08-18-2004, 10:45 AM
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8/17/2004 10:28 pm
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: Trout fishing is improving daily. Bank fishermen are doing better now at the dam, Big Cove, Lunker Point and Turkey Point. Rooster tails in green or brown are working well. Still-fishing with worms or Powerbait also doing well. Streams are still running fine. For fly fishermen, nymphs fished with a type two sinking line near drop-offs have been best. Look for places where deeper water is nearby. Mornings and evenings the best times. Wiggin’s Trading Post (530) 993-4683. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474.
LAKE DAVIS: Fishing is improving as water temperatures drop. Surface water temperatures are 68-71 degrees. Water temperature at 13-feet below the surface is 54 degrees. Portola's Rich Dillard fished from shore at Mallard Cove on Monday and landed eight quality rainbows. He was making long casts and using Powerbait. The lures of choice have been Needlefish in a Fire tiger pattern, Green Rainbow Runners and black wooly buggers. Fish are deep. Dollard’s Sierra Market (530) 832-5251. www.dollardsmarket.com. Email — [url "mailto:dollards@psln.com"]dollards@psln.com[/url].
TRUCKEE RIVER: Fishing pretty well for rainbows and browns. Try copper john’s in size 12. Good evening dry fly fishing with tan caddis patterns in size 16 and 18. Nymphing in the larger pools and pocket water in the morning is also producing. The section below Boca Bridge has more water due to the release of water from Boca. The cold water has had a positive effect on stretch below where it flows into the Truckee. Streamers are the ticket here. On the Nevada side, the water is warm and fish are holding in pocket water and fast moving riffles to gain oxygen.
For spinners, black and yellow Panther Martins working well. Best from Mayberry Park and west. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474. The Gilly, 358-6113.
LITTLE TRUCKEE: Flows and fishing remain good. Nymphing with real small nymphs has been best. Try midges, baetis nymphs and anything else you might have in sizes 18 to 24. Try fishing them under a hopper instead of an indicator so a snot to spook fish that are seeing a lot of anglers and flies daily. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474.
CARSON RIVER: Flows are holding at 70 c.f.s. Hoppers, beetles and ants have been working mid-day. Nymphing has been decent in the mornings.
Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474.
GOODRICH CREEK: Hopper fishing remains excellent. There was an 8-pound rainbow caught last week that can been seen on the Reno Fly Shop Web site, www.renoflyshop.com. The evenings have been productive. There has been a small May fly hatch as the sun goes down. Parachute Adams’s in size 20 and 22 and elk hair caddis in the same sizes are catching fish. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474.
SMITH CREEK RANCH: Fishing remains excellent. This is a good place to get out of the heat since it is at 6,600 feet. Fish being caught with several techniques. Indicator nymphing with midge patterns has been the top producer. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474.
WINNEMUCCA RANCH: The water is pretty warm. Mornings have been best. Try big streamer patterns fished with a 3x tippet. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474.
BOCA, PROSSER and STAMPEDE: The smallmouth fishing has been tremendous. The rocky areas around the dams have seen good smallmouth bass take a fly willingly. Burk’s aggravator nymphs have been the hot fly fished with a sinking line. Crayfish patterns also worth a try. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474.
SPARKS MARINA: Anglers using bait are doing well. The freeway side is best. Try rainbow Powerbait early in the morning or late evenings
or on overcast days. The Gilly, 358-6113.
SACRAMENTO RIVER: Flows at 10,500 c.f.s. Fishing for kings is picking up. Catching nice 15-30 pound salmon. Counts passing the Diversion Dam are increasing, more salmon making their way up river. Watch for fishing to improve as the weeks pass. Fishing for the kings will only get better. Using Flatfish T-50's, and bouncing roe.
Fishing for rainbow trout is still great with 15-25 fish days. Great bug hatch in the afternoon. Lures working well include pheasant tails No. 16, micro May fly No. 16 and fox pupa’s.
Guide services and information: Hank Mautz Professional Guide Service, (800) 355-3113. Outdoor Adventures Sport Fishing, Kirk Portocarrero, (800) 670-4448 or (530) 221-6151. Web site: [url "http://www.sacriverguide.com"]www.sacriverguide.com[/url].
