Doug Busey's Weekly Update

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

Hello fellow anglers, I have been away fishing in Oregon and the northern California coastal waters for a few weeks. The fishing was phenomenal, but so happy to get back to the local fall fishing in our local area lakes and streams. On my second day back in town, I fished with my fishing partner Tom Blotter from Minden NV. We headed to Topaz for

Hello fellow anglers. With all the fires in our area, smoked trout has a whole new meaning.  Not many anglers getting out with the air quality in our area.  The only place I found this week with quality air was the Kirkwood CA area.  The AQI was only at 48 points on Wednesday, verse's 180 points in Gardnerville NV.  I can not stress the importance

Hello fellow anglers, The weather is great and the fishing is on fire. Speaking of fire, there are some very stringent restrictions to adhere to when venturing out this summer. Campfires only allowed in designated campgrounds, when in a non designated camping areas. You will need to have in possession a valid campfire permit to use a lantern, gas camp stove. No charcoal bbq's are permitted

Hello fellow anglers, The kids fishing days are behind us now. It is now time for the adults to wet a line. Before we get to the report, I would like to stress the importance of fire danger. We are a tinder bow waiting for a minuet spark to set us off. That is why it is so important to always be careful when we