Don Q's fishing report for the week of May 8-14

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of May 8-14:

ADOBE POND, CALIF:
Tom Loe of the Sierra Drifters Guide Service (760-935-4250) (www.sierradrifters.com) reports:
Now is the time for Adobe. Good hatches of callibaetis and midges-great water conditions. This is sight fishing for totally wild browns via one of our drift boats. Private water fishing at its best! Call for booking info.

ALMANOR LAKE, CALIF:
Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association (530-365-7500) (www.shastacascade.com) reports:
Water conditions are spring-perfect! Due to the recent weather, most fish have been eating at night, pushing back the best time to go fishing on the lake. Most reports indicate that time is somewhere around 10:00AM.
The salmon have been getting bigger and more hatches has been bringing in more catches. Use a fast action lure for best results. 
Courtesy of Almanor Fishing Adventures.

ANGEL LAKE, ELKO COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife (www.ndow.org) reports:
The road is closed and the lake is completely iced over.
No more reports until about mid or late May when NDOT generally opens the road to this high mountain lake.

BISHOP CREEK AREA, CALIF:
Jared Smith - Parchers Resort (760-873-4177) (sierrasmitty@cebridge.net):
South Lake: South Lake is now totally ice free.
Fishing has been steady on pan sized rainbows from just about anywhere on the lake. Access is a little difficult along the west shore and the rock slide with boulder hopping required to access this area.
Boiler Cove offers the best shore access.
The lake level is very low, similar to what we saw in the spring of 2010 and 2011 but with the fantastic weather over the last week or so, the lake level is starting to rise a bit.
South Lake Landing is not currently operating the marina at the lake. We plan to launch our motorboat fleet the day the water is high enough to float our docks and boats.
The DFW won't be able to stock for a few weeks yet so anglers are encouraged to practice catch & release as much as possible so the fishing stays excellent.
South Lake Landing has ordered an additional 40 ft of stocking tube allowing us to reach 80 ft from the launch ramp - this should certainly reduce the delay for fish stocking.
Also, with California's move to stock only sterile trout, anglers fishing the inlet area at South Lake should be especially sensitive to killing fish here as the last naturally reproducing Rainbows will be concentrated in the current areas for the next month as they attempt to spawn.
South Fork Bishop Creek: The stocking truck has been making the weekly rounds and the creek flows appear to be at minimum making for perfect conditions in most of the popular stretches of stream..
Weir Pond: Weir is getting very little pressure right now so reports are hard to come by.
North Lake: Steady bite on pan sized Rainbows.

BRIDGEPORT RESERVOIR, CALIF:
Jim Reid of Ken’s Sporting Goods Store in Bridgeport (760- 932-7707) (www.kenssport.com) reports:
The Res has been fishing pretty well for most of the week, the last couple days with the stormy weather it's been a little tougher but overall it's doing pretty well.
Trolling has been good with needlefish, Rapalas and Thomas Bouyants.
Bait anglers have been catching fish on crawlers, gulp eggs and all different colors of power bait.
Most of the fish are running from 2 to 4 pounds and there's a lot of nice "holdovers" being caught daily.
The shore fishing hasn't been quite as good as the boat fishing but they're still getting into some nice fish from the shore down near the dam.

BRIDGEPORT RESERVOIR, CALIF:
Tom Loe of the Sierra Drifters Guide Service (760-935-4250) (www.sierradrifters.com) reports:
Fish here early this season people. It will be good before the end of July.
The Bridge will have GREAT numbers of planted fish this opener and early summer. Low water levels due to the lack of snow pack this season will make it tough to “catch” here after July.
Sheep fur patterns are best-speak with Jeffery at the marina about these as he keeps them under lock and key in his trailer.
Loebergs, Spruce-A-Bu’s with full sinks will get you grabs around the EW channel and towards the public boat ramps.
Look for still water nymphing methods to rule around mid-May. Gillies, broken back & zebra midges -10 feet plus early on.
If you want to launch a boat for opener go to the marina, it will be tough anywhere else.