FEATHER RIVER: Flows at 6,500 c.f.s. Fishing for Kings is fair. Chrome king salmon are bright fish, 12-25 pounds with an occasional 30-pounder. Back-trolling Flatfish lures, green and gold, T-50’s, starting to catch a few on roe. Fishing between Oroville, Calif., and Gridley, Calif. Outdoor Adventures Sport Fishing, Kirk Portocarrero, (800) 670-4448 or (530) 221-6151. Web site: [url "http://www.sacriverguide.com"]www.sacriverguide.com[/url].
LAHONTAN: Carp, wipers, catfish and walleye are being caught in the shallow water by the inflow. Sight fishing to tailing fish with size 12 to 16 dark-colored nymphs has been the best. Mornings are the time to go. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474.
EAGLE LAKE: Fishing continued to be very good last week with the largest Eagle Lake Trout weighing in at about 4½ pounds at Eagle Lake Marina. Best results have been in the Pikes Point area near the jetty followed closely by Eagles Nest. Some have also reported good results in the vicinity of the Eagle Group Campgrounds. The fish continue deep with best results coming from boats at depths of 25-35 feet. Strongest results continue to be coming from using nightcrawlers under slip bobbers followed closely by trolling with broken back Rapalas, Needlefish, Rainbow Runners and Orange Trolling Flies.
Best times continue to be early morning hours. Shore fishing is sketchy with the best chance being from the jetty at Eagle Lake Marina.
Ample camping is available in the pines at the south shore of Eagle Lake with more than 200 campsites available on a first-come, first serve basis. For camping information at Eagle Lake, call the U. S. Forest Service at (530) 257-4188. For reservations, call; toll free, (877)-444-6777. For current information on fishing conditions, call
Eagle Lake Marina at (530) 825-3454.
CROWLEY LAKE: The bite has improved recently. The Green Bank's area has been fishing well. Try black/gray midge pupa or Stevie's Wonder in about 11-feet of water. The fish are also chasing perch minnows, so streamer flies like Matukas or Zonkers have been productive as well. Barbless artificials only. Limit is two fish ,18-inches or bigger. [url "http://www.performanceguideservice.com"]www.performanceguideservice.com[/url].
UPPER OWENS RIVER: Some larger fish can be had for the angler willing to work hard and cover as much water as possible. Work along the under-cut banks with zug bugs, prince nymphs and bead head hares ears. Swinging a matuka through the deeper holes can also be fun. [url "http://www.performanceguideservice.com"]www.performanceguideservice.com[/url]
LOWER OWENS: Water flow is 310 c.f.s. Fishing is pretty tough. Don't try to wade here. The inside edge on some of the large bends offers some chances. Working the inside seam with buckskin nymph, crystal pheasant tails and WD-40 could get a grab. A few of the wider areas provide some late afternoon caddis activity. [url "http://www.performanceguideservice.com"]www.performanceguideservice.com[/url]
HOT CREEK: Water flow is at 10 c.f.s. Good dry fly action early in the day with Trico Duns, then watch for a spinner fall around 10 a.m. Small nymphs (sizes 18-22) such as hares ears and flash back pheasant tails mid-day and caddis on top in the evening. Don’t forget the good old hopper and dropper. [url "http://www.performanceguideservice.com"]www.performanceguideservice.com[/url].
JUNE LAKE LOOP: Grant Lake has been producing some nice brown trout near the Rush Creek inlet according to local lake regular. He suggests slow trolling an olive matuka with a full sink line in 10-15-feet of water. [url "http://www.performanceguideservice.com"]www.performanceguideservice.com[/url].
EAST WALKER: Water flow is 130 c.f.s. Fishing has been slow as the river has been warm and off color. Prince nymphs, rubber-legged hares ears, stone flies, sparkle caddis pupa. Look for a spinner fall early in the morning. Mid-day water temperatures have been in the high 70s. [url "http://www.performanceguideservice.com"]www.performanceguideservice.com[/url].
