Don Q's Nevada and Northern California fishing report for August 12 and beyond

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada and Northern California. This report is for the week of Aug. 12, 2015 and beyond. Nevada Department of Wildlife fishing reports for Western Nevada waters are not included as their most current reports are dated June 4.

ANGEL LAKE, ELKO COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife (www.ndow.org) reports:

BISHOP CREEK AREA, CALIF:
Rick and Patti Apted - Lake Sabrina Boat Landing (760-873-7425) (www.lakesabrinaboatlanding.com) reports:
Lake Sabrina Boat Landing: Fishing was still on the awesome side and the catching part began picking up a bit – started seeing some full stringers coming up the launch ramp.
Fish the Inlets with Nightcrawlers, Power Bait, Jigs and Flies.
Troll deep with Lures and Nightcrawlers.
Drift the rock piles with Nightcrawlers or Power Bait. Shore fish with Nightcrawlers, Power Bait or toss Lures or Flys and a Bubble. The state planted us with fish on Friday.
Danny Curtis of San Diego made Papa Mike a happy camper bringing in a nice 2-3/4 pound dinner using a Thomas Buoyant – Red and Gold, of course.
Don, Doug and Kay Gamble of Canyon Lake also landed a bunch on the Red and Gold Thomas Buoyant!
Had the inaugural launch of the Sabrina, a radio-controlled Ferry Boat built by Jarod Black of San Diego on Monday – how cool is that!

BISHOP CREEK AREA, CALIF:
Jared Smith - Parchers Resort (760-873-4177) (sierrasmitty@cebridge.net):
Parchers Resort:
Report
 Aug. 9 summary and trail report: 
Only a few cloud bursts in our area this week which made for a great week to be in the high country. While we did get a touch of smoke early in the week, mostly sunny skies and clear air returned by the weekend so we count ourselves very lucky to have mostly dodged the bullet on the air quality situation for the most of the week. Hopefully that continues. 
The wildflowers are finally beginning to disappear in many areas but there are some great shots available out there for the avid photographer.
The higher reaches of the So. Fork of Bishop Creek still has a lot of flowers, as does the area above the North Lake campground. Maybe only a week left of what has been a phenomenal season thanks to all the rain we’ve received. 
The area trails remain very busy, both for day-hikers and backpackers, so paying close attention to parking designations. There is designated overflow parking for overnight visitors for most of the canyon’s trailheads, please use them and don’t block off a day-use sites for several days or more at a time. 

Bishop Creek So. Fork
: Very similar report to the last few weeks with fishing early in the week a tad slow for some, but picking up mid week after stocking by the California DFW. Pan-sized Rainbows were the most likely catch, usually on salmon eggs, nightcrawler pieces or spinners. Some small Browns and Brooks showing as well. 

Weir Pond
: The dry fly bite has remained solid for the Brown and Brook trout, especially early and late in the day, and there have been plenty of good reports on stocker Rainbows as well, mostly on bait although fishing streamers or nymphs accounted for a few as well. 
North Lake 
This seemed to be the hot spot this week with many anglers reporting easy limits and anglers practicing catch & release with artificial lures reporting as many fish as you’d want.
The old standby Red/Gold Thomas Bouyant was the lure of choice for many, followed by Kastmasters and mini-jigs. Most brightly colored Powerbait doughs were working as well.


Intake II
: Decent albeit unspectacular fishing at the Intake this week, not as good as North Lake, but still worth a shot, especially mid week when crowds are lighter. The pump house, dam and inlet pipe were the best spots. Both the bait dunkers and lure tossers managed to put a stringer together if they gave it day. 


