Fishing Report for July 13-20

Here is this week's fishing report for Northern Nevada, Northern California, Southern Oregon and the Sierra. This report is for the week of July 13 through July 20.

ALPINE LAKE, CALIF:
It will be planted this week by the California Department of Fish and Game.

BISHOP AREA, CALIF:
Rick and Patti Apted - Lake Sabrina Boat Landing (760-873-7425) www.lakesabrinaboatlanding.com reports:
Sabrina Lake: Believe it or not – the Lake is pretty darn close to full. Southern California Edison has opened all 3 pipes to try and prevent us from over-filling and you all having to walk thru water to get to the boats. They’ve even opened the flood diversion channels to prevent flooding in town.
Fishing this week is still on the slow side.
And surprise, the rock piles are doing better than the Inlets – could be there is just so much water coming in the Lake.
Drifting over the shoreline between the two natural lakes with nightcrawlers seems to be bringing them in the best.
If you must fish the Inlets stay out a bit and use nightcrawlers, Salmon eggs or Power Bait. Trolling Thomas Buoyants, nightcrawlers or flies such as an olive Woolly Bugger.
All baits appear to be working about the same from shore.
Had a couple of deer at the far end of the parking lot early one morning – remember to keep those speeds down and a sharp eye on the road in the early morning and evening – that’s when they like to move.
The purple lilac is now scenting the air – smells so good and looks great. In fact, a lot of the wildflowers are starting to bloom – a bit on the late side – but spectacular!
All the campgrounds in the Bishop Creek Canyon are open. The only campground to take reservations is Four Jeffery www.reserveamerica.com and enter Four Jeffrey all others are first come first serve. There is a full hook-up campground also on the South Lake road, Creekside RV Park. Remember to take it easy on all the mountain roads, the deer are on the move and there’s lots of hikers out there – can’t stress this enough!
A load of DFG stockers on Monday, that should help with the catching!
Had a few good thunderstorms this past week and picked up about an inch and a-half of rain – that probably also helped with the filling of the Lake.
Temps are expected to cool a bit from this past week of highs in the low 70s and low’s in the mid 40s. You can check www.weather.gov and enter ASPENDELL, CA on the site and it will give you a fairly good hint at the weather or check in with Howard at www.MammothWeather.com. REMEMBER A JACKET – IT TENDS TO BE BETWEEN 25 AND 30 DEGREES COOLER AT THE LAKE.
We still have skeeters – probably be with us for a bit with all the water around - remember when applying bug juice, sunscreen, SANITIZER or any other FU-FU juice, WASH YOUR HANDS!
The juice you apply will taint your tackle and bait. You know it tastes yucky, the fish think it tastes yucky, too, although have you ever tasted Power Bait or Worms – to each their own.
We’ve started making HOMEMADE vanilla ice-cream to go with our HOMEMADE pie – we also have sodas, beer, wine, coffee, tea and hot cocoa during our regular store hours!

BISHOP AREA, CALIF:
Jared Smith - Parcher’s Resort (760-873-4177) sierrasmitty@cebridge.net:
South Lake: South Lake received the first DFG stocking of 2011 on Friday when the state dropped off 1,800lbs of good sized rainbows. The South Lake crew was able to assist the DFG with a 40 ft flex tube to allow the fish to safely enter the quickly rising waters of South Lake. Despite the water slide not a single fish went belly up.
Not surprisingly, the bite went absolutely wide open over the weekend with most anglers limiting out with ease.
Initially the fish were only hitting lures like Kastmasters and Thomas Bouyants but by Saturday they were on the chew eating everything from trolled Wooly Buggers, Rainbow pattern CD-7 Rapalas, crawlers, any shade of Power Bait and Salmon eggs.
Mixed in with all of the limits were some real quality fish topped by a 5 lb 11 oz Alpers caught by a Bishop local known as the "Sierra Phantom" using a custom tied fly with a nightcrawler trailer.
Tom Misklevitz from San Bernardino also caught a gorgeous 'bow at the inlet that weighted 3 lbs 3 oz caught on a mini-jig.
Several other fish in the 2 to 3lb class reported as well, mostly on Grasshopper or Firecracker mini-jigs.
The water level is coming up very fast which has allowed docks to finally float on Thursday. More aluminum boats, the kayaks, and a few pontoons will be afloat as well by mid week next week.
The giant SCE Alpers plant is rumored to be taking place sometime this coming week but as of yet that is unconfirmed.
For mid-week updates, visit the Parchers Resort Facebook page - the second we know when the fish will be here, we'll spread the word.
The launch ramp at the lake is still high and dry but private boats of the smaller variety may be able to safely launch by the end of the next week.
Time will tell.
Remember, you launch at your own risk so make very sure its safe before you try - we've seen more than one grenaded trailer over the years after an overeager boater pushes his luck and ends his day before it starts.
South Fork Bishop Creek: Summer is in full swing and the fishing is excellent. Bait dunkers and lure tosses are both doing great in the stream on fish to 3 lbs.
Various colors of Power Bait, Pautzke Green Label Salmon eggs and pieces of nightcrawler have been the best baits by far.
Panther Martin, Gold Mepps and Thomas Bouyants are the best hardware.
The mosquitoes are definitely out so the dry fly bite is starting to pick up for the Fly Fishers.
Big Black ant patterns and dark streamers have also been productive.
Weir Pond: Fly anglers are doing the best at the Weir on a bunch of small Browns and Brookies with some rainbows mixed in. Big black ant patterns, bead head streamers or nymphs and midges are all working great.
Intake II: Fishing remains excellent at Intake II following the weekly fish stockings by DFG and by Alpers every other week. Mini-jigs, Power Bait, and the usual lures like Thomas Bouyants and Kastmasters are most dependable.

