Doug Busey's Weekly Update

Hello Fellow anglers.  Be careful what you wish for. In my last report I wished for enough snow pack to fill our lakes and streams for the new year, Well we got it. It has been a grueling few weeks for us all here in the sierra's. We received six months of rain and snow in a two week period. I personally have been sandbagging

Hello fellow anglers. Oh, has winter come to the Sierra's? The month of November has given us the most snow totals in many locations since 1994. But we have a long way to go to fill up our lakes for the 2023 season. Although many anglers put up their gear for next year. For the true anglers, It is time to get out the coveralls

Hello fellow anglers, It's that time of year again when things start changing.  The time of year we all love or hate. On November 6th daylight savings time ends, so we get to change our clocks back an hour. Which in my book, limits the amount of evening fishing time. But then again, it gets colder and produces ice on the higher lakes to fish

Hello fellow anglers. The trees are turning and the weather is chilly in the mornings. The perfect time of year to fish. Renee and I took a journey to do some fishing and to visit Apple Hill in Placerville CA. We took highway 88 up to Morman Emigrant trail. As we ventured through the Sorensons area into Hope valley. The trees were shining bright with

Hello fellow anglers.  Welcome to the sierra fall season, brisk mornings and warm afternoons and the fall colors. Which have not started to turn yet in Hope Valley. One thing before we get to your fishing report. I still see too many people towing their boats and trailers with their chains almost touching the ground. A couple years ago on highway 395 in Minden NV.

Hello fellow anglers. I usually start off with, this time of year, how pleasant the weather has been and how things have cooled off. But there was no escaping the heat from last week, no matter where you were. When it is 90 degrees in the high sierra's, it is time to give the fish a break. But now I can say, it is going

Hello fellow anglers. I have some exciting news to share with everyone. The last couple of years have been tough on us all. Many events have had to be cancelled due to Covid. The saddest of all have been the loss of our local kids fishing derbies. I have been in communication with the Lampe Park Kids Fishing derby committee, and I am happy to

Hello fellow anglers. It is that time of year again when we use the "Hoot Owl" method of fishing on our rivers and streams. Due to low waters and excessive heat in many areas, it is recommended to fish only in the early morning or late evenings. This will reduce the stress on the fish during the heating of the day. Which in turn, allows

Hello fellow anglers. The heat is on and the fish are taking a vacation. With the recent extreme temps, the rivers are getting lower and the water temps are rising. The fish have not flown south, they have just gone deeper or lay dormant in currents. This report may not be a favorable one. But I will always give you the truth on what is

Hello fellow anglers. I started out the year with high hopes. This is the first year I have been able to see Mt Shasta on our trip to Oregon without smoke filled skies. You know how hard it is to drive by a mountain peak that is over 14000 ft tall and not being able to see it because of smoke. We were almost there

Hello fellow anglers. I have been out on a fishing adventure for a few  weeks. We took a drive up to Oregon and the northern CA coast. We went fishing for steelhead, salmon, halibut, black cod and lingcod. One one trip out of Brookings OR, we headed out about 15 miles off the coast for halibut. Forecast was for calm seas. Which is a good

Hello fellow anglers. Happy Memorial weekend. Let’s all slow down and make sure we get to our designations safely. There will be a lot of people out on the road the next few days with the same idea. Relaxation and fun in the sun, with a lot of fishing on the side. This report will guide you to what is open and what is not. But