Lake Sabrina
: A tad bit slower at Lake Sabrina this week but not for lack of fish – the inlets are loaded with fish, including some absolute bruts. Still, some really nice quality fish are being caught, as well as some decent numbers if you’re in the right spot throwing the right thing. Fly fishers caught some fish midging near the Dingleberry inlet.
Jig tossers did best with natural colored jigs like Sierra Slammer perch fry, grasshopper or cricket. Bright orange or pink trout worms fished on a small size 8 hook and a size 7 split-shot also did the trick.
Drifting bait in the channel has also been working well...micetails, power bait and crawlers all got bit.
Trollers did best hauling Thomas Bouyants and Kastmasters.
Backcountry Fishing: 
Not very many reports this week, just a few from Green Lake and things are a bit tough up there…not unusual for early August. Fish early or late for the best results. Folks at Treasure Lakes scored decent numbers of Golden Hybrids.

BRIDGEPORT RESERVOIR, CALIF: 
Jim Reid of Ken’s Sporting Goods Store in Bridgeport (760- 932-7707) (www.kenssport.com) reports:
August 09, 2015 
Bridgeport was off the hook for several anglers this week with lots of fish showing and some up to almost 5 pounds.
The shore fishing was still pretty slow, the trolling anglers hit a few fish but the bait anglers who were out in boats are the ones who did the best.
The best baits were mice tails with some fish being caught on inflated crawlers and a few on power bait.
The anglers who did the best were fishing in 6 to 8 feet of water off of the cut banks near Rainbow Point.               
BRIDGEPORT RESERVOIR, CALIF:
Tom Loe of the Sierra Drifters Guide Service (760-935-4250) (www.sierradrifters.com) reports:
Bridgeport Reservoir: A small boat launch/courtesy dock near the dam will get you on the water.
Water is low and warm, get those streamers down near the bottom by the dam.

CONVICT LAKE AND CONVICT CREEK, CALIF:
Convict Lake Resort (800-992-2260) (www.convictlake.com) reports:
The beginning of August was a tough week of fishing when compared to earlier in the season. I'm not sure if it's connected to the weather (thunderstorms) or the full moon at the beginning of the week. Despite whatever was slowing down the fishing a bit, many skilled anglers still landed quality fish and full stringers.
Normally we see a few 7+ pounders each week at the general store.
I believe we have become greedy at the resort when it comes to our weekly quota of trophy trout.
Some good news is Mono County is scheduled to stock 400 pounds of trophy trout on Thursday the 13th.
Remember, if you have any photos or updates on your day while fishing at Convict Lake/Creek, make sure to send them to info@convictlake.com attention Charles. Not everyone can make it to the general store and I want to make sure our fishing report is as thorough as possible.
Catch of the Week: 
Steve Eager from Stockton, CA with a 5 pound 4 ounce Rainbow. He caught this fat trout with a Nightcrawler and was fishing at the Inlet. Great catch Steve!
Other notable catches this week:
Julie Dibble from Fullerton, Ca with a great catch. Julie was using Salmon Egg Power bait when she landed her 2 pound 7 ounce Rainbow. She was fishing along the South Shore.
Alex and Alena Abarca of San Diego, CA with a hefty full stringer. They caught their limit using Garlic Power bait while fishing at the South Shore. 
Tactics/Bait:
Salmon Eggs and drowning inflated Nightcrawlers in the lake did very well this week. The top Power bait colors were Rainbow and Yellow.
For the trollers, Tasmanian Devils and Needlefish continue to be the hot trolling lures. This trolling lure filled a few stringers.
In the creek; mini jigs, Pautzke's Salmon Eggs and small spinners (Roostertails and Panther Martins) are worth a try. The top shore locations on the lake were the South Shore and Inlet area.
Other locations to try: Jetty area, North Shore, the Outlet and Hangman's Tree.
Anglers on boats were having success. The fish in the lake are deep. They are in the 50+ foot depth range.
Here is a list of other baits/lures that can be productive: 
Sierra Slammers, Tasmanian Devil, Green or brown Marvel Flies , Trout Teasers, Panther Martin, NeedleFish, Rooster Tails, and Bite-On Fury Shad on Power bait. I would suggest using some type of added attractant. Pro-Cure, Bite-On, Lip Ripperz and Berkley all make excellent attractants, which are sold at the general store. 
Here is a list of recommended flies: 

