Walker Lake, Nv.

Just North of Hawthorne, Nv.

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         The Mouth of the Walker River at the north end of Walker Lake 1-4-03.  It's not much but better than the last few years. At least there is a little water coming in. Try and find the Geese.

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Lahontan Valley News/Fallon Eagle Standard, Saturday, September 27, 2003

BY DEBBIE SHARP PRODUCTION

Click here to read about "Wes's Fishing Report"

Wes's Note:

I will be switching most of the picture over to a separate page to view.  The page will be linked at the end of each report where pictures are available.  I'm not sure if I will be placing pictures on separate page per update or separate page per month or use some other method.  But as I do some sample links I look at which may work best for now.

Please feel free to make comments so that I can get a feel for what might work best for the web site.

The problem, I think, is the time it is taking to bring up a web page for those who have dial up internet.  I have always had high speed internet access and I have noticed when I have been on some one else's dial up internet it takes quite a while to bring up some of the web links with several pictures.  I have cut down the mbps to kbps per page but it still is not coming up very fast.  this page right now at 28.8 kbps still takes approximately 75 seconds close to 1.25 minuets.  Hopefully this will solve the time issue.

Warning

Walker Lake's water level is low making it harder to launch any of the larger boats.  If you try to launch your boat be sure to use a 4X4 to launch it with.  The larger your boat the harder it is to launch your boat even with a 4X4.  So be sure your able to pull your boat out with your 4X4 before you launch your boat.

Also because the lake water is so low the TDS's are very high.  Causing your internal parts of your motor's water cooling system to collect the solid material on it's inner walls.  This will cause your motor to over heat very quickly.  If you use your boat at Walker Lake, be sure to flush your motor out with a solution mixed with the water you use, that will dissolve the TDS's and clean out your motor's cooling system.

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12-11-04

Fishing Report by Wes's Fishing Report, email address  wes@wescraigs.net or home phone # 1-775-423-5353.

Chad and Michelle McCoy of Fallon, NV fished in the area in front of the town of Walker Lake.  They were catching fish in 6 ft. of water using spoons.  Chad said the fishing was great!

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12-7-04

Fishing Report by Wes's Fishing Report, email address  wes@wescraigs.net or home phone # 1-775-423-5353.

The fishing is still good at Walker Lake.  The fish are in 25 ft. of water or less.  Try Barlow Bay, the East side at Sandy Point, the North end of the lake and Twenty Mile Beach.  Some other places to look for them is Sand Point & cove on the West side and the  point & cove just north of Sand Point.

Shore fishermen are using power bait and boaters are doing well with spoons.

11-26-04

Fishing Report by Wes's Fishing Report, email address  wes@wescraigs.net or home phone # 1-775-423-5353.

Chad and Michelle McCoy of Fallon, NV fished in the Barlow Bay area catching plenty of Cutthroat trout some in the 24 inch size.  They had several triple hookups.  Chad said that the fish were holding in 20 ft. of water.  That if you were out of the 20 ft. depth range the fishing was slow or very poor.

So if you find the Cutthroat trout and you are able to catch them take note of the depth of the bottom and the depth in which your lure is, surface, 1/2 to the bottom or near the bottom and keep your boat and lure in the same area and you will be bringing in more fish than you can keep.

I have talked to several fishermen who have been fishing at Walker Lake in the last several weeks and they all have been telling be the same type of fishing story.  the fish are in the shallow part of the lake and the fishing is great at Barlow Bay, the east side of the lake and the north end of the lake.  So go out and give it a try off shore or in a small boat using lures or power bait.

Good luck and remember the bigger the boat the harder it is to launch at the Sportsmen's Beach Dock.

11-21-04

Fishing Report by Mike Moore from Carson City.

Hi Wes
Went to Walker Lake again on Sat. Nov. 20 and caught 1 limit before the wind came up to hard to fish. It was colder then H, like to froze our butts off. We fished at 20 mile beach using power bait. Here's a pic of Marry my lady friends doughtier with our limit.
Mike Moore
Carson City

11-16-04

Fishing Report by Wes's Fishing Report, email address  wes@wescraigs.net or home phone # 1-775-423-5353.

Word on the street, UPS driver (and you thought UPS was only of shipping) is that Walker Lake is doing great.  Fishermen are catching their limits with in a few hours.

Fishermen get your fishing gear together and head out to the lake.  I will be out there myself right after Thanksgiving to try my luck.  This time I might be able to out-fish my granddaughter, Ashley.  It's tough hearing how I only catch the smallest ones and she catches the biggest one.  Some how I just have to do better this time.  May be, just may be I can get her younger brother to help me when she's not looking.  I will report back shortly after Thanksgiving to let you know how I did well may be?

