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Mac The Naw: Fall brings color and haze to Sierra area fishing spots
By Doug Busey Hello fellow anglers. The season is changing just like the leaves in Alpine County. Renee and I took a drive up to Apple Hill located in Placerville, Calif., last week and were planning...
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Forest Service facilities closing for season in Lake Tahoe Basin
U.S. Forest Service SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — The USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit has begun closing recreational facilities around the Tahoe Basin for the winter season. Seasonal...
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Fishing Report: Adjust your fishing times with Day Light Savings
by Doug Busey Hello fellow anglers. This time of year, I personally wish that it would stay daylight savings time. The morning we had the time change, Tom Blotter and I decided to venture up to...
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Annual Carson City Republican Lincoln Day Dinner featured Saturday
Scott Hoen, Republican Committee Communications Chair This year's Lincoln Day Dinner is going to reflect the energy and excitement of the 2020 presidential campaign and the Carson City Republican...
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California Fish and Game Commission to consider trout season opener delay
By Doug Busey Hello fellow anglers. As many of you know, there is an important date coming up. April 25 was to be the opening trout season opener for many Sierra lakes, rivers and streams. This year...
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Fishing Report: Great fishing conditions across the board, more sites opening...
by Doug Busey Hello fellow anglers. I finally got out to do some serious fishing last weekend. Renee and I joined our friends Tom And Shelly Blotter at Bridgeport Reservoir. The trip started out a...
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Fishing Report: Most Campgrounds, lakes are open and the fishing is good in...
by Doug Busey Hello fellow anglers. A very happy Father's day to all the dads out there. Spring has sprung and summer is officially starting this Saturday. Only one bad thing about summer, is that now...
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Obituary: Nellie Rosalyn Sherman
Nellie Rosalyn Midge Sherman (88) of Butte, Montana, a former Stateline resident, passed away in Great Falls, Montana, on June 30, 2020. Rosalyn was born on March 11, 1932, at her family’s homestead on...
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Lightning strikes cause multiple fire starts in Douglas County
UPDATE 5:30PM: A brush unit from Carson City Fire Department, called for a mutual assist in Douglas County, has been called back to quarters as East Fork Fire Protection District indicates it may have...
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Fishing Report: Fish are biting throughout the region, but beware some toxic...
by Doug Busey Hello fellow anglers. I finally got out to do some camping and fishing for a few days. We stayed at the Carson River Resort just south of Markleeville CA.Renee and I stayed in the RV...
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Fire shuts down US 395 at Hallelujah Junction, smoke lingers throughout...
UPDATE MONDAY: The Carson City Fire Department responded to assist Truckee Meadows Fire on the #NorthFire. As of Monday morning the fire has burned 3,000 acres and is 0 percent contained. Firefighters...
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Fishing Report: Despite the heat, fish are being reeled in throughout the...
by Doug Busey Hello fellow anglers, It has been so dang hot that not many have been out fishing lately. With all of this heat, a couple reminders to those that venture outdoors: Beware of the...
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Fishing Report: Many lakes are planted and awaiting Labor Day fishers, Trout...
by Doug Busey Hello fellow anglers, welcome to Labor Day weekend. As we know from all of the smoke in the California and Nevada skies, we have to be fire aware, wherever your adventure takes you this...
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Pine Nuts with McAvoy Layne: What they said about Mark Twain
By McAvoy Layne I've been compiling a list of memorable things people have had to say about Mark Twain for 30 years now, and most of them are from Twain scholars, but a few might surprise you, as...
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Fishing Report: Fish plants are abundant, just in time for Free Admission to...
by Doug Busey Hello fellow anglers. Just got back from Oregon a few weeks ago and the world’s getting a little crazy. It's now fall, and it feels like we missed out on most of summer, between COVID-19...
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Forest Service issues temporary closure order for Lake Tahoe's Taylor Creek
U.S. Forest Service Due to continued public health safety concerns related to COVID-19, trail improvement work, the risk of bear-human encounters and in order to discourage large groups from...
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Fishing Report: Fish are still biting despite lower lake levels, river clean...
by Doug Busey Hello fellow anglers, Fall is definitely here. Renee and I took a trip through Alpine County last week to enjoy the fall colors. Many trees have turned, while others are just starting to...
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Fishing Report: Pyramid Lake to open for the season Nov. 2 while other lakes...
by Doug Busey Hello fellow anglers. In only a couple weeks time, we are going from fall to winter (but only briefly and then right back to fall). Still, it is a stern reminder that winter is right...
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Fishing Report: Storing gear, lake closures, and winter fishing on Pyramid Lake
by Doug Busey Hello fellow anglers. I hope your holidays are starting off good, and you had a safe Thanksgiving with family and friends. Renee and I stayed home and connected with family and friends...
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Fishing Report: Be courteous while boating, ice fishing is fair
by Doug Busey Hello fellow anglers, I have to tell you that some boaters still have not taken a boater's safety course, by the actions I witnessed two weeks ago. While trolling on Topaz lake on the...
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