Fishing Report for Sept. 5

Hello fellow anglers.

In light of the situation last Sunday in Alpine County, I would like to remind everyone you can only have a campfire in a designated camp area, no charcoal barbecues are allowed and cigarettes should be extinguished completely when finish. This does not mean tossing them from your vehicle or just lightly stepping on them.

I do not know what caused the Burnside Fire at this time, but I will bet that it was someone's carelessness. In my book, there is no excuse for stupidity. I am only thankful for the fast response from the firefighters and local authorities that helped to make this not a total disaster. Now on the lighter side, your fishing report.

LAKE TAHOE: Mackinaw action has been very good on the north end off Cal/Neva and Dollar points. Start in the early morning in 100 feet of water, working your way into 300 feet. Dodgers and a fresh fat minnow have been key to getting fish, averaging 3 to 11 pounds.

The Kokanee have been coming in at Cascade Creek and Eagle Point areas. Most anglers have been trolling in 60 to 80 feet of water.

Size averaging 11 to 15 inches. For more information, call Blue Ribbon Charters at (530) 544-6552.

CAPLES LAKE: The CDFG rescued 6,300 fish last week. Mackinaw up to 36 inches, and an 18-pound brown trout. Two-thirds of the fish were put into Silver Lake. The remaining third were brook trout and were placed into Red Lake. The lake is low, but has a way to go. John Voss discovered an old roadway now that the lake has drawn so low. John told me that it must have been the original road when the lake was called Twin Lakes in the early 1930's. That road now acts as the resorts new boat launch. Small boats at this time only. You can still catch a lot of fish at Caples.

If you think about it, when the state plants the lake they put in about three to four thousand. Times that by all the plants over the years. There are tons of fish still to be caught. A 3-pound brown was caught Sept. 1 on a broken back rapala. Again a thank you to the CDFG and the 80 volunteers for their effort. For more information, call the Caples Lake Resort at (209) 258-8888 or go to capleslake.wordpress.com.

RED LAKE: Last weekend many anglers were catching good sized brook trout from 12 to 18 inches on kastmaster lures or night crawlers, even though the lake still looks a little green. Fishing has been fair to good.

BLUE LAKES: Fishing has been rated as fair in the early morning for rainbow trout. Size averaging 10 to 14 inches . Anglers have been using power bait or night crawlers.

CARSON RIVER: The state planted both rivers on Sept. 2. I personally saw a 6-pounder caught and a nice 4-pounder lost, because of lack of net practice. Al Argo caught a 6 and 6.5 rainbow, one on a black wooly bugger and the other on a crawler. Robert Hernandez caught a 7.5 on green powerbait. Don't expect to catch a fish in every hole, a walk is required to find the big ones. But it is worth the walk.The waters are running low but very fishable. For more information, call the Carson River Resort at (877) 694-2229.

INDIAN CREEK: No reports this week of anyone fishing the lake. Most likely due to low waters.

TOPAZ LAKE: Mostly skiers last weekend. Fishing has been slow due to activity on the lake and higher temperatures. With our last summer holiday past and cooling temps. fishing should pick up a little befoire the lake closes for the season. For more information, call the Topaz Marina at 266-3550.

HEENAN LAKE: Opened last weekend. Remember this is a catch and release only lake. Artificial lures and flies only. Open Friday through Sunday only. Located on top of Monitor pass off Highway 89 from the west or 395 from the east.

SILVER LAKE: This is located seven miles past Caples Lake. Fishing for some reason has picked up considerably. Night crawlers or spinners have been working well.

Any questions in our fishing world, call the Naw line at 267-9722. Good fishin' and tight lines