T_boy
07-04-2008, 06:54 PM
FRENCHMAN LAKE: Nice-sized trout are being caught at Lunker Point. Christian Arriago, 6, of Reno, caught three 16-inch rainbows there last week. He was fishing from the bank with nightcrawlers. Chase Baro from Chilcoot caught his limit of rainbow trout with a Dick Nite lure while fishing the southeast side of the lake near the old boat ramp. Trollers are going deep, about 25 feet down. Troll nightcrawlers and flashers early in the morning or just before sunset. Wiggin's Trading Post, (530) 993-4683.
BUCKS LAKE: Fishing has been good for mackinaw and browns. Guys are getting some large mackinaw trolling around the Bucks Lodge area, about 35-40 feet down, using Sting King lures in fluorescent green and natural trout patterns. Kokanee fishing has also been good using small dodgers and kokanee bugs and/or wedding rings with nightcrawlers. Go about 20 feet down. Mark Fore & Strike, 786-3474 or 322-9559.
Lake Davis: Fishing has improved for shore fishermen. For the first time this year decent numbers of fish are being caught by anglers fishing from shore at Mallard Cove and the south point at Honker Cove. Powerbait and or inflated night crawlers have been the baits of choice. Dillard's guided fishing has produced limits for their three charters this week. The depth of 12 feet is critical and surprisingly the best bite has been 11 to 1pm. The most successful lure is the Dick nite in copper and red. Fly fishermen continue enjoying a very strong damsel hatch in the South Cow Creek area. The hatch comes off most days from 9 to 1pm. The hatch is strong and the number of fish working them is amazing. Now the bad part, the fish have become extremely selective in the last 10 days, to get them grab an imitation is lucky. Water surface temperatures are running between 70 to 72 degrees.
TRUCKEE RIVER: Bugs are out in force. The evening hatches are prolific now. In California, the dry fly-fishing in the evenings has been great the last hour or so of the day. Look for rising fish or just blind cast dries in seams and bubble lines. Cutter's EC Caddis and Burk's Extended Body Little Yellow Stone in Size 14 and 16 has been very effective. Nymphing in the mornings with a Green Drake Nymph or a Mercer's Poxy Back Stone with a Z-Wing Caddis or Little Yellow Stone dropper has been great.
In Nevada, there are Caddis and Little Yellow Stones everywhere in the evenings. The problem is there are no fish rising to them. Normally this time of year hundreds of rainbows can be seen rising to bugs around all of our parks west of town. It is a great place to fish for beginners to experts. This year the decision was made to mostly stock cutthroats in Nevada. Usually three or four days after a stocking, they just disappear and are hard or impossible to find. With open regulations in Nevada (California is single barbless artificial only) fishing is pretty tough due to low fish numbers. Cutthroats are mostly lake fish and do not do well in the river.
Flows: Town of Truckee 376 c.f.s., Boca Bridge 581 c.f.s., Farad 602 c.f.s., Reno 434 c.f.s. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474.
KNOTT CREEK RESERVOIR: Most reports indicate warm water temps and a lot of algae. Seasoned fly-fisherman are still catching fish with sinking lines. The algae is only in the top six inches of the water column. Wooly buggers, Leeches, Sheep Creek Specials and Damsel Nymphs have been the most effective. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474.
LITTLE TRUCKEE RIVER: Flows are 172 c.f.s. This is absolutely perfect. The flows have remained in this range for a couple of weeks now. The fish are active and the PMDs are starting to hatch. The hatch usually starts around 9 a.m. and can go until 1 p.m. on non-windy days. Truckee River Outfitters Guide Service has a lot of clients catching fish on PMD dries now on the Little Truckee. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474.
EAST WALKER RIVER: Flows are 177 c.f.s. Perfect flows. Nymphing with small Caddis, San Juan Worms, Midges and HBIs has been very effective. Big Hoppers and Stones on the surface has brought some brown trout out of hiding as well. This is a great time of year to fish the dry dropper method. Guide Chris Evison has been doing very well on the East Walker as of late with a fly he calls the Big Ugly. Mornings and evenings have been best due to daytime highs in the 90s. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474.
EAST CARSON RIVER: Flows are dropping fast. Currently they are 283 c.f.s. This is a great flow, but it is dropping so fast that the fish are a little spooky. Evenings have been producing some dry fly activity. Dry dropper set-ups have been working during the day. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474.
UPPER TWIN LAKES: Water temperaure is holding at 58 degrees. Gold Super Dupers worked well last week. Fishing derby goes through Monday. About 50 hand-fed trout, averaging 3-5 pounds, are being stocked into the lake. Mono Village Resort (760) 932-7071.
LAKE SABRINA: (Bishop, Calif.). The smoke hasn't affected the fishing yet. Some are getting limits and others can't find a fish to save their soul. Most productive last week were the inlets -- with the Dingleberry Inlet (back right-hand corner) being the most beneficial with nightcrawlers and Powerbait, although don't discount the Little George (back left-hand corner) when you just can't get into the Dingleberry. Some of the trollers claimed a few limits by dragging an olive wooly bugger or olive matuka through the water. Those communing with nature and the mosquitoes on shore were feeding the fish with Powerbait. Berkley has come out with a new Gulp Powerbait -- Chunky Cheese -- it's expensive, but boy is it getting results. The Department of Fish and Game stocked last week. The lake is just about ready to spill -- probably this week. All this means is that there is more water coming into the lake than is going out. It will not be going over the part of the dam where you walk, but the spillway at the far end of the dam. So if you intend to use the shortcut across the dam to get to the Blue Lake trail, expect to get a bit wet. The water has cleared up and you can once again see the fish you're fishing for.
