Douglas County Fish Reports

by DOUG BUSEY

Closed to fishing until January 1st 2018.

Topaz Lake Fish Report

by DOUG BUSEY

I fished last week with Tom Blotter for the last time of the season. On October first, Topaz Lake will close to fishing until January 1,2018. Fishing was not on fire , but it was a good day of fishing. We trolled Rapalas on the south end and caught 23 rainbows with a few small brown trout mixed in there. Saturday will be the last

Topaz Lake Fish Report

by DOUG BUSEY

Fishing in between rain storms has been a challenge this week. My advice is to get up there early and leave early. Tom and I fished from 6 am to 2 pm on Wednesday. We fished Rapalas and Needlefish lures. The bite was fair and we caught and released 17 fish ranging from 12 inches to a few pounds. We also kept 2 fish in

Lake Tahoe Fish Report

by DOUG BUSEY

Fishing has been Great one day and very tough the next . 2 to 6 pound Mackinaw were basic fish netted with some larger specimens netted from 7 to 24 pounds. We have released several larger mack's at 18 , 22 and 24 pounds. Cal Neva Point , Sugar Pine point, Dollar Point and the Tahoe City shelf have been producing with effort . Working

Topaz Lake Fish Report

by DOUG BUSEY

Fishing has been slow for trollers. I ventured up with fellow angler Tom Blotter last week. We still fished with Powerbait and Berkley Gulp for the morning hours. Tom had me 7 to 2 fish on the fish count. We then trolled Rapalas in on the south end and we picked up a few more. Most trout were in the 12 to 17 inch class.

Topaz Lake Fish Report

by DOUG BUSEY

I ventured up last Saturday evening with Tom Blotter from Minden NV. We started trolling at 6:30 pm, got our first hookup at 6:30 and 45 seconds. Fishing turned off with in the hour and a half. Next morning we started at 5:30 am. I caught 2 and Tom caught 7, we were fishing on the south end of the lake. and by the noon

Topaz Lake Fish Report

by DOUG BUSEY

I talked with fellow angler and long time friend Dan Maldonado. He fished a couple weeks ago with his wife and had good success on the California side with various colors of powerbait. Dan told me the rainbows were 14 to 19 inches and very clean and healthy. If you decide to do some trolling, I would get out early and be off the lake by

Topaz Lake Fish Report

by LIZ WEIRAUCH

A lot of water in the lake, which is pleasant to see. 3 times now, they've gotten close to capacity and they divert the water around Red Hill. The inlet area is off color far sade near the campgrounds will be better. Bass fishing is sporatic right now.

E. Carson NV Fish Report

East Carson River (NV)

by LIZ WEIRAUCH

Flows: between 1150 and 950cfs Getting a losing a few more cfs (Cubic Feet per Second) off of the irrigation canals. It's pretty close to fishable (not really wadable) We'll be taking a water temp next week to let NDOW know the temps for a stocking, though we'd prefer it to be down to the 500 cfs level so the fish are not swept into

Spooner Lake Fish Report

Spooner Lake

by LIZ WEIRAUCH

Stocked 3 times in 60 days. Weed bed is starting to grown Float tube is best for now. Leach patterns, Prince Nymphs, zugbugs, red or black zebra midges, prince, PT's, martis midges, buggers in black, purple and white. Catch a chub, kill it. (and you'll catch lots of those).

West Walker NV (Hoye Canyon) Fish Report

West Walker River (NV)

by LIZ WEIRAUCH

Private property, no longer open to the public.

Lake Tahoe Fish Report

by DOUG BUSEY

The transition has started from spring to summer fishing. You may have to work a little harder for the mac's. Most have come in at 1 to 6 lbs with a few in the 7 to 19 lb class. Best action has been the Tahoe City shelf or the Sugarpine Point area. Dodger and a minnow is most productive. The Chrome dodger and a white

Lake Tahoe Fish Report

by DOUG BUSEY

The bite is on, but you need to get on the lake as early as possible. The north end of the lake has been most productive. The Tahoe shelf to Cal/Neva point. Sand harbor to Logan Shoals has had fair action. Average Mackinaw has been in the 1-5 lb range. With a few up to 15 lbs. Top linners have been doing good if you

Topaz Lake Fish Report

by DOUG BUSEY

The water level has been up to capacity then down a little over the last couple weeks. A few reports for shore anglers on the east side of the lake in the county park. They have done fair early morning and evening with Powerbait. Trollers have been using flashers and a night crawler in deeper waters for average sized rainbows.

Lake Tahoe Big Lakers

by HANS MOXLEY

Fishing Guide Hans Moxley checked in today with an update from Lake Tahoe. Today we had very good fishing for large Mackinaw Trout.

Topaz Lake Fish Report

by DOUG BUSEY

The water level is up, but beware of the floating debris coming in from the run off. Early morning has been more productive for anglers using blades and a night crawler. Asd the sun comes up you need to go deeper. Shore angler shave had fair success with power bait. With the cloud cover and cooler temps, this would be good weekend to fish the

Running Fast

East Carson River (NV)

by DOUG BUSEY

The river is running strong and fast. Not many anglers out this year due to the conditions. The river has not been planted due to water conditions. But the Alpine Chamber of Commerce will be loading up the rivers as soon as the conditions calm down. For more information, stop by the Carson River Resort.

Spooner Lake Tiger Trout

Spooner Lake

by CHAD WOODS

Today I met up with some good friends at Spooner Lake for some trout fishing with the kids. It was beautiful weather with a light breeze. It was great to see Captain Justin Fleck on land. Justin was accompanied by his wife Teresa and of course Stashia and Justin Jr. We also had Dave Geis and his son Ben. We arrived around 1 PM and the

Lake Tahoe Mack Report

by HANS MOXLEY

Fishing Guide Hans Moxley checked in this afternoon with an update from Lake Tahoe. Today we had a split trip with a two great groups. We had very good fishing for Macks. We ended up with 7 Macks for our group of 4 anglers. We were one short of limits. Full was had by all.

Lake Tahoe Fish Report

by DOUG BUSEY

Fishing has been very good on the north end of the lake. The Tahoe shelf to Carnelian Bay right at the drop off. Use a down rigger and get right on the bottom. Fish with a dodger and a minnow or a Rapala or an d-AC plug. You can also use a set of flashers with a No. 3 rainbow or brown patterned Rapala 3

Topaz Lake Fish Report

by DOUG BUSEY

The lake level has been fluctuating up and down for the couple weeks. the early morning bite has been fair. As the sun rises, boat anglers need to go deeper. Best shore action has been on the California side or the farthest south area on the Nevada side. Be mindful this weekend as there will be anglers as well as skiers on the lake. If

Tahoe Brown Trout Report

by MIKE NIELSEN

Fishing Guide Mike Nielsen checked in this afternoon with a fishing update from Lake Tahoe. Today we had some nice browns and we kept two for the dinner table.