11-06-04

Fishing Report by Mike Moore from Carson City

Hi Wes
Went out to Walker Lake Saturday the 6th and took my lady friend with me and she got a limit. We were at 20 mile beach. Here is a picture of Sue's fish.
Mike Moore
Carson City

10-15-04

Fishing Report by Wes's Fishing Report, email address  wes@wescraigs.net or home phone # 1-775-423-5353.

Marty Litton, Buster and Mike went fishing Friday, Saturday and didn't do very well.  The lake is turning over and the moss is out quite a ways from shore.

Fishermen may want to wait a couple of weeks until the lake clears up before trying to fish.

10-06-04

Fishing Report by Wes's Fishing Report, email address  wes@wescraigs.net or home phone # 1-775-423-5353.

I'm Still hearing good things about the fishing at Walker Lake, NV.  You just have to look around until you find them and reel them in.

Launching a boat is still a little hard, see warning above.

10-8-04; I just got word that a friend of mine launched his 16 ft. aluminum boat at Sportsman's Beach and did not have any problem.  He said that there is a small hole at the end of launch at the end of the ramp the sand/dirt on the end of the ramp is not to bad but not a bad idea if you have a 4X4.  As I get word from other fisherman I'll let every one know if the launch situation changes in the future.

9-29-04

Fishing Report by Wes's Fishing Report, email address  wes@wescraigs.net or home phone # 1-775-423-5353.

I've talked to several fishermen who have told me that the Cutthroat are in close to shore feeding.  Shore fishermen were doing well and boaters with small boats which could be launched were doing well close to shore.

This could be a great time for Fly fishermen to give it a try.

9-27-04

See warning above!!!!

5-17-04

Fishing Report by Jack Olson of Fallon, NV.

Hi Wes; On Monday Chad and his friend Bruce and I went down to Walker Lake. The wind was quite strong but we decided to go any way. On the way down we passed an 18 wheeler on its side, blown over by the wind. We went on down to sand point, as we thought the mountain would break the wind. When we got there it was raining then snow and the wind was cold. The Chad and Bruce were already rigged up. While I was getting rigged, Bruce hooked a nice cut about 16 inches. Then Chad hooked a nice one about 18".  I got rigged up and started casting a black with white spots spoon the same spoon Chad hooked his on .  In the meantime Chad had changed to a white with black spots and landed another nice one.  Bruce had changed to white with black spots and he landed another one.  I was a slow learner but I finely changed to the white with black spots. in the meantime Chad and Bruce had landed a couple more. I finely hooked one. He was a big one about 20".  The wind finely calmed down and it wormed up. I hooked another big one about the size of the first one. The other guys kept right on catching fish but not as big as mine. Then I hooked another big one. This one was even bigger then the other two that I landed.  It was getting late, and Bruce had to get back so we left at Noon with 12 fish.  We through back 6 of the smallest fish. Other than almost freezing, it was a great morning. Talk to you later, SALTY
 

5-13-04

Fishing Report by Mike Moore.

Hi Wes
My son and I were at Walker Lake Wed 12. We were fishing from the bank on the south end of 20 Mile Beach. The bite was slow we got 2 bites and 2 fish. Talked to a couple of boaters and they said the bite was slow for them too. We had to fight off a couple of pelicans that was trying to get are fish. Here’s a picture of 1 fish and the pelicans in the back ground.
Mike Moore

4-10-04

Fishing Report by Wes's Fishing Report, email address  wes@wescraigs.net or home phone # 1-775-423-5353.

Fishing Report by Jack Olson of Fallon, NV.

Hi Wes; On Monday Chad and his friend Bruce and I went down to Walker Lake. The wind was quite strong but we decided to go any way. On the way down we passed an 18 wheeler on its side, blown over by the wind. We went on down to Sand Point, as we thought the mountain would break the wind. when we got there it was raining then snow ad the wind was cold. The two guys were already rigged up. While I was getting rigged, Bruce hooked a nice cut about 16 inches.  Then Chad hooked a nice one about 18#. I got rigged up and started casting a black with white spots, that was what Chad hooked his on .In the meantime Chad had changed to a white with black spots and landed another nice one. Bruce had changed to white with black spots and he landed another one. I was a slow learned but I finely changed to the white with black spots . in the meantime Chad and Bruce had landed a couple more. I finely hooked one. He was a big one about 20" . The wind finely calmed down and it wormed up. I hooked another big one about the size of the first one. The other guys kept right on catching fish but not as big as mine. Then I hooked another big one. This one was even bigger then the other two that I landed. It was getting late, and Bruce had to get back So we left at 12: With 12 fish We through back 6 littler fish. Other than almost freezing. It was a great morning. Talk to you later, SALTY

4-8-04

Fishing Report by Wes Craig, email address  wes@wescraigs.net or home phone # 1-775-423-5353.