BUCKS LAKE: Fishing has been good for mackinaw and browns. Guys are getting some large mackinaw trolling around the Bucks Lodge area, about 35-40 feet down, using Sting King lures in fluorescent green and natural trout patterns. Kokanee fishing has also been good using small dodgers and kokanee bugs and/or wedding rings with nightcrawlers. Go about 20 feet down. Mark Fore & Strike, 786-3474 or 322-9559.
Lake Davis: Fishing has improved for shore fishermen. For the first time this year decent numbers of fish are being caught by anglers fishing from shore at Mallard Cove and the south point at Honker Cove. Powerbait and or inflated night crawlers have been the baits of choice. Dillard's guided fishing has produced limits for their three charters this week. The depth of 12 feet is critical and surprisingly the best bite has been 11 to 1pm. The most successful lure is the Dick nite in copper and red. Fly fishermen continue enjoying a very strong damsel hatch in the South Cow Creek area. The hatch comes off most days from 9 to 1pm. The hatch is strong and the number of fish working them is amazing. Now the bad part, the fish have become extremely selective in the last 10 days, to get them grab an imitation is lucky. Water surface temperatures are running between 70 to 72 degrees.
TRUCKEE RIVER: Bugs are out in force. The evening hatches are prolific now. In California, the dry fly-fishing in the evenings has been great the last hour or so of the day. Look for rising fish or just blind cast dries in seams and bubble lines. Cutter's EC Caddis and Burk's Extended Body Little Yellow Stone in Size 14 and 16 has been very effective. Nymphing in the mornings with a Green Drake Nymph or a Mercer's Poxy Back Stone with a Z-Wing Caddis or Little Yellow Stone dropper has been great.
In Nevada, there are Caddis and Little Yellow Stones everywhere in the evenings. The problem is there are no fish rising to them. Normally this time of year hundreds of rainbows can be seen rising to bugs around all of our parks west of town. It is a great place to fish for beginners to experts. This year the decision was made to mostly stock cutthroats in Nevada. Usually three or four days after a stocking, they just disappear and are hard or impossible to find. With open regulations in Nevada (California is single barbless artificial only) fishing is pretty tough due to low fish numbers. Cutthroats are mostly lake fish and do not do well in the river.
Flows: Town of Truckee 376 c.f.s., Boca Bridge 581 c.f.s., Farad 602 c.f.s., Reno 434 c.f.s. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474.
KNOTT CREEK RESERVOIR: Most reports indicate warm water temps and a lot of algae. Seasoned fly-fisherman are still catching fish with sinking lines. The algae is only in the top six inches of the water column. Wooly buggers, Leeches, Sheep Creek Specials and Damsel Nymphs have been the most effective. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474.
LITTLE TRUCKEE RIVER: Flows are 172 c.f.s. This is absolutely perfect. The flows have remained in this range for a couple of weeks now. The fish are active and the PMDs are starting to hatch. The hatch usually starts around 9 a.m. and can go until 1 p.m. on non-windy days. Truckee River Outfitters Guide Service has a lot of clients catching fish on PMD dries now on the Little Truckee. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474.
EAST WALKER RIVER: Flows are 177 c.f.s. Perfect flows. Nymphing with small Caddis, San Juan Worms, Midges and HBIs has been very effective. Big Hoppers and Stones on the surface has brought some brown trout out of hiding as well. This is a great time of year to fish the dry dropper method. Guide Chris Evison has been doing very well on the East Walker as of late with a fly he calls the Big Ugly. Mornings and evenings have been best due to daytime highs in the 90s. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474.
EAST CARSON RIVER: Flows are dropping fast. Currently they are 283 c.f.s. This is a great flow, but it is dropping so fast that the fish are a little spooky. Evenings have been producing some dry fly activity. Dry dropper set-ups have been working during the day. Reno Fly Shop, 825-3474.
UPPER TWIN LAKES: Water temperaure is holding at 58 degrees. Gold Super Dupers worked well last week. Fishing derby goes through Monday. About 50 hand-fed trout, averaging 3-5 pounds, are being stocked into the lake. Mono Village Resort (760) 932-7071.
LAKE SABRINA: (Bishop, Calif.). The smoke hasn't affected the fishing yet. Some are getting limits and others can't find a fish to save their soul. Most productive last week were the inlets -- with the Dingleberry Inlet (back right-hand corner) being the most beneficial with nightcrawlers and Powerbait, although don't discount the Little George (back left-hand corner) when you just can't get into the Dingleberry. Some of the trollers claimed a few limits by dragging an olive wooly bugger or olive matuka through the water. Those communing with nature and the mosquitoes on shore were feeding the fish with Powerbait. Berkley has come out with a new Gulp Powerbait -- Chunky Cheese -- it's expensive, but boy is it getting results. The Department of Fish and Game stocked last week. The lake is just about ready to spill -- probably this week. All this means is that there is more water coming into the lake than is going out. It will not be going over the part of the dam where you walk, but the spillway at the far end of the dam. So if you intend to use the shortcut across the dam to get to the Blue Lake trail, expect to get a bit wet. The water has cleared up and you can once again see the fish you're fishing for.