Dry Flies: Adams, Female Adams, Cutter's Caddis, Elk Hair Caddis, Stimulators, Black/Red Ants, Sierra Bright Dot, Royal Coachman and Hoppers. 
Streamers:
Wooly Bugger (black, brown, olive, or green), Mutuka (black, brown, olive, or green), Hornberg, and Muddler Minnows.
Wet Flies (Nymphs):
Prince Nymph, Flashback Pheasant Tail, Hare's Ear, Zebra Midge (red and black), Copper John (red and copper) and San Juan Worm (brown or red).
Other Resources:
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Weather: The forecast for next week is looking pretty good. It's calling for sunny days and mostly clear skies at night. The high temps next week will be in the low-70's and the lows in the high-40's. Here is the National Weather Service link that is usually quite accurate: 7-Day Forecast Convict Lake.
Sunrise - Sunset: Sunrise this week 6:05 am - 6:10 am and Sunset 7:58 pm - 7:55 pm
Stocking: Mono County is scheduled to stock 400 pounds of trophy trout on Thursday, August 13th.
DFW is scheduled to stock the creek and lake the week of August 9th.

CROWLEY LAKE, CALIF:
Tom Loe of the Sierra Drifters Guide Service (760-935-4250) (www.sierradrifters.com) reports:
Crowley Lake: The south westerly winds are kicking up strong, & early recently & this is shutting down the bite until late afternoons. North end is the place to be 14-17 feet.
I made the rounds and metered fish in Hilton, Sandy, and McGee. They just don’t want to bite with any consistency the last few days. Some really nice fish near the inlet to McGee at times sipping callibaetis and crushing damsels. Hilton, Crooked Creek, McGee will pick up in numbers soon, trouble is they will be tiny.
The CDFW has begun it’s planting of sub-catchables here. Thousands of juvenile cutthroats & rainbows will be tossed in over the coming weeks. Crowley is managed as a “put and grow fishery” due to its potent ability to grow fish.
Water clarity is fine; some algae can drift through when the winds blows east for a spell. Aquatic weeds are poking through at 16 feet.
Still water nymphing using crystal emergers and pupa patterns #18, gillies No. 18 and 20, crystal tiger midges both dark, and copper No 14 through 18 along with their articulated brethren the “broken back midges” No. 16 and 18.  Try the BB dark zebra, or the long shank crystal zebra midge as your lower fly in deeper water.
Articulated patterns like broken backs work well when you have “texture” from the wind on the surface.
Try hanging an assassin, or punk perch No. 14/16 as your upper fly along a weed line.
The Under-cator strike detector “slides” if you wish to make it easier for you to fish deeper water.  
If you prefer tugging streamers from a tube -use a light sinking tip and have some damsel nymphs, crystal leeches No. 12, or No. 16 and 14 punk perch streamer patterns.
Look for those aggressive boils around the weed lines in 16 feet. These are the predatory trout feeding on the damsel nymphs and small perch fry.

EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR, LINCOLN COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife (www.ndow.org) reports:
Trout action continues to be slow this week, but those that are catching are doing so using orange Power Bait or nightcrawlers with a bit of marshmallow on the hook. Bass anglers have been doing well using crankbaits or jigging rubber worms.
Though the lake conditions have been weedy, the water temperatures have been cooling down and that should improve the bite.

ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR, LINCOLN COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife (www.ndow.org) reports:
The weeds along the shoreline continue to be a problem for most anglers and the trout bite has been slow this past week. Orange Power Bait or nightcrawlers have been effective for those fish that are biting.

