Fishing report for week of 03/20

Wildhorse Reservoir now has open water on south end

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: No report.

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: No report.

EAGLE LAKE, CALIF: Closed to trout fishing.

FEATHER RIVER, CALIF: Closed.

FORT CHURCHILL COOLING PONDS, NEV: Not too much activity over the weekend due to the nasty weather.

FRENCHMAN RESERVOIR, CALIF: Wiggin's Trading Post at Chilcoot, Calif. (530-993-4683) reported: The fishing continues to be good. Many people are finding the dam area very productive. The fish seem to be close to shore. Rainbow or Chartreuse Power Baits are working well. The road around the lake is okay but muddy in some areas and snowy in others. It is best to have a 4WD. Boats are being launched from Lunker Point.

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): Not too much activity over the weekend due to the nasty weather.

HOBART RESERVOIR, NEV: Closed until May 1.

HOOVER WILDERNESS AREA, CALIF: Closed.

INDIAN CREEK RESERVOIR. CALIF: Remains good when the wind and clouds go away. One angler reported catching a 3.5 and a 4.25 pound rainbow with inflated nightcrawlers.

Summit Lake (above Indian Creek Reservoir): No report.

JUNE LAKE LOOP AREA, CALIF: Closed.

KINNEY RESERVOIR, CALIF: No report.

LOWER KINNEY LAKE (A short hike from the reservoir): No report.

KIRMAN (CARMEN) LAKE: Closed.

LAHONTAN RESERVOIR, NEV: No report.

LUNDY LAKE, CALIF: Closed.

MAMMOTH LAKES AREA, CALIF: Closed.

MARKLEEVILLE CREEK, CALIF: Closed.

MT. VIEW PARK POND IN YERINGTON: No report.

NORTH POND, NEV. (On the Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area): Not too much activity over the weekend due to the nasty weather.

PYRAMID LAKE, NEV: Last Thursday, 3 anglers caught 46 fish in 4 hours. They kept two: a 26 incher and a 29.5 incher. They were trolling with green Flatfish lures. Other trollers using a Frog or German brown trout pattern Lyman lure were doing good. A fly fisherman reported catching a 8.5 pounder and a 10.2 pounder.

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:

Redding to Anderson: Flows at 4,000 C.F.S. Rainbow trout fishing has been good with 10-20 fish per day. Using spinning gear with Glo-Bugs. Fly fishing with Nymphs, PT's, and egg pattern flies. Watch for fishing to improve over the next few weeks as the bug hatches appear.

SILVER LAKE, CALIF: No report.

SHASTA LAKE, CALIF: Kirk Portocarrero said water is clear and cold. Catching rainbow trout and a few landlocked King Salmon on the surface, using Rapala and Rebel lures. Watch as fishing improves over the next few weeks as Shad appear in large schools. Bass fishing is fair. Jones Valley and Silverthorn areas. Plastic worms, live minnows and grubs producing 1-3 pound Spotted Bass.

SPARKS MARINA (in Sparks): No report.

SQUAW CREEK RESERVOIR (north of Gerlach in Washoe County): No report.

STAMPEDE RESERVOIR, CALIF: No report.

LAKE TAHOE -- North Shore:

Mickey Daniels of Mickey's Big Mack Charters (800-877-1462) said: "The fishing remains good. 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 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 continues to be very good 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 biggest have been running up to 9 pounds. On Sunday, a client caught a 9.5 pound Mackinaw that measured 29. 5 inches in length. it had been caught, tagged and released in 1991 by Mickey Daniels. At the time he released it, it weighed 2 pounds and measured 17 inches.

LAKE TAHOE -- South Shore: No report.

LAKE TAHOE -- East Shore: Gene St. Denis said: "The same, usual report. The fish are smaller than on the North Shore. We are 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:

Chuck Fields of the Topaz Lake Marina (775-266-3550) reported: "Good trolling action. The fish have moved out towards the middle of the lake but are still in the top 10 feet of water. Many 2-3 pound rainbows are being caught. The best action is with medium-sized flashers with a nightcrawler or with black/silver or gold/silver Rapala lures.

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: Was recently planted with 66,365 Lahontan cutthroat trout, 7.5 inches in length.

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: "The ice fishing is over! We have open water showing, with the whole south end wide open. Where there is ice, it is not safe to venture out. The ice began to disappear in the last several days due to the combination of the weather warming up and the warm Chinook winds. This is the earliest that we have ever been ice free. All of the creek areas are now open and there should be good fishing as the rainbows begin to move into those creeks to spawn."