Taken during NDOW fish survey, too good not to share!
The reservoir contains sandy beaches and rock outcroppings, flooded woody debris, a flooded river channel, and various islands composed of rock and sand. The water is constantly turbid in the upper basin and dense algae blooms occur in summer. Water quali...
Rainbow, cutthroat, and brown trout have been introduced into the lake, but potentially anything that was in the Truckee River at the time of the 1997 flood could be in the lake. Other species known t...
Virginia Lake is 12 feet deep when full, covers 24.5 acres and has a fairly flat bottom. Water enters the lake via the Cochran Ditch (northwest corner) and exits through a screened, submerged concrete...
Fishing is best in late spring, early summer, and early fall. Usually late afternoon is the best time in the spring and fall, while the best fishing in summer occurs at night when the water temperatur...
The Carson River fishery primarily begins at Mexican Dam (adjacent to Carson City) and ends in the town of Dayton. Some fishing does occur in the river upstream of Ft. Churchill. Land adjacent to the ...