HOT CREEK, CALIF:
Tom Loe of the Sierra Drifters Guide Service (760-935-4250) (www.sierradrifters.com) reports:
Flows continue to lower here. TWO CFS is as low as I have ever seen it.
Find the slots in the weeds. Short, accurate dead drifts will get you looks.
Some good caddis & micro mayfly activity currently.
Dark bodied, or natural colors for the caddis bodies are the hatch. Light olive to gray for the Mays. Keep them well dressed to ride high in the foam.
Pheasant tails, & bird’s nest patterns are best for nymphs.
Small parachute midge; or mayfly patterns used with a 10 foot leader are best for surface presentations when the fish are on the midges/or clusters.
There are a few sections that can be fished with a dry dropper nymph rig.
The hoppers are now present. A stimulator is a good profile for them. Use these in the wind, as the terrestrials get blown off the banks, & the trout hunt for them along the shoreline.
Try my hi-vis caddis pattern, it works well here.
Dead drifted broken back zebras, small gillies, scuds, flashback PT’s, or assassin birds nest bead heads in #18 are good calls for the dropper. Size 18 or smaller crystal olive caddis larva or zebra midges are good calls as droppers.

KIRMAN LAKE, CALIF:
Jim Reid of Ken’s Sporting Goods Store in Bridgeport (760- 932-7707) (www.kenssport.com) reports: 
August 09, 2015 
We haven't had any news from Kirman this week, hopefully we'll get some reports and get them to you as soon as we can!          

LAUGHTON, CLARK COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife (www.ndow.org) reports:
Colorado River: Catfish action has been really good this past week with several large fish being taken. One weighed in at more than 16 pounds and a few others topped seven. The cats are taking cut anchovies.
Stripers and largemouth bass are also doing well down river below Big Bend State Park.

LAKE MEAD, CLARK COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife (www.ndow.org) reports:
Swimbaits and top-water lures, such as a white jumping minnow or white and chartreuse swimbaits have been the ticket this past week for bringing in stripers in the 2- to 4-pound range. The best time of day continues to be the early morning hours before sunup.

LAKE MOHAVE, CLARK COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife (www.ndow.org) reports:
This past week several larger stripers, one weighing in at 15 pounds, were caught just south of Willow Beach using AC Plugs. At the southern end of the lake, largemouth bass are back in the coves while smallmouth bass are up and down the shelves.
The striped bass are around and you will have to watch for the boils at the mouths of the coves. The best action is above princess cove.

OWENS RIVER, CALIF:
Tom Loe of the Sierra Drifters Guide Service (760-935-4250) (www.sierradrifters.com) reports:
Middle Owens River (Bishop area) Flows are back down again below 100 CFS.
Hopefully they will begin to trend upwards soon.
Conditions poor in the drift boat sections below the Five Bridges Crossing.
Very warm air temps, and warm water. Caddis & small mayflies are present below the dam at PVR.
Have some No. 18/20 light bodied adults, light assassins No. 18, and FB pheasant tails for nymphs, No. 18 & 20.
Early mornings, and calm late afternoons are best for dry fly fishing.
Caddis emerge when the barometer goes up.
Use hi-vis caddis No. 16 and 18. Nymphing with crystal olive caddis larva, assassins, and broken back midges are also good when the hatch is off. Flows are trending upward, & have increased to 100 CFS.
Dry/dropper bead head rigs can be effective in the deeper riffles.
The bass have moved up from the lower sections of the river, and migrated through the canals from Buckley Pond into the Owens. Even the wild trout section has numerous bass now.  
Upper Owens/ McGee Creek: Conditions have improved here with some larger fish moving up from Crowley. A few nice cutty’s & browns in the deeper holes.
The sections up from Benton Crossing are much better. You can get into a few decent browns on caddis, and last generation BWO adults at times. Some larger browns hitting crystal leeches fished with a sink tip in the deepest pools. Stimulators, hi-vis caddis, and natural caddis are good calls for dry flies.  
I like a tandem nymph rig in the deeper pools using an assassin, FB PT, or crystal leech as the upper-put an egg, or smaller Assassin as the dropper. Flows are low here (40 CFS) with aquatic weeds an issue in the lower sections below the Benton Crossing Bridge.
McGee Creek proper has some small browns and a few decent rainbows.
Dry dropper rigs, and nymphing with FB PT’s, Assassins, & olive crystal caddis below an Under-cator, or hi-vis caddis or hi-vis para BWO will work. Some really nice fish working the inlet to the lake. Use mayfly/callibaetis adults and sight fish to risers.

