Doug Busey's Weekly Update

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

Hello fellow anglers. What an exciting weekend it was for the California fishing opener. The weather cooperated mostly, except for the wind. I ventured down to Bridgeport Reservoir and stayed at the Bridgeport Marina. We stayed for three days and the wind blew for seventy percent of the time. But we did get out for a while. The fishing was slow, but some nice fish

Hello fellow anglers. We have less than a week before the California official opening day fishing season. There will be a lot of people on the roads starting Friday. Take your time and we will all make it to our destinations. Because on April 30th, the lakes in Inyo and Mono Counties will open for fishing. While the rivers in Alpine county will change from

Hello fellow anglers. Where else but the high sierras can you be wearing shorts on Saturday, and a long sleeve thermal shirt and a jacket on Monday in a little blizzard. Last week you read about the Mono County CA Fishmas season opener. This week we will talk about the Alpine County opening season. Now even though the rivers are open all year with gear

Hello fellow anglers. I have some good news to share with you. To start off, the Lampe Park Kids fishing days will be June 4th and 5th. Yes, I am excited to see we are getting back to a sense of normal. I will have a special report when all of the information is available for registration, and for those that would like to donate

Hello fellow anglers. Spring is in the air, then back to winter again. This is the weather we have and most of the time enjoy, living in the high sierra desert area and being so close to Lake Tahoe. I remember a camping trip to Indian Creek Reservoir with a couple friends years ago. Saturday we were in shorts. Fishing and bbqing til the sun

Hello fellow anglers. I took a drive over the hill a couple weeks ago to fish the Consumnes River south of Jackson CA. It was culture shock to see rolling green hills and people out mowing their lawns, with temperatures in the mid 70's by 11am in the morning. Then come home to cold bitter temperatures, and now with snow once again on the ground

Hello fellow anglers. This weekend will be spring like and everyone will be getting outside to fish and recreate. We have had some tragedies in the local area. I hoped I would never have to report on it.  People were walking and ice skating on Stampede Reservoir last week and fell through the ice, One did not survive. On another occasion, a person fell through