Douglas County Fish Reports

Is open to fishing all year  with no gear restrictions. Water levels fluctuate this time of year,  so use caution

A few reports of small macs with the colder temps. This is a good time of year to find larger rainbows and browns near the surface, making them accessible to shore anglers. Look for moving shadows early and late in the day around larger structure. Shore anglers are using smaller spinners for planted trout and larger spoons for larger rainbows and browns. Toplining for large

The lake level has come up a few feet in the last couple weeks. Fishing has been fair for shore anglers using Powerbait or inflated nightcrawlers. The Douglas County boat ramp is open for those that want to do some trolling. Flashers and a nightcrawler have been productive. Toplinning Rapalas or spinners has been fair to good. If you use a spinner, IE Panther Martin

Flows are prime on the Carson currently at 200cfs near Carson City. Fishing has been good to fair near broken dam. The river has not yet been stocked after the heavy rain so fishing has been hit or miss. Small dark spinners and streamer flies have been best. Prime temperatures have fish willing to chase moving lures in protected pools and runs.

Mackinaw are in full spawn mode. Larger fish from 4-10 lbs are being caught from 140-220 ft down across the south shore. Smaller immature mackinaw have moved up and fish from 1-3 lbs can be caught in 20-40 ft water as they are corralling bait. The larger fish are full of eggs and milt and meat is off color. Smaller fish not mature to spawn