BRIDGEPORT RESERVOIR, CALIF:
Jim Reid of Ken’s Sporting Goods Store in Bridgeport (760- 932-7707) www.kenssport.com reports:
The reservoir has been a little hit and miss this past week, some days the still fishing has been best, other days the trolling has been best.
The trollers have been successful with blades/crawlers trolling slow, as well as spoons like Ex-Cel lures and Bouyants.
Bait anglers have been using inflated crawlers, Power Bait and Gulp Eggs and doing well.
Haven't had much for fly angling reports yet, I think as the water warms up and the fish start to concentrate in the channels the fly fishing will start to get better. Rainbow Point has been a good area lately, as well as out in the middle towards Buckeye Bay.
Trollers have been doing well down near the dam in deeper water. 


BRIDGEPORT RESERVOIR, CALIF:
Kent of The Trout Fly and Troutfitter (760-934-2517) www.thetroutfitter.com reports:
Water Conditions: Great. Water temps in the mid to upper 50's
Fishing Conditions: Fair to Good. Fish all of the inlets and outlets for best results.
This time of year bigger is generally better.

CAPLES LAKE, CALIF:
It will be planted this week by the California Department of Fish and Game.

CARSON RIVERS, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife www.ndow.org reports:
Main Carson River: Current flow is 1540 CFS.  High flow will make it difficult to wade if not impossible. Fishing has been slow.

CARSON RIVER, CALIF:
East Carson River: High and fast.
It will be planted this week by the California Department of Fish and Game.
West Carson River: High and fast.
It will be planted this week by the California Department of Fish and Game.

COMINS LAKE, WHITE PINE COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife www.ndow.org reports:
A few bass have been showing up, but no trout due to the pike infestation.
Pike fishing has also been poor.
There are few if any trout left in the lake also due to the pike infestation.

CONVICT LAKE, CALIF:
Jen Heintzelman of Convict Lake Resort (800-992-2260) www.convictlakeresort.com reports:
Catch of the Week: Jodi Collier from Vista, CA brings in a 5 lb. 1 oz. stringer caught on Power Bait & Salmon Eggs near the Inlet.
Weather:
The weather is looking great this week. Highs in the 70's the first half of the week and then in the 60's. Evening lows in the mid 40's. Winds are low in the 5 to 15 mph range through the week. Sunday is the only day that gusts are predicted. Feel free to call us for a real-time weather report. Here is a local site that is usually quite accurate www.mammothweather.com.

Tactics/Bait: Nightcrawlers and Power Bait are the most productive baits this week, also had a bid of action on Kastmaster Lures. 
Trolling 7 colors using a red and gold Thomas Buoyant or something with color as the water is a bit murky right now is catching fish. 
Fish are being caught all around the lake pretty equally: Jetty, Inlet, North Shore, South Shore, Hangman's Tree. 
Here is a list of other baits that are good to try: TroutKrilla, Rapala, Trout Teasers, Midges, Panther Martin, Thomas Bouyants, Green Woolly Bugger, White Mini Jig and Garlic Power Bait. 
Stocking: DFG has stocked again this week.

Sunrise - Sunset: Sunrise this week 5:40 am - 5:44 am and Sunset 8:17 pm - 8:15 pm.

CROWLEY LAKE, CALIF:
Kent of The Trout Fly and Troutfitter (760-934-2517) www.thetroutfitter.com reports:
Water Conditions: Fair to Poor.
Lake is as full as it gets half way up the "Cation" rock. (Inside joke . . . someone painted "Caution" on a red rock at the entrance to the marina, years back except they didn't know how to spell). "Anion" rock is on the far side.
Bottom temps are from as low as 54F up to 65F. Pull out the thermometers and you'll find the perfect 57 F.
Algae is coming on strong now and in the nasty, stringy stage. It is moving around but close in to the inlets is the only sure bet daily.
Fishing Conditions: Poor to Good
Good news and bad news: The Daphnia is rampant some places and waning others.
Big fish are moving into McGee but moving around so you must go shopping daily.
Damsels and Callibaetis starting to hatch.
Best chance now for fish is in the old McGee stream channel in about 5-8 ft of water. Moving water with no Daphnia and a few fish that like cold water. Ditto for the north end near the Owens.

CROWLEY LAKE, CALIF:
Steve Osterman of Performance Guide Service (760-934-6101) www.performanceanglers.com reports:
Fly rodders on the lake are still having a tough time.
The fish are suspended from 4'-15' and appear to be feeding on daphnia. There are plenty of fish at Sandy Point and Pelican Point but getting them to eat your fly is the challenge. Black/copper Zebra Midges or Stevie'sWonder black/silver in 10'-12' of water.

DAVIS LAKE, CALIF:
Jim and Jeanne of the J & J Grizzly Store (530-832-0270) www.grizzlystore.portola-ca.com reports:
Lake level is at 87 percent.
Temp is in the low 70’s.
Fishing is basically the same as last week.
Fly fishing doing well at Catfish Cove, Camp 5, Jenkins, Cow Creek and Freeman Creek areas.
Leo and Dave from San Jose--We fished this past weekend (7/9 all day and 7/10 half day). We landed 44 fish between us up to 19 inches. We caught our fish in the Cow Creek area and were fishing small Nymphs - blood Midges - (size 14-16) under a strike indicator at about 7-8 feet deep.
Bank fishing: Catfish Cove, Eagle Point, Coot Bay and Fairview.
Trolling west side 5-7 feet in 10 -15 feet of water, on the east side larger and more aggressive fish 20 to 30 feet in 40 to 50 feet of water.
Catfish are being caught in Coot Bay, Catfish Cove, and Fairview.
Crawfish are plentiful throughout the lake.

