Nevada Fishing News

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - The Berkley Experience Trailer will be at the Scheels store in Sparks, Nevada, for the next stop in 2010. The 60-foot trailer of fun and activities brings fishing education to all skill levels of anglers. The scheduled stop for the Berkley Experience Trailer is May 14th and is set to end May 16th.

HENDERSON, Nevada - The Sonoma State team of Luke Haley, and Alex Christianson, won the National Guard FLW College Fishing Western Division on Lake Mead Saturday with six bass weighing 11 pound, 11 ounces. The victory earned the team $10,000 to be split evenly between the university and the university's bass-fishing club. The win also helped them advance to the Western Division Regional Championship where they could ultimately win a Ranger 177TR with a 90-horsepower engine wrapped in school colors for their school's bass club and $25,000 for the school they represent.

LAS VEGAS, Nevada- The FLW Series will visit Lake Mead in Las Vegas, Nevada, May 5-8 for the second stop of the National Guard Western Division circuit. Hosted by the City of Henderson Department of Cultural Arts and Tourism, the tournament will feature as many as 300 top bass anglers casting for top awards of up to $56,000 in the Pro Division and a Ranger 177TR with a 90 horsepower Evinrude or Yamaha outboard in the Co-angler Division.

The Nevada Department of Wildlife is sponsoring a fly-fishing for carp clinic on Saturday, June 20, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. The clinic is designed for beginning and intermediate fly fishers and is free to all participants. The class is limited to the first 20 who sign-up. If you want to lean the most entertaining forms of fly-fishing try fly fishing for carp. Some say it's the bone fish of the desert. Pound for pound this fish will out-fight nearly all fish in the fresh water world.

Onion Valley Reservoir, a popular Humboldt County, Nevada fishery, will be stocked with trout later this month, for the first time since 2006. "That is really good news for anglers who like traveling to this remote reservoir for the trout fishing," says Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) fisheries biologist Jim French. "As soon as the roads into this remote area are dry and passable by a fish hatchery truck, we will be stocking 4,000 rainbow trout." Onion Valley Reservoir opens to angling this year on June 13.

The entire family can hook a good time at the Kids Carp Derby on June 6 from 8:00 a.m. to noon at Lahontan Reservoir. The Nevada Department of Wildlife is sponsoring the derby, and staff and volunteers will be available to teach the little ones how to drop a line. Prizes will be awarded for the largest carp caught by children in different age categories.

"Go Boating Safely!" is the new theme for Colorado River's annual Tri-State Boating Safety Fair. The event will take place Saturday, May 16 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Lake Havasu City's London Bridge Beach Park, along the Bridgewater Channel at 1340 McCulloch Blvd.

The Nevada Department of Wildlife is holding a three-day progressive fly tying class the evenings of March 17-19. The class will start with a basic fly and progress to a more advanced fly by the third class. If you always wanted to learn how to make your own flies or learn how to match the hatch this class will teach you the basics. The class is designed for beginning to intermediate level fly tiers and is free to all participants. Class is limited to the first 15 persons who enroll.

Do you remember what drew you to fishing as a kid? Was it the solitude of the still waters? Maybe it was the roar of the boat motor or just spending time with your family and friends? Well, with the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) now selling its annual fishing permits for the 2009-2010 season it's time to re-live those memories and get the most out of your fishing license.

NDOW MAPS OUT FISH STOCKING GOALS FOR 2009

The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) is pleased to announce its 2009 Fish Production and Stocking Plan which will map out the state's goals when it comes to keeping Nevada's fishable waters stocked.