Deadline for Trophy Fish Entries - January 31

Catch a big fish?
The deadline is January 31 to submit your 2004 Trophy Fish entries

Refer to the Nevada Fishing Regulations or review this page for minimum size requirements. You may be eligible for a Trophy Fish Certificate or be a new State Record holder.
Think you caught a big one?

If so, The Nevada Department of Wildlife (www.ndow.org) wants to hear from you!

The minimum weight qualifications to the right are established for the various species of fish in the Nevada Trophy Fish Program. Each entry which meets the minimum qualifications will receive a Trophy Fish Certificate. The largest entry of the year for each species will receive a Record Nevada Fish Certificate. Trophy Fish Plaques will be awarded to those entries which establish a new record fish for Nevada.

Some ground rules. . .

For a fish to be considered in the Nevada Trophy Fish Program the following must apply:


1. Fish must be taken legally from Nevada waters.

2. Weight is to be taken of whole fish before freezing.

3. Length is to be measured from tip of nose to tip of tail.

4. Measurements must be witnessed by two other persons, at least one of whom must not be a relative of angler entering contest.

5. Angler must provide positive means of identifying the species of fish and include an adequate photograph.

6. Entry must be made within calendar year of date caught to be included in that year’s contest.

7. If the fish being entered is a possible Nevada State Record, fish must be weighed on a scale which has been certified as accurate. The fish must be witnessed by a Nevada Department of Wildlife employee.

Download the Trophy Fish Form

Minimum Weight Qualifications
1. Largemouth Bass 5 lbs.
2. Smallmouth Bass 3 lbs.
3. Spotted Bass 2 lbs.
4. Striped Bass 20 lbs.
5. White Bass 2 lbs.
6. Carp 15 lbs.
7. Bullhead Catfish 1 lb.
8. Channel Catfish 10 lbs.
9. White Catfish 4 lbs.
10. Black Crappie 2 lbs.
11. White Crappie 2 lbs.
12. Arctic Grayling 0.5 lb.
13. Sacramento Perch 2 lbs.
14. Yellow Perch 0.5 lb.
15. Northern Pike 10 lbs.
16. Kokanee Salmon 2 lbs.
17. Silver Salmon 5 lbs.
18. Bluegill Sunfish 1 lb.
19. Green Sunfish 0.5 lb.
20. Redear Sunfish 0.5 lb.
21. Brook Trout 2 lbs.
22. Brown Trout 5 lbs.
23. Cutthroat Trout 10 lbs.
24. Bull Trout 0.5 lb.
25. Mackinaw Trout 10 lbs.
26. Rainbow Trout 5 lbs.
27. Rainbow / Cutthroat
Hybrid Trout 10 lbs.
28. Walleye 6 lbs.
29. Mt. Whitefish 1 lb.
30. Tiger Trout 2 lbs.
31. Wiper (White/Striped Bass Hybrid )

Lake Mead Fishing Report Week of January 11, 2005

(courtesy of the Nevada Department of Wildlife - www.ndow.org)
Anglers are expected to start returning to the lake following the recent storms that drenched southern Nevada. As they return, they should find fairly good winter fishing for striped bass in the Boulder Basin.

Reports received recently from anglers by the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) indicate that boaters continue to catch stripers from upper Las Vegas Wash to Sand Island. Most of the fish are around a pound and are being taken by chumming and fishing with anchovies.

Fishing from shore has been productive for stripers following NDOW’s trout plants. A few fish weighing 10 pounds or more are being seen immediately after the plants. One angler told NDOW that he had a large striper roll on his Pencil Popper lure several times Friday ( 1/7/05) evening at North Saddle Cove.

Storms have made for murky water conditions in some areas which negatively impacts the fishing. NDOW said anglers will have better success by avoiding these areas and looking for places where the water is clear.

Creel census clerks said they did not see any anglers at fish cleaning stations in the Overton Arm over the weekend.

NDOW will stock rainbow trout Friday ( 1/14/05) at Hemenway, Horsepower, North Saddle and Pumphouse coves.

Caution is urged when driving on unpaved roads at the recreation area. Storms have left debris on roads and caused some washouts.