DAVIS LAKE, CALIF:
The Truckee River Outfitters (775-853-7368) info@renoflyshop.com:
Fly fishing is really picking up at Davis. Truckee River Outfitters Guide Doug Ouellette has had some really good days with clients over the past week using a variety of techniques. 
There are several hatches going on right now and each day can be different.
Indicators, floating lines with no indicator, intermediate lines and faster sinking lines all produced fish over the holiday weekend. 
One day there can be a morning Callibaetis hatch, the next day fish could be eating Damsels.
Yesterday the fishing was slow all morning and about 1:00 pm the fish started chewing Blood Midges.
The most important thing is to be ready to change gears and adapt to what the fish are eating.
Overall the fishing at Davis is getting really good. Most of the fish are being caught in 6-12 feet of water right now.

DUFFERENA PONDS, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife www.ndow.org reports:
Dufurrena Ponds are improving with the warmer weather.
The Redear Sunfish are spawning along the dams at Pond 19 and Pond 20. Early and late in the day are the best times.
Some large Bluegill are being caught along the tules in Pond 20.

EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR, LINCOLN COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife www.ndow.org reports:
Rainbow trout fishing has slowed though anglers are still catching fish. Water conditions were murky over the holiday weekend.
Power Bait, worms with mini marshmallows, night crawlers and flies are generally productive on this water.

ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR, LINCOLN COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife ( HYPERLINK "http://www.ndow.org" www.ndow.org) reports:
The largemouth bass bite remains very good.
Anglers are finding success with wacky-rigged Senkos and plastic worms.
Baits in red or blue colorations are catching the fish.
Most fish are in the 10- to 12-inch range, but there are some reports of anglers catching fish in the three- to five-pound category.

FALL RIVER, CALIF:
Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association (530-365-7500) www.shastacascade.com reports:
The evening Hex hatch that makes Fall River so famous at this time of year is still happening! Sometimes the hatch is good, sometimes not so good.
Overall, the fishing can be good one day, and slow the next.
For anglers fishing in the morning, the insect hatches are better in the upper river, above Island Road, but expect to contend with very wise fish.
Fewer insects coming off below Island Rd, but fish are looking around for the few PMDs that are on the water between 9:30 AM and 12:00 PM.
Throw Tricos and spinners early in the morning.
The fishing can slow down mid day and then pick up late afternoon.
Good wet flies are # 16 Normans Wiggles Tails, # 18 Pseudo May, PT Nymph # 16-18.
Dry fly patterns that can work include # 18 Tilt Wing Dun PMD, Last chance Cripple PMD, Mercer's Missing Link # 16-18. Mercer's Poxyback Emerger Hex has been a good choice for the Hex hatch.
— Courtesy of The Fly Shop

FEATHER RIVER, CALIF:
Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association (530-365-7500) www.shastacascade.com reports:
Flows are starting back up.
Salmon fishing starts here on July 16 but the DWR dropped flows here last week to a trickle-like 2,500 CFS.
The Department says that the drop was due to a buoy getting caught in the gates at the Outlet and that they had to bring the water down to safely get in there and remove it and that the water will come back up.
The flows started going back up Monday evening and we’re not sure where they are going to go. In any case, the higher the better for salmon fishing, especially if they can cool it off. There aren’t tons of salmon around and they won’t bite very well unless the water cones down from 70 degrees!
— Courtesy of JD Richey

FEATHER RIVER, MIDDLE FORK, CALIF:
It will be planted this week by the California Department of Fish and Game.

FEATHER RIVER, NORTH FORK, CALIF:
It will be planted this week by the California Department of Fish and Game.

FRENCHMAN RESERVOIR, CALIF:
Wiggin’s Trading Post at Chilcoot (530-993-4683) reports:
The weather has been beautiful and fishing is still going strong.
Shore fishing is good at Nightcrawler Bay, Turkey Point, Crystal Point, and at the dam. Most fishermen are using nightcrawlers and marshmallows or salmon eggs.
Trolling has been good along the north and east side of the lake.
They are using May flies, Tasmanian Devils, and Dick Nites.
Be careful, there are a lot of people out on the lake. Safety First.

FRENCHMAN RESERVOIR, CALIF:
The Truckee River Outfitters (775-853-7368) info@renoflyshop.com:
The reports at Frenchman’s are pretty similar to that of Davis Lake.
Fish are being caught in a variety of ways.
Use any of the above Davis Lake methods along with fishing snail patterns with a sink tip line in 6-10 feet of water and stripping leeches with an intermediate line as well.

FT. CHURCHILL COOLING PONDS, LYON COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife www.ndow.org reports:
Some bass being reported in the 12 inch to 14 inch rage.
Try using rubber baits or weighted grubs.

GOLD LAKE, CALIF:
It will be planted this week by the California Department of Fish and Game.

HINKSON SLOUGH, LYON COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife www.ndow.org reports:
The fly anglers have had their best luck with Midges fished under an indicator. The Midges at Hinkson are really big and make it easier to tie them on. Woolly Buggers fished with an intermediate line have also been catching fish.

HOBART RESERVOIR, WASHOE COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife www.ndow.org reports:
Hobart access is open and fishing has been good for fly anglers and lure fisherman. Damsel patterns, sheep creeks and Zug Bugs have been the fly of choice. No reports on lures.