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 night crawlers below a bobber will catch fish.

PLEASANT VALLEY RESERVOIR, CALIF:
Tom Loe of the Sierra Drifters Guide Service (760-935-4250) (www.sierradrifters.com) reports:
Pleasant Valley Reservoir: Levels are receding again. 4381′ currently. This is on the low side and you there will be some mud to deal with in the transition section.
The small river section has been best for numbers of smaller rainbows, & browns-use dry/dropper bead head nymph combos here.
Forget fishing the river, or inlet if the hydro station is ramped up due to hydro power generation which can happen at any time.  
Heavy weeds are now present in the transition section near the inlet, and along the lakes shoreline.
Stimulators, hi-vis para BWO’s, or hi-vis caddis may be used as the upper fly-use crystal olive caddis larva, flashback PT’s, Assassins, broken back or crystal tiger & zebra midges as your dropper bead head nymph.
Tubing  has really picked up from the launch ramp, up to the inlet section.
Streamers like Loebergs, Agent Orange, Crystal leeches, & Spruce-A-Bu’s will get you into some nice browns, & larger bows in the rez proper.
Use a full sinking, or heavy sink tip line to get down 10-15 feet quickly.
You can also fish “Crowley midge style” in the rez near the drop-offs.
Fish chironomid patterns below an Under-cator.
Gillies, broken back midges, crystal emergers & pupa patterns. Tiger & zebra midges are always a solid choice for your larva pattern. This fishery is open year around.
The Gorge: Definite alternative if it gets nasty in the high country.
The Gorge could be classified as the true “tailwater” from Crowley Lake. The fish here are all wild browns with a large one going 16 inches. Moderate/difficult hiking is required to access the more secluded sections.
Watch out for rattlers.
Rock hopping and bush whacking can be expected.
Dry/dropper bead head nymph combos work well in the deeper pools.
Use PT’s, Assassin birds nest, broken back midges, tiger midges, & crystal olive larva patterns as the nymphs.
Hi-vis para BWO’s, Stimulators, parachute midge adults, & elk caddis, & hi-vis caddis are good choices for your dry fly.
Pack in water, have cleated wading boots and a stout staff. 2-4wt. rods are perfect for this water. Snakes may be out early!

PYRAMID LAKE, WASHOE COUNTY, NEV:
Closed

SACRAMENTO RIVER (LOWER), CALIF:
Kirk and Lisa Portocarrero at outdooradventures@sacriverguide.com and www.sacriverguide.com (1-800-670-4448) report:
King Salmon: August 10, 2015 King Salmon fishing on the Sacramento River. 
The salmon fishing is picking up a bit since the openers. More salmon on the way. 
2 to 5 fish days most days now. Still up and down but salmon fishing is improving daily. 
Hooked 5 fish today and brought in all 5 today. Great size already, salmon are 15 to 25 average size now.
The salmon will continue to make their way up river. 
Bouncing roe and back trolling Flatfish lures is way to go to bring in to big guys. We are fishing every day.

SACRAMENTO RIVER (LOWER), CALIF:
Kirk and Lisa Portocarrero at outdooradventures@sacriverguide.com and www.sacriverguide.com (1-800-670-4448) report:
As of  August 8, 2015 water flow is currently 7,200 CFS and steady.
Lower Sacramento River fishing report - Lower Sacramento River Rainbow trout fishing has been fantastic.
Water is clear and low, remaining the same for the last month.
Temps are cooling down. Mornings and afternoon trips have been great. 
We are fishing from Bonneyview Bridge to Jellys Ferry Bridge is excellent. The upper section that was closed is now open above Hwy 44 bridge. 
In early morning, fish are being caught in the shallow choppy waters around the Redding area, and middle of the day fish are moving into the deeper water. 
The largest fish have been caught the last few days in the Bonneyview area. Working great is egg pattern, Cinnamon Pupa, and  PMD’s. Dry flies late afternoon, last hour. We are spin fishing and fly fishing.

