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Fishing report for March 23, 2004 [url "mailto:online@rgj.com"][/url]
3/22/2005 11:10 pm [url "http://gcirm.rgj.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/news.rgj.com/ROS/22321/x25/101Things_RGJ_300x250_2005/101house300x250_v2.jpg/34313239643264653432333835316330"][/url]EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to rapidly changing weather conditions in the Sierra and Northern Nevada, anglers are urged to call ahead to the sources listed at the end of each area description for reports on the latest road and water conditions.
FRENCHMAN LAKE: The ice is gone. Fish with nightcrawlers and Powerbait. All access points are available. The road around the lake is open, but use caution. Streams open April 30. There’s a lot of snow, but gates to campgrounds usually open by May 1. Wiggin’s Trading Post (530) 993-4683.
TRUCKEE RIVER: Recent storms have blown the river out. As of Tuesday, the river is high and muddy. It should clear up over the next few days, but warm weather will bring it up again. Be careful wading. Before the storms, anglers were doing well. The river was stocked last week with Lahontan cutthroat trout. Fly anglers using dark stone flies. Beaded stones, duck tail streamers and prince nymphs. For spinners try black and yellow Panther Martins or frog pattern Krokodile lures. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474. [url "http://www.renoflyshop.com/"]www.renoflyshop.com[/url]. The Gilly, 358-6113.
PYRAMID LAKE: Fishing is starting to get really good. Water temperature is still in the high 40s and with the weather, patterns should not much change much over the next few days. Fish are still spread out all over the lake. Howard’s Bay, Lone Tree, Popcorn and the Nets all producing fish. The Nets are crowded with out of town fly clubs over the next few weeks. This is still a good time to fish a beach with little or no pressure. The northern lights tadpole has been the hot fly lately. Early morning before the sun comes up is a good time and the afternoon. Copper johns in red and chartreuse, woolly buggers and popcorn beetles also producing. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474. [url "http://www.renoflyshop.com/"]www.renoflyshop.com[/url]. The Gilly, 358-6113.
MASON VALLEY WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA HINKSON SLOUGH: Reports are very good. A lot of smaller fish being caught on zebra midges mid-morning. The bigger fish are being caught on woollies and leeches fished with an intermediate line. A float tube or pontoon boat is a big asset because of the tulles.
COOLING PONDS: The bass fishing has been great. Wading the shoreline and casting to cruising fish on breezy mornings has been terrific. Bear Hair streamers and Burk’s aggravator in black have been working well. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474.
SMITH CREEK RANCH: The ranch is open. More than 200 3-5-pounders were stocked last week and the water is in great shape. Olive and chartreuse wooly buggers are catching fish as well as black zebra midges fished under an indicator. Fishing should remain good all season with the deep snowpack in the Desatoya Mountains this year. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474.
SPARKS MARINA: Has been fishing well, depending on the day. Anglers catching fish off the pier and around the boat ramp. Worms and Powerbait. One fly angler reported doing well with small nymphs over the weekend. The Gilly, 358-6113.
SACRAMENTO RIVER: Flows at 3,700 c.f.s. Redding to Anderson, Calif. Fly-fishing for rainbow trout is excellent, averaging 15-25 fish a day, nice rainbows in the 2-5-pound range. Pheasant tails Nos.14 -16 (olive and brown), caddis patterns and Micro Mayfly Nymphs working well. Fishing will keep improving as spring approaches and bug hatches increase.
Opening day of salmon fishing on the Sacramento River is July 16.
Guide services and information: Hank Mautz Professional Guide Service, (800) 355-3113. Web site: [url "http://www.hankmautzfishing.com/"]www.hankmautzfishing.com[/url].
Outdoor Adventures Sport Fishing, Kirk Portocarrero, (800) 670-4448 or (530) 221-6151. Web site: [url "http://www.sacriverguide.com"]www.sacriverguide.com[/url].
LAKE SHASTA: Picking up some nice rainbows, 1-3 pounds average. Fishing is fair, starting to see a few salmon, 60-80-feet deep, trolling using shad pattern lures. As the month progresses, there will be more action and larger fish. Spring and summer months are prime time for fishing this lake. Outdoor Adventures Sport Fishing, Kirk Portocarrero, (800) 670-4448 or (530) 221-6151. Web site: [url "http://www.sacriverguide.com"]www.sacriverguide.com[/url].
WALKER LAKE: Fishing is terrific. Boaters reporting 20-30 fish per day. Trolling Tor-P-Dos, Flatfish and Apex in shallow water, 10-30-feet deep. Shore fishing is also good using Powerbait and casting Tor-P-Dos. Shore fishermen reporting 10-20 fish per day in the 2-4-pound range. Ed Jones, Bait and Tackle Shop, 945-2525.
EAST WALKER: Flows are 33 c.f.s. Ranchers are not calling for water because of the storms. Reports are of slow fishing. It should change over the next couple of weeks with warming temperatures and the start of the irrigation season. Best flows here are between 50 and 200 c.f.s. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474. [url "http://www.renoflyshop.com/"]www.renoflyshop.com[/url].