CAPLES LAKE, CALIF:
John Voss of the Caples Lake Resort (209-258-8888) (www.capleslakeresort.com) reports:
We have started putting docks in the water
We plan to Be OPEN Friday 5/10/2013
With Rental Boats in the water
Store OPEN with tackle and bait
And plan to open for lodging 5/10/2013
The EID/USFS BOAT LAUNCH IS OPEN!

CATNIP RESERVOIR, WASHOE COUNTY, NEV:
Closed until the second Saturday in June 2013.

CAVE LAKE, WHITE PINE COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife (www.ndow.org) reports:
Fishing has been good for 8 to 10 inch fish using baits as well as small spinners and flies.
Trout are often seen shoaling in the shallows and sight fishing can be fun.
Brown trout fishing has been slow for numbers but good for quality.
Two browns, one almost 10 lbs. and one almost 14 lbs. have been caught over the past month. The best fishing for browns is very early in the morning or very late in the evening.

CHETCO RIVER, ORE:
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (800-720-ODWF) (www.dfw.state.or.us.com) reports:
Steelhead: Closed until May 25 trout opener.

CONVICT LAKE AND CONVICT CREEK, CALIF:
Convict Lake Resort (800-992-2260) (www.convictlake.com) reports:
Even with the excitement of the opener fading slightly, the fishing and weather in the high country continues to be excellent. Many happy anglers have stopped by the store with their stories of success out on Convict Lake.
Catch of the Week:
The largest fish caught this week were all in the 3 pound range.
Besides the fish above, a 3 pound rainbow was landed off the Jetty with night crawlers and another 3 pound rainbow was caught near the South Shore with a Red/Gold Thomas Bouyant.
Tactics/Bait:
This past weekend Anglers have had most success with inflated night crawlers and Green or Yellow Power Bait.
The best productive locations were at the Inlet and South Shore.
Other locations to try are the Outlet, North Shore, South Shore, Creek, Jetty, Handicap Pier and Hangman's Tree.
Here is a list of other baits/lures that can be productive:
Trout Teasers, green or brown Marvel Fly Lures, Panther Martin, Needlefish, Thomas Bouyants, Green Wooly Booger and Lip RIpperz Hatchery Dust on Power Bait.
Derby News:
Round-up at the Lake Fishing Derby started Sunday, April 28th for a chance to win $6,000 in Resort Prizes!
Also mark your calendars for the Hangman's Cash Bonus Weekend on June 7-9. $2000 in cash prizes.
Weather:
The first week of the season was much like the opener weekend. The weather was just about perfect. This week's highs were near 65, the lows around 32 with calm wind and sunny skies. The forecast for the upcoming week has a chance of scattered thunderstorms.
Stocking:
DFG stocked on the week of the 29th.

CROWLEY LAKE, CALIF:
Tom Loe of the Sierra Drifters Guide Service (760-935-4250) (www.sierradrifters.com) reports:
Fly fishers have mixed reports here. The best still water nymphing is occurring in the Hiltons, Sandy Pt., and Sometimes Bay 11-14 feet.
Very good chironomid hatches for this early- the low water levels have the fish spread out and in different locations.
Gillies, crystal pupa, & emergers #18 and 20 rock on the high pressure days.
Stick to the ever reliable crystal tiger and zebra midges #16 and 18 for your larva/lower fly pattern.
Be careful when navigating to and from the marina, there are some high spots especially around Hilton, Sandy, and Crooked Creek.
Crowley Lake General Store has all my flies and Under-cators with a great breakfast and lunch menu.

DAVIS LAKE, CALIF:
Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association (530-365-7500) (www.shastacascade.com) reports:
May until the end of July is the best time to be fishing on Lake Davis.
This is when the damsel fly hatch begins, bring large rainbows into the shallows and surface.
The fishing can be nerve-racking, many large rainbows splashing, water containing thousands of migrating nymphs at times.
You only hope they take your imitation along with the other "real" food.
Use night crawlers dressed with Berkley’s garlic-flavored trout dip.
The average fish reported has been around 17 inches in length.   
Courtesy of Fly Fish with Don.

FALL RIVER, CALIF:
Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association (530-365-7500) (www.shastacascade.com) reports:
Fall River is now open season! While the reports coming in are mixed, the river itself has had good results but expect even better results in late May.