SAN JOAQUIN RIVER, CALIF:
Tom Loe of the Sierra Drifters Guide Service (760-935-4250) (www.sierradrifters.com) reports:
San Joaquin River: Fair amount of smoke from fires on the west side at times.
Flows have really dropped recently; the wild fish are hiding in the deepest pools and runs.
The trout are eager to hit most surface imitations in the No. 14-18 range.  
I like hi-vis para mayflies, Stimulators, and  hi-vis caddis patterns as a point fly.
Tie a two foot dropper off the hook bend and add a blue winged olive or natural caddis adult.  Dry/dry tandems are effective and can really help you see you imitations in riffle water, or shadows.

SHASTA LAKE, CALIF:
Kirk and Lisa Portocarrero at outdooradventures@sacriverguide.com and www.sacriverguide.com (1-800-670-4448) report:
August 8, 2015  Shasta Lake guided fishing, Northern California fishing Lake Shasta. 
Offer daily guided fishing on Lake Shasta. 
For Shasta Lake fishing, We are catching Rainbow Trout and King salmon, trolling Shasta Lake main body, Rainbow trout fishing is excellent!  
Fishing has been amazing! Limits of fish daily.
We are fishing 35 to 100 ft deep depending on the time of the day. 
Early morning fish are ranging from 35 to 50 ft deep, Mid day 80 to 100 ft deep using triple teasers and rolling shad. 
Wow great days on the lake right now.

LAKE TAHOE:
A report of a 10 pound Mackinaw caught at the Tahoe City Shelf while trolling an Apex lure at a depth of 140 feet.

TRINITY RIVER, CALIF:
Kirk and Lisa Portocarrero at outdooradventures@sacriverguide.com and www.sacriverguide.com (1-800-670-4448) report:
August 7, 2015 Fishing report 
Trinity River flows at 450 CFS and steady.
We are fishing the Trinity River for King salmon and producing a couple salmon a day.
Fishing is a little slow but this is to be expected, more salmon will move up over the next few weeks.
Catching a few steelhead. 
Trinity River fishing is conveniently located 40 minutes West of Redding, CA  fishing from the town of Weaverville, California.

TWIN LAKES, CALIF:
Jim Reid of Ken’s Sporting Goods Store in Bridgeport (760- 932-7707) (www.kenssport.com) reports:
August 09, 2015  
The Twins are hanging in there with some really nice fish still, it doesn't seem like there's huge numbers being caught but there's certainly some very good quality fish being caught.
Upper produced at least one 5+ pound brown and several 4 to 7 pound rainbows that we know of and the Lower produced at least a dozen rainbows in the 3 to 7 pound range that we know of.
Trolling deep with Tasmanian Devils, Rapalas and Needlefish has been good, as well as bait fishing with mice tails, power bait and crawlers.
Fly anglers are having a little bit of a tougher go but the ones fishing fast sinking lines with streamers are pulling in some fish.               

VIRGINIA LAKES, CALIF:  
Jim Reid of Ken’s Sporting Goods Store in Bridgeport (760- 932-7707) (www.kenssport.com) reports:
August 09, 2015  
The Virginias have been a little hit and miss again this week but on the hit days it's been pretty good. Bait anglers have been doing the best with mice tails, power bait and crawlers, fly anglers are doing well with beetles and ants on top as well as simi seal leeches, seal buggers, stillwater nymphs and matukas underneath. Lure anglers are catching some fish early and late in the day with roostertails, kastmasters and thomas bouyants.  