SOUTH LAKE: Fishing stayed slow last week, with a few anglers reporting great fishing, but the majority having to work pretty hard. Depth seemed to be the key with nightcrawlers going down to 40
feet or more doing best. Leadcore users are going 8 to 9 colors and trolling Needlefish or Cultivas. DFG stocked late last week and shoreline fishing has been fair with Powerbait or Stingers. Morning fishing is best with the storms coming in at about 4 p.m. and being pretty rough until about 6 p.m. Anglers using Stingers report great fishing just before the showers start then they hustle off the lake. Alpers stocked again last week so the big guys are there, they just need some coaxing to come out. Bishop Creek Resorts 760-873-4484.
BISHOP CREEK: The creek water level is still fairly low on the South Fork and the fishing was fair. Powerbait, nightcrawlers and a variety of small lures brought out some nice stringers. Most are reporting OK fishing although afternoons are very tough with the storms getting the local brush wet and temperatures dropping. The weatherman is calling for another three days of wet weather. DFG and Alpers continue stocking so the fish are there but with the funny weather it is the diehards catching the limits. Bishop Creek Resorts 760-873-4484.
NORTH LAKE AND INTAKE II: These were the places to fish last weekend. Both lakes have anglers beaming with nice stringers. The white and yellow Stinger seems to be the best lure. Either using a bobber or bouncing off the bottom. Some pretty good results with baby nightcrawlers also being reported. Bishop Creek Resorts 760-873-4484.
LAKE SABRINA: Fishing was good for most anglers last week. Trolling flashers with a worm or Rapala brought in limits along with throwing flies such as wooly buggers or matukas in the morning and evening. Drifting worms or Powerbait also produced several nice size limits. Fishing the inlets was a bit slow as the fish have gone to deeper water with the warmer weather.
Department of Fish and Game stocked the lake on Aug. 10 with pan-sized trout and some trophy size trout.
We are about at last springs water level, unfortunately the water will continue to drop instead of rising.
The temperatures have remained steady with the highs in the low 70s and the lows in the low 50s with a bit of a breeze on the lake in the afternoons so don’t forget a jacket. The weather can change in a blink of an eye. Don’t forget the sunscreen. Lake Sabrina Boat Landing, (760) 873-7425. Visit www.LakeSabrinaBoatLanding.com for more pictures and information
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8/17/2004 10:28 pm
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: Trout fishing is improving daily. Bank fishermen are doing better now at the dam, Big Cove, Lunker Point and Turkey Point. Rooster tails in green or brown are working well. Still-fishing with worms or Powerbait also doing well. Streams are still running fine. For fly fishermen, nymphs fished with a type two sinking line near drop-offs have been best. Look for places where deeper water is nearby. Mornings and evenings the best times. Wiggin’s Trading Post (530) 993-4683. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474.
LAKE DAVIS: Fishing is improving as water temperatures drop. Surface water temperatures are 68-71 degrees. Water temperature at 13-feet below the surface is 54 degrees. Portola's Rich Dillard fished from shore at Mallard Cove on Monday and landed eight quality rainbows. He was making long casts and using Powerbait. The lures of choice have been Needlefish in a Fire tiger pattern, Green Rainbow Runners and black wooly buggers. Fish are deep. Dollard’s Sierra Market (530) 832-5251. www.dollardsmarket.com. Email — [url "mailto:dollards@psln.com"]dollards@psln.com[/url].
TRUCKEE RIVER: Fishing pretty well for rainbows and browns. Try copper john’s in size 12. Good evening dry fly fishing with tan caddis patterns in size 16 and 18. Nymphing in the larger pools and pocket water in the morning is also producing. The section below Boca Bridge has more water due to the release of water from Boca. The cold water has had a positive effect on stretch below where it flows into the Truckee. Streamers are the ticket here. On the Nevada side, the water is warm and fish are holding in pocket water and fast moving riffles to gain oxygen.
For spinners, black and yellow Panther Martins working well. Best from Mayberry Park and west. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474. The Gilly, 358-6113.
LITTLE TRUCKEE: Flows and fishing remain good. Nymphing with real small nymphs has been best. Try midges, baetis nymphs and anything else you might have in sizes 18 to 24. Try fishing them under a hopper instead of an indicator so a snot to spook fish that are seeing a lot of anglers and flies daily. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474.