FEATHER RIVER, CALIF:
Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association (530-365-7500) (www.shastacascade.com) reports:
The river is flowing nicely and there are strippers all up and down the water from Shanghai Falls. Shads are also appearing in small amounts. 
Courtesy of Johnsons Bait & Tackle & FishKevinBrock.

FRENCHMAN RESERVOIR, CALIF:
Wiggin’s Trading Post at Chilcoot (530-993-4683) reports:
We have been seeing some changeable weather conditions at Frenchman the last few days, but the fishing from shore or boat continues to be good.
Most people are choosing to use either nightcrawlers or power bait.
Garlic marshmallows are also working well.
We have been hearing that Panther Martin lures are great for stream fishing.
Jeff and Jimmy Tsuruoka from Sacramento both limited out by 11:00 am on Saturday at Frenchman. Their fish measured between 13 and 15 inches each.
Spring Creek has been a good spot for many this past week. Go past the cove area to where the creek comes in. Use inflated worms.
Call us for updated weather conditions as well as for the latest fishing updates - Wiggin’s Trading Post (530) 993-4683.

FRENCHMAN RESERVOIR, CALIF:
Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association (530-365-7500) (www.shastacascade.com) reports:
So far the weather has been great and the fishing even better!
The recent spring opener was fantastic and there are plenty of reports of great catches.
The lengths of the trout being caught are anywhere from 14” to 22”, with the majority of the trout being caught by nightcrawlers and power bait.
The Chilcoot, Frenchman, and Spring Creek campgrounds are all open.      
Courtesy of The Wiggins Trading Post.

HAT CREEK, CALIF:
Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association (530-365-7500) (www.shastacascade.com) reports:
Fishing has been an absolute blast! By far, Hat Creek is one of the most fun creeks to just walk and wade alongside. The Rainbows are not very large, but can be quite aggressive.

HOT CREEK, CALIF:
Tom Loe of the Sierra Drifters Guide Service (760-935-4250) (www.sierradrifters.com) reports:
The warmer weather has increased the flow rates here. Good news.
HC is going off right now-go here for the best dry fly fishing in the area.
Midge adults, small dark dinky caddis, & PMD mayfly patterns #16.
With more water coming down the trout in the “crick” have spread out.

ILLIPAH RESERVOIR, WHITE PINE COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife (www.ndow.org) reports:
Fishing has been good for 14 to 16 inch fish.
Float tubers seem to be having the best luck in the south 1/3 of the lake using wooly buggers, leech patterns, chironomids and hare’s ears.

JAKE'S/BOIES RESERVOIR, ELKO COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife (www.ndow.org) reports:
This lake has been stocked and fishing should be good here. Water level is about a foot from spilling, so while it is a bit low, this small impoundment is in better shape than many. This is the time to fish Jakes Creek Reservoir from shore, as the weeds start to grow in late May and early June making fishing from shore difficult later in the summer.

JIGGS / ZUNINO RESERVOIR, ELKO COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife (www.ndow.org) reports:
Unfortunately, Jiggs has dried up.

KIRMAN LAKE, CALIF:
Jim Reid of Ken’s Sporting Goods Store in Bridgeport (760- 932-7707) ( HYPERLINK "http://www.kenssport.com" www.kenssport.com) reports:
May 05, 2013
Kirman has been ok this week, the anglers we spoke with the last couple days were able to get into a few brookies up to 18" each for the day, haven't heard about any nice cutts yet but I'm sure they're lurking around.
Leech patterns seem to be working the best, wooly buggers, stillwater nymphs and seal buggers topping the list.

KLAMATH RIVER, CALIF:
Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association (530-365-7500) (www.shastacascade.com) reports:
Nothing new has changed from last week, expect changes in May or June.
Most fishermen agree that it is too late in the season for the Klamath to be a good choice. The steelheads have dwindled and will return en masse next autumn. However, if one is inclined to fish on the Klamath the weather is fantastic and the spring air refreshing.  
Courtesy of The Fly Shop.

