Douglas County Fish Reports

Gene St. Denis: I've been fishing 50-200 feet deep at Ski Run Shelf and Camp Richardson. Trolling with silver Herring Dodger flasher blades and minnows. Bouncing off the bottom in a serpentine pattern. Macks are small, 2-7 pounds.

Gene St. Denis of Blue Ribbon Charters and Tahoe Trophy Trout at South Lake Tahoe, Calif. (530-544-6552): The fishing has been very good to excellent. We have been trolling 50-240 feet deep. We locate the fish on the fish finder and then troll in a "Figure Eight" pattern, bouncing the bottom. I've been fishing at Cal-Neva, Dollar Point and Sugar Pine Points. ?Į

Some anglers have been catching rainbows trolling shallow near rock structure but be careful of shallow rock with your boat. Mackinaw or lake trout fishing has slowed down due to possible spawn activity try jigging for best results.

Boat fishermen going deep have reported fair to good success on rainbow and brown trout. Although fishing has slowed, shore anglers have reported some success in the early morning.

Shore anglers have been reporting some action where they can find open water around the aquatic vegetation that chokes the shoreline. Try using white spoons or black and yellow Panther Martins. Local Fly angler Austin Willis reports fishing remains good on the fly using black leach patterns in sizes 6 and 8. Some calibatis surface action try using may fly pattern. The chironomid patterns are

Gene St. Denis of Blue Ribbon Charters and Tahoe Trophy Trout at South Lake Tahoe, Calif. (530-544-6552): The fishing has been very good to excellent. We have been trolling 50-240 feet deep. We locate the fish on the fish finder and then troll in a "Figure Eight" pattern, bouncing the bottom. I've been fishing at Cal-Neva, Dollar Point and Sugar Pine Points.

Gene St. Denis: I've been fishing 50-200 feet deep at Ski Run Shelf and Camp Richardson. Trolling with silver Herring Dodger flasher blades and minnows. Bouncing off the bottom in a serpentine pattern. Macks are small, 2-7 pounds.

Gene St. Denis: Trolling for Mackinaw 60-150 feet deep with flashers and minnows at the Cave Rock Shelf. Some fishermen are toplining along the shore.

Some anglers have been catching rainbows trolling shallow near rock structure but be careful of shallow rock with your boat. Mackinaw or lake trout fishing has slowed down due to possible spawn activity try jigging for best results.

Boat fishermen going deep have reported fair to good success on rainbow and brown trout. Although fishing has slowed, shore anglers have reported some success in the early morning.

Shore anglers have been reporting some action where they can find open water around the aquatic vegetation that chokes the shoreline. Try using white spoons or black and yellow Panther Martins. Local Fly angler Austin Willis reports fishing remains good on the fly using black leach patterns in sizes 6 and 8. Some calibatis surface action try using may fly pattern. The chironomid patterns are

The river is super low and clear. It is virtually a trickle. ?Į

Gene St. Denis of Blue Ribbon Charters and Tahoe Trophy Trout at South Lake Tahoe, Calif. (530-544-6552): The fishing is the best it has been for a long time. The fishing is very good to excellent. We are getting lots of limits with fish running 2-15 pounds. We have been trolling 50-240 feet deep. We locate the fish on the fish finder and then troll

Gene St. Denis: I've been fishing 50-200 feet deep at Ski Run Shelf and Camp Richardson. Trolling with silver Herring Dodger flasher blades and minnows. Bouncing off the bottom in a serpentine pattern. Macks are small, 2-7 pounds. ?Į

Gene St. Denis: Trolling for Mackinaw 60-150 feet deep with flashers and minnows at the Cave Rock Shelf. Some fishermen are toplining along the shore.