Fish Reports

Water is warm (mid-60s) but flows are nice. Find trout in fast water, oxygenated riffles. Tahoe Fly Fishing Outfitters (530) 587-4844; Mountain Hardware & Sports (530) 587-4844

As the upper sections, the flows are great for this time of the year and should stay that way into September.  Hoppers, Golden Stones and Crawdad imitations are best.  Fall hatches are here already with Tricos, Western Drakes and October Caddis are moving.  The dry fly fishing has been great some days and the Nymphing good.  The Glenshire area, below Prosser Creek and just above

The reservoir is looking good and sportsmen will find fewer weeds this year. Anglers are catching rainbow trout in the early morning hours and late evening after sundown. PowerBait, night crawlers or small spinners are catching the fish. Olive Woolly Buggers can be good in the late summer. Bass action has been good with one angler catching and releasing 30 bass -- one weighing in

Water levels have come up with the recent rain activity, but fishermen will find some weed growth along the shore lines. Bass action has been good this past week with fish taking jigged worms -- both plastic and the real thing. Trout have been hitting early in the morning and then after sundown. Crappie action has been sporadic.

Following summer rainstorms, working the coves should increase your odds of bringing in catfish that are hanging out in the murky water caused by the storm runoff. Smallmouth bass have been schooling near shelves or cliffs while largemouth bass and bluegill have been active in the coves around grass beds about 20 to 30 feet deep. The fish are taking soft plastics in worm

For striper anglers, the action has been steady but without any fish of noteworthy size coming in. Fishing has been good through the Vegas Wash area. The fish are hitting top-water lures such as the Jumpin' Minnow. Those who are looking for largemouth and smallmouth bass have found success with crankbaits and tube baits in the upper basins from Echo Bay through Greggs

Fishing is best from Hirschdale to the border. Big stoneflies and caddis are present. There is dry fly activity the last hour before dark.  Mountain Hardware & Sports (530) 587-4844

Catch rates have slowed down a little this past week, but trout continue to be caught in the early morning and late evening hours using Powerbait or night crawlers with marshmallow. Small spinning lures have also been productive. Bass fishing has been good with fish taking lures or night crawlers.

Bass catch rates continue to be good with fish taking lures such as crappie jigs. Trout action has been best in the early morning hours or after dark, taking night crawlers or small spinners.

These fish have been hitting primarily on anchovies. Try working the backs of the coves possibly varying your retrieve near weed beds to entice the bass to strike. Multiple stripers over 20 pounds have been brought in at Willow Beach. A/C Plugs have been the lure of choice along this stretch of water.

Looking to spend some time on the water, the best time may be early morning before the sun comes up or late afternoon into the evening. Anglers have had success fishing for striper out of Vegas Wash area, jigging in 60 feet of water. Out near Echo Bay, large and smallmouth bass have been active around the rocky points and in the weed