LEWISTON LAKE, CALIF:
Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association (530-365-7500) (www.shastacascade.com) reports:
Conditions have remained relatively the same as hatches continue, especially in the early morning. Conditions will most likely improve as summer goes on, however, reports indicate the Rainbow here have not been large. Courtesy of The Fly Shop.

MARLETTE LAKE, CARSON CITY & WASHOE COUNTIES, NEV:
Closed until July 15, 2013.

MCGEE, CONVICT, CROOKED AND HILTON CREEKS, CALIF:
Tom Loe of the Sierra Drifters Guide Service (760-935-4250) (www.sierradrifters.com) reports:
Populations of 12-16 inch rainbows have increased quite a bit since my last report. With water flows increasing from snow melt on these tributaries to Crowley we are seeing some decent pods staging up for the spawn recently.
There is some off colored water in the lower sections, very skinny conditions on the upper beats as the ranchers are diverting some water to irrigate the pastures. The short water bows are S P double O KY “SPOOKY”!!! You need to be a damn Ninja to get near them. Try an upstream presentation and stack mend to drift your flies down into the short water holes and lays.
Dry dropper bead head nymph combos are a good call, SJ worms and weighted streamers fished with a floating line will get you takes.
These are the remaining fertile “diploid” trout this area will see from now on. Whatever your opinions on this issue keep in mind their fry will be the last of the wild trout in Crowley.
Please keep this in mind when handling fish caught on redds.

OREGON PACIFIC OCEAN AND BEACHES, ORE:
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (800-720-ODWF) (www.dfw.state.or.us.com) reports:
The recreational Dungeness crabbing is open in the ocean.
Fishing for bottom fish including rockfish, and lingcod is now closed outside of the 30 fathom curve until Sept. 30. The marine fish daily bag limit is seven fish and a separate daily limit for lingcod (two).
Retention of cabezon is not allowed until July 1 due to a small harvest cap.
Fishing for ling cod has been very good for anglers when the ocean has been calm. Anglers are also having good success catching limits of black rockfish in the Coos Bay/Bandon area.
Recreational chinook salmon fishing is open in the ocean from Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt. from March 15 through April 30.
All chinook caught in the ocean must be 24 inches or longer.
Anglers are reporting the best surfperch fishing right now is near Cape Blanco. Anglers are saying the surfperch fishing along the beaches in the Bandon and Coos Bay area has been slow. Sand shrimp or sand worms are always great baits to use for surf perch fishing.
Surfperch fishing usually picks up in April and May.

ORVILLE LAKE, CALIF:
Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association (530-365-7500) (www.shastacascade.com) reports:
Action remains steady at Lake Oroville for bass at around 30 feet using jigs, shaky head, dart head and drop shot worms.
There has been a wide open bite on 10-12 inch land-locked Coho Salmon on just about any offering with minnows is a good bet. 
Courtesy of My Outdoor Buddy.

OWENS RIVER, CALIF:
Tom Loe of the Sierra Drifters Guide Service (760-935-4250) (www.sierradrifters.com) reports:
Upper Owens:
Good news is more catchable sized fish moving up river with the bumped up flows. Some bigs hit on opener below the monument (remember that upstream from this CDFW sign to the Benton Bridge remains closed to all until May 25th.) Some of the signs are wrong, know the regs!
Water clarity is good; however you will find some annoying weed floating and screwing up nymph drifts and streamer presentations in the monument area.
I like FB-PT’s, and assassins in the #14-16 range. Broken back midges and crystal olive caddis #16-20 also good as lower bugs.
Try a Loeberg with a light sinking tip along the cut banks.
I hear nice browns are chomping on smaller bows that migrated upstream.
Middle Owens:
Flows up to 250 CFS in the wild trout section below PV Reservoir.
This is by no means a blowout but will make access more difficult.
Bishop Creek flows have doubled recently and this will make the lower drift boat sections suck for a day or so until they stabilize & the water clears up.
It will also decrease the caddis and mayfly hatches that have begun to gell so do not expect epic top water action in the WT section for a while.
Put some additional weight on those nymph rigs.
I suggest flashback Pt’s, assassin birds nest, and crystal olive caddis and zebra midge larva patterns #16-20 for nymphing.
Hot streamers are Loebergs and Punk Perch #10-12.
You will need a heavy sinking tip line for the “dip & strip” technique to get your imitations down.