CARSON RIVER: Flows are holding at 70 c.f.s. Hoppers, beetles and ants have been working mid-day. Nymphing has been decent in the mornings.
Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474.
GOODRICH CREEK: Hopper fishing remains excellent. There was an 8-pound rainbow caught last week that can been seen on the Reno Fly Shop Web site, www.renoflyshop.com. The evenings have been productive. There has been a small May fly hatch as the sun goes down. Parachute Adams’s in size 20 and 22 and elk hair caddis in the same sizes are catching fish. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474.
SMITH CREEK RANCH: Fishing remains excellent. This is a good place to get out of the heat since it is at 6,600 feet. Fish being caught with several techniques. Indicator nymphing with midge patterns has been the top producer. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474.
WINNEMUCCA RANCH: The water is pretty warm. Mornings have been best. Try big streamer patterns fished with a 3x tippet. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474.
BOCA, PROSSER and STAMPEDE: The smallmouth fishing has been tremendous. The rocky areas around the dams have seen good smallmouth bass take a fly willingly. Burk’s aggravator nymphs have been the hot fly fished with a sinking line. Crayfish patterns also worth a try. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474.
SPARKS MARINA: Anglers using bait are doing well. The freeway side is best. Try rainbow Powerbait early in the morning or late evenings
or on overcast days. The Gilly, 358-6113.
SACRAMENTO RIVER: Flows at 10,500 c.f.s. Fishing for kings is picking up. Catching nice 15-30 pound salmon. Counts passing the Diversion Dam are increasing, more salmon making their way up river. Watch for fishing to improve as the weeks pass. Fishing for the kings will only get better. Using Flatfish T-50's, and bouncing roe.
Fishing for rainbow trout is still great with 15-25 fish days. Great bug hatch in the afternoon. Lures working well include pheasant tails No. 16, micro May fly No. 16 and fox pupa’s.
Guide services and information: Hank Mautz Professional Guide Service, (800) 355-3113. Outdoor Adventures Sport Fishing, Kirk Portocarrero, (800) 670-4448 or (530) 221-6151. Web site: [url "http://www.sacriverguide.com"]www.sacriverguide.com[/url].
FEATHER RIVER: Flows at 6,500 c.f.s. Fishing for Kings is fair. Chrome king salmon are bright fish, 12-25 pounds with an occasional 30-pounder. Back-trolling Flatfish lures, green and gold, T-50’s, starting to catch a few on roe. Fishing between Oroville, Calif., and Gridley, Calif. Outdoor Adventures Sport Fishing, Kirk Portocarrero, (800) 670-4448 or (530) 221-6151. Web site: [url "http://www.sacriverguide.com"]www.sacriverguide.com[/url].
LAHONTAN: Carp, wipers, catfish and walleye are being caught in the shallow water by the inflow. Sight fishing to tailing fish with size 12 to 16 dark-colored nymphs has been the best. Mornings are the time to go. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474.
EAGLE LAKE: Fishing continued to be very good last week with the largest Eagle Lake Trout weighing in at about 4½ pounds at Eagle Lake Marina. Best results have been in the Pikes Point area near the jetty followed closely by Eagles Nest. Some have also reported good results in the vicinity of the Eagle Group Campgrounds. The fish continue deep with best results coming from boats at depths of 25-35 feet. Strongest results continue to be coming from using nightcrawlers under slip bobbers followed closely by trolling with broken back Rapalas, Needlefish, Rainbow Runners and Orange Trolling Flies.
Best times continue to be early morning hours. Shore fishing is sketchy with the best chance being from the jetty at Eagle Lake Marina.
Ample camping is available in the pines at the south shore of Eagle Lake with more than 200 campsites available on a first-come, first serve basis. For camping information at Eagle Lake, call the U. S. Forest Service at (530) 257-4188. For reservations, call; toll free, (877)-444-6777. For current information on fishing conditions, call
Eagle Lake Marina at (530) 825-3454.
CROWLEY LAKE: The bite has improved recently. The Green Bank's area has been fishing well. Try black/gray midge pupa or Stevie's Wonder in about 11-feet of water. The fish are also chasing perch minnows, so streamer flies like Matukas or Zonkers have been productive as well. Barbless artificials only. Limit is two fish ,18-inches or bigger. [url "http://www.performanceguideservice.com"]www.performanceguideservice.com[/url].
