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It is Winter up here on Lake Tahoe, but mother nature most not of been informed of this. We have no snow here with beautiful Fall like days with temps reaching into the 50's. This has all equated to excellent Lake Trout (aka Mackinaw) fishing on Tahoe! I've been out nearly on a daily basis with clients that came to the area to find no snow that wanted to salvage there vacation with a exciting outdoor activity. Well the Mackinaw definitely added the excitement with 12 - 25 fish per 1/2 day trip ranging anywhere from 2 - 10 lbs. They've been taken both by trolling and jigging lures in 160 - 240 ft of water. The bite has just been outstanding! With the extended weather forecast still showing no snow with light winds I have a feeling there's plenty more of this to come. Go fish and fish hard!

With the water temps cooling dropping down into lower 50's have sparked the shallow water bite. Rainbows, Mackinaw, and a sprinkling of both Browns and the newly planted Cutthroats have all been taken of late. The Rainbows, Browns, & Cutthroats have all been taken toplinig live baits and plugs on long setbacks in 15 - 40 ft of water. Most of the fish have been in the 1 - 4 lb range with some the bigger ones up to the 6 lb class. It is good to see the Cutthroat Trout, which were planted earlier in the year, flourishing in the lake. They've been grownig and look healthy. These fish have all been released to aid in there come back on Lake Tahoe! The Lake Trout (aka Mackinaw) fishing has also been solid with easy limits coming from 160 - 220 ft of water on both jigs and trolled lures. These fish have mainly been running in the 2 - 7 lb range, but there have also been some larger fish taken in the shallows up to 15 lbs. Go fish and fish hard!

The Lake Trout (aka Mackinaw) bite has really picked up in the past few days with quick limits coming in the early morning hours. The fish have been in the 3 - 8 lb range with a larger one showing up here and there! The fish have still been mostly taken in depths ranging from 160 - 220 ft on jigs and trolled lures. As far as the shallows go they should start picking up soon with the Fall nearing, which means cooler water temps and Rainbow Trout hitting the shallows to feed. For more updated fishing reports and photos please check us out on Facebook. The link is on the upper right corner of this website. Go fish and fish hard!!

The Mackinaw (aka Lake Trout) bite continues to be good to very good with 12 - 22 fish outings the norm ranging from 2 - 8 lbs with an occasional larger model thrown in here and there. The fish have still been mostly taken in depths ranging from 160 - 220 ft on jigs and trolled lures. As far as the shallow water bite goes we're hoping that it may finally get going here for Browns, Rainbows, and larger Mackinaw. It snowed here just up to a few days ago and the water temp is still down around 48 degrees as of today, but with warmer days and high pressure forecasted the water temps will start rising and hopefully the shallow bite along with it. For more updated fishing reports and photos please check us out on Facebook. The link is on the upper right corner of this website. Go fish and fish hard!!

Been having 12 - 20 fish (Lake Trout aka Mackinaw) days trolling semi deep with lures and live bait along with vertical jigging techniques for fish ranging from 3 - 8 lbs for the most part. As far as the shallow water bite goes for both Rainbow & Brown Trout along with Mackinaw it is really just getting going. We've been managing fish (Rainbows & Browns) in the shallows with every attempt, but this bite will only improve as the water starts warming. The temp is currently at 44 degrees, but with forecasts of warmer days to come the water temp will only rise, which will really get the shallow water bite going. May & June should be great months for hitting the shallows with light tackle and gear! Also, for those of you who are on Facebook please check out our page for more current reports, photos, and specials. Go fish and fish hard!

Been making it out with clients over the past few weeks whenever mother nature decides not to blow us off the lake. Though, getting a little to moderate wind, chop, rain, and/or snow has paid off big of late on the water. Even with the storms continuing to roll thru the area the lake temps have slowly been rising into the upper 40's, which has helped turn on the shallow water Lake Tahoe topline bite for both the Browns and the Macks along with a sprinkling of Rainbows. The majority of the Browns have been in the 3 - 7 lb range and have been taken ripping plugs on a long 250 - 350 ft topline and slow trolling live minnows behind dodges and sidekicks in 15 - 35 ft of water. I have a feeling that with the full moon approaching later next week and with the forecasted weather report (more of mother nature) we may see a double digit Brown or two come out of Tahoe. Larger Mackinaw have also made there shallow water debut of late, which has kept toplining larger plugs (Trophy Sticks, AC Plugs, Spro's BBZ Trout, etc.) very interesting and rewarding. Most of these fish are going 4 - 10 lbs., but had a couple larger fish at around the 14 - 16 lb range. As far as the Rainbows go I would rate the actions only as fair. Been getting a few here and there, but with really no consistency as of yet. Most fish have been taken slow trolling minnows and dodgers / flashers/ sidekicks, along with a few on the toplined plugs. Though this should change as the fish start coming back down from the rivers into the lake from there Spring spawning rituals. Also, an increase in water temp and presence of more minnows in the shallows should also help with the Rainbow bite. If you'd like to view this report with photos attached please copy and paste the following link to your browser. It will take you to the Fish Sniffer Forums page; http://www.fishsniffer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=82221 So come out and join me for a Lake Tahoe fishing trip!

After spending the last 4 months down in Mexico running a brand new 63 footer "Salty" and putting the hurt to 70 - 240# Yellowfin Tuna, or was it the Tuna putting the hurt to me?, I finally made it back home to Tahoe! I couldn't pull my boat out of storage fast enough and get it up to the lake where I had her up in running in no time flat in preparation for my weekend charters. Had clients out the mornings of the 17th and 18th with good action on Mackinaw in both shallow and deep water using a variety of methods. Jigging in 150 - 180 ft of water produced well early with fish ranging from 3 - 5 lbs with one going nearly 12 lbs, which was caught by Joe Harney. Slow trolling Flatfish also produced fish in the the 3 -5 lb range in the same depths. The wind picked up pretty good on Sunday morning so we switched over to a faster troll up in the shallows with AC Plugs, which also paid off with fish up to 9 lbs. Also, gave the trout a shot in the shallows Saturday AM with live minnows and dodgers, sidekicks, flashers, etc. a couple smaller Rainbows and one Brown landed to 2 lbs. All and all not a bad weekend of fishing to kick off my Tahoe season! If you'd like to view this report with photos attached please copy and paste the following link to your browser. It will take you to the Fish Sniffer Forums page; http://www.fishsniffer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80598lowing link into your browser;

The Mackinaw (Lake Trout) bite has continued to be good to very good with 12 - 20 fish outings the norm. These fish for the most part have been in the 2 - 8 lb range with an occasional larger one showing up. These fish have been taken mostly in depths from 160 - 220 ft on jigs and trolled lures. As far as the shallow water bite goes it should really start picking up here. As of this report the water temp is still around 48 degrees, but with Winter finally stepping back and warmer days forecasted we should finally get into some more consistent shallow water fishing action for Browns, Rainbows, and larger Mackinaw. For even more updated reports and photos please check us out on Facebook (link on top of the page). Go fish and fish hard!!