Fishing Report - June 14, 2026

The river is running about 190 cfs today and we're still getting some pretty good reports. Most anglers are having success fishing small caddis nymphs and midges and we've also had some decent streamer reports lately. There seems to be decent numbers of fish being caught with some very good quality as well, some fish taping up to around 23 or 24 inches. Some of the successful patterns lately: perdigon, zebra midge, psycho prince, hare's ear, darth baetis, twisted caddis, buckskin caddis, sculpzilla and dead drift crayfish. 

We received a couple of pretty good reports this week from the ranch as well with some anglers landing nearly 20 fish for the day. Again mostly small nymphs with a little bit of streamer success here and there as well. 

We had anglers on the pond two separate days this week and everyone involved had a great time and caught lots of fish! Small leeches and soft hackles were the go to flies this week. They were netting 6 to 10 fish per angler with lots of missed takes and some broken tippets! Give us a call if you'd like to book some time on the pond and we can get you on the calendar!  

                                                                                                                                      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 having some pretty good action trolling and some fair action bait fishing. It seems like the fish are still pretty spread out and not concentrating too much up in the channels just yet which is likely why the trolling is still producing the best. Thomas Bouyants, Rapalas and speedy shiners have been doing well and for bait it's been pinched crawlers, mice tails, inflated crawlers and power bait. 

We didn't hear anything from Kirman this week but when we do hear something we'll pass it on. 

The Twins are also still kicking out some pretty good fish with a 9+ pound brown being caught and released on the Lower Twin a week or so ago! Anglers are getting into some fish trolling with Rapalas, Thomas Bouyants and streamer flies while bait anglers are catching some fish with power bait, inflated crawlers, pinched crawlers and mice tails. We haven't heard much from the fly anglers but if you work the inlets with an intermediate line and some streamers with a soft hackle dropper you should enjoy some success.  

We still haven't heard much news from the West, the flows are still around 450 or 500 cfs. I'd guess that within the next couple weeks the flows should come down and the fishing should get pretty good up there. 

We're still getting some good reports from the Virginias both lure fishing and bait fishing. It seems like Little V is doing the best and the float tubers are doing a bit better than the shore anglers. For bait try pinched crawlers, mice tails and garlic power bait and for lures try Thomas Bouyants, Kastmasters and mini jigs like Hook Up Baits and Sierra Slammers. 

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June 17, 2026 - Laura Windell Benefit BBQ - Bridgeport Inn Lawn - 5-7pm

June 22, 2026 - Monday Night Trap Shoot - Bridgeport Gun Club Trap Range - 4:00pm

June 27, 2026 - Bridgeport Fish Enhancement Foundation annual Fishing Derby

                           Please get your entry forms in as soon as possible so the chef can make       plans for the banquet dinner!

June 28, 2026 - 4th Annual Green Hornet Invitational Fishing Derby

June 29, 2026 - Monday Night Trap Shoot - Bridgeport Gun Club Trap Range - 4:00pm

July 02, 2026 - Chamber of Commerce Free Concert - Courthouse Lawn - 11am - 2pm

July 03, 2026 - Chamber of Commerce Free Concert - Bridgeport Barns - 7:30 - 9:00pm

July 3,4, 2026 - Bridgeport Ranch Rodeo - Centennial Livestock Arena

July 3, 2026 - 4th of July Trap Shoot - Bridgeport Gun Club Trap Range - 9:00am

July 10, 2026 - Chamber of Commerce Free Concert - Bridgeport Inn Lawn - 6-8pm

July 11, 2026 - Cheese & Wine Tasting - Bridgeport Barns & Terrace - 6:00pm

July 13, 2026 - Monday Night Trap Shoot - Bridgeport Gun Club Trap Range - 4:00pm

July 16, 2026 - Chamber of Commerce Free Concert - Virginia Creek Settlement-5:30-7:30pm

July 23-25, 2026 - "The Rodear" - Art & Gear Show, Scholarship Fundraiser 

July 20, 2026 - Monday Night Trap Shoot - Bridgeport Gun Club Trap Range - 4:00pm

July 27, 2026 - Monday Night Trap Shoot - Bridgeport Gun Club Trap Range - 4:00pm

July 31 - Aug 01, 2026 - Fish Fest - Lower Twin Lakes Resort - www.twinlakesresort.com

Aug. 3, 2026 - Monday Night Trap Shoot - Bridgeport Gun Club Trap Range - 4:00pm

Aug. 8, 2026 - Friends of Bodie Fest - 11am - 6pm

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

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. 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