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Spooner Has Been Good From Shore and Good From Float Tubes or Boats

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Spooner has been good from shore and good from float tubes or boats. The vegetation hasn’t taken complete control of the shoreline yet but is expected to with the coming heat. Fly fisherman using callibaetis mayfly emergers late in the day are finding fish on the surface. Damsel nymphs have also been good along the submerged vegetation and weed lines. Slowly retrieved woolly buggers and

Good Bite While it Lasted

by HANS MOXLEY

Hooked Up Sportfishing out of Carnelian Bay in Lake Tahoe checked in with us. A good bite while it lasted Thank goodness we got these guys to the net. Nice going you guys For reservations and information on fishing Lake Tahoe, call: 775-772-1453 or 530-546-222

Good Fishing Today

by HANS MOXLEY

Hooked Up Sportfishing out of Carnelian Bay in Lake Tahoe checked in with us. Some good fishing guys... It paid off to wait for a better day I got to get one as wel For reservations and information on fishing Lake Tahoe, call: 775-772-1453 or 530-546-222

Mackinaw Fishing Has Been Good

by DOUG BUSEY

The mackinaw fishing has been good to fair for angler fishing the north shore shelves of Carnelian Point. The rock pile off Logan Shoals has been productive. The boat inspection stations are open in Meyers and At the highway 28 and highway 50 intersection at Spooner summit. Check the website to get hours of operation.

First Stocking of 2021 Season

by LAHONTAN NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY STAFF

Our first two stockings of the 2021 season in Lake Tahoe are complete! This week we stocked 5,083 10 inch Pilot Peak Lahontan Cutthroat Trout on the Nevada side. To monitor and evaluate Pilot Peak LCT growth, survival, and movement around the Lake, 30% of those trout were FLOY tagged with a unique ID and phone number so that anglers can report their catch and

Finding Biters Each Day

by MIKE NIELSEN

The weather has been such a roller coaster ride this spring. Today near freezing after last 4 days of heavy wind. One week we have snow and wind then next record highs 80-86 then followed by more wind then cold. I’m ready for some stability in weather. Good news is we’re finding biters each day.

Tahoe Topliners Report

by MIKE NIELSEN

Few pics from couple recent runs. Today sitting here waiting. One party came 15 minutes late with handfuls bananas…… almost ran the other direction and the others I had to call wake up and now I’m sitting frustrated! Yea!

This Little Guy Knows His Stuff

by HANS MOXLEY

Hooked Up Sportfishing out of Carnelian Bay in Lake Tahoe checked in with us. Fantastic job you two !!!! This little guy knows his stuff Thank you for wearing your lucky shirt today For reservations and information on fishing Lake Tahoe, call: 775-772-1453 or 530-546-222

Water Levels Has Been Going Down

by DOUG BUSEY

The lake water level has been going down for awhile, but has started to rise over the last few days. The fishing has been fair for shore anglers. Most have been using powerbait or inflated nightcrawlers. trollers have had best success with flashers and a night crawler going a little deeper water.

Rough Morning on The Water

by HANS MOXLEY

Hooked Up Sportfishing out of Carnelian Bay in Lake Tahoe checked in with us. Pretty damn rough out this morning. Still..... good looking fish guys, hold on to some thing for the photo. For reservations and information on fishing Lake Tahoe, call: 775-772-1453 or 530-546-222

Beautiful Day on Tahoe

by HANS MOXLEY

Hooked Up Sportfishing out of Carnelian Bay in Lake Tahoe checked in with us. What a beautiful day after the storm finally passed. Had some nice fish waiting for us too. Great job guys For reservations and information on fishing Lake Tahoe, call: 775-772-1453 or 530-546-222

10.25 lb. German Brown

by MIKE NIELSEN

Few weeks back we boated one of two huge hookups we had mixed in our regular fish. 10.25 lb German Brown. Something we do here in Tahoe is use live bait! Both trolled and drifted and the Redsides, Chubs and Suckers can be downright deadly. We have had tremendous success drifting and bridling trolled chubs!

Nice Rainbows Right Above the Bridge

East Carson River (NV)

by DOUG BUSEY

I spoke with Daniel Goff from Minden Nv. Daniel fished last week and caught and released a few nice trout above the bridge.

Fun Morning of Mac Action

by HANS MOXLEY

Hooked Up Sportfishing out of Carnelian Bay in Lake Tahoe checked in with us. It was a good day for the Birthday boy. Great stuff guys, that was fun. For reservations and information on fishing Lake Tahoe, call: 775-772-1453 or 530-546-222

Tahoe Topliners Lake Tahoe Spring Report

by MIKE NIELSEN

Little samples of some of our 2021 Spring. Season 25 for us has had interesting action with some great days snd some grinding days but we get em every trip. Some easier than others. Drifting bait out in open water suspended has been very productive. This spring we have had some of the deepest brown Trout catches with lots of action 55-125 ft down but over water from

Perfect Day on The Water

by HANS MOXLEY

Hooked Up Sportfishing out of Carnelian Bay in Lake Tahoe checked in with us. What a perfect day on the water today. Some good fishing as well. Great job you two. For reservations and information on fishing Lake Tahoe, call: 775-772-1453 or 530-546-222

Sand Harbor & Cave Rock Boat Ramps Open May 1st

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park’s Sand Harbor and Cave Rock boat ramps will open for the summer on May 1, 2021. From May 1 to May 27, the Sand Harbor boat ramp will be open from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and the Cave Rock boat ramp will be open from 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Beginning May 28, boat ramp hours at Sand Harbor and Cave

Nice Looking Fish Today

by HANS MOXLEY

Hooked Up Sportfishing out of Carnelian Bay in Lake Tahoe checked in with us. Brrrrr... A cold April morning. Nice looking fish for the Birthday girl !!!! Happy Birthday, Great meeting you all! For reservations and information on fishing Lake Tahoe, call: 775-772-1453 or 530-546-222

Attention Anglers!

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Attention Anglers! If you go fishing on Lake Tahoe, you may encounter Rainbow Trout that have been equipped with research devices as part of ongoing studies in the region. A few Rainbow Trout have received both a visible “Floy tag”(photo 1 and 2) near the dorsal fin that has a telephone number printed on it as well as a “PIT tag”(photo 3) implanted in front

Fantastic bite today

by HANS MOXLEY

Fantastic bite today Great way to start your Birthday !!!!! Great family there, good stuff

Fishing Has Been Good Along The Ledges

by DOUG BUSEY

Fishing has been good for anglers fishing the ledges off Tahoe City or the deeper water near Cal/Neva point. Right now only Tahoe sealed boats will be allowed to launch at Tahoe. The boat inspection stations are scheduled to open on May 1st in Meyers and at the intersection of highway 50 and 28.

Fishing has been fair to good for trollers

by DOUG BUSEY

The water level is still low. Fishing has been fair to good for trollers. Flashers with a night crawler or a dick slammer have been productive. Rapalas have also been productive, best patterns have been blk/gold or a perch. Shore anglers have been doing fair with green or yellow powerbait. Inflated nightcrawlers have also been successful. The Douglas county boat ramp is open for launching.

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