PIT RIVER, CALIF:
Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association (530-365-7500) (www.shastacascade.com) reports:
Currently, the Pit River is a wise choice to go fishing on. Fishermen advise to go fly-fishing at sundown as the adult stoneflies drop down to lay eggs at that time . We'd recommend pheasant tail nymphs for best results.   
Courtesy of The Fly Shop.

PYRAMID LAKE, WASHOE COUNTY, NEV:
A report that fishing for everyone (shore and boats) is on the slow side.

RUBY LAKE NWR, WHITE PINE COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife (www.ndow.org) reports:
Harrison Pass is now open so anglers can knock about 30 miles off the trip to the Refuge.
The water in the collection ditch is clearing and fishing has been fair to good depending upon the day, though many of the fish are stockers that were recently planted. The south ponds and collection ditch have been stocked.
Chironomids, blood midges and hares ears in sizes 14 to 18 are working.
Hare’s ears seem to be the best pattern to start with and then if the fish aren’t going for them, move to the others.
If you see fish rolling, grease the nymphs and fish them in the film to top six inches, otherwise, get them all the way down to the bottom and then start working them up in the water column until you find the fish.
Expect to lose some tackle.
Wooly buggers in black, olive and white with some flash should also be tried if the small stuff isn’t working. If you tie your own flies, put some rubber legs on your buggers for some extra action.
Many anglers fish just the brown dike and the pond behind the hatchery, but there is plenty of great fishing the whole length of the ditch.
The collection ditch is artificial lures only and wading is not allowed.

SACRAMENTO RIVER (LOWER), CALIF:
Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association (530-365-7500) (www.shastacascade.com) reports:
The water conditions have made the lower Sacramento a tough situation, but if you can brave the fast flow speeds and high winds then the fishing has been great. Lots of big Rainbows have been caught so far.  
Courtesy of The Fly Shop.

SACRAMENTO RIVER (UPPER), CALIF:
Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association (530-365-7500) (www.shastacascade.com) reports:
The best fishing has taken place in the early morning, but even at its best the upper Sacramento has been fair.
Expect better water conditions (and better fishing) as the summer goes on, allowing for slower flows and higher temperatures. 
Courtesy of The Fly Shop.

SACRAMENTO RIVER (LOWER), CALIF:
Kirk and Lisa Portocarrero at outdooradventures@sacriverguide.com and www.sacriverguide.com (1-800-670-4448) report:
Fly fishing:
As of   May 5, 2013, water flow is currently 11,000  CFS.
Lower Sacramento River fly fishing report, fly fishing has been excellent. Mid day, caddis hatch is epic.
Weather warming this week, fishing will continue to be excellent.
Windy the last few days. 
Double hook ups common now. Using  rubber legs black and brown , black caddis # 16 or 14 , olive Micro Mays # 16 , yellow Sucker spawns.
Fishing  great all the way down to Jellys Ferry bridge.
Nice size Rainbows,16 to 20 inches average, occasional 24 to 25 inch. 
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SACRAMENTO RIVER, CALIF:
Kirk and Lisa Portocarrero at outdooradventures@sacriverguide.com and www.sacriverguide.com (1-800-670-4448) report:
Bass fishing:
May 2, 2013
Striped bass fishing in the Sacramento River Colusa area is fair to good.
Fishing is up and down.
A great fighting fish, using spinning gear and live bait. 

SAN JOAQUIN/RED’S MEADOW, CALIF:
Steve Osterman of Performance Guide Service (760-934-6101) ( HYPERLINK "http://www.performanceanglers.com" www.performanceanglers.com) reports:
Road is closed.

SHASTA LAKE, CALIF:
Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association (530-365-7500) (www.shastacascade.com) reports:
Fishing as, for the most part, has been great! Best results are coming in from the Dry Creek area. Hummdingers and  Wiggle Hoochies have been good at reaching the lower depth salmon who drop down during the mid-day. Shoreline bass fishing has improved as well, and should improve even more as the weather warms even more. 
Courtesy of Sacriver Guide.