HOT CREEK, CALIF:
Steve Osterman of Performance Guide Service (760-934-6101) www.performanceanglers.com reports:
Water flow at 208 CFS. We have been doing well Nymphing with FB Pheasant Tails, gray WD-40's and Caddis larva and olive Scuds. Caddis activity is picking up as well as the little yellow stones.

HOT CREEK, CALIF:
Kent of The Trout Fly and Troutfitter (760-934-2517) www.thetroutfitter.com reports:
Water Conditions: Fair. Flows at 208 CFS as of 7/8.
Fishing Conditions: Great! The flows are still high, but the fishing is excellent!
Don't let the high flows scare you away.
Skip the # 22 Surface Emergers and throw something they can see.

JACKSON MEADOWS RESERVOIR, CALIF:
It will be planted this week by the California Department of Fish and Game.

JUNE LAKE LOOP, CALIF:
Steve Osterman of Performance Guide Service (760-934-6101) www.performanceanglers.com reports:
Grant – Gull – June – Silver Lakes and Rush Creek: Rush Creek flow is 385 CFS. The increase flow has slowed the fishing here. Nymph fish with Birds Nests, Prince Nymphs and Pheasant Tails and San Juan Worms.

KIRMAN LAKE, CALIF:
Jim Reid of Ken’s Sporting Goods Store in Bridgeport (760- 932-7707) www.kenssport.com reports:
Haven't had many reports from Kirman lately, I'd expect the Scud to be pretty active this time of year, as well as Damsels.
Small leech patterns, Stillwater Nymphs, Seal Buggers, AP Emergers and Scud should all produce fish. 


KLAMATH RIVER, CALIF:
Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association (530-365-7500) www.shastacascade.com reports:
Flows are 1,300 cfs. The Salmon fishing near Sied Valley has been good.
Decent reports of rainbow trout,
Caddis hatches in the evenings and good fly fishing coming out of the middle Klamath. Near Iron Gate dam, in Hornbrook, fishing has been fair to good for a sprinkling of summer run steelhead including a few adults, but mostly 1/2 pounders.
There are resident rainbow in the fray as well adding to a rewarding experience. There will be a few rainbows looking for one more salmon fly or stone fly to fatten their gullets.
— Courtesy of The Fly Shop

LAHONTAN RESERVOIR, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife www.ndow.org reports:
Fishing has picked up in the last couple of days. Anglers have reported Walleye in the 17-21 inch range. 
Fishing has been good in and around Beach 7 and between Beaches 4 and 6. 
Anglers have reported Catfish, Wipers and White bass.
Lake is almost full. Great year for water.

LASSEN MEADOW RANCH, CALIF:
The Truckee River Outfitters (775-853-7368) info@renoflyshop.com:
The first groups at Lassen Meadows Ranch just hammered’em.
The lake is in great shape and so are the fish.
Our good friend Dan Blanton just returned from a three day trip to the ranch with his wife and grandson. Dan is a fly fishing Rock Star and is really well known throughout the country mostly for his Striper fishing and his numerous popular saltwater and bass fly patterns. It was nice to see the pictures of Dan and his family hooting it up in a couple of small prams at Lassen Meadows. His full trip report can be viewed on his bulletin board by following this link. www.danblanton.com,
We have plenty of availability for July as well as September and October.
For more information you can email Rob Anderson rob_renoflyshop@sbcglobal.net.

LAUGHLIN, CLARK COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife www.ndow.org reports:
Colorado River: Striped bass fishing has picked up considerably on the Colorado River from Davis Dam south past Big Bend of the River State Park.
The fish are focusing heavily on crawdads.
Action for rainbow trout has dropped off dramatically.

LEWISTON LAKE, CALIF:
Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association (530-365-7500) www.shastacascade.com reports:
The fishing has been good!
Callibaetis hatches are producing really fun dry fly fishing from mid morning through early afternoon.
Fishing dark leeches on a sinking line will find extra large rainbows!
Small Nymphs and Midges fished deep under indicators are producing hook ups when nothing else is working.
Lewiston Lake is definitely a good place to go fly fishing!
— Courtesy of The Fly Shop

MAMMOTH LAKES BASIN, CALIF:
Steve Osterman of Performance Guide Service (760-934-6101) www.performanceanglers.com reports:
George Lake - Mary Lake – Mamie Lake – Twin Lakes: Best fishing at Lake Mary along the west side.
Black or purple Crystal Buggers on full sink lines with a slow retrieve the most successful technique recently.
Twin Lakes is also picking up. Try a California mosquito with a size 20 black/silver Zebra Midge as a dropper.

MAMMOTH LAKES BASIN, CALIF:
Kent of The Trout Fly and Troutfitter (760-934-2517) www.thetroutfitter.com reports:
George Lake - Mary Lake – Mamie Lake – Twin Lakes Water conditions: Good.
Fishing conditions: Stripping streamers working best.

MARKLEEVILLE CREEK CALIF:
It will be planted this week by the California Department of Fish and Game.

LAKE MEAD, CLARK COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife www.ndow.org reports:
With temperatures pushing past the century mark striped bass are seeking respite in deeper water — 50 feet plus — during the day time, but they will come up to shallower water as the sun sets.
The striped bass bite is best in the early morning hours or from late afternoon into the nighttime hours, and anglers are reportedly finding striper boils around the lake.
Boils are caused by stripers in a shad-eating frenzy at or near the surface.
Though boaters are generally in a better position to benefit from striper boils, some shoreline anglers will be close enough to cast a lure into the boil. Stick baits, such as a Zara Spook, or white swimbaits fished through a boil will generally catch fish.
Fishermen are finding fair action for largemouth bass as rising water levels change habitat and structure almost daily. Anglers are finding some success with plastics and crankbaits fished in areas with flooded vegetation.