UPPER OWENS RIVER: Some larger fish can be had for the angler willing to work hard and cover as much water as possible. Work along the under-cut banks with zug bugs, prince nymphs and bead head hares ears. Swinging a matuka through the deeper holes can also be fun. [url "http://www.performanceguideservice.com"]www.performanceguideservice.com[/url]
LOWER OWENS: Water flow is 310 c.f.s. Fishing is pretty tough. Don't try to wade here. The inside edge on some of the large bends offers some chances. Working the inside seam with buckskin nymph, crystal pheasant tails and WD-40 could get a grab. A few of the wider areas provide some late afternoon caddis activity. [url "http://www.performanceguideservice.com"]www.performanceguideservice.com[/url]
HOT CREEK: Water flow is at 10 c.f.s. Good dry fly action early in the day with Trico Duns, then watch for a spinner fall around 10 a.m. Small nymphs (sizes 18-22) such as hares ears and flash back pheasant tails mid-day and caddis on top in the evening. Don’t forget the good old hopper and dropper. [url "http://www.performanceguideservice.com"]www.performanceguideservice.com[/url].
JUNE LAKE LOOP: Grant Lake has been producing some nice brown trout near the Rush Creek inlet according to local lake regular. He suggests slow trolling an olive matuka with a full sink line in 10-15-feet of water. [url "http://www.performanceguideservice.com"]www.performanceguideservice.com[/url].
EAST WALKER: Water flow is 130 c.f.s. Fishing has been slow as the river has been warm and off color. Prince nymphs, rubber-legged hares ears, stone flies, sparkle caddis pupa. Look for a spinner fall early in the morning. Mid-day water temperatures have been in the high 70s. [url "http://www.performanceguideservice.com"]www.performanceguideservice.com[/url].
SOUTH LAKE: Fishing stayed slow last week, with a few anglers reporting great fishing, but the majority having to work pretty hard. Depth seemed to be the key with nightcrawlers going down to 40
feet or more doing best. Leadcore users are going 8 to 9 colors and trolling Needlefish or Cultivas. DFG stocked late last week and shoreline fishing has been fair with Powerbait or Stingers. Morning fishing is best with the storms coming in at about 4 p.m. and being pretty rough until about 6 p.m. Anglers using Stingers report great fishing just before the showers start then they hustle off the lake. Alpers stocked again last week so the big guys are there, they just need some coaxing to come out. Bishop Creek Resorts 760-873-4484.
BISHOP CREEK: The creek water level is still fairly low on the South Fork and the fishing was fair. Powerbait, nightcrawlers and a variety of small lures brought out some nice stringers. Most are reporting OK fishing although afternoons are very tough with the storms getting the local brush wet and temperatures dropping. The weatherman is calling for another three days of wet weather. DFG and Alpers continue stocking so the fish are there but with the funny weather it is the diehards catching the limits. Bishop Creek Resorts 760-873-4484.
NORTH LAKE AND INTAKE II: These were the places to fish last weekend. Both lakes have anglers beaming with nice stringers. The white and yellow Stinger seems to be the best lure. Either using a bobber or bouncing off the bottom. Some pretty good results with baby nightcrawlers also being reported. Bishop Creek Resorts 760-873-4484.
LAKE SABRINA: Fishing was good for most anglers last week. Trolling flashers with a worm or Rapala brought in limits along with throwing flies such as wooly buggers or matukas in the morning and evening. Drifting worms or Powerbait also produced several nice size limits. Fishing the inlets was a bit slow as the fish have gone to deeper water with the warmer weather.
Department of Fish and Game stocked the lake on Aug. 10 with pan-sized trout and some trophy size trout.
We are about at last springs water level, unfortunately the water will continue to drop instead of rising.
The temperatures have remained steady with the highs in the low 70s and the lows in the low 50s with a bit of a breeze on the lake in the afternoons so don’t forget a jacket. The weather can change in a blink of an eye. Don’t forget the sunscreen. Lake Sabrina Boat Landing, (760) 873-7425. Visit www.LakeSabrinaBoatLanding.com for more pictures and information
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