SHASTA LAKE, CALIF:
Kirk and Lisa Portocarrero at outdooradventures@sacriverguide.com and www.sacriverguide.com (1-800-670-4448) report:
Northern California fishing Lake Shasta. 
We offer daily guided fishing on Lake Shasta.
Lake Shasta fishing has been good. Catching salmon and trout now,  Rainbow trout  on the surface and salmon 60- 80  feet deep.
The Dry Creek area, using Cripp Lures and Wiggle Hoochies. Lake Shasta is place to be for lots of action and great trout fishing and salmon fishing. Bass fishing continues to be great!

SMITH RIVER, ORE:
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (800-720-ODWF) (www.dfw.state.or.us.com) reports:
This is the time that anglers also target striped bass in the tide waters.
As the weather warms the bass should get more active in feeding as they prepare for spawning.
Trout season will open in the Smith River basin on May 25.

SOUTH FORK RESERVOIR, ELKO COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife (www.ndow.org) reports:
The new ramp on the southwest side of the lake is not usable at this time and unless the lake comes up significantly, which it isn’t expect to, it may not be usable except for car toppers this year.
Fishing this past week has been good, though the afternoon winds have blown many anglers off the lake, with the west side of the lake producing fish from Jet Ski Beach north to the dam.
Some of the best fishing taking place on the bluffs on the northwest side of the lake near the dam.
Trout and bass are also being caught from the main boat ramp to the dam and in Tomera Cove.
Anglers are also catching trout in the backs of the coves around the lake.
The mud flats at the south end are starting to produce more fish for fly fishermen in float tubes and bass anglers report catching some nice largemouth bass in this area as well.
In many of the areas, anglers are catching the trout off of the points.
Look for swallows actively feeding above the water’s surface and fish those areas with chironomids as they are feeding on hatching midges.
Anglers continue to catch black bass using crankbaits, soft plastics, and wooly buggers as well as with worms.
Remember all black bass must be returned immediately to the water at the location they were caught until July 1.
Trout are being caught using many of the same presentations.
Chironomids suspended five to seven feet below an indicator are the hot flies, though if you see them rising raise the fly to about three feet below the surface. Snowcones, frostbite chironomids, chromies, and tungsten zebra midges should all work depending upon the day. Of course other flies, such as wooly buggers, leeches, seal buggers, hare’s ears and PT nymphs can all be productive as other insects become more active with the warming trend of the water, which is in the high 40’s and should move into the 50’s soon.
Fishing the stream below the reservoir has produced some nice fish, while fishing above the reservoir is slowing down.
Anglers are being asked to avoid the redds (fish nests), which are clean gravel patches seen on the bottom of the river.
Bass anglers are catching both largemouth and smallmouth bass using soft plastics and deep diving crankbaits.
Some wipers are also showing up in the creel.

TRINITY LAKE, CALIF:
Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association (530-365-7500) (www.shastacascade.com) reports:
No current fishing report, however good news: March through June are the favorite months for experienced bass anglers there. The lake has good populations of both largemouth and smallmouth bass. It also holds the California record for small mouth bass!
A dredger piles at the head of the lake, as well as other structures found in the coves and points throughout the lake provide excellent bass fishing for most of the year. Spring always provides the hottest action, as both species move into the shoreline to spawn.  
Courtesy of Fish Trinity Lake.

TRINITY RIVER, CALIF:
Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association (530-365-7500) (www.shastacascade.com) reports:
With higher flows making fishing difficult, do not expect great results to come out of Trinity right now. There are still Rainbows in the river, eating the fresh hatches, but do not expect easy-pickings.  
Courtesy of The Fly Shop.

TRINITY RIVER, CALIF:
Kirk and Lisa Portocarrero at outdooradventures@sacriverguide.com and www.sacriverguide.com (1-800-670-4448) report:
May 2, 2013 
Currently, Water is at 1,110 CFS increasing to 4,500 CFS by  May 2 , 2013.
Trinity River Steelhead fishing has slowed no , we focus on the Sacramento River for the next month.
Spring run salmon will start to show up come May and June.
In the meantime we will focus on nice, large Rainbows on the Sac River in Redding to Anderson.
Trinity River fishing is conveniently located 40 minutes West of Redding, CA fishing from the town of Weaverville, California.

