Fair Fishing

Donner Lake - Truckee, CA (Nevada County)

Fair Fishing

by Mountain Hardware & Sports
8-6-2025
(530) 587–4844
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Fishing at Donner Lake has been fair, with the best action coming early in the morning. Surface temps are sitting in the mid-60s°F, and while the Kokanee bite has slowed, a few pods are still hanging at 40–50 feet—pink or chartreuse hoochies behind a dodger are your best bet. Mackinaw are deeper at 120–130 feet and responding to white tube jigs and silver spoons. Shore anglers have had luck at the west-end ramps and China Cove with worms and PowerBait. As the sun climbs, boat traffic and warming water tend to quiet the bite down.

 



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