East Carson River Report

East Carson River - Markleeville, CA (Alpine County)

by Doug Busey
1-4-2025
Website

I ventured up this week to find the river running very fishable at 90 CFM. Talked with an angler that did good with a black Panther Martin. The county planted the river a few weeks ago with 1800 lbs of rainbows ranging 2-5 lbs. It is catch and release with artificial lures or flys with barbless hooks until the last Saturday in April. If you decide to make a weekend out of your next trip. The Carson River Resort and the Creekside Lodge are open all year. If you need a break from fishing all morning, the hot springs are open to warm you up. They also have a general store for all those things you forgot to bring. For more info contact the Carson River Resort.

Good luck on your next fishing adventure. If you have a question. a report in our local fishing area or have a photo of your catch, send it to nevada@fishreports.com. Hope to see you on the waters. Good fishin' and tight lines.

More Reports

Carson Now Reports

for Saturday, January 4th, 2025

: From Carson River to Topaz Lake, 2025 brings winter fishing opportunities
Caples Lake: The lake has about 4-6 inches of ice underneath a little snow
Red Lake: The lake last reported was 5-8 inches thick with some snow on top
Indian Creek Reservoir: The lake is low and the fishing has been fair

Carson Now Reports

for Thursday, December 12th, 2024

: Doug Busey Eastern Sierra Fishing Report
Silver Lake: The lake has iced over and thawed a few times
Caples Lake: The west end of the lake had 4 to 6 inches of ice with some open waters
Woods Lake: Closed for the year
Blue Lake Lower: The road is open to the second gate
Red Lake: The lake has iced over and had 3 inches as of last week
Burnside Lake: As of this week the road is open
West Carson River: The water flow is at 15 CFS, which is very low
East Carson River: The river is running at 36 CFS above Hangman's bridge, but there are sections of iced over areas
Indian Creek Reservoir: Both roads are open
Topaz Lake: The lake level has been going up a foot or so each week due to the runoff from the Walker River