Douglas County Fish Reports

Took out my wife’s cousins today. Absolutely howling east cold wind but got limits of Lakers and couple rainbows before we were numb!

First snow of year and a box o Mack’s!

East wind been howling this last three days.  Today’s group was fine going out and we jacked the Mack’s in an hour!!

Mike Nielsen of Tahoe Topliners checked in. Great day out. Limits plus. Released a bunch and kept some up to 12 lbs!

Great fun today. Nice Mac bite. Some kept, some release!

It’s really been an up and down season for the Carson, primarily being up.  Flows remained pretty high till the end of June keeping much of the fishing limited.  Since then, fishing has been excellent with flows closer to normal fall levels now.  The parks and bridges where stocking occurs has definitely been the most consistent option.  Bait fisherman using light lines and leaders drifting

The Fall Fish Festival focuses on a variety of fish species that live in Lake Tahoe and its rivers. In addition to the Kokanee, these species include the federally threatened Lahontan cutthroat trout and little-know smaller fish, such as speckled dace. The visitor center is located three miles north of South Lake Tahoe on Highway 89. Join the fun and participate in this free family event

Mike Nielson of Tahoe Topliners checked in today with a great start to the day.

Fishing has been good this season and it will pick-up with the cooler temps on the way. Recently, burnt orange leech and sheep creek specials slowly retrieved on sinking or sink tip lines have been the best bet.  Fish will likely spend more time in the shallows and on the surface with the season change.  Small terrestrials and midge patterns will likely draw a strike

Captain Mike Nielsen checked in.  Early morning fall fish fiesta today!

The last week has been good.  Weather is amazing.  Fishing is perfect.  Hardly any boats out.  4 fish right at 10 lb mark last few days!  Best part is there is light at the end of the Summer tunnel.  Im ready for a day off!

With dense vegetation spanning over 300 acres, the iconic Spooner Lake portion of Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park is increasingly susceptible to environmental disturbances threatening the health of the Tahoe Basin. State officials from forestry, parks and lands announced Thursday the closure of the Spooner Lake portion of Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park from Sept. 12 to Nov. 16 to address forest health issues. The Nevada

Water level is way down.  For boaters, watch those willow bushes on the north end.  They are just visible above the water line.  Make sure to keep an eye on the depth finder as those places you fished a month ago, are at least 10 feet shallower.  Early morning Rapalas or Thomas Buoyants have been producing fish. Flasher and a worm have also been productive.

Catch and release day aside from three I kept for friends. Ran across to north side for fair action early then bite faded so we came back south. Got into quick flurry that included this mid teener that pulled hard!! Still smoky but dead calm out there!

A tad cooler, but still hot, and some days lots of smoke on the Truckee River. Sad for communities affected by the fires. I think most of Northern California is under a blanket of smoke. Some days are better than others in the Tahoe/ Reno area depending on which way the winds are blowing. The fishing is good in the mornings on the Truckee River. Crayfish, stones,

Tahoe Topliners checked in. Nice string of Lakers. Bite is strong for about an hour then tapers!

The big Fish barrage continued yesterday.  When lunker hunting 1-3 bites is good. We got 5 on and got the first 3.  A 13 lb released a 3 lb Rainbow then a 16 lb Laker that was taken for dinner.  Stretch em down and tight.  These things are pulling good as they are herding balls of Kokanee and chubs against structure!  

Poles were dancing early then we looked for Kokanee but got call from a buddy that got a 20 lb, 13 lb, 9 lb and 5 lb fish I pulled lines and bolted to the location. Im not one to chase radio fish or another’s action but glad I did today because as soon as we dunked lines we stretched tight on this lunker! Few pics

 The early morning bite has been most productive off the Cal/Neva point and the Tahoe City shelf area. Average mackinaw has been in the 1-4 lb range with a few in 13 to 15 lb range. Toplinning on the east or the west shore have shown some 104 lb rainbows. The kokanee have been showing up in various places on the lake, but only in