KINNEY RESERVOIR--Editor Bill Karr fished here last Friday and caught a quick limit of 12- to 13-inch trout on rainbow Gulp! and Mepp's spinners off the dam. No crowds at all on the holiday weekend but the road into the lake is very narrow, twisty, and dangerous which could explain the lack of pressure.

LAKE TAHOE--Mack bite has been sporadic. Mickey Daniels had 11 fish, 5 to 7 1/2 pounds, in the boat and lost 8 others one day and only picked up 3 small fish the next. Fish are shallow early with multiple strikes coming in deeper water, 200 to 400 feet deep. Sling Blades and minnows are working best.

LOON LAKE--This lake has been fishing very well. One troller reported catching 20 fish from 12 to 16 inches on a variety of dodger/ lure combos.

RED LAKE--Lots of anglers over the weekend, but there is a big algae bloom causing the water to look like pea soup reducing visibility to less than one foot, according to a drive-by report from staffer Bill Karr.

SILVER LAKE--Lots of boats on the lake and the shoreline at the dam was shoulder-to-shoulder with anglers taking advantage of plants last week. Planted for the weekend crowds.

STAMPEDE RESERVOIR--Kokanee action has picked up again, especially on the back side of the island where there is more plankton blooming. Dark colors are working best, blacks and purples, at 30 to 60 feet for 12- to 16-inch fish, with limits fairly common.

TOPAZ LAKE--Warm weather has driven the fish back to the cooler inlet area for boaters anchoring and soaking Power Bait and worms. Rainbows are running 14 to 16 inches, but limits are getting harder to come by with the hot weather. It's supposed to cool down some this week, so maybe the bite will improve. Lots of recreational boat traffic makes the fishing tougher, too.

TRUCKEE RIVER--Flows are good and the Special Regulation Section is fishing very well. Fish are running 10 to 20 inches and hitting caddis patterns in green. Use caddis pupas during the day and dries after 6 p.m.. There are also some yellow stones and PMDs coming off in the evenings. Lure tossers are doing well with Panther Martins and small Needlefish with a small splitshot attached 6 inches above the spoon to aid in casting. Run these offerings through the fast water early and late in dark colors.

UNION VALLEY RESERVOIR--Trolling was reported to be good with macks up to 24 inches coming in this past week.

WEST WALKER RIVER--River received a big plant on June 29 and the "How Big Is Big Fishing Derby" is in full swing. A 5.2-pound rainbow was weighed in this past weekend along with 10 fish from 3 to 4 pounds. The river will get a load of 5-pound Alpers trout on July 13th to supplement the action for the derby that runs all month. Most fish are being caught on salmon eggs, worms and Panther Martins.

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AMADOR LAKE--Some big catfish showing again, with an 11 pounder eating chicken liver, and a 9 pounder hitting a Rooster Tail. The full moon brought out an equally full contingent of bass anglers who said the action was high, but offered no details on how to incite that action. Normal night offerings are jigs and large plastic worms.

CAMANCHE LAKE--Lake managers have axed the use of live minnows, frogs and crawdads, and any live bait brought to the lake in water. In addition, the marinas will no longer sell live minnows. The new EBMUD rule went into affect June 9, 2009, although marina personnel just became aware of it. The rule addresses the potential ability of quagga and zebra mussels to spread in the water used to keep the baits alive. Catfish and trout were the big draws, with trollers fishing 35 to 50 feet down for the rainbows. Catfish have been taking baits like mackerel in rocky areas 10 to 25 feet down.

DON PEDRO RESERVOIR--Not many trollers fishing the lake, but guide Monte Smith of Gold Country Sportfishing said the top bets are targeting the kokanee near Jenkins Hill, Big Oak Island or the Graveyard area between 75 and 90 feet down. Kings are down over 100 feet, and can be tempted with frozen shad rigged to slow-roll. Smith said to watch for the kings around the kokanee schools, only deeper.