Doug Busey's Weekly Update

The river is still running to fast for the state and county to plant. last week it was running at 2000 cubic feet per second. No reports have come in.

The river is running very fishable. Alpine county has planted the river over the last couple weeks with 1800 pounds of 12 inch to 4 pound rainbows.  

Forestdale to the bridge(4 wheel drive only) and pleasant Valley road is open. Schneider Cow camp, Highland Lakes, Silver Hill and Poorboy is closed.  

Grant is the place to go in The Loop to target larger Browns with rainbows and cutthroats too. Last summer a 20 plus pounder was caught and released on a mice tail believe it or not. The best approach for these bigger fish is trolling early and late grabbing 3-4 pounders with an occasional "toad" being hooked. Tazmanian devils, Rapalas, wedding rings, and needlefish are

Rush is still flowing high but can be fished using caution. Bait fishing is restricted to the slower moving water primarily with night crawlers. Best bet is lure fishing with Thomas Buoyants, Panther Martins, and Kastmasters. Heard some reports lately of good success throwing Vibrax blue fox lures.

Lake is full to the brim reducing the available shore fishing so best to grab a boat from marina or bring a tube, kayak, whatever. When on the shore try the Alger Creek inlet area. When "floating" hit the east side near cabins and Rush Creek inlet. Guys at the dock say it's been good for CDFW planted rainbows and 3-4 lb. Oregon Rainbows put

  Hello fellow anglers, it is now officially summer time and we are feeling it. When the temperatures reach 90 degrees in Tahoe, It is time to fish the higher lakes. I hope you had a special time last week on Fathers Day. I personally have been helping out at various kids fishing events in our area for the last couple of weeks. Started out with

Hello fellow anglers. Weather is questionable, but we have to expect changes this time of year. The higher lakes are starting to thaw and the Naw is up there right now, checking out the conditions. I only hope I don't encounter snow on my adventure. As a reminder, June 10th is free fishing day in Nevada. A licence is not required for any angler. But

Hello fellow anglers, as Memorial Day weekend arrives, our local forecasters say we will have plenty of great weather to fish and have fun. Please use caution when fishing any of the rivers and streams in our area. With warming temperatures, our waters have risen and are moving very fast. They become dangerous not only from the swift moving water, but the temperatures are very frigid

Hello fellow anglers. It is hard to believe it is May, especially with most of the higher lakes still with snow on them. Many of our back country lakes will be not be accessible until mid to late June and possibly into July.  But there is one thing you can always count on. June is the month for kids fishing derbies to commence. On June 3rd

Hello fellow anglers, We have one week to go to the California opening day fishing season. On April 29, 2017 the lakes and steams in Inyo, Mono and Alpine Counties will open for fishing. On a special note; the rivers leading into Lake Tahoe do not open until July 1, 2017. These waters would be the Upper Truckee River, Trout Creek and Taylor Creek. For those

Hello fellow anglers, Last weekend Renee and I took an adventure through Alpine County. We started at Red lake and ventured back through Hope Valley. We then took a turn up to Monitor pass along the east Carson River. I have to tell you I am very excited about the California opening day fishing season coming up at the end of next month on