LAKE MOHAVE, CLARK COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife www.ndow.org reports:
Anglers continue to find large striped bass in the waters below Willow Beach. One fish reportedly weighed in at more than 30 pounds and other better than 25.
Trout imitating swimbaits are catching the fish.
The best action is taking place in the early morning and late afternoon hours.
Farther south striper fishermen are seeing significant improvement in striper action near Katherine Landing.
Fish running between three and five pounds are taking cut anchovies, though some anglers also are getting into some top-water action.
Striped bass action remains sluggish in the mid-lake area. 
Fishing for catfish is good in water 20 feet deep or less.

MOSQUITO LAKE, CALIF:
It will be planted this week by the California Department of Fish and Game.

OREGON PACIFIC OCEAN AND BEACHES, ORE:
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (800-720-ODWF) www.dfw.state.or.us.com reports:
Recreational ocean Chinook fishing is open.
Single point, barbless hooks must be used in this fishery. 
The selective ocean Coho fishery opens July 2 with a 15,000 fish quota. These Coho must be adipose fin clipped to harvest.
The bottom fish bag limit remains at seven fish with a sub-bag limit of one Cabezon per day/angler.
Anglers are reporting good catches when weather is favorable.
Fishing from beaches has been fair for redtail surfperch but many have moved into bays to spawn.

OWENS RIVER, CALIF:
Steve Osterman of Performance Guide Service (760-934-6101) www.performanceanglers.com reports:
Upper Owens River: Water flow 137CFS. Elk hair Caddis or stimulators on the surface. Caddis Pupa, Buckskin Nymphs and WD-40's under the surface.
Cover lots of water and keep moving as the fish are scattered.
Make sure you have your bug repellent.
Lower Owens River: Water flow 435 CFS.  Flows jumped up this last week and fishing is much slower. Try olive Caddis larva, WD-40's and olive Birds Nests.

OWENS RIVER, CALIF:
Kent of The Trout Fly and Troutfitter (760-934-2517) www.thetroutfitter.com reports:
Upper Owens River Water Conditions: As of July 8 flows are at 134 CFS above the Hot Creek confluence.
Fishing Conditions: Tough, try to stay subsurface heavily weighted below the confluence because of combined flows.
Owens River Gorge water conditions: Great. Flow: 45 CFS. This is a permanent flow required to be maintained by LADWP. Water is clear and cold.
Fishing Conditions: Excellent. Getting reports of stinging nettles. Wear pants!
Take water along as it is very hot these days.
Lower Owens River water conditions: Fair. Flows are back up again at 436 CFS as of July 8.
Fishing Conditions: Fair. Water is clouded some due to the turnover of the reservoir.

PAHRANAGAT WILDLIFE REFUGE, LINCOLN COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife www.ndow.org reports:
Anglers are finding some success at the upper marsh for panfish and catfish.
Mealworms or nightcrawlers below a bobber will catch fish.

PINE VALLEY COMPLEX, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife www.ndow.org reports:
Blue Lakes: Blue Lakes is open. There is no snow remaining on the trail in but lots of fallen trees and branches are across the trail. The road is passable in a 4wd vehicle. Fishing is great for rainbows, tiger trout and brook trout using artificial spoons and spinners.
Knott Creek Reservoir: Knott Creek Reservoir remains very high with limited camping available. The fishing has slowed in the last week with the warmer weather.
Early and late in the day fish can still be caught cruising the shallow shoreline areas.
Anglers have reported the best success on leech, Sheep Creeks, and Damsel fly Nymph patterns.
Onion Valley Reservoir: Onion Valley is accessible from the Alta Creek side (NDOT maintenance station). The reservoir level is still very high. Some mud remains around the campgrounds so only 4wd vehicles are recommended.
Anglers are catching fish using bait, flies, and lures.
Most of the fish caught in the last week are 13-15 inch rainbows and tiger trout. Some larger fish up to 17 inches were reported.

PYRAMID LAKE, NEV:
Closed to cutthroat trout fishing from July 01 through September 30.

RYE PATCH RESERVOIR, PERSHING COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife www.ndow.org reports:
Fishing has picked up for the walleye. Target the areas near points and on the leeward side of the wind.

SACRAMENTO RIVER, CALIF:
J.D. Richey of www.fishingwithjd.com (916-388-1956) reports:
PLENTY OF WATER!
The flows are coming down to 9,000 CFS and then going back to 10,000 CFS, which means it will stir things up a bit for trout anglers working the Redding area. Down below, there are stripers strung out all the way from Colusa down to Sacramento and beyond.
The trick is moving around a lot and staying with the fish which seem to be moving all over the place with the weather and changing flows.
Typical stripers: here today, gone tomorrow!