VIRGINIA LAKES, CALIF:
John and Carolyn Webb of the Virginia Lakes Resort (760-647-6484) (vir@qnet.com) report:
DFW planted 300 pounds. It's been basically slow all over the county due to the warmer water temperature until the lakes were stocked. 
Also, Desert Springs stocked on the 30th with the County Trophy Program with lots of trophies coming out in both Big and Little Virginia.

BAIT: Orange power bait worms, glitter orange power bait, mice-tails pink/white head tan/red head, and especially inflated crawlers all did well in taking fish.  Other bait working, orange powerbait, hatchery pellet powerbait.

LURES: The best action was on silver/blue Kastmaster's, but gold has also been working; some success on Red Devil's and gold/red stripe Hot Shot, also the redhead gold Super Duper.  Also red/gold Buoyant took a few trophies this week.

FLY AND BUBBLE:  The main hatch had been small surface midges and a few mayflies until emergers started their climb to the top and the Grey Hackle Peacock, Green Body mosquito, Grizzly King and Cowdung.

FLY RODS: Black or olive bead-head wooly buggers were seeing action, also try Hornberg's either plain or the rainbow version, also try an olive cone-head mini-leech. 
Droppers might get more action, and change 'em up often if no takes, unless you are looking for rotator cuff surgery in the near future.
Caddis Larvae, Callibaetis and small dragonflies are all getting bit. 
When is someone going to tie a fly that looks like a "Mice Tail"?????  Yes, the Senyo Wiggle Tail is close in thought but not in materials.

BACKCOUNTRY:  Is fishing well using dry flies with a bubble or fly rod on black ants, small #14 Dave's Hoppers, lures and worms. Please keep only what you can eat, it is a valuable resource.

WALKER RIVER, EAST, CALIF:
Jim Reid of Ken’s Sporting Goods Store in Bridgeport (760- 932-7707) (www.kenssport.com) reports:
East Walker River:
August 09, 2015 
The East is running at 43 CFS right now, the water temperatures are still hanging in there and the fish are still very healthy.
Water temps are in the high 60's thanks to the cooler summer temperatures we've been having so far this season, hopefully that will last for another 3 or 4 weeks then we'll be over the hump and the weather overall should start cooling down going into Fall.
There seems to be a bunch of nice rainbows in the upper mile of the river right now, I'd guess they've been coming out of the reservoir periodically and are now hanging out in some of the deeper holes in the mile.
Anglers who have been doing the best on both the upper and lower sections in California and the Nevada section have been using san juan worms, buckskin caddis, fox's poopah, lafontaine's sparkle pupa, swimming caddis, mercury midge, rainbow warrior, zebra midge, dark lord, copper john, madam x, stimulator, fat albert and chubby chernobyl.                      
Sceirine Ranch:
August 09, 2015  
We haven't had anyone on the ranch this week so the fish should be rested up and ready for some action!! Give us a call if you want to spend some time on the private water!

WALKER RIVER, EAST, CALIF:
Tom Loe of the Sierra Drifters Guide Service (760-935-4250) (www.sierradrifters.com) reports:
East Walker River 8/11/15
Running at 43 CFS. Trout fishing is slow.
This fishery is open year around with special regs in place.

WALKER RIVER, WEST, CALIF:
Jim Reid of Ken’s Sporting Goods Store in Bridgeport (760- 932-7707) (www.kenssport.com) reports:
August 09, 2015  
The West is still having very good action with bait like salmon eggs and crawlers. Lure anglers are using Panther Martins and Roostertails. Fly anglers are using dry/dropper rigs with fat alberts, madam x, stimulators, humpy's and hoppers on top and prince nymphs, hare's ears, copper johns and pheasant tails underneath. We haven't seen any of the huge 8 or 9 pounders this week but there's lots of quality fish being caught.

— Don Quilici is the Outdoor editor for Carson Now. He can be reached at donquilici@hotmail.com.