TRUCKEE - Donner Lake: Fishing remains solid. Mackinaw are hanging deeper—50 to 150 feet—and responding well to larger plugs and slow-trolled spoons. Shore anglers are connecting with rainbows near China Cove and the west-end ramps using worms, PowerBait, and spinners. Early and late in the day remain best before boat traffic picks up.

Boca Reservoir: Fishing remains good, though the boat ramp is now closed. Surface temps are in the 50s, and trout are active near the dam and west-end creek. Kokanee have fully colored and are no longer biting. The reservoir is sitting at roughly 60% capacity.

Stampede Reservoir: Trout fishing has been steady. Rainbows and browns are being caught along the n...