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Douglas County Fish Reports


Birthday Macs!

by HANS MOXLEY
Hooked Up Sportfishing out of Carnelian Bay in Lake Tahoe checked in with us. What a great way to celebrate a Birthday !!!!!! and look there.......... Birthday girl landed the biggest fish For reservations and information on fishing Lake Tahoe, call: 775-772-1453 or 530-546-222

Hooked Up Sportfishing on Lake Tahoe

by HANS MOXLEY
Hooked Up Sportfishing out of Carnelian Bay in Lake Tahoe checked in with us. Well,,, that is a great looking catch my friend. been a while since you been out. Thanks Bud. For reservations and information on fishing Lake Tahoe, call: 775-772-1453 or 530-546-222

Lots of Fun On Tahoe Today

by HANS MOXLEY
Hooked Up Sportfishing out of Carnelian Bay in Lake Tahoe checked in with us. Lot of fun guys !!!! Hope to see you all again soon . For reservations and information on fishing Lake Tahoe, call: 775-772-1453 or 530-546-222

Topaz Lake Opener Report

by DOUG BUSEY
Hello fellow anglers, as we welcomed in 2021, many anglers ascended on Topaz Lake to bring in the new year. I and fellow angler Tom Blotter were amongst  the many. At 6am Tom and I were on the lake waiting for the official start time. There was an eerie fog type mist lingering over the lake. It was a cool 18 degrees, and the winds

Cold Morning Macs on Tahoe

by HANS MOXLEY
Hooked Up Sportfishing out of Carnelian Bay in Lake Tahoe checked in with us. BRRRRR. Very cold out this morning,,,, but, very worth it For reservations and information on fishing Lake Tahoe, call: 775-772-1453 or 530-546-222

Topaz Opener 1/1/21

by DOUG BUSEY
Hello fellow anglers.  I think we are all looking forward to the new year to begin. January 1st will be a welcome sight, so we may begin a new year. At 6:32 AM, Topaz Lake will officially open for the 2021 fishing season. The lake level has been coming up slowly, but is still very low compared to last year on this date. I took

Cold Morning, But Hot Fishing!

by HANS MOXLEY
Hooked Up Sportfishing out of Carnelian Bay in Lake Tahoe checked in with us. Cold morning, but hot fishing !! Great time, Thanks For reservations and information on fishing Lake Tahoe, call: 775-772-1453 or 530-546-222

Fishing Has Been Good on The Carson

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Flows on the Carson are about 80 cfs and fishing has been good. Spin fisherman using small spinners slowly retrieved in deeper pools have caught a few good fish. Fly fisherman using small streamer have done equally as well. As temperatures continue to drop, the trout metabolism decreases making slow moving lures and flies more productive. Light leaders and tippets will also increase catch rates.

Good Reports of Small Macs

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Good reports of small macs at the moment. The cold temps are helping to bring the fish up. This is the best time of year to find larger rainbows and browns near the surface, making them accessible to shore anglers. Shore anglers are using smaller spinners for planted trout and larger spoons for larger rainbows and browns. Toplining for large rainbow and brown trout has

Closed to Fishing Until Jan. 1st

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Topaz is closed to fishing until January 1st.

Remains Open During The Winter Months

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Spooner Lake remains open to fishing during the winter months but is typically covered in ice by the middle to end of December.

The Lake Will Open Jan. 1st 2021

by DOUG BUSEY
The lake will open to fishing on January 1st 2021.  Just a reminder, the Topaz Lodge will not be holding their annual fishing derby this year. The water level has started to rise up a little. We will all find out how the fishing is on opening. But the good news is. The Nevada Department of Wildlife has planted over 20,000 lbs of trout over

Fishing Has Been Fair

by DOUG BUSEY
The fishing has been fair up higher on the river for small trout. Remember that in Nevada, the rivers are open to fishing all year.

Great Fishing Today!

by HANS MOXLEY
Hooked Up Sportfishing out of Carnelian Bay in Lake Tahoe checked in with us. Great fishing with you all! For reservations and information on fishing Lake Tahoe, call: 775-772-1453 or 530-546-222

Handful of Rainbows and A Dozen Macs This Morning

by MIKE NIELSEN
Local boys Sheehan and Dan’l got handful rainbows and dozen macs this morning. Good fun super shallow!

Fun Morning on Tahoe!

by HANS MOXLEY
Hooked Up Sportfishing out of Carnelian Bay in Lake Tahoe checked in with us. Nice looking fish guys, thanks' so much! For reservations and information on fishing Lake Tahoe, call: 775-772-1453 or 530-546-222

Closed until Jan 1, 2020

by DOUG BUSEY
The lake is closed to fishing until January 1st 2012. The NDOW has planted the lake with 10K lbs of trout within the last  couple months. The Topaz Lodge fishing derby will not take place. But they will be giving away the 20121 Topaz Lodge fishing hats.

Opens back up on January 1, 2021

by DOUG BUSEY
The lake is closed to fishing until January 1,2021. The water level is low right now. Hopefully we will get some rain and snow to fill it up in time for opening day. The NDOW has been planting the lake heavily over the last few weeks. They have planted over 7000 lbs of  trout and are not done yet.

11lb. Rainbow At Lake Tahoe

by FISH REPORTS STAFF
Mike Olney from Gardnerville, Nevada caught  this huge 11 lb. 4 oz. Rainbow at Lake Tahoe this weekend using a AC Plug .Lake record is 11lbs. 6 ozs. Wow!

Bite Was Fast & Furious This Morning

by MIKE NIELSEN
Bite was fast and furious early except we experienced lots of loss with 15 coming off. We landed 9 !

Amazing Fall Fishing Day

by MIKE NIELSEN
Amazing fall day yesterday. Departure at 7 am. By 10 had caught many of two species keeping just enough for the boys bbq!!

Tahoe Topliners at Lake Tahoe

by MIKE NIELSEN
Lil grind yesterday but ended up 16 fish. Kept 14 biggest just at 11.5. The hens are really showing roe sacs now!
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