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3/22/2005 11:10 pm [url "http://gcirm.rgj.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/news.rgj.com/ROS/22321/x25/101Things_RGJ_300x250_2005/101house300x250_v2.jpg/34313239643264653432333835316330"][/url]EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to rapidly changing weather conditions in the Sierra and Northern Nevada, anglers are urged to call ahead to the sources listed at the end of each area description for reports on the latest road and water conditions.
FRENCHMAN LAKE: The ice is gone. Fish with nightcrawlers and Powerbait. All access points are available. The road around the lake is open, but use caution. Streams open April 30. There’s a lot of snow, but gates to campgrounds usually open by May 1. Wiggin’s Trading Post (530) 993-4683.
TRUCKEE RIVER: Recent storms have blown the river out. As of Tuesday, the river is high and muddy. It should clear up over the next few days, but warm weather will bring it up again. Be careful wading. Before the storms, anglers were doing well. The river was stocked last week with Lahontan cutthroat trout. Fly anglers using dark stone flies. Beaded stones, duck tail streamers and prince nymphs. For spinners try black and yellow Panther Martins or frog pattern Krokodile lures. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474. [url "http://www.renoflyshop.com/"]www.renoflyshop.com[/url]. The Gilly, 358-6113.
PYRAMID LAKE: Fishing is starting to get really good. Water temperature is still in the high 40s and with the weather, patterns should not much change much over the next few days. Fish are still spread out all over the lake. Howard’s Bay, Lone Tree, Popcorn and the Nets all producing fish. The Nets are crowded with out of town fly clubs over the next few weeks. This is still a good time to fish a beach with little or no pressure. The northern lights tadpole has been the hot fly lately. Early morning before the sun comes up is a good time and the afternoon. Copper johns in red and chartreuse, woolly buggers and popcorn beetles also producing. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474. [url "http://www.renoflyshop.com/"]www.renoflyshop.com[/url]. The Gilly, 358-6113.
MASON VALLEY WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA HINKSON SLOUGH: Reports are very good. A lot of smaller fish being caught on zebra midges mid-morning. The bigger fish are being caught on woollies and leeches fished with an intermediate line. A float tube or pontoon boat is a big asset because of the tulles.
COOLING PONDS: The bass fishing has been great. Wading the shoreline and casting to cruising fish on breezy mornings has been terrific. Bear Hair streamers and Burk’s aggravator in black have been working well. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474.
SMITH CREEK RANCH: The ranch is open. More than 200 3-5-pounders were stocked last week and the water is in great shape. Olive and chartreuse wooly buggers are catching fish as well as black zebra midges fished under an indicator. Fishing should remain good all season with the deep snowpack in the Desatoya Mountains this year. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474.
SPARKS MARINA: Has been fishing well, depending on the day. Anglers catching fish off the pier and around the boat ramp. Worms and Powerbait. One fly angler reported doing well with small nymphs over the weekend. The Gilly, 358-6113.
SACRAMENTO RIVER: Flows at 3,700 c.f.s. Redding to Anderson, Calif. Fly-fishing for rainbow trout is excellent, averaging 15-25 fish a day, nice rainbows in the 2-5-pound range. Pheasant tails Nos.14 -16 (olive and brown), caddis patterns and Micro Mayfly Nymphs working well. Fishing will keep improving as spring approaches and bug hatches increase.
Opening day of salmon fishing on the Sacramento River is July 16.
Guide services and information: Hank Mautz Professional Guide Service, (800) 355-3113. Web site: [url "http://www.hankmautzfishing.com/"]www.hankmautzfishing.com[/url].
Outdoor Adventures Sport Fishing, Kirk Portocarrero, (800) 670-4448 or (530) 221-6151. Web site: [url "http://www.sacriverguide.com"]www.sacriverguide.com[/url].
LAKE SHASTA: Picking up some nice rainbows, 1-3 pounds average. Fishing is fair, starting to see a few salmon, 60-80-feet deep, trolling using shad pattern lures. As the month progresses, there will be more action and larger fish. Spring and summer months are prime time for fishing this lake. Outdoor Adventures Sport Fishing, Kirk Portocarrero, (800) 670-4448 or (530) 221-6151. Web site: [url "http://www.sacriverguide.com"]www.sacriverguide.com[/url].
WALKER LAKE: Fishing is terrific. Boaters reporting 20-30 fish per day. Trolling Tor-P-Dos, Flatfish and Apex in shallow water, 10-30-feet deep. Shore fishing is also good using Powerbait and casting Tor-P-Dos. Shore fishermen reporting 10-20 fish per day in the 2-4-pound range. Ed Jones, Bait and Tackle Shop, 945-2525.
EAST WALKER: Flows are 33 c.f.s. Ranchers are not calling for water because of the storms. Reports are of slow fishing. It should change over the next couple of weeks with warming temperatures and the start of the irrigation season. Best flows here are between 50 and 200 c.f.s. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474. [url "http://www.renoflyshop.com/"]www.renoflyshop.com[/url].
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