NV Fish Report

The north lake is covered in 2.5 to 3.5 inches of ice. The ice quality on the north lake is poor and anglers should avoid this area. Moving through the narrows and into the south lake the ice is 5 to 8 inches thick. The ice quality in these areas is good and should provide good fishing. On the south end, near the float tube launch, the lake has opened in areas and remaining ice should be considered unsafe. Anglers should always use safety equipment while out ice fishing.

Fall stocking was completed with 10,059 rainbow trout averaging 9.1 inches being stocked. Additionally, the lake received 3,677 tiger trout this fall, averaging 10.8 inches. Recent surveys have shown a lot of hatchery size trout in the north lake and numerous 16-to-18 inch rainbow trout in the south lake, some well exceeding 24 inches. Brown trout in the 12-to-14-inch range was observed throughout fall surveys. Anglers should do well with nightcrawlers, jigs with soft body baits, and PowerBait for trout. Anglers looking to pursue northern pike should use flashy lures, RatL traps, and lures that resemble trout, bass, and bluegill that can be jigged.

There is a limited bluegill fishery at Comins Lake, and anglers are encouraged to release bluegill to better establish their population.