Fishing Report - August 9, 2026

The East is running at about 165 cfs today. Unfortunately the water temps are pretty high right now with the hot weather we've been having. It's probably best to stay off the river right now because of the high water temps and low oxygen levels. We haven't really had any reports from down there as it seems most anglers are fishing elsewhere due to the temperatures. That being said, the weather guessers are saying that starting Tuesday there will be a cooling trend and several days of thunderstorms, if this does happen this should be very good for the river, as well as the Reservoir. If this happens the water temps should drop considerably and things might become more fishable quickly. I'd recommend giving us a call later in the week to see how things are shaping up. 

We haven't had anyone on the ranch for a while, when the weather cools down a bit hopefully we'll get some reports for you. 

We had several anglers on the pond this week and they all did pretty well out there. The weeds are still a large concern and there is only a few very small areas to fish because of that situation. The fish seem mostly to be taking small black leeches and black soft hackles. Right now there's probably not enough room for 4 anglers to fish but there's enough clear water for 1 or 2 anglers to have a good time. Hopefully the heat we've been experiencing will be over soon and the weeds will start to go away.  

                                                                                                                                      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. 

We've still been getting some decent reports from Bridgeport, mostly from anglers who are getting their boats up into the East Walker and Buckeye Bay channels. There doesn't seem to be much action anywhere else lately. There is a tremendous amount of algae in the water right now due to the higher water temps, up in the channels the water is much more clear and the bait and fly fishing has been pretty good with most boats reporting 10 to 20 fish per day. Bait to use up there would be pinched crawlers, mice tails, power bait and inflated crawlers. For flies try mini leeches, soft hackles, ice cream cones, damsel nymphs. 

We didn't get any reports from Kirman this week, hopefully we'll get some news to share in the upcoming week. 

We're still getting some good reports from the Twins both for trout and Kokanee. The best action from boats is trolling deep, 6 or 8 colors of lead core both for trout and Kokanee with Thomas Bouyants, small Rapalas, Kastmasters and wedding rings. Bait anglers are having some success from the shore or boats with pinched crawlers, mice tails, power bait and inflated crawlers.

Seems like we're getting two kinds of reports from the West lately, either really good or really bad. The good reports we've been getting have been from anglers fishing Panther Martins and/or salmon eggs. It sounds like the best area to fish has been up closer to the town of Walker in the North end of the canyon. We didn't hear much from fly anglers but the typical dry/dropper setup should be a good way to go right now. 

The Virginias are still holding their own with quite a few good reports coming in from up there. Fly anglers stripping streamers and leeches with sinking lines have been doing well and anglers fishing from tubes with mini jigs have been having lots of success. Bait anglers fishing from the shore have also been getting into some nice fish. It's a little slow midday when the sun is high but early and late in the day has been pretty good. 

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Aug. 10, 2026 - Monday Night Trap Shoot - Bridgeport Gun Club Trap Range - 4:00pm

Aug. 15, 16, 2026 - Bridgeport Ranch Royale Roping - Centennial Arena

Aug. 17, 2026 - Monday Night Trap Shoot - Bridgeport Gun Club Trap Range - 4:00pm

Aug. 2, 2026 - Live Music - The Sawtooth Rangers - 4-7pm - Big Meadows Brewing Co. 

Aug. 24, 2026 - Monday Night Trap Shoot - Bridgeport Gun Club Trap Range - 4:00pm

Aug. 31, 2026 - Monday Night Trap Shoot - Bridgeport Gun Club Trap Range - 4:00pm

Sept. 1, 2026 - Dove Season Opener

Sept. 5, 2026 - Fishin' Mission Foundation Western Night Concert & BBQ

Sept. 6, 2026 - Burgers, Beers & Bags - Bridgeport Volunteer Fire Dept. sponsored Cornhole Tournament - 11:30am - Big Meadow Brewery

Sept. 7, 2026 - East Walker River Clean-up Day

Sept. 7, 2026 - Monday Night Trap Shoot - Bridgeport Gun Club Trap Range - 4:00pm

Sept. 13, 2026 - Pre Thanksgiving Prize Shoot - Bridgeport Gun Club Trap Range                                10:00am - Last Shoot of the Year

Sept. 20, 2026 - Range Clean Up Day - Bridgeport Gun Club Rifle Range - 10:00am

Sept. 26, 2026 - Ridge Rambler 5K & Half Marathon