Doug Busey's Weekly Update

Hello fellow anglers, I had the privilege to sit in on the three and a half hour California Fish and Game Commission on Wednesday morning. The topic was the California trout opening season for 2020, which is usually due to open on the last Saturday in April each year. After pro and cons from the public and many  California county officials. They unanimously decided to delay

Hello fellow anglers. I had to stop and realize what time of year it was the other day. I was in Tahoe for business and had brought a heavy jacket as well as a dress jacket for work.  When I got out of my truck about noon, I realized I did not need either of them.  When I returned to my truck I had a

Hello fellow anglers, Not to much fishing going on with out crazy weather patterns.  But I did have a chance to venture down to the California Sport and boat show a couple weeks ago. If you have never been, I highly recommended you set the date for next year. Any thing from boats to hunting/fishing trips, sporting, camping, RV's and of course plenty of fishing

Hello Fellow anglers, and a very merry fishmas to you all. Although we have a lull in the fishing due to mother nature. Some anglers have been getting out to try the waters. As many of us look forward to opening day of Topaz lake on January 1st. I must tell you of a big change this year. The Topaz Lodge will not be holding

Hello fellow anglers. This time of year, I personally wish that it would stay daylight savings time. The morning we had the time change. Tom Blotter and I decided to venture up to Frenchmans Lake for a little fishing activity. We had a long discussion on what would be the right time to meet in the morning to leave. Would it be 3 AM new

Hello fellow anglers.  The season is changing just like the leaves in Alpine County. Renee and I took a drive up to Apple Hill located in Placerville Ca last week. Planning on doing some fishing in  the higher lakes. But as we approached  Caples lake, we were engulfed in a heavy cloud of smoke from the Caples fire. The smoke was so heavy, we could

Hello fellow anglers. Fall is officially upon us and things are changing in our local area. Lakes are opening and lakes are opening for the season. Even if you are not an angler and just enjoy the great outdoors, then September 28th is a day to get out and enjoy Public Lands Day. This day all national and state parks in the United States are

Hello fellow anglers. We have a few things going on in our local area. For anglers that fish Topaz Lake, you have until the end of the month to wet a line. As of October 1st the lake will be closed until January 1, 2020. There is some speculation into next years fishing season. The CDFW has proposed, and is trending forward with opening the

Hello fellow anglers, Just returned from a couple weeks a of fishing from our local area to the Rogue River Valley in Oregon. The day we arrived, they had a wild fire that started at 200 acres and by the next day it was over 10,000. Grants pass was smokey and hard to breath, so Renee, my cousin Steve and I ventured to Brookings OR

Hello fellow anglers. Sorry I have been away for a couple weeks, had to catch up on a few things in order to start fishing again. The fishing is getting good all over our area. Before we get to our fishing report. let us remember that while we are out camping, we have to abide by some simple rules. There are no campfires allowed outside

Hello fellow anglers, Sorry, but I have been off fishing for a couple weeks. Which I will share in the reports this week. We are now in summer, and there are a few things we have to remember. The most important thing is, No fires are allowed outside of designated camping areas. Even while in a camp area, try to use common sense. Reason I

Hello fellow anglers,  The official start of summer is only two weeks away and the weather has started to cooperate. Many of the passes are opening and the higher lakes are thawing out. Winter seems to get longer and longer each year. So enjoy the next two weeks of spring, because I have a feeling its going to be a hot year. Fishing has started