Category Archives: Sierra

Trout fishing is improving daily at Eagle Lake. We are still experiencing Indian Summer daytime temperatures, but the cooler temperatures at night are moving more and more fish into shallower water. We are catching limits most trips of fish from 2 1/2 to 4 lbs. A few 5 lb Eagle Lake Trout have recently been […]

The water temperature at Lake Davis has cooled down to 58 degrees and trout fishing for trollers has shifted into high gear. “Boaters are experiencing the top fishing while trolling at 6 to 18 feet in the main creek channel,” said Jeanne Graham at the J&J Grizzly Country Store. “Most anglers are catching their limits. […]

There is still no precipitation here in Plumas County with none in sight for the next seven days. Afternoon temperatures are reaching into the 70’s while night time temps are in the high 30s. Shorter days and cooler mornings have water temps hovering in the low 60s. We should see high 50 degree water temps […]

The staff at Tahoe Sportfishing is targeting mackinaw with limit style results, but they are also reporting bonus browns and rainbows.The macks are chunky fish that average a solid 3 pounds and range up to 10. Tahoe Sportfishing skippers are experimenting with various lures, but the go to offering remains a threaded minnow teamed with […]

We are fully into fall fishing now with mixed sizes of fish and really great midge fishing on our local lakes. Nighttime temperatures have now dipped into the cooler sides with some mornings in the 30’s, which quickly warm up by mid-morning to the 70’s. Fall is a special time in the eastern sierra as […]

Eagle Lake is virtually the same temperature from top to bottom and the trout fishing is really ramping up as a result.“I fished Eagle Lake for 3 days last week with my brother Mark and we landed a total of 17 trout from about 2 pounds to 4.5 pounds. We kept three fish to eat […]

“My wife Jamie and I just returned from a week of fishing at Tahoe,” reported Fish Sniffer reader Jayce McCormick of Citrus Heights. “The fishing at Tahoe was very good for both kokanee and mackinaw.” “The kokanee schools were scattered at the south end of Tahoe and they were aggressive. Red Wedding Rings and Orange […]

The calendar shows fall is a few short weeks away, my thermometer says different. We are expecting temps to reach the 100 degree mark today and tomorrow with temps dropping into the 80’s the balance of the week. Water temps continue to hover in the mid-seventies and lake level continues to drop. We expect the […]