Nev. Admin. Code § 503.504

Current through December 31, 2024

Section 503.504 - Western Region: Applicable waters; restrictions on bait and lures

1. The Western Region consists of all waters within Carson City and Churchill, Douglas, Humboldt, Lyon, Mineral, Storey, Pershing and Washoe Counties.

2. In the Western Region:

(a) Live bait fish may be used only in the river basin from which it is taken and only in the following waters:

(1) The Carson River Basin.

(2) The Humboldt River downstream from Stall Diversion Dam located near Golconda in Humboldt County, including Rye Patch Reservoir, Pitt-Taylor Reservoir, all waters in the Lovelock Valley, Chimney Reservoir and the Little Humboldt River downstream from Chimney Reservoir.

(3) The portion of the Lake Tahoe Basin located in Carson City and Douglas and Washoe Counties.

(4) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the Truckee River Basin.

(5) The Walker River from the railroad bridge near Wabuska downstream to and including Walker Lake, except waters on the Walker River Paiute Reservation.

(b) Other forms of aquatic and animal life, including, but not limited to, grasshoppers, earthworms, crayfish, any unprotected species of freshwater bait fish or parts thereof which are prepared and preserved commercially, and preserved salmon eggs may be used as bait.

3. The following provisions apply to all other waters in the Western Region:

(a) The capture, possession while fishing or the use of fish as bait, whether dead or alive, or parts thereof is prohibited.

(b) Only artificial lures with single barbless hooks may be used in:

(1) Catnip Reservoir;

(2) Knott Creek Reservoir including inlet and outlet streams;

(3) Marlette Lake, including tributaries and outlet streams;

(4) The portion of the East Walker River which is from one-quarter of a mile above the confluence of the East Walker River and Sweetwater Creek downstream to one-half of a mile below the confluence of the East Walker River and Red Wash Creek; and

(5) The portion of the Truckee River from the bridge on east Mustang Road downstream to the boundary of the Pyramid Lake Pauite Reservation.

(c) Only artificial lures may be used in:

(1) Hinkson Slough on the Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area; and

(2) Hobart Reservoir.

Nev. Admin. Code § 503.504

Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife Comm'rs, eff. 1-1-81; A 12-15-81; 12-1-82; 1-2-86; 12-11-87; 5-9-88; 12-18-89; 12-13-91; 11-18-93; 11-23-94; 11-22-95, eff. 11-25-95; 11-14-97, eff. 3-1-98; R104-01, 12-6-2001; R092-05, 10-31-2005; R056-13, 12-23-2013; A by R140-13, eff. 3/28/2014; A by R094-16A, eff. 12/21/2016; A by R060-19A, eff. 12/18/2019; A by R082-23A, eff. 2/9/2024

NRS 501.105, 501.181, 503.300, 503.310