An 11 pound cutthroat
taken at Pyramid Lake
LAKE ALMANOR, CALIF: No report.
LAKE ALPINE, CALIF: No report.
BLUE LAKES, CALIF. AREA: No report.
BOCA RESERVOIR, CALIF: No report.
BRIDGEPORT RESERVOIR, CALIF: Closed.
BURNSIDE LAKE, CALIF: No report.
CAPLES LAKE, CALIF: Dave Kirby of the Woodfords General Store (530-694-2930) checked in and said, "It was very slow this last weekend. On Friday, there were 12 fishermen and no fish caught. On Saturday, there were 20 fishermen and only one fish was caught. On Sunday, the weather was extremely windy. There is more than enough thick ice (18 inches) for ice fishing. The fishermen are mostly using worms or jigging with small lures with Power Bait on the treble hook of the lure.
CARSON RIVERS, CALIF: Closed.
CARSON RIVERS, NEV: No report.
CONVICT LAKE, CALIF: Closed.
CRATER LAKE, CALIF. (Near Kit Carson Pass): No report.
CROWLEY LAKE, CALIF: Closed.
DAVIS LAKE, CALIF: Was mostly open water with a thin covering of ice around the edge, last Saturday afternoon. The ice was too thin to venture out on. Grizzly Road was plowed all the way to Mallard Cove.
EAGLE LAKE, CALIF: Closed to trout fishing.
FEATHER RIVER, CALIF: Closed.
FORT CHURCHILL COOLING PONDS, NEV: Will open on Saturday.
FRENCHMAN RESERVOIR, CALIF: Wiggin's Trading Post at Chilcoot, Calif. (530-993-4683) reported that there haven't been too many fishermen going up to Frenchman this past week. According to those who have gone up there, the lake is entirely frozen over, except right around the shoreline. We do not know how thick the ice is, but we are not advising people not to go out on it. The road around the lake is still accessible only by snowmobile but you can get to the dam.
FROG LAKE, CALIF. (On the hiking trail into Winnemucca Lake): No report.
GREEN LAKE, CALIF: Closed.
HINKSON SLOUGH, NEV. (On the Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area): Will open on Saturday.
HOBART RESERVOIR, NEV: Closed until May 1.
HOOVER WILDERNESS AREA, CALIF: Closed.
INDIAN CREEK RESERVOIR. CALIF: Dave Kirby reported the best fishing is in the afternoons on the east side of the lake. Fish with either Power Bait or worms.
Summit Lake (above Indian Creek Reservoir): No report.
JUNE LAKE LOOP AREA, CALIF: Closed.
KINNEY RESERVOIR, CALIF: No report.
LOWER KINNEY LAKE, CALIF: No report.
KIRMAN (CARMEN) LAKE: Closed.
LAHONTAN RESERVOIR, NEV: No report.
LUNDY LAKE, CALIF: Closed.
MAMMOTH LAKES AREA, CALIF: Closed.
MARKLEEVILLE CREEK, CALIF: Closed.
NORTH POND, NEV. (On the Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area): Will open on Saturday.
PYRAMID LAKE, NEV: A 37-year-old man from Reno was reported missing when he did not return home from his fishing trip on Saturday. His canoe was found but there was no sign of the fisherman. Boaters are advised that Pyramid Lake can be extremely dangerous when the wind blows.
In addition, Lawrence Quadrio of the Gilly Sporting Goods Store in Sparks (358-6113) reported that the boaters are still doing the best, especially while trolling with a Lyman lure. That lure is made of wood, had very bright colors and is like a J-Plug lure. An 11-pound cutthroat was taken on Saturday with one of the Lyman lures.
Other trollers were using Flatfish, TOR-P-DO, Rapala or Rebel lures.
Spincasters were using the usual colors of TOR-P-DO lures.
Fly fishing is best at "The Nets" in the early mornings or late afternoons when the sun is off the water.
RAYMOND LAKE, CALIF: No report.
RED LAKE, CALIF: No report.
Red Lake Creek: No report.
ROOSEVELT-LANE LAKES, CALIF: Closed.
SACRAMENTO RIVER. CALIF: Kirk Portocarrero of Outdoor Adventures Sport Fishing in Redding (800-670-4448) said: "I will be working in my booth at the Reno Sport Show on Thursday-Sunday."
Redding to Anderson: Flows at 8,500 C.F.S. Rainbow trout fishing is fair, up and down now. Using spinning gear and Glo-Bug lures. Fly fishing with Nymphs, PT's and egg pattern flies.