SACRAMENTO RIVER (LOWER), CALIF:
Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association (530-365-7500) www.shastacascade.com reports:
River flows are 12,500 CFS. River conditions are stable, with fishing quality most likely to be good to great throughout the month of July!
Look for the best fishing of the day to happen from about 12:00 PM through late afternoon, then the bite picking up again near sunset.
Hot flies can be Zack's Zaddis, Fox's Cinnamon Poopah, Hogan's S&M, Birds Nests in various sizes.
River condition are too high for safe, reasonable wading, but always perfect for a day float in a drift boat.
— Courtesy  of The Fly Shop

SACRAMENTO RIVER (UPPER), CALIF:
Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association (530-365-7500) www.shastacascade.com reports:
Flows are dropping. A nice 919 CFS at Shasta Lake. Still high, but good!
Definitely go fish it! Best fishing is early and late.
Mid day sun can put the fish down until shadows allow the Upper Sac rainbows to move out from under their rocks.
River flows near Lake Shasta are 1,380 CFS. Water color is excellent.
Fishing can be good. Make sure to bring a stonefly dry or two and search the pools with them.
The anglers who fish the edges of the river, near the bank, those seams between really fast water and slower water can find a few nice rainbows. 
Snow runoff will keep the Upper Sac high for the month of July.
We are getting hot summer weather, which will facilitate snow melt, raising tributaries and possibly creating higher stream flows in the days to come.
— Courtesy of The Fly Shop

SAN JOAQUIN AND RED’S MEADOWS, CALIF:
Steve Osterman of Performance Guide Service (760-934-6101) www.performanceanglers.com reports:
Road opened on Friday July 1. Most campgrounds are still under a blanket of snow and the river is booming. A great time to see Rainbow Falls but fishing is not realistic. Sotcher Lake is slow due to cold water temps.

SHASTA LAKE, CALIF:
Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association (530-365-7500) www.shastacascade.com reports:
The Lake is full and beautiful. This makes for great fishing conditions.
Rainbow trout fishing has slowed down this week with all the traffic on the lake and change in temperature.
Fishermen are catching Rainbows 30 to 60 feet deep, using Wiggle Hoochies, Pink Apex, and Wee- Tads.
King Salmon are being caught now also throughout the lake. The salmon that are being caught are from 15 to 20 inches, trolling 80 to 100 feet deep. 
Reports say the fishermen are catching a few smaller fish, both salmon and trout, but currently no larger fish. 
— Courtesy of Outdoor Sport Fishing Adventures

SILVER LAKE, CALIF:
It will be planted this week by the California Department of Fish and Game.

SMITH CREEK RANCH, LANDER COUNTY, NEV:
The Truckee River Outfitters (775-853-7368) (info@renoflyshop.com):
Water, Water, Water! The trophy pond is fishing really well and the Callibaetis are out in force. Days when the wind stays down a bit Callibaetis can be seen hatching until around lunch time.
With all of the water coming out of the Desatoya Mountains, the lake has had a chance to stay nice and cool. This has really helped the fishing.
We just added 350 fish to the lake with few in the 7-9 pound range.
For more information or to book a trip to Smith Creek Ranch, email Rob Anderson at ob_renoflyshop@sbcglobal.net

SMITH RIVER, ORE:
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (800-720-ODWF) www.dfw.state.or.us.com reports:
The Smith is open to striped bass year-round, two fish per 24 hours, 24-inch minimum size. Fishing for stripers in the tidewater area should still be fair. The Smith is now open for trout from May 28 through Sept. 15 and fishing has been good for cutthroat trout in the upper sections.
Check the regulations for gear and harvest restrictions.

SPOONER LAKE, DOUGLAS COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife (www.ndow.org) reports:
Spooner Lake was stocked on 6/15/11 with 6,000 rainbow trout. 
Fishing should be good, try black Woolly Buggers size 8 and Sheep Creeks specials size 10.  Lure fisherman make sure to cast beyond the weed bed. 

LAKE TAHOE:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife www.ndow.org reports:
Macks are holding in 120 to 180 feet of water.
Areas to target have been Cave Rock shelf, Sand Harbor and Tahoe Keys.
Try trolling 170 to 280 ft deep with minnows and dodgers. This method seems to be producing the best results.
Bounce this rigging two to three feet off the bottom.

TOPAZ LAKE:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife www.ndow.org reports:
Plenty of fish have been in the 2 lb range and many anglers reported limits of fish. Boat anglers used Rapalas in black and gold. In addition trolling worms in 5 to 12 feet of water has been successful. Shore anglers had success using power bait and worms. 
Bass have been showing up in good numbers but you need to target them in the shallows and in the structured areas. 

TRINITY RIVER, CALIF:
Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association (530-365-7500) ( HYPERLINK "http://www.shastacascade.com" www.shastacascade.com) reports:
The Trinity River is flowing at 1,500 CFS. Releases are scheduled to drop to a very fishable flow of 450 CFS by August 1st.
Flows on the "fly only" section of the Trinity are high and fishable from a wading point of view. Fishing form a boat is by far the best option for now.
For steelhead and trout, the Trinity is fishing fair, but only because it's not the season for steelhead. Expect to catch brown trout and juvenile steelhead, half pounders and an occasional summer run torpedo!
Resident brown trout can be found chasing Clousers, Woolly Buggers!
Don't expect great fishing for the next week or so.
The Fly Fishing Only Section, above the Old Bridge located in Lewiston, CA on the Trinity River is open.
The fishing is improving. Limited wading options exist at 1,500 cfs, not to mention the dangers of wading in these conditions. But, each day, the flows are coming down and in the days to come, good times will prevail!
Once the river drops to 450 CFS on August 1st, good fishing reports should be the norm.
Remember, swift water sustains the real possibility of being swept downstream and drowning.
— Courtesy of The Fly Shop

