Donner Lake Fish Report

With the cooler temperatures, the rainbow trout fishing at Donner Lake has been good

Donner Lake - Truckee, CA

by Mountain Hardware & Sports
8-21-2024
(530) 587–4844
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With the cooler temperatures, the rainbow trout fishing at Donner Lake has been good. The lake was stocked as recently as a month ago, but there are still plenty of fish to be caught. Using Powerbait and worms off the bottom is the way to go right now, with fish ranging from 12 to 16 inches. The best fishing at Donner Lake is by the west end boat ramp. Trolling for mackinaw trout has been slow here, but the kokanee bite has been good in 40 feet of water. The kokanee are averaging 12 to 13 inches. As of now, Donner Lake is at 84% capacity.

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Mountain Hardware Reports

for Wednesday, August 21st

Boca Reservoir: The resident brown and rainbow trout are starting to move into the shallows
Stampede Reservoir: At Stampede anglers are finding success fishing for kokanee
Prosser Creek: At the moment, fishing at Prosser Creek Reservoir can be hit or miss
Truckee River: The Truckee River is flowing out of Lake Tahoe at 260 CFS
Little Truckee River: The current flow on the Little Truckee River is approximately 62 CFS

Mountain Hardware Reports

for Thursday, August 8th

Donner Lake: Some good fishing near the boat ramp and creek mouth
Boca Reservoir: Boca Reservoir Report
Stampede Reservoir: Currently, at Stampede Reservoir, the Kokanee are biting at around 70 feet depth
Prosser Reservoir: Fishing at Prosser Creek Reservoir has been great
Jackson Meadows Reservoir: Water is warm and the fishing has been slow here
Truckee River: Water temperatures are relatively the same as last week on the Truckee River
Little Truckee River: Currently, the most effective fishing technique for the Little Truckee River is dry fly fishing