SILVER LAKE, CALIF: No report.
SHASTA LAKE, CALIF: Kirk Portocarrero said, "Water is great. Bass fishing is excellent. Jones Valley and Silverthorn areas. Plastic worms, live minnows and grubs are producing 1-3 pound spotted bass. Some rainbow trout being caught on the surface, using Rapala and Rebel lures."
STAMPEDE RESERVOIR, CALIF: No report.
LAKE TAHOE -- North Shore:
Mickey Daniels of Mickey's Big Mack Charters (800-877-1462) said: "it was really foggy last Friday. The fishing has been very good for Mackinaw Trout. Some of the larger Macks are going up to 8-9 pounds. I've been tagging and releasing the smaller ones. We've been trolling 250-550 feet deep in the area in front of Carnelian Bay and King's Beach. We are using silver, Herring Dodger flasher blades with either live minnows or large Apex lures."
Gene St. Denis of Tahoe Trophy Trout at South Lake Tahoe, Calif. (530-544-6552) said "The Mackinaw fishing has been very good to excellent in front of Dollar Point and Cal-Neva Point. We've been trolling 200-280 feet deep with large, silver, Herring Dodger flasher blades and live minnows. The trout are grouping up on the edge of the shelves and on the points. Vary your trolling speed occasionally. Every day, we are getting 2-4 fish between 6 and 9 pounds. Yesterday, we had a 6,7, and 8 pounder. The day before, we got two 6 pounders and a 9 pounder."
LAKE TAHOE -- South Shore: No report.
LAKE TAHOE -- East Shore: Gene St. Denis said: "The fishing has been kind of slow but we are consistently catching Macks in the 2-5 pound class on the Cave Rock Shelf.
We have been trolling 180-260 feet deep with silver, Herring Dodger flasher blades and live minnows.
Jigging has also been successful with white, Crippled Herring jigs, tipped with a live minnow."
TOPAZ LAKE, CALIF. AND NEV.:
Linda Fields of the Topaz Lake Marina (775-266-3550) reported: "There is not one soul out here this morning (Monday). One guy launched but he can't get his motor started. The weather is beautiful, but chilly, and the fishing has been good. The shore fishermen along the north shore are using nightcrawlers or Chartreuse Power Bait.
The boats are trolling several hundred yards off shore. Their best action has been in the top 10 feet of water with rainbow or perch-colored Rapala lures. No big fish but some of the larger rainbows are running 1-3 pounds."
In addition, Doug Busey reported good fishing success on Sunday while he and his fishing partner trolled along the north shore, between the Topaz Lake Marina and the Douglas County Campground. They were using Cow Bell flasher blades with a small piece of worm on a hook.
Topaz Canal, Nev: No report.
TRUCKEE RIVER:
Little Truckee River, Calif: Closed.
Truckee River, Calif: Closed.
Truckee River, Nev: No report.
TWIN LAKES, CALIF. AREA: Closed.
VIRGINIA LAKES, CALIF. AREA: Closed.
WALKER LAKE, NEV: Don and Elaine Quilici of Carson City fished there, last Thursday, in their chest waders. They caught and released a total of 19 cutthroat trout, up to 15 inches. They were spincasting with yellow/black dot or green/black dot No. 2 TOR-P-DO lures, south of Sportsman's Beach. They reported beautiful weather, five boats, one other shore fisherman and lots of slimy moss in the water, near the bottom and on the rocks.
WALKER RIVERS:
East Walker (Calif.): Closed.
West Walker (Calif.): Closed.
East Walker (Nev.): No report.
West Walker (Nev.): No report.
Little Walker (Calif.): Closed.
WASHOE LAKE, NEV: No report.
WEBER RESERVOIR, NEV: No report.
WILDHORSE RESERVOIR NEV: Dennis Dunn of the Wild Horse Resort (775-758-6472) reported: "We got about two inches of new snow on Friday night and we have about 14-15 inches of hard ice. Everybody is catching fish! The fishing has been great for lots of perch and some very nice-sized rainbow and cuttbow trout. Most of the fishermen are jigging with white jigs and a piece of mealworm. The most productive area has been on the west side of the island in front of the State Park boat ramp. Don't forget to tell everyone about our big President's Day Weekend ice fishing derby."
WINNEMUCCA LAKE, CALIF: No report.
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CALIF: Closed.