The fishing is hot!!!!  Fishermen who have been doing great on the east side mainly north of Sand Point to the river inlet.  Black with White Dots and Frog colored Sierra Special Spoons.

The lake has been turning over for several weeks but hopefully it will dissipate soon.

The Lake is still low and you should have a 4X4 to pull your boat out.  The launch ramp from the water line on out is sandy and the sand gets deeper as your boat trailer goes further into the water.  In some cases your trailer axle is in the sand.

2-12-04

Fishing Report by Wes Craig and Wes's Fishing Report 1-775-423-5353.

On Thursday Salty, his brother-in-law (Jake) and I went to Walker Lake, NV.  With the fishing being so great we did not even leave until shortly after 8:00 AM.  We launched Salty's 16 ft. boat around 10:00 AM.  We fished in Barlow Bay to start with and did not get any hits so we went to the Eastside by Sandy Point.  Boy did we do great.  We were getting lots of hits and fish to the boat.  Most of the fish we caught were in the 18 1/2" to 19 1/2" long ranging form 2 1/2" to 3 1/2" lbs.  We were catching them in 8 to 10 ft. of water and using Frog colored  and Black with White Dots Sierra Special Spoons 7/8 oz. 

We found that we had to watch our trolling speed and our deep very carefully.  If we went to slow or the deep got shallower than 8 ft. we would get into the moss on the bottom.  Also, we had to watch that we did not go to fast because the Cutthroat trout would not want to chase the lure if it was going to go to fast.

Well if you look at the picture you can see we did pretty good.

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1-23-04

Fishing Report by Wes Craig and Wes's Fishing Report 1-775-423-5353.

On Saturday 1-17-04 Jack Olson (Salty),  Danny, Chad McCoy and I went to the east side off shore using waders and spinning rods and caught quite a few nice Cutthroats.  Mostly on Sierra Special  Spoons Dark Colors; Black with White Dots and Frog Colored.  We were in 8 to 14 ft. of water.  The Tuesday before Salty and I went in his boat and could not find them on the west side so we went to the east side and caught and through back a bunch of fish.  It appears The majority of the fish moved over to the east side for now.  I will explain more later.  This could change on any day.  If you not catching fish with in a half an hour you may want to look else were.  This goes for shore fishermen as well.

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1-1-04

Fishing Report by Wes Craig and Wes's Fishing Report 1-775-423-5353.

Dennis Gailey owner of The Medicine Shoppe in Fallon, NV; Kawika Fisher from Fallon, NV and I decided to go to Walker Lake wind or no wind.  So off we went.  We stop at the and tried our luck at the cove just North of Sandy Point.  We caught one lost two Cutthroat trout before we decided to move further south.  We worked our way down to the Southeast end of Barlow Bay and finished our day there.  We ended up catching three Cutthroat trout a piece and lost several others.  it was not as good as it has been the last several trips.  But they are out there.  If the wind was not as bad as it was we may have done better????  Right now most any where on the lake is good as long as you can get out deep enough.  The Cutthroat's are feeding on the midge pupa and the terrestrials that live on the bottom of the lake where the moss grows on the which can be anywhere the sunlight can penetrate to the bottom, approximately 25 ft. or less.  If there ever becomes a large Midge hatch they will for the most part feed on them and that can be anywhere on the lake even in the deepest parts of the lake which is getting shallower by at least 4 to 5 feet a year for the last several years.  I have not been out to the deepest part of the lake in the last two years but I would guess the lake is only around 80 to 90 feet deep at this point.  If anyone has charted the lake bottom of the lake lately let me know what what you have found to be the deepest part of the lake.  The lures that worked best for us were the Black with White Dots and some Florescent Red with Black Dots Sierra Special Spoons.

This was probably the windiest day I have fished off shore on the lake.  And, I would never think of deliberately going fishing in a boat on a windy day like 1-1-03 New Years Day.

I've been getting reports that the North end of the lake has been a GREAT from a boat and pretty good from the shore.  But, lets not tell any one and keep it our secret.  I know I would not want to tell just anybody!!!  Oh yea if you can get to the east side by Sandy Point that would be just as good as a spot as any place from shore or a boat.  I've been seeing quite a few fisherman fishing for the shore at the Nevada State Park across the street from the Buffalo Stop.  But lets keep these fishing spots a secret, just between us.   No!!! I don't think so.  maybe next time??? NOT!!!

Be sure to have your fishing license with you and make sure you only have your limit of (5)  fish.  If you plan on catching and keeping more be sure you give some of your fish away so that you only have FIVE Cutthroat trout in your possession.