Doug Busey's Weekly Update

Hello fellow anglers, This will be a Memorial weekend to remember. Pack the jackets and leave the tank tops at home. Make sure you bring plenty of tarps to keep your firewood dry, and don't forget the umbrella and canopy's, this year it won't be to keep the sun from beating down on us. I talked to one of my friends that told me this

Hello fellow anglers, What great time of year. The rivers have opened in California. Which, depending on the new regulation that is being decided on, may not close on November 15th. As well as Alpine county, the lakes in Inyo and Mono Counties have opened and have been producing some beautiful fish. Which I will share later in this report. Its hard to believe how

Hello fellow anglers, Opening day fishing season for California is only a week away. But, before we get to your pre-season report. There are rumors that may have fact to them going around. California is looking into changing fishing seasons on many lakes and streams. Some areas may be open all year around and possibly change restrictions on others. being that Topaz is a bi-state

Hello fellow anglers. Hard to believe that opening day fishing season in California is only four weeks away. One thing we can all plan on is, all the back country lakes and roads will not be open until June or July.  The one thing we can count on is the Carson River and a few of the  lakes in the Inyo an Mono County area.

Hello fellow anglers, Not really the right weather to go fishing recently. But us die hards will get out there no matter what. Before we get to some reports, I would like to put a few rumors and report to rest. In a recent website posting, it was told that if you fish on topaz lake in a boat, you can use either a CA

Hello fellow anglers, we are all sad to hear of the tragedy at Topaz lake a couple weeks ago. I was fishing that day at Topaz with a friend. As we witnessed the combine efforts of many agencies that responded to the accident. I would like to take some time to remind all boaters and fellow anglers a few simple rules to abide by and

Hello fellow anglers, Fishing at Topaz Lake is off to a good start for 2019. The weather cooperated, with the only drawback was that the morning temperature on January 1st was 9 degrees at 6:30 am. But warmed up to a nice 38 for a high.  There were many boats on the lake and most drove respectful of fellow trollers.  You can tell some were

Hello fellow anglers, I hope Santa was good to you.  We are coming up with in a few days of the Topaz opener, which is January 1,2019.  The water level is coming up, but still down from last years opener.  A couple new things this year.  First and most important, Where else can you get paid to go fishing.  The Topaz Lodge annual fishing derby

Hello fellow anglers, It is snowing every where. Which means that many roads in Alpine county have finally closed for the season.  With our recent storms brings ice on some of our surrounding lakes and ponds. I strongly recommend to stay off of the ice, even though our temperatures have plummeted, the ice is very thin and is very dangerous this time of year. The

Hello Fellow anglers,  As of November 15th, the fishing season has come to a close for many areas. Inyo and Mono County lakes and rivers and most rivers in California. Check your regulations as some rivers will convert to catch and release with artificial lures or flies for the winter season. Lakes in Alpine county remain open to fishing all year long. As of the

Hello fellow anglers, Well we are over the full moon and time to get down the final days of fishing in some areas. Before you venture out, a couple tips. Clean off your headlights for those early morning drives and don't forget to check or change you wiper fluid to winter grade. Nothing worse then having to squirt your windshield on a cold morning and

Hello Fellow anglers, the weather has cooled and fall has shown its face. The aspens in the Hope Valley area have started to show their true colors. Days are shorter and the water temperatures have cooled considerably. Which means the fish will start to feed again. A time when lakes will open and some will close for the season, while others will close soon. As