TRUCKEE RIVER:
The Truckee River Outfitters (775-853-7368) info@renoflyshop.com:
July 6th. Man do we have some water! All of the reservoirs that flow into the Truckee are either full or within inches of being full. This is the first time that has happened since the mid 1990’s.
The good news is we are charged and should get a few years of great water conditions out of this.
The short term bad news is we are chomping at the bit to get out and play on the river which in most areas is flowing 4-5 times the normal flows. Hang in there. The rewards are coming soon.
Tahoe is within about 6-8 inches of the top of the dam and going up daily.
They are not letting much water out of the lake and the flows from Tahoe City down to about the confluence of Donner Creek near Truckee are not too bad and totally fishable.
Once you get below Donner creek it starts to pick up speed and by the time you get to Boca Bridge it is over 2000 CFS all the way through Reno and beyond. The river is starting to clear a bit even down in Nevada.
The upper stretch between Tahoe City and Truckee has always been a pretty good area for attractor dries and dry dropper combo’s.
The further downstream you get the more important it is to fish deeper and get your flies down in the faster water so a normal Truckee indicator rig should work fine.
Here are the current flows as of July 6th. (Ideal fishing flows in parenthesis).
Town of Truckee 471 CFS (100-400)
Boca Bridge 2020 CFS (anything below 650)
Farad 2450 CFS (400-600)
Mogul 2450 CFS (300-500)
Reno 2350 CFS (350-500).

LITTLE TRUCKEE RIVER:
The Truckee River Outfitters (775-853-7368) info@renoflyshop.com:
Flows are still really high at 823 CFS. Water is coming over the top of Stampede and this should keep the flows up for a while. It is definitely fishable but it does not look like the Little Truckee you are used to. Water is out of the banks in some places and there are side channels that are normally dry. It looks more like the Big Truckee than the Little Truckee. 
That being said, fish it like you would the Bit river; heavier tippet (4x-6x) and more weight if you are fishing sinking flies.
There are still some of the same things happening that you would normally see when the flows are more normal as well.
BWO’s, PMD’s and even some Green Drakes have been hatching over the past week.
The difference is where the fish are holding and how you are going to approach the water. Pretty much like the East Walker right now, fish the edges and seems out of the main current.
Crossing probably is not a great idea now either.

TRUCKEE RIVER, WASHOE COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife www.ndow.org reports:
The Truckee's current flow in Reno is 2350 CFS. Extreme high flows do not wade. Fishing will be blown out for some time. Check back in a few weeks.

TWIN LAKES AREA, CALIF:
Jim Reid of Ken’s Sporting Goods Store in Bridgeport (760- 932-7707) www.kenssport.com reports:
Upper Twin Lake – Lower Twin Lake – Robinson Creek: The Twins have been fishing pretty well for bait anglers and trollers this week, most of the fish are in the 1/2 pound to 1 1/2 pound range.
Power Bait, Power Eggs, crawlers, blades/crawlers and Needlefish have all been doing well. We've also had some good reports from anglers fishing fly/bubble rigs from the shore of Upper Twin in the evenings. 


VIRGINIA LAKES, CALIF:
Jim Reid of Ken’s Sporting Goods Store in Bridgeport (760- 932-7707) www.kenssport.com reports:
The Virginias are fishing excellent these days with fish up to about 3 pounds being reported. Lures like Thomas Bouyants, Kastmasters and Panther Martins have been doing well. For bait it's been inflated crawlers and Power Bait and for flies you can go with Matukas, Seal Buggers, soft hackles, mini leeches and AP Emergers.

VIRGINIA LAKES, CALIF:
John and Carolyn Webb of the Virginia Lakes Resort (760-647-6484) vir@qnet.com reports:
Summer has brought the mosquitoes from all the swampy areas so be sure and bring your bug juice, and don’t forget to check the stock prices on Cutter’s 100% Deet this might be the time to invest.
Trumble Lake was stocked Thursday as were Big and Little Virginia.
Most of the Alpers stocked by the County Enhancement program on the 16th, and only a few holdovers were taken.
Lures: Bouyants, gold/red, blue/silver and gold red dots, silver/dots and the rainbow pattern. Hot Shots have also been doing well. Gold Phoebe’s, Kastmasters – cutthroat, perch, rainbow, browns and gold has been the best.  Crappie Jigs various colors, and stingers in yellow/orange/black.
Bait:  Power Bait in salmon peach, Chartreuse, and yellow glitter did well, and of course worms were at the top for most of the week.
Misc: Tubers are doing fair to good if you know your stuff, and the water is starting to warm a bit, but on the chilly side, dress warm as the run-off is in full swing and all the creeks and rivers are running fast and high.
Backcountry lakes are thawing with more water showing daily and the trails still have snow in the trees but melting in the open areas to Summit Pass.  Blue Lake and Cooney are ice free, and frogs are starting to thaw. 
Summit Pass is getting walked on and should start to show rocks.
Big fish for the week: Ron Bryum of Seal Beach, 2 lb 8 oz Alpers on bait out of Big Virginia
Chelsea Oda of Simi Valley, 3 lb 4 oz Alpers on a lure out of Little Virginia
Joe LeSeuer of Ojai, 3 lb 5 oz Alpers on a worm, LV
Alex Crowe of Walnut, 3 lb 8 oz Alpers on Power Bait, LV
Dennis Davison of Yerington, 4 lb 1oz Alpers on a Woolly Bugger, LV
Brad Holck of Fresno, 2 lb 7 oz Alpers on a fly, LV
Craig Gaches of San Jose, 3 lb 3 oz on a Red/gold Buoyant, LV
Geraldo Rodrigues of Altadena. 4 lb 3 oz, 3 lb 9 oz, LV
Brian Singer of Canyon Country, a 3 lb 1oz Alpers on Power Bait, LV 
Ted Hendrickson of San Diego, a 2 lb 8 oz on Power Bait, LV
Ed Robinson of Alta Loma 3 lb 4 oz on Power Bait, LV
Terrell Gaches of San Jose, 3 lb, 2 oz on red/gold Buoyant, LV

WALKER LAKE, MINERAL COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife www.ndow.org reports:
No fish have been reported or seen at Walker Lake so far this fishing season.
Mineral County Road Dept. has done some work on the State Parks Launch. Launching is improved but you still need four wheel drive.

