The fishing has been fair for early morning anglers

West Carson River - Woodfords, CA (Alpine County)

by Doug Busey
8-5-2026
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The river was planted recently with catchable rainbows. The fishing has been fair for early morning anglers. Drifting a half a night crawler under the under cuts out in the valley has been productive. Or finding those deeper holes in Woodfords canyon.

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.

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Carson Now Reports

for Wednesday, August 5th

: Fishing Report: Heat, Fire Safety & Summer Fishing
Lake Tahoe: Lake Tahoe Fishing Report
Caples Lake: Caples Lake Fishing Report
Woods Lake: The fishing has been fair for small rainbows
Red Lake: The fishing has been slow to fair
Indian Creek Reservoir: Indian Creek Reservoir Report

Carson Now Reports

for Thursday, July 23rd

: Summer Heat Pushes Anglers Higher
Lake Tahoe: Lake Tahoe Fishing Report
Caples Lake: The shore anglers have been doing well from the dam and the Woods Creek inlet
Woods Lake: The fishing has been doing very good recently
Winnemucca Lake: Fshing has been very good for small trout in the high country
Red Lake: The lake has been slow over the last couple of weeks
Indian Creek Reservoir: The lake has a lot of algae bloom
East Carson River: The fishing has started to pick up a little
West Carson River: The fishing has been slow
Blue Lake Lower: The road is open to the lower lake as of now
Topaz Lake: The lake is full of fish
Bridgeport Reservoir: The place to be this week
Owens River - Section 3 - Upper (above Crowley): Fly fishing here is hit and miss
June Lake Loop: Most anglers have been fishing Gull