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Lahontan
 The reservoir is almost 17 miles long with 69 miles of shoreline. Surface area of approximately 11,200 acres at full reservoir storage.
The dam, completed in 1915, is 162 feet high, 1,700 feet long at the top, and contains 733.00 cubic yards of earth fill. The reservoir has a storage capacity of 274,000 acre-feet when full.
The reservoir is a warm-water fishery that supports white bass, walleye, white crappie, catfish, and brown and rainbow trout.
A health advisory has been issued by the State of Nevada regarding consumption of fish caught in the reservoir due to mercury contamination.
The reservoir was named after the Ancient Lake Lahontan which covered over 8,500 square miles of the western Great Basin during the Ice Age. It's ancient shore terraces may be seen high on the mountainsides of the surrounding region.
Lahontan became a Nevada State Recreation Area on July 1, 1971. Previous to that time it was operated jointly by Churchill and Lyon Counties.
Drirections: Located 45 miles east of Carson City on Nevada 50.
For more information, call Lahontan Reservoir - Lahontan State Recreation Area, 16799 Lahontan Dam, Fallon, NV, 89406, Phone: 702-867-3001
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| Name: Leo |
Date: 2009-05-09 |
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Location: Reno |
E-Mail: huntandfish345@yahoo.com |
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Water Teamp: 59 |
Water Clarity: 3 |
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Report: Me and my boy fished east of narrows from the shore. Caught 5 white cats, 5 walleye, 2 large mouth, one carp, and a big sacramento blackfish, no white bass, could not believe it. |
Tips: Walleye, bass, and blackfish caught on live minows. cats on carp meat. Most of the fish caught in the middle of the day. Full moon? |
| Name: Leo |
Date: 2008-05-03 |
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Location: Reno |
E-Mail: huntandfish345@yahoo.com |
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Water Teamp: 68 |
Water Clarity: 1 |
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Report: I fished this lake for the first time. We were only able to catch 7 very small white bass. Fish did not seem very active. I tried alot of different takle with not much luck. I need to learn the lake or how to fish. |
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| Name: Mort |
Date: 2008-05-02 |
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Location: Fernley |
E-Mail: nvhunt@yahoo.com |
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Water Teamp: 58.8 |
Water Clarity: 2 |
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Report: Swimbaits all day long 3 walleye all around 4 lbs each. One wiper 5 lbs. Missed a few other fish. 7 bites total. Had better luck than weeks previous on the SB. Still not a strong bite. Try again on Sunday. Not many boats on the water as its low and droping. Be safe, Fallon Ramp is out of water! Good fishing |
Tips: Cranks and rip baits should be on. I didn't throw anything but swimbaits this trip. good fishing! |
View All Reports| Name: M Shell |
E-Mail: Starlite@sbcglobal.net |
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Spring: Walleyes are spawning Beach 4 good for skipping minnows along the bottom. Picked up a few wipers too. Walleyes are 2-4 lbs i caught one they was 30" estimated at 9 lbs. I picked upa few largemouths in the narrows on tubes. Just pressure bites. This cold front is really got the fish biting light. |
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