Doug Busey's Weekly Update

Hello fellow anglers. We have some good news, and maybe some sad news. Unfortunately, it is that time of year when we turn our clocks back this weekend. On another note, this is the first time in my adult life I have not fished in 30 days. As you may have read in my last report, I had some personal family things to take care

Hello fellow anglers. What a perfect time of year to get up and out fishing. The weather is cool in the mornings and the water temps are coming down. A little bonus this time of year is to get out to Alpine, Mono or Inyo counties to see the fall colors in all their splendor.   You know that many times I talked about a person

Hello fellow anglers. We are all praying for the firefighters to fight the Davis fire here in Washoe County, and to be safe in doing so. Too many times I have been out camping to see people having campfires on windy nights. I have heard some say, "I paid my dues to camp here, I can have a fire if I want to. I've been

Hello fellow anglers. The weather is cooling down and the sun setting earlier the fishing will be picking up.  Also with this time of year, a few changes to fishing areas. Some areas will be opening and others that will be closing for the season.  Before I get to your local report. A bit of news for the Young anglers. On September 14th. The Caples

Hello fellow anglers. Nice weather we have been having the last few weeks. Renee and I went out with Geary and Deanna Ness to camp and fish Bridgeport reservoir a couple weeks ago. Nights were nice and the afternoons were hot. But I have to say, the evenings were not too inviting when you're out on a lake and lighting starts striking all around you.

Hello fellow anglers. I wanted to thank all of the Kid Fishing Day committee members, the volunteers and our great community that gave so much, to make the 31st annual Douglas County Kids Fishing day a huge success last weekend. I would also like to congratulate the following young anglers that caught the biggest fish for their session. Jason Maas-6.89lbs, Judah Iaeger-6.83lbs, Wrennley Shine-5.51lbs- Steele

Hello fellow anglers. Memorial Day is here, and people will be out enjoying a beautiful weekend forecast. We deserve to have three days in a row of warm weather. We all need to slow down a little and take your time getting to your destination. Now even though the temperatures will be nice and warm. Many of our lakes and streams are still frigid from

Hello fellow anglers. Depending on where you were for the opening day season. The waters were high on the rivers and some lakes still had not iced out yet. But yet the strangest thing about it was. There were about half of the expected anglers that ventured out. I noticed the campgrounds were only half full. But then we did have some of that early

Hello fellow anglers. We have a few things coming up soon. As we all know, the California opening day fishing season will start on April 27th. The lakes in Mono and Inyo counties will open for the year. And most California rivers and streams will change from zero limit to catch and keep with the use of bait. Note that I said most rivers, there

  Hello Fellow anglers.I wanted to pass along some information I received from Tiffany Ellis who is one of the chairpersons on the Kids Fishing Derby committee. The Kids’ Fishing Derby is to Return in June 2024 as Reimagined Callback to Previous Years   Event planners for the Douglas County Kids’ Fishing Derby have recently announced the event’s return in June 2024 – much to the excitement of the crew

Hello fellow anglers. Time to buckle down and ride out the storm. They say that the month of March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb. This weekend is a good start to keeping our lakes and streams full. I did say in previous reports that I fish in almost any weather. This weekend I will be watching River Monsters or Fish

Hello fellow anglers. Welcome to winter, or is it. Our weather has been so crazy lately. A few weeks ago I was plowing snow and last weekend it was 66 degrees while I was fishing Topaz Lake in a tee shirt. But give it time. As we say in Nevada, if you don't like the weather, give it an hour or so. Many anglers stay