EAST WALKER RIVER          

The East is running at 1090 cfs right now, the road to the Nevada side of the river is still closed due to flooding and sections of road getting somewhat washed out, we did hear that they are going to start work on fixing the road tomorrow so hopefully once they get started it won’t take too long.  I would expect the river to be very high for the opener, likely 800+cfs which makes it extremely difficult to fish, on a positive note, when the run-off starts to come down and it becomes more fishable, it will have been cleaned out nicely probably be mostly silt and weed free for a while. 

SCEIRINE RANCH        

Unfortunately you can’t get to the Sceirine right now due to the road closure, we’ll keep you posted when we hear anything about the road re-opening.                    

BRIDGEPORT RESERVOIR           

Closed to fishing until April 29, 2023           

KIRMAN LAKE                     

Closed to fishing until April 29, 2023       

TWIN LAKES                       

Closed to fishing until April 29, 2023                                                  

WEST WALKER RIVER                

The West is open to catch and release fishing with only artificial lures with barbless hooks this time of the year. We haven’t heard of any fishing activity there lately but when the weather warms up a bit at some point hopefully we’ll get some reports to pass on. It sounds like it’s pretty high and muddy right now, these conditions will likely last for a couple months until the snow run-off is done for the season. We’ll try to keep you up to date on how the water conditions are going up there.                           

VIRGINIA LAKES              

Closed to fishing until April 29, 2023                            

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RANDOM INFORMATION: 

As of today: Highway 395 South of Bridgeport is open with no restrictions or delays. Highway 395 North of Bridgeport is open but there is a small stretch near Topaz Lake that has just 1 lane open with a timed stoplight to let vehicles through, most times I’ve been through there the wait is less than 5 minutes or so. Highway 182 and Nevada Highway 338 are still closed, they are turning vehicles around at the CA/NV state line on the South end and near Wellington on the North end, this closure will likely be a while, we did hear that they are going to start work on fixing the road tomorrow so hopefully it won’t take too long once they get going.  

The Twins still have quite a bit of ice on them but it’s melting very fast. The resort/marina owners on both Upper and Lower Twin are working very hard trying to get the ice broken up so it can melt by next weekend, hopefully they will be successful. It sounds like both the marinas are now ice free which usually lends itself to the rest of the lakes breaking up as well. It’s been pretty warm the last couple days and is expected to be warm the rest of the week so this will help melt that ice quickly. Bridgeport Reservoir is now about 70% ice free, Chase from Bridgeport Marina and Campground said the “Bathtub” launching area is now clear so I’m sure by the opener Bridgeport will probably be 100% ice free and you’ll be able to launch your boat as well. 

Businesses around town are all opening up or getting ready to open up for the season and everyone is very excited that the sun is shining! Last night we had our annual 4th of July fundraising dinner to raise money for the fireworks and it seemed to be a great success, lots of folks came out for a nice dinner, raffle and auction. It’s been a long Winter around here and everyone is eager to get out and enjoy some sunshine without having to shovel snow!!