Fishing Report - July 19, 2026

The river is running at about 145 cfs today, it's had a few flow changes this past week but that didn't seem to have any affect on the fishing. Water temps are still in the 60's, low 60's in the mornings and high 60's in the evenings, we're recommending staying off the water midday to give the fish a rest during these warmer weeks. Mornings and evenings have been producing some good fish for most anglers with good reports coming in from both straight nymphing as well as fishing dry/dropper rigs. Not much news about any streamer action lately. Some fly suggestions: perdigon, darth baetis, rainbow warrior, hare's ear, zebra midge, silver streak, rubberleg stimulator, chubby chernobyl, naked chernobyl, hoppers. 

The ranch is still fishing well with good reports coming in during the mornings and evenings just like the California side. Much of the same patterns are working on the ranch, the only thing I might add would be some Pat's rubber legs. 

We had clients on the pond this week on several different days and all of them did very well with anglers reporting double digit fish to the net most every day, it sounds like the weeds are still growing and the fishable water is shrinking a bit but there is still enough clear space to have a great time. Damsel nymphs, small leeches and soft hackles are the ticket still out there.  

                                                                                                                                      Below is the report from June 07, 2026 for reference:

We received a couple of complaints about the weeds on the pond this week so I took some time this morning and went out there myself to have a go. There are definitely a lot of weeds in the pond right now, launching my tube was a little difficult as there are some thick matts of weeds up against the North shore, likely from the wind blowing the weeds up there after mowing. Once I got out 20 or 30 feet I noticed it was really too weedy to fish, my plan was to just kick around the pond looking for some water that was somewhat weed free. As I moved towards the West side of the pond I ran into a pretty good clearing and started throwing some casts with a small leech pattern and a soft hackle dropper, first or second cast I got hit, a couple casts later I hooked and landed a nice 16" rainbow. I fished this area for a half hour or so and landed 2 more fish, farmed 3 or 4 and got hit several more times without hooking up. I moved on to see what kind of shape the rest of the pond was in, as I kicked over to the South side it was very weedy, too weedy to really bother fishing then when I got over to the East side I ran into another much larger clear area and in short order was able to catch a couple more 14" to 16" bows and farm several more. All in all I'd say there is about 10 or 15% of the pond that is fishable, I did hook up some weeds now and then but it wasn't that bad in the more clear areas. That being said I would let you know that if you're willing to tolerate these conditions you should be able to have a pretty good time on the pond. I'll try to keep a close eye on the conditions and if it gets bad enough that there are no clear areas to fish I'll let you know. 

The reservoir is still producing nice fish every day with the largest one we saw this week weighing in at just over 7 pounds. Bait fishing in the channels in Buckeye Bay, the East Walker channel and some off of Rainbow Point has been the best method, however there are still a diehards trolling and picking up some fish as well. Not much news from the shore this time of the year, likely the shore fishing won't pick up until late in the season. Typical baits like garlic power bait, mice tails, pinched crawlers and inflated crawlers are all doing well, and for trolling it's been night crawlers, small Rapalas and speedy shiners. 

We didn't hear any news from Kirman this past week, if we hear anything this coming week we'll let you know. 

The Twins are also still kicking out some good fish with 4 and 5 pounders being fairly common, bait anglers are using power bait, inflated crawlers and mice tails while trolling has been producing some fish with Rapalas, Kastmasters and Jakes Spin-a-Lures. 

Still some mixed reports from the West with the more successful anglers reporting catching fish with power eggs, salmon eggs, night crawlers, Panther Martins hook-up baits and Sierra Slammers. Fly anglers have been bending some rods with hopper dropper rigs as well as drifting small buggers. 

The Virginias are also kicking out some good fish with lures and bait as well as some good action for the fly anglers. Early and late in the day has been best though if you're out in a tube or kayak you should be able to pull some fish in the deeper water. 

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