Doug Busey's Weekly Update

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

Hello fellow anglers. I told you in my last report, that I was going somewhere new and special. I am here to tell you, it is as close to camping perfection as it gets. The name of the place is the Walker River State Recreation Area. It is located off of highway 208 just south of Yerington.  From highway 395, take the 208 turn off

Hello fellow anglers. Welcome to 2022, and let us hope the snow does not stop coming.  We need the snow pack to carry us into summer and fall. Up on top of the sierras I have had reports of 150 to 180 inches, while down at the higher lakes such as Caples Lake. They received 90 inches at the resort. The new year brought us

Hello fellow anglers. An early Merry Fishmas to you all. Just a week away from Christmas and  two weeks from ( I still call opening day) at Topaz Lake. January 1st at Topaz was not just a celebration of fishing to begin for me. It is a time when we can all get out and celebrate the New Year and visit with old friends and

Hello fellow anglers. I hope your Thanksgiving was memorable. Many changes have occurred over the last couple weeks. As you will see in your fishing report, fishing regulations have changed for the season. One change I am looking forward to is Indian Creek Reservoir and the surrounding area. I have been in contact with the Bureau of Land Management, and the closures due to the

Hello fellow anglers. We have some changes going on coming real soon. The first would be changing our clocks back on Saturday night. Yes it is sad, we will lose an hour of fishing in the evening. But you have a little more time in the morning of light to get to your destination.  Now on November 16th, regulations will change for all areas in

Hello fellow anglers. As many of you know, I have been going to Oregon each summer to fish with my cousin Steve for many years. I learned how to fish the Rogue River with very good success. Every year Steve has asked me to come up in the late fall or winter for the big steelhead run. I have hesitated because of the winter driving

Hello fellow anglers. Mother nature did not waste any time did she? When It's fall, she just hits a switch to cold, and here we are. Here in the Carson Valley we got as low as 23 degrees. For those souls in Bridgeport, the temperatures got down to 13 degrees. Time to get out the big coats and maybe some long underwear for those cold

Hello fellow anglers, I have taken a journey to view the devastation in Alpine County. To view where the fire went, and how amazing it was, seeing how the firefighters were able to save many structures that were in the fires direct path. Words can not express how grateful we are to all those involved in protecting the community. Driving down highway 89 towards Markleeville,