TWIN LAKES, CALIF:
Judy Allen at Annett's Mono Village (760- 932-7071) (www.monovillage.com) reports:
Upper Twin Lake:
The winner of our last week's Fishing Derby was Charles Ball from Ventura.
He won $150.00 with his catch of a 6 1/2 pound brown using a silver and blue Needlefish lure.
Overall, this past week we had several large fish caught.
The largest was a 8 pound 10 ounce brown, also caught by Charles Ball with assistance from Mitch Graff.
This time Charles was using a silver and black Rapala.
Ken Dzambik from Pine Grove caught a 5 pound 2 ounce rainbow using rainbow glitter Power Bait.
Mike Bales landed a 4 pound1 ounce rainbow using salmon peach Power Bait. Mike is from Torrance.
Several 3 pound plus were also caught.
The weather was beautiful all week and the water temp is a cool 40 degrees.

TWIN LAKES, CALIF:
Jim Reid of Ken’s Sporting Goods Store in Bridgeport (760- 932-7707) (www.kenssport.com) reports:
May 05, 2013
Since the season opened the Lower Twin has produced 5 browns over 10 pounds with the largest being a 17 pound brown. Pretty impressive for this first week of the 2013 season!!
There's also been some nice rainbows and browns in the 1 to 3 pound range being caught as well.
All the big ones have been caught trolling with large stick baits like Yozuri and Rapala lures.
For the rest, try power bait, crawlers and power eggs for bait and thomas bouyants and kastmasters for lures.

TWIN LAKES, CALIF:
Doug Busey reported that area had an intense hailstone storm on Sunday.

VIRGINIA LAKES, CALIF:
Jim Reid of Ken’s Sporting Goods Store in Bridgeport (760- 932-7707) (www.kenssport.com) reports:
The Virginias are in the middle of thawing out, there's a little open water near the outlets and inlets that you can cast some bait or lures into, at this point I wouldn't recommend walking out on the ice though.

WALKER LAKE, MINERAL COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife (www.ndow.org) reports:
No new updates. No Lahontan cutthroat have been reported or seen at Walker Lakes since 2009.
Launching is not possible right now.

WALKER RIVER, EAST, CALIF:
Jim Reid of Ken’s Sporting Goods Store in Bridgeport (760- 932-7707) (www.kenssport.com) reports:
East Walker River:
The River is running at 68 CFS today and has been there for about 4 days now. It's been a little hit and miss down there but the anglers who are willing to work it and don't give up are doing ok. With the water this low and the traffic fairly heavy it makes for a little bit tougher of a time down there.
Some of the anglers that are having success are using fox's poopah, buckskin caddis, flashback emergers, copper johns, san juan worms, dry/dropper rigs with chubby chernobyl, rubber leg stimulator and madam x on top and small midges underneath. There's been a little dry action with beetles, ants, parachute adams and blue duns.
The caddis should start hatching out pretty soon and hopefully they'll be taking some caddis on top when that happens.
The Nevada section has been fishing pretty well the last few days, poxyback stones, caddis nymphs, flashback emergers, rainbow warriors, miracle nymphs and mercury midges have all been doing well.
Sceirine Ranch:
The Sceirine Ranch has been getting lots of smiles from anglers this week, there's still been some really good action on dry/dropper rigs and small nymphs, as well as a couple of good reports on streamers. Most of the same patterns as are working on the Cali side will also work on the Sceirine. In addition you could try a dark lord, pheasant tail, birds nest or hare's ear. For streamers go with a moal leech, zuddler, jj special or seal bugger.
Hunewill Pond:
We've had several anglers on the H-Pond this week, the reports we've received back usually start with a smile and sound something like this: "Stupid!", "Just insane!", "My arm got tired!", "Nothing under 18 inches!", "Can't wait to come back!", "On fire!".
Anyway, great fishing on the Pond right now, book your reservations in advance so we can be sure to get you in!