WALKER RIVERS, NEV:
(East Walker River – West Walker River):
The Nevada Department of Wildlife www.ndow.org reports:
East Walker River: East Walker Flow is at 800 cfs. WOW!
No need to go fishing here for some time. 

WALKER RIVERS, NEV:
The Truckee River Outfitters (775-853-7368) (info@renoflyshop.com):
East Walker River: Flows remain high at 800 CFS. It is irrigation season and we could see these types of water levels all summer. Twin Lakes and Bridgeport reservoir are full and there is plenty of water for the farmers. If the flows do not fluctuate much it can be very fishable.
Be aware that there is no way to cross the river and some of the banks are so overgrown that it is hard to get to the water. In the areas where this is not a problem the best way to approach a section is to fish the edges right up against the banks.
The fish will not be in the middle fighting all that fast water.
Big attractor dries such as hoppers or stimulators drifted in slower moving seems and edges could raise a few fish. You can also add a dropper. Indicator rigs are worth a try and streamers fished with a sink tip line can also be effective. Catch a fish or two and it will become more obvious as to where they are hiding. Mornings and evenings are the best time to fish the East Walker right now.

WALKER RIVERS, CALIF:
Jim Reid of Ken’s Sporting Goods Store in Bridgeport (760- 932-7707) www.kenssport.com reports:
East Walker – West Walker – Sceirine Ranch - Hunewill Pond:
East Walker River: The East was at 800 CFS for most of the week and yesterday was bumped up to 909 CFS.
It fished ok most of the week with streamers and Nymphs and we actually had a few anglers comment that they had some marginal success fishing dry Caddis late in the evenings.
The river is very difficult to fish at these higher flows, but not impossible.
Some keys to fishing at these flows are to be sure to add enough weight to get your Nymphs or streamers down towards the bottom where the fish are hanging out most of the time, if using an indicator be sure it's large enough to carry the extra weight you'll need to get down and try to fish water that is moving at a slower rate than the rest of the river like seams, back eddy's and slack water.
Patterns working lately include Hornbergs, Zuddlers, double bunnies, Buckskin Caddis, flashback emergers, Fox's Poopah, Zebra Midges.
West Walker River: The West is running very high and muddy right now, we've had a couple decent reports from up there and the Little Walker as well.
Be prepared for some fairly difficult fishing at the higher flows.
If you work the softer areas you should be able to pull out some nice fish.
Sceirine Ranch: The ranch hasn't had any clients on it this week, like the California side, it'll be a matter of picking water carefully and trying to fish the calmer areas.
Hunewill Pond: The pond was a little tough this week, the weed growth has taken over a bit out there, I'll pass on further info as I get it in. 


WALKER RIVERS, CALIF:
Kent of The Trout Fly and Troutfitter (760-934-2517) www.thetroutfitter.com reports:
East Walker River Water Conditions:  Poor. Flows at 795 CFS as of 7/8
Fishing Conditions: Fair. Stay in the shallow slow water by the bank.

WALKER RIVERS, CALIF:
Steve Osterman of Performance Guide Service (760-934-6101) www.performanceanglers.com reports:
East Walker River: Most recent flow 909 CFS. The river is raging but fish can still be caught. Look for slower water along the near bank and behind rocks and current brakes. Red Midge Pupa, Buckskin Nymphs and Prince Nymphs.

WASHOE LAKE, WASHOE COUNTY, NEV:
Doug Busey and Renee Heineken of Douglas County recently fished at the north end of the lake and she caught an 8-pound Channel Catfish.


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.

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK AREA, CALIF:
The Tioga Pass Highway (California S.R. 120) to Yosemite National Park (from the east side) is now open.
Tioga Pass has an elevation of 9,943 feet, making it the highest automobile pass in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Photo Captions for Fishing Report
For Wednesday, July 13

Photo No. 1: Ryan Rogers with his first-ever 10-pound Mackinaw (Lake) Trout caught at Lake Tahoe on July 06 while trolling with sport fishing guide Gene St. Denis of Blue Ribbon Charters.
Photo by Mike Rogers

Photo No. 2: Renee Heinichen of Douglas County with an 8-pound Channel Catfish caught recently at Washoe Lake, Nevada.
Photo by Doug Busey

Photo No. 3: Jodi Collier from Vista, California with a 5-pound, 1-ounce stringer of rainbow trout caught on Power Bait & Salmon eggs near the inlet at Convict Lake, California.
Photo courtesy of the Convict Lake Resort

Photo No. 4: “The Sierra Phantom” of Bishop, California with two Alpers Trophy Trout weighing 2-pounds and 3-pounds. They were caught with a custom-made fly and a nightcrawler trailer at South Lake, California.
Photo courtesy of Jared Smith of Parcher’s Resort

Photo No. 5: Elon Goldman of Moorpark, California with a 4-pound rainbow trout caught on July 7 on a silver Flatfish lure while casting from shore, off the dam at Caples Lake, California.
Photo courtesy of John Voss of the Caples Lake Resort

Photo No. 6: Robert Schaupp of Woodland, California with a 5-pound Mackinaw (Lake)Trout caught on July 7 with an orange-belly Rapala lure, while trolling 14 feet deep off the north shore of Caples Lake, California.
Photo courtesy of John Voss of the Caples Lake Resort