Fishing seasons to open or close

Anglers are reminded that a number of local area fishing seasons will be opening or closing in the very near future.

Opening:

-- Pyramid Lake, located about 30 miles north of Sparks, will re-open to Lahontan cutthroat trout fishing on Oct. 1. This season will extend through June 30.

You must fish with artificial flies or lures only.

There is a two-trout possession limit.

You can keep two trout which are 16-19 inches in length or you can keep one trout 16-19 inches plus one trout over 24 inches.

You will be fishing on the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation and will need a tribal fishing permit. The cost per person is $6 for a one-day permit or $32 annually.

You do not need a Nevada fishing license or a Nevada Trout Stamp.

For information, call Lex Moser of Pyramid-Tahoe Fishing Charters at 775-852-FISH or

the Pyramid Lake Fisheries Office: (775) 476-0489 or (775) 476-0500 or the Pyramid Lake Store at (775) 476-0555 or the Gilly Sporting Goods Store in Sparks at 775-358-6113.

Closing:

-- Fort Churchill Cooling Ponds, located in Lyon County, will close to fishing on Sept. 30. They will re-open on the second Saturday in February.

-- Hinkson Slough, plus Bass, Crappie, Bluegill and North Ponds and that portion of the Walker River within the Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area, all located in Lyon County, will close to fishing on Sept. 30. Those seasons will re-open on the second Saturday in February.

For information, call the Fisheries Bureau of the Nevada Division of Wildlife at 688-1500 during regular hours.

-- Hobart Reservoir, located in the mountains between Carson City and Lake Tahoe, will close to fishing on Sept. 30. It will re-open on May 1.

For information, call the Fisheries Bureau of the Nevada Division of Wildlife at 688-1500 during regular hours.

-- Topaz Lake, located along U.S. 395 on the Nevada-California stateline, south of Carson City, will close to fishing on Sept. 30. It will re-open on Jan. 1.

For information, call the Topaz Lake Marina at (775) 266-3550.