WALKER RIVER, EAST, CALIF:
Tom Loe of the Sierra Drifters Guide Service (760-935-4250) (www.sierradrifters.com) reports:
Looking forward to fishing this area soon as flows have come up to 70 cfs and water conditions are great. The fish will spread out at this release moving them out of just the deepest holes and into riffles and deeper runs.
Look for some caddis, PMD mayflies, damsel flies, chironomids (large midges) & mixed terrestrials to be on the menu.
When the water levels go up there can be some interesting feeding events here. Beetles, ants, caterpillars, spiders.
A great flow for this time of year, summer/fall will be tough on the gang.

WALKER RIVER, WEST, CALIF:
Jim Reid of Ken’s Sporting Goods Store in Bridgeport (760- 932-7707) (www.kenssport.com) reports:
The west has cleared up a bit since opening weekend and is starting to fish a bit better. Try to concentrate on the pools where the water is a little softer, there will usually be some fish lurking in the calmer water.
You can throw spinners like panther martins and vibrax lures or go with bait like eggs and crawlers. If you're fly fishing try attractor nymphs like prince, pheasant tail and hares ear.

WASHOE LAKE, WAHOE COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife (www.ndow.org) reports:
Washoe Lake dried up in 2004 and, although it is presently full and has been restocked, the fish population, consisting mostly of channel catfish and white bass, is small. Fishing is expected to be poor.

WILDHORSE RESERVOIR, ELKO COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife (www.ndow.org) reports:
Fishing has just been fair as the water is murky and water temperatures are a bit cooler than those at South Fork. The cold nights have kept water temperatures down and surface water temps are still in the mid 40’s but should start warming with predicted warmer temperatures.
Trout will probably be cruising the shallows, where the warmer water is.
Bait anglers should fish the shallows using Power Bait or worms, spinners and shallow diving crankbaits for spin fishermen, and fly rodders should be using wooly buggers, seal buggers, leech patterns and chironomids.
The backs of the coves should be good places to hit as rainbows are looking for both food and spawning habitat.
The lake is probably done filling with it coming up about four feet this spring and is sitting at approximately 45% full, with the island at the boat ramp still peeking out of the water.
The south end of the lake by Hot Creek, the backs of the coves and shallow water are the best places to be fishing.
Since the lake isn’t expected to fill much more and NDOW has cut the number of fish it had planned to stock here in half.
Wild Horse Reservoir may have a rough summer due to low lake levels, but fishing should be good until late June.
Anglers are encouraged to keep the fish they keep up to the legal limit.
Remember, black bass must be returned to the water as soon as they are caught until July 1st.

WILLOW CREEK RESERVOIR NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife (www.ndow.org) reports:
The lake level is very low and fishing for crappie and catfish should start picking up and actually be good through the end of May.
The road from Tuscarora is in good shape.
Crappie fishing should be starting to pick up as the water warms and in a few weeks should be good. Some of the best areas for crappie are the backs of the coves on the north side of the lake. Anglers are encouraged to keep all fish up to the legal limit due to low water conditions.

WILSON RESERVOIR, ELKO COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife (www.ndow.org) reports:
The road to Wilson is good shape and this reservoir gets little action due to its remoteness.
Fishing has been fair for trout with fish averaging 14 to 18 inches, with anglers fighting the wind.
The water is about two vertical feet from spilling and it may start spilling in the next week or two as the warmer weather is melting the snow off faster, but it won’t spill for long and fishing the spillway this year will be short lived and not at its best.
The snowmelt has the water fairly turbid.
The same presentations and techniques that would work at South Fork should work here.
The lake is starting to rise, though it is still more than three feet from spilling. While it should spill this spring, chances are it won’t have a lot of flow heading down the canyon and will spill for only a little while.
The same techniques and presentations used at South Fork for both bass and trout will work here.

WHISKEYTOWN LAKE, CALIF:
Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association (530-365-7500) (www.shastacascade.com) reports:
The fishing conditions has been improving, producing Kokes around twelve inches, indicating even better-sized fish as the summer months go on.
Expect more reports as the summer months continue. 
Courtesy of FishingNotes.com

— The weekly fishing report is compiled by Don Quilici, Outdoor editor for Carson Now and www.SouthTahoeNow.com. He can be reached at donquilici@hotmail.com.