Douglas County Fish Reports

by FISH REPORTS STAFF

JUMBO ALERT , Brought my lil girl and first mate to help today. My good luck charm!

Carson River Fish Report

Carson River

by DOUG BUSEY

Over the last few weeks the NDOW has been planting rainbow and brown trout. The fishing has been good up by the old broken dam area. The fish are scattered and you may need to do a little walking. But where else would you rather be on a hot summer day. For more information stop by the Anglers Edge.

Caples Lake Report

by DOUG BUSEY

Summer time heat has settled in and afternoon winds are a given. All fish are stuffed with food, such as shrimp, crawdads, and kokanee salmon. Mackinaw are on the bottom engorged with food from midnight hunting in the full moon. We have been getting them in 110 to 180 feet one day and then the next 280 to 350 feet. Dodgers and minnows, flashers and

Lyman Prostaff Team

by ROBERT VARIK

South Lake Tahoe, native Robert Varik grew up trout fishing with his father, and is now well known in the west coast angling community for catching trophy lake trout, rainbows and browns on Lake Tahoe and other high sierra waters. Rob's catches are all the more impressive in that he fishes in a 12 foot aluminum fishing boat and a Hobie kayak. Using what he

Kokanee!

by JAMES NETZEL

Changed things up today. Trolled straight for the little Truckee arm picking up Kokanee after Kokanee along the way. Hit the shallows in the Truckee for a bunch of dink cutthroats and 5 pansized native rainbows. Turned around and trolled back to ramp to finish our limit of Kokanee. Ya don’t have to fish with the pack of boats to catch 50 kokanee by 10am. Save yourself some frustration and

Mid Day Run We Did Well!

by MIKE NIELSEN

Early on bite was slower with few Brown Trout. I didn’t get pics but this mid day run we did well!

Nice Mackinaw Run!

by FISH REPORTS STAFF

Had nice Mackinaw run Today. Kept few for dinner highlighted with this 10 lber!

Shore Anglers Have Been Doing Well!

by DOUG BUSEY

The lake level is still high and there was a large algae bloom over the last couple of weeks. The lake has a nice green tint to it, but the shore anglers have been doing well with Green or rainbow Powerbait.

Giant Mackinaw!

by MIKE NIELSEN

Captain Mike of Tahoe Topliners checked in. Was explaining to my group how its weird how last couple days the normal fish wont eat. I said well sometimes it’s because the big boys are around. If we waiting for a strike for any fish kets put out the big stuff and try for hog..... misses one Straight away then got this critter immediately after!

Catching Mackinaw 3-5 pound Range!

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Anglers have been reporting good success catching Mackinaw in the 3-5 pound range from boats concentrating in 30-100’ of water. Anglers are also reporting success on rainbow trout toplining within about 200 feet of the shoreline or shore fishing with heavy spoons and casting as far out as possible. As spring progresses and temperatures rise anglers can expect the rainbow fishing to pick up.

Trout Fishing has Remained Good!

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Topaz trout fishing has remained good. In spite of warmer air temps the water temp has stayed cool due to flow through from the river, most fish are of the recent hatchery origin but some up to 16-18” have been reported in April. A few reports of smallmouth being caught already but nothing to write home about…yet. Fly fisherman in boats can look forward to

Carson River East Fork Report

East Carson River (NV)

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Snow runoff has raised the flow of the East Fork of the Carson. Fishing over the weekend was slow. Low water temperatures combined with high flows make for tough conditions. There were reports of a few rainbows caught in the 2 to 4 lb. range. Most were caught on lures with a few on salmon eggs. With warmer temperatures the fishing will be good and

Fly Fisherman in Boats have been doing Well!

Spooner Lake

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

The few reports coming in seem to be a little inconsistent, primarily due to the ice present until a few weeks ago. Bait fisherman have reported some rainbow holdovers to 15”. Morning mayfly and midge hatches have been a little inconsistent but fish seem to still be on the surface till the sun comes up. Even with the recent ice off, some vegetation is definitely

Cookie Cutter Macks!

by MIKE NIELSEN

Captain Mike from Tahoe Topliners check in. We got invaded by bunch of cookie cutter macks yesterday. Never did get a brown trout but today we aim to make adjustments!

Lake Tahoe Fishing Report

by DOUG BUSEY

The mackinaw bite has been very good fishing the Cal Neva Carnelian Bay area. 150 to 240 feet of water has been most productive. Average size has been 2 -6 pounds. For those new to the area, all motorized watercraft require an inspection for AIS prior to launching into Lake Tahoe, Fallen Leaf Lake and Donner lakes. This is to prevent invasive species like the

Lake Tahoe Fishing Report

by DOUG BUSEY

The Cave Rock launch is open and clear, that being said you need to watch out for "Ice Build Up " first thing in the morning on the boat ramp from folks not draining the trailer before pulling out all the way. Trout fishing has very good to awesome on Lake Tahoe at the north shore, Cal Neva Point, Tahoe City Shelf, and over by

Topaz Lake Fishing Report

by DOUG BUSEY

The Topaz Lodge derby is over and the final results have not come in as yet. The lake level has actually come up. I did not think they could put more water in it. There has been some cloudy water on the south end of the lake, due to the inlet was opened a few times last week. Make sure to watch for floating debris

Tahoe Fish Report

by MIKE NIELSEN

Fishing guide Mike Nielsen checked in with an update today from Lake Tahoe. We had an up & down bite but we continue to produce target species!

Lake Tahoe Fishing Report

by DOUG BUSEY

Fishing has been a little slow due to weather. With our sunny days, I would get on the lake a first light and fish the Tahoe shelf area located just off of Tahoe City. The Carnelian Bay to Cal/Neva area should also be productive. Starting in 120 and progressing into deeper waters as the sun rises. Flashers or a dodger with a live minnow is

Topaz Lake Report

by DOUG BUSEY

The lake level is way up and has a little stain on it from our recent storms. I fished last week with Rapalas and caught six rainbows in a four hour period. All fish were in the 14 to 17 inch class. The shore action has been a little slow, which may be due to the weather of last week. I have seen some anglers ignoring the

Topaz Lodge Fishing Derby

by DOUG BUSEY

Week 10, 1st place Ron Domoe with a 5.6 lb 25" rainbow. 2nd place Terry Ryan from Wellington NV with a 4 lb 10.9 oz rainbow 22'. Week 11, David Kerkhoff from Topaz CA with a 5 lb 12.2 oz rainbow. 2nd place was Elliot Ervin from Carson City NV with a 2 lb 5.3 oz rainbow. So far this year, 248 trout have weighed in 2 lbs or larger.

Topaz Lake Report

by DOUG BUSEY

Hello fellow anglers, Not many fishing reports coming in this week. Might be due to the crazy march weather we are having. On Friday I spoke to a fellow angler in the town of Minden and they received two inches of snow, here at our home on the north end of Minden we received ten inches by 8 am. While most passes are closed due

Topaz Lodge Fishing Derby

by DOUG BUSEY

The Topaz Lodge Derby will continue until April 15th. The results for week 9 was something that has not happened in the derby That I can recall. David Peterson from Carson City NV took first place with a tagged 5.11 lb 23 inch trout, David also took second place with a 3.15 lb 21 inch trout.. Week 10 first place was Ryan Terry with a