]
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Walker Lake [/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Fishing is good- 16 to 20 inch fish being caught[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Pat Sollberger reports boaters are trolling spoons near surface close to shore. Shore anglers throwing spoons are doing well. Green and orange colored lures black and white are working best. The east side of the appears to be producing the most fish currently
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]East Walker River
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[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Fishing is fair- due to very low river flows 29 CFS. May have some ice cover.[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Wooly buggers, prince nymphs, hares ear, san Juan worm [/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Fish are easily stressed this time of year due to low flows - Treat with care when releasing! Don't forget, whitefish are just as challenging fun to catch as rainbow and brown trout.[/size][/font]
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]West Walker River[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Rainbow trout stocking begins in April, but trout stocked last October should still provide some angling.
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Wall Canyon Reservoir
[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Water levels are up from last year which has improved fishing conditions, although the reservoir is low by historic standards. Spring stocked rainbow and carryover rainbow and brown trout are available to anglers. As temperatures heat up, smallmouth bass will feed more actively.[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Water in Wall Canyon tends to be turbid (muddy), use dark colored lures. If using bait, use bobber or float bait off the bottom to keep it from hungry crayfish.
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Washoe county urban ponds[/size][/font] [ul] [li][font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Sparks Marina[/size][/font] [li][font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Paradise Pond[/size][/font] [li][font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Virginia Lake[/size][/font] [li][font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Idlewild Ponds[/size][/font] [li][font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Rancho San Rafael Pond[/size][/font] [li][font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Wilson Commons [/size][/font] [li][font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Marilyn's Pond[/size][/font] [/li][/ul] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Fish are becoming more active as the weather gets warmer. Most ponds have been stocked so trout are available to anglers. Sparks Marina, Virginia Lake and the Paradise Ponds have all received channel catfish plants in past years with few anglers taking advantage of them. Spring is the best time of year to fish the urban ponds.[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Sparks Marina: Target different depths using a slip bobber. All other ponds: float a worm off the bottom[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Most urban ponds have been stocked multiple times with rainbow trout. Rancho San Rafael and Marilyn's Pond are scheduled to be stocked within the next couple weeks. Channel catfish will be stocked in June.[/size][/font]
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Washoe Lake
[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Extremely low water conditions. Some anglers are reporting catching large catfish and carp at the State Park boat ramps (north and south). For the most part, fishing will be slow until spring/summer warm-up.
[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Catfish have been biting on worms and chicken liver. The water is very shallow, cast your bait out as far as you can. Some anglers are wading out a ways before casting to get to a little deeper water.
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[size 2]April 2004
(waters are in alphabetical order)[/size] [indent] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#ffffff][size 3]Fishery[/size][/#ffffff][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#ffffff][size 3]Water & Fishing Conditions[/size][/#ffffff][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#ffffff][size 3]What's Working[/size][/#ffffff][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#ffffff][size 3]Comments [/size][/#ffffff][/font]
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Bilk Creek Reservoir
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Big Springs Reservoir [/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Season opens second Saturday in May[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2] [/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2] [/size][/font]
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Boulder Reservoir
[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Ice should be off the water by now. Spring is a great time to fish Boulder, aquatic weeds are still low. No angler reports on this water yet.[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Flies: Bead head nymphs and scud patterns usually work well. Lures: small spinners. Water is still cold, use a slow retrieve.
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Carson River[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Pat Sollberger Regional Biologist reports the stocking begins at East Carson River at Broken Dam and Carson River at Carson City and Dayton Get out fishing while the flows are still moderate.
[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2] Flies: Hares ear nymphs, prince nymphs and copper johns, green drakes. Lures: Repala's in brown and rainbow, Blue Foxes silver and gold. Cast masters Gold and Silver. Bait Fishing- drifting worms with enough weight to bounce off the bottom.
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Catnip Reservoir Tribs and Outlet
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Fort Churchill Cooling Ponds
[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Pat Sollberger Regional Biologist reports Largemouth bass and channel catfishing should be good. Opening day saw each angler catching several bass with some up to 5lbs. Catfish are running about 8-12 inches
[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]For largemouth; plastic worms, top-water either early or late in the day, and small minnow-like crank baits. For catfish, night crawlers and calf's livers have been doing best
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Hobart Reservoir
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Lahontan Reservoir, Carson River
[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Typically slow this time of year, but walleye fishing can be fair.
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Lake Tahoe
[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Fishing is fair- weather has been a factor for boaters due to high winds [/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Fishing has been pretty slow lately, according to Game Warden Reid Varble anglers are catching some 2 to 5 pounds between 250 and 300 feet. Some anglers are having success jigging near north shore on the Calif. side.
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Liberty Pond
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area
[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Pat Sollberger Regional Biologist reports Bass Pond stocked with 2000 10-inch rainbow trout. Bass numbers low - waiting until spawning begins in spring. Hinkson Slough stocked with over 4000 10-inch rainbow trout. Plus trout from last year should be getting bigger. Submergant vegetation low this time of year.
