Two 10-pounders at Pyramid

Special Note: The 2000 California fishing season will open on Saturday morning.

ALPINE LAKE: No report.

BLUE LAKES (UPPER AND LOWER):

Upper Blue Lake: No Report.

Lower Blue Lake: No Report.

BOCA RESERVOIR: "Father Murphy" faxed this report, "The best area is from the front of the boat ramp to the campground. Troll for Kokanee salmon at a depth of 14-24 feet with Super Kokanee Bugs with hot tail and glow beads."

BRIDGEPORT RESERVOIR: Ice-Free.

CAPLES LAKE: No report.

CARSON-ICEBERG WILDERNESS AREA: No report.

CARSON RIVERS (EAST AND WEST) IN CALIF.:

East Carson River: No report.

West Carson River: No report.

CONVICT LAKE AND CONVICT CREEK:

Convict Lake: Ice-free.

Convict Creek: Steady flow of water with lots of 5-8 pound rainbows.

CRATER LAKE: No report.

CROWLEY LAKE: Ice-Free. Fish Camp opens on Thursday at 6 a.m.

DAVIS LAKE: No report.

DESOLATION WILDERNESS AREA: No report.

EAGLE LAKE: Closed until the Saturday before Memorial Day.

EMIGRANT LAKE: No report.

FRENCHMAN RESERVOIR: Wiggin's Trading Post at Chicoot, Calif., gave this report, "Shore fishing has been good at Snallygaster and Turkey Point this week. Trollers are catching limits at Lunker Point and the old boat ramp area."

FROG LAKE: No report.

GREEN CREEK-DYNAMO POND: No report.

HEENAN LAKE: Closed until the Friday before Labor Day.

HOBART RESERVOIR: Closed until May 1.

HOOVER WILDERNESS AREA: No report.

INDIAN CREEK RESERVOIR: Dave Kirby of the Woodfords General Store said, "The fishing has been good. Saturday was very windy. On Sunday, a shore fisherman caught a 2.5 pounder on Power Bait, in addition to two other trout. The reservoir will stocked on Tuesday by both the state and the county."

JUNE LAKE LOOP (GRANT-GULL-JUNE-SILVER LAKES-RUSH CREEK):

Grant Lake: Ice-free. Stocked with Alpers Trophy trout.

Gull Lake: Ice-free. Stocked with Alpers Trophy trout.

June Lake: Ice-free. Stocked with Alpers Trophy trout.

Silver Lake: Ice-free. Stocked with Alpers Trophy trout.

Rush Creek: Stocked with Alpers Trophy trout.

KINNEY RESERVOIR: No report.

KIRMAN (CARMEN) LAKE: No report.

LOBDELL LAKE: No report.

LUNDY LAKE: No report.

MAMMOTH LAKES AREA:

George Lake: Road closed at Twin Lakes. Still frozen.

Mamie Lake: Same as George Lake.

Mary Lake: Same as George Lake.

Twin Lakes: Mostly open water.

Mammoth Creek: Plenty of rainbow planters near Mammoth Creek Park.

MARKLEEVILLE CREEK: No report.

MOKELUMNE WILDERNESS AREA: No report.

NORTH POND: No report.

OWENS RIVER:

Benton Crossing (Up): No report.

Benton Crossing (Down): No report.

POORE-SECRET-ROOSEVELT-LANE LAKES: No report.

PYRAMID LAKE: The Gilly Sporting Goods Store in Sparks gave this report, "The fly anglers are doing real good. One fly fisherman caught two 10-pounders in one day on a tan colored beetle pattern fly at the south end of the "Nets."

Both the fly fishermen and the spincasters are "slamming" then at the north and the south end of the Nets. They are using various flies, hair jigs and lures.

Boaters have been catching cutthroat in the 18-20 inch class and they have been having 20 fish days."

RAYMOND LAKE: No report.

RED LAKE: No report.

SACRAMENTO RIVER: No report.

SCOTT LAKE: No report.

SILVER LAKE: No report.

SILVER CREEK: No report.

SOUTH-NORTH-INTAKE 2-BISHOP CREEK (WEST OF BISHOP):

South Lake: No report.

North Lake: No report.

Intake No. 2: No report.

Sabrina Lake: No report.

Bishop Creek: No report.

STAMPEDE RESERVOIR: "Father Murphy" faxed this report, "The best area is from the front of the boat ramp to Sagehen. Troll for Kokanee salmon at a depth of 18-28 feet with Super Kokanee Bugs with hot tail and glow beads."

LAKE TAHOE - North Shore: Mickey Daniels of Mickey's Big Mack Charters reported, "Limits of average sized Mackinaw trout, up to 6 pounds. Fishing in 250-450 feet of water, very early in the morning, in front of the Carnelian Bay-King's Beach area. Trolling with Herring Dodger flasher blades with pearl-colored Apex lures or live minnows."

LAKE TAHOE - SOUTH SHORE: This report from the Sportsmen's Sporting Goods Store at South Lake Tahoe, "Fishing has been good for average sized Mackinaw trout. Last week, Mike Nielsen of the Tahoe Topliners caught a 9-pound German brown while toplining with a Rapala lure in the Cave Rock area. The Nevada Division of Wildlife planted rainbows in the Cave Rock and the Sand Harbor areas last Friday."

TAMARACK-SUNSET LAKES: No report.

TOPAZ LAKE: Linda Fields of the Topaz Marina checked in with this report, "Nothing exciting but the fishing has been steady. It was windy on Saturday. The boaters are using Needlefish and Rapala lures or flasher blades with nightcrawlers to catch rainbow trout in the 1-pound class.

Shore fishing has been very quiet."

UPPER TWIN LAKE-LOWER TWIN LAKE-ROBINSON CREEK: Ice-free.

VIRGINIA LAKES AND VIRGINIA CREEK:

Virginia Lakes: No report.

Virginia Creek: No report.

WALKER LAKE: Bob Tompkins of the Gun and Tackle Store in Hawthorne said, "It was a little slow on Saturday and Sunday. The fishermen have been averaging two fish per day. The trout are either little dinks, up to about 1.5 pounds, or a horse. A California boater caught a 9-pounder on the east side with a Chartreuse/red dot lure. He was trolling by the buoy line."

WALKER RIVERS (EAST-WEST-LITTLE):

East Walker River: Produced lots of nice rainbows, up to 1.25 pounds and some German brown trout, up to 3.75 pounds. The best results were by anglers in chest waders, who were spincasting with Fire-Tiger Krocodile or yellow Roostertail lures. Don Quilici, outdoor editor for the Nevada Appeal, caught and released 17 rainbows with a Krocodile lure. Don Hettrick caught a 3-pound, 7.5-ounce German brown on a yellow Roostertail lure.

West Walker River: No report.

Little Walker River: No report.

WILDHORSE RESERVOIR: Dennis Dunn of the Wildhorse Resort reported, "Fishing is excellent. The fishermen are catching mostly rainbows, a sprinkling of German browns and some big channel cats. They are using a combination of worms and corn.

Shore fishing has been the best.

Anthony Rowelek, age 9, of Spring Creek caught a 10-pound, 6-ounce channel cat, shore fishing up in the inlet of the Owhyee River."

WINNEMUCCA LAKE: No report.

WOODS LAKE: No report.

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK: No report. Tioga Pass Road is still closed.