Fish Reports

Afternoon thunderstorms have made the East Carson murky, but bait fishing in the morning has been decent. There may be a trout plant next week. Creekside Lodge (530) 694-2511. Carson Valley Resort (877-694-2229)

The ranch is still hanging in there though some anglers are reporting having to change flies multiple times before figuring out what the fish want to eat. As with the Cali side you'll need to be stealthy and try not to spook fish before you have a chance to run a fly by them a few times. There are some smaller fish being caught but

Water has cleared in the East Fork and trout bite is solid on both the east and west forks of the Carson. Creekside Lodge (530) 694-2511

The ranch has fished about the same as the lower Cali section and the Rosachi this past week, most anglers are reporting 2 to 5 fish per half day with most of them being over 17 inches or so. Add to the list of flies above some stonefly nymphs and you'll be set.

Alpine County Fish & Game planted trout last Wednesday. Both the east and west forks received 900 pounds of fish. West is fishing well. East has been muddy due to daily rain. Creekside Lodge (530) 694-2511

Weather this week is going to be unseasonably warm with daytime temps getting close to 90 degrees! Flows have dropped considerably and water temps have spiked to almost 70-74 during the latter part of the day now. This is just the beginning of summer and the outlook could be grim if the river doesn't get a bump in flow from the local reservoirs.

We've had several clients on the ranch this week but unfortunately they haven't been able to return with any reports. Typically the water temps are a few degrees cooler on the ranch so this should make the fishing as good as or better than the warmer parts of the river. Still lots of caddis down there as well as pmd's, bwo's and even a few

East Fork is closed to anglers because of a wild fire. West Fork is open but fishing is poor. Creekside Lodge (530) 694-2511.

Mackinaw bite is best from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. Fish are off south shore in 120 to 200 feet of water. There is some kokanee action inside Emerald Bay. Mike Nielsen (530) 721-0593 www.tahoetopliners.com

The Sceirine is still fishing well also. The water temps are a little lower on the ranch due to several springs that enter the river on the property. Patterns to take to the ranch are the same as the ones listed above.

Flows have dropped considerably and water temps have spiked to almost 68-70 during the latter part of the day now. This is just the beginning of summer and the outlook could be grim if the river doesn't get a bump in flow from the local reservoirs. Even 50 cfs would be something. I would only fish in the AM now but if

The anglers we've had on the ranch this past week have done really well, sounds like the fox's poopah in tan is the go too fly right now. There's also been some good action on chubby chernobyl's, madam x's, rainbow warrior, buckskin caddis and san juan worms.

We didn't have any anglers on the ranch this week, give us a call if you want to have some private water all to yourself!

East Carson is a bit muddy but bait anglers are picking up trout. The West Carson and Markleeville are on the slow side because of intense pressure. Creekside Lodge (530) 694-2511