[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Small, orange colored or silver colored spinners worked well this time of year. Fly anglers are doing well on black birds nests fished near the bottom. The size of trout is running between 13 and 16 inches
[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]North Pond is empty of water and not to refill until later this year. The amount of submergent vegetation in Hinkson Slough is at a minimum at this time, which anglers find pleasing.
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Pine Forest Complex [/size][/font] [ul] [li][font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Blue Lakes [/size][/font] [li][font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Knott Creek Onion
[/size][/font][/li][/ul] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Just before closing great fishing in all three lakes. Jim French Regional Biologist for the area reported 18 to 20 inch rainbows caught in Knot Creek and 12 to 16 inch in Onion. Jim also reported some brook trout being caught in the 12-13 inch range at Blue Lakes
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Rye Patch
[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Fishing is all but shut down according to Jim French. Some action is just below the dam
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Squaw Creek Reservoir[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Squaw Reservoir continues to be the fishing hot spot this spring. Anglers are reporting catching lots of trout from plants this spring in addition to carryover rainbow and brown trout from previous stocking efforts. Some anglers are targeting bullhead catfish and catching nice ones up to 11 inches. The water level has dropped about three feet, causing increased turbidity. [/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Olive and peacock colored nymphs are catching fish using a very slow retrieve. The bite has been soft, so be patient and pay attention. If the water is turbid (muddy), use darker colors (black). Try wooly buggers, sheep creek, prince nymph, birds nest. Shore anglers are having success floating worms off the bottom.[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2] Squaw was stocked with 3,060 10-inch rainbow trout in mid-march.[/size][/font]
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Truckee River[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Fishing is picking up. Warmer temps are prompting fish to start feeding. Flows are around 550 cfs which makes fishing a little difficult. Flows below Derby Dam are much lower than the rest of the river and provides good fishing this time of year. While fish densities are fairly low, there are some very large fish lurking in this section of the river.[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Bait Fishing- drifting worms with enough weight to bounce off the bottom. Nymph fishing deep and slow may result in bites.[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]To date, over 15,000 catchable cutthroat trout have been stocked from Painted Rock to Crystal Peak Park. In addition, there are a lot of carryover and wild trout to be caught as well. Use caution in wading the river this time of year, flows above 400 cfs can be tough to wade.[/size][/font]
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Walker Lake [/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Fishing is good- 16 to 20 inch fish being caught[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Pat Sollberger reports boaters are trolling spoons near surface close to shore. Shore anglers throwing spoons are doing well. Green and orange colored lures black and white are working best. The east side of the appears to be producing the most fish currently
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]East Walker River
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[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Fishing is fair- due to very low river flows 29 CFS. May have some ice cover.[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Wooly buggers, prince nymphs, hares ear, san Juan worm [/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Fish are easily stressed this time of year due to low flows - Treat with care when releasing! Don't forget, whitefish are just as challenging fun to catch as rainbow and brown trout.[/size][/font]
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]West Walker River[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Rainbow trout stocking begins in April, but trout stocked last October should still provide some angling.
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[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Water levels are up from last year which has improved fishing conditions, although the reservoir is low by historic standards. Spring stocked rainbow and carryover rainbow and brown trout are available to anglers. As temperatures heat up, smallmouth bass will feed more actively.[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Water in Wall Canyon tends to be turbid (muddy), use dark colored lures. If using bait, use bobber or float bait off the bottom to keep it from hungry crayfish.
[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Wall Canyon received 1,500 10-inch rainbow trout on 3/31.
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Washoe county urban ponds[/size][/font] [ul] [li][font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Sparks Marina[/size][/font] [li][font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Paradise Pond[/size][/font] [li][font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Virginia Lake[/size][/font] [li][font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Idlewild Ponds[/size][/font] [li][font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Rancho San Rafael Pond[/size][/font] [li][font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Wilson Commons [/size][/font] [li][font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Marilyn's Pond[/size][/font] [/li][/ul] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Fish are becoming more active as the weather gets warmer. Most ponds have been stocked so trout are available to anglers. Sparks Marina, Virginia Lake and the Paradise Ponds have all received channel catfish plants in past years with few anglers taking advantage of them. Spring is the best time of year to fish the urban ponds.[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Sparks Marina: Target different depths using a slip bobber. All other ponds: float a worm off the bottom[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Most urban ponds have been stocked multiple times with rainbow trout. Rancho San Rafael and Marilyn's Pond are scheduled to be stocked within the next couple weeks. Channel catfish will be stocked in June.[/size][/font]
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Washoe Lake
[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Extremely low water conditions. Some anglers are reporting catching large catfish and carp at the State Park boat ramps (north and south). For the most part, fishing will be slow until spring/summer warm-up.
[/size][/font] [font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Catfish have been biting on worms and chicken liver. The water is very shallow, cast your bait out as far as you can. Some anglers are wading out a ways before casting to get to a little deeper water.
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