Douglas County Fish Reports

A snow storm hit early Wednesday and more is expected Thursday. Trollers who can take the cold are getting trout, but few are trying. (775) 266-3550  

Weekend fishing was good. Limits of trout to three pounds were taken. Trolling with Needlefish or Rapalas accounted for many of the fish. Nightcrawlers is the top bait. (775) 266-3550

This last week brought in 53 trout that weighed over 2 lbs. Average weight seems larger in at 2.12lbs. 1st place goes to Tim O'Brien of Gardnerville weighing in at 3.10 lbs and 21". Pic# 100 0303.jpq. 2nd place goes to Russ Wickwire of Markleeville weighing in at 3.5 lbs and 21". Pic# 100 0295.jpq. We had 2 tags brought

Wednesday was the first good day of weather and a fair number of boats hit the water. Most of the fish have been smaller than two pounds.  (775) 266-3550

Shoreline is soft because of melting snow. Wind has kept boats off the water.  (775) 266-3550  

A little more than two feet of snow fell last weekend, closing the launch. And more snow is expected Thursday through Saturday. (775) 266-3550

This week's winner for 1st place is Dusty McDonald who weighed in at 3.6 lbs at 21" and second place goes to Ted Ziegenfuss weighing in at 3.0 lbs and 21". This last week was slow for weighing in fish. We weighed in a total of 19 trout for an average weight of 2.8 lbs. We had 4 tagged fish come in.

Week 7 was about the same or should I say consistent with previous weeks. ? We weighed in  ?41 fish with average weight being about 2  ?" lbs. ? The weather was cold and windy this last week with mostly sunny skies. Biggest for the week goes to Jeanann Nagy of Markleeville weighing in at 4.0 lbs and 23  ? " . ? Second place goes to Joe

Six inches of snow fell Tuesday and heavy winds hampered the weekend efforts. Boaters get two to three fish per day and few are large. Best fish came in Sunday – a 3.15 rainbow by GeanAnne Nagy of Markleeville at the south end of the lake with a black and gold Rapala. (775) 266-3550

Week 7 was about the same or should I say consistent with previous weeks. We weighed in 41 fishes with average weight being about 2  ?" lbs. The weather was cold and windy this last week with mostly sunny skies. Biggest for the week goes to Jeanann Nagy of Markleeville weighing in at 4.0 lbs and 23  ?". Second place goes

Trout fishing is fair with the spring-like weather. Trollers get two to three trout per outing. Most are 12 to 16 inches. The south end is producing best. (775) 266-

This last week has been pretty much the same as previous weeks for this year. We weighed in 47 fish with avg. weight being 2.6 lbs. We had 5 tagged fish this week. Weather was like spring and the fishing was good. I don't remember weighing in so many fish last year in a week. Our big $50.00 winner was

It’s cold with highs in the 30s and pressure has been light. Trout are averaging just over a pound and there haven’t been limits. (775) 266-3550  

Participants in a private trout derby last weekend enjoyed good catches of trout, many in the two pound range. Trollers seem to be doing better than shore anglers. Surface temps are in the high 30s to very low 40s. Rate this fair to good. (775) 266-3550  

It takes all day to get a limit of trout. Most average under two pounds and best method has been trolling on the north and northeast side with rainbow Rapalas. Big fish was a 3.4 pound rainbow caught Tuesday on an orange Needlefish. The snow is clear and the shoreline is fully accessible. (775) 266-3550  

Flows are 105 CFS. Great flows for this time of year. The access is going to be the biggest issue as the snowpack starts to pile up. If you are going to go the East Carson now would be a good idea. Nymphing with very small nymphs like as on the East Carson is a good way to start.

The East Carson will be affected by the rains more than any of the other area rivers. The flows have gone from 42 CFS to 108 CFS in the last couple of days. Look for them to keep going up for a few more days and then hopefully settle out next week. As the flows start to come back down the water should clear up

Fishing closes Sept. 30 until New Years Day. Stocking from Nevada begins in October. (775) 266-3550

Flows are down to 66 CFS. This is actually really good for this time of year. There have been a lot of fish caught on dry flies over the past week. Hoppers are still working as are orange stimulators which is usually used as an October Caddis imitation. Trico nymphs which are just anything very small and black are catching fish subsurface and can be

Mackinaw fishing is very good. Jigging worked well last week but trolling has been the best tactic of late. Depths have been 160 to 170 feet. Fish are averaging three to five pounds. Kokanee has tapered dramatically. (530) 721-0593; (530) 546-4444; 530-412-1800