Published on 08-14-2010 09:50 AM
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TOPAZ LAKE SMALLMOUTH BASS
(Topaz) Warm water temperatures and heavy recreational boating traffic have shut down the trout bite at Topaz Lake. However, fishing for bass has been very good for the few trying.
“We haven’t weighed in a trout for over two weeks,” said Linda Fields at Topaz Landing. “Chris of Fallon and his fishing partner did weigh in two limits of smallmouth bass to 3 pounds, 7 ounces.”
The anglers were fishing plastic crawdads from a canoe along the tules and other structure on the lake’s north end when the bass hit.
The Nevada Department of Wildlife has stocked largemouth bass in Topaz over the past two years to bolster the lake’s bass population, but the smallmouths that the Fallon anglers weighed in were the first of that species that she's ever seen at the lake.
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Great Places to Fish
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.
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TOPAZ LAKE SMALLMOUTH BASS
(Topaz) Warm water temperatures and heavy recreational boating traffic have shut down the trout bite at Topaz Lake. However, fishing for bass has been very good for the few trying.
“We haven’t weighed in a trout for over two weeks,” said Linda Fields at Topaz Landing. “Chris of Fallon and his fishing partner did weigh in two limits of smallmouth bass to 3 pounds, 7 ounces.”
The anglers were fishing plastic crawdads from a canoe along the tules and other structure on the lake’s north end when the bass hit.
The Nevada Department of Wildlife has stocked largemouth bass in Topaz over the past two years to bolster the lake’s bass population, but the smallmouths that the Fallon anglers weighed in were the first of that species that she's ever seen at the lake.
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Great Places to Fish
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.
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