Doug Busey's Weekly Update

Hello fellow anglers. Before we get into your local fishing report, I want to remind all anglers both young and the young at heart of a 33rd Annual Event here locally. Since 1989* a Volunteer Run Event, a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit FREE Kids Fishing Derby at Lampe Park in Gardnerville NV. The goal of the KFD is to get kids hooked on fishing, and spending time outdoors with

Hello fellow anglers. What a roller coaster ride it was for opening day fishing season until now. Between weather and winds, I was not sure where to go. I fished on the East Carson River an hour or two at a time between rain storms. The fishing was slow, but did get a couple nice rainbows. But I have to tell you. The river is running fast

Hello fellow anglers. Oh my goodness, a lot of things are going on this next week. The California fishing season opener. On April 25th is where many rivers will change from artificial lures and flies with barbless hooks to allowing bait fishing with barbed hooks, as well as many lakes that have been closed since last October reopening to fishing—be sure to check your regulations

Hello fellow anglers. We had 2 days of winter, then spring started last week and it feels like fall this week. But no worries, summer will be back next week. The weather around here is just like fishing. You never know what you're gonna get, you just hope it's good. Well, it is now official. As of April 1st. You can sign your kids up for

Hello anglers, We just took a trip over the hill to Valley Springs Ca to visit family, and yes there was fishing involved. But what a shock it was. We took highway 88 to Jackson Ca, then south on 49 to highway 26 and headed west. There we saw bright green pastures for as far as the eye could see, with trees with leaves on

Hello fellow anglers. Was that a nice little bit of precipitation or what. I had to take a week or more off from fishing, mainly because there was no access to anywhere. But the rain took care of that. Not only did it clear the snow, but boosted our lakes by footage, as you will see in this week's report. Before we get to the report,

Hello fellow anglers. Well my wish came true. We are getting a little moisture in the mountains and the valleys, finally. But I have to admit, I did enjoy a lot of winter fishing due to the clear days we had. Now before we get to your report. a couple of very important items have come to my attention. As many of us know, when we

Hello fellow anglers. I am seriously confused with this weather we are having. I went out to Topaz Lake to do some trolling last week with my friend Arnie Phelan from Carson City. I had on a long sleeve shirt with no Jacket and Arnie wore shorts. It felt like we were fishing in March or April. I have not even had the privilege of

Hello Fellow anglers. A very happy "Naw" year to you all.  The one good thing I enjoy about the new year is, The days are getting longer by one minute each day. But as we know, the temps still stay the same, just plain Brrrr. I myself fish all year long, but this year it has been a little challenging. The morning temps at my

Hello fellow anglers, and a very Merry Fishmas to you all. This report will be brief as we may finally get some much needed precipitation in the area. Plus it is the holiday season. I myself will be taking a couple weeks off to visit with friends and family, but still do a little fishing in between. But I will be back reporting the first week of

Happy Holidays, fellow anglers! It feels like old man winter is still on vacation. I can feel the chill, but where’s the snow? We took a little trip around the area to check out a few spots — a nice sunny day at the end of November. On the way home, we stopped in at the Genoa Bar for a couple of root beers, sat around

Hello fellow anglers, I think winter finally found us. I was enjoying 70-degree weather fishing in November, but if we don’t get any precipitation soon, there will be no fishing next year. Before we get into your fishing report, I want to tell you about a show I watched last week. It seems that a family of four rented a canoe and ventured out on a lake.