Fishing still on fire Monday and Tuesday, but it deteriorated due to the fish coming out of the lake. Everyone was happy as they loaded their limits into their vehicles. Weather took an upturn and we got a second great week of beautiful weather, mornings have been running 48 to 51 degrees. Afternoons have been breezy giving the fish better cover making it easier for the angler also. Wednesday turned up some clouds and we finally got a few drops of rain on Friday. Stocking DFG is still their weekly poundage, and the fishing has been fun and the catching sensational.

Backcountry is fishing great with small dries get up here and enjoy the fall colors as they will peak around Oct. 7 and bring your best camera, I prefer film but then it's your choice. Aspens are blowing off some of the trees along the Virginia Lakes Road.

Lures for the week: Red/Gold Buoyants, Kastmasters, Gold Hot Shots, and jigs. Bring your best and hit it.

Bait for the week: Night Crawlers, Salmon Peach Powerbait , salmon eggs all with a pinch of powerbait covering the eye of the hook. Also crickets are dong a number on the trout.

Flies for the rod-benders: Olive crystal flash wooly buggers, rust Twin Lakes Special with a Griffith's Gnat as the 2nd fly, naked Grey Hackle Yellow, naked Olive Caddis, Rickard's seal bugger and AP emerger still holding their positions.

Big Fish for the week -Big Virginia
Tim Owens of Pacifica caught a 5 lbs. 10oz Alpers on a lure.

Big Fish for the week - Little Virginia
Nancy gray of Huntington Beach caught a 3lb 1oz Alpers on a pink power-worm. Tom Graves of Los Altos caught a 4lb Alp0ers on powerbait. Loads of big fish being taken but they are not bringing them in to weigh.

Weather for the week:
Sunday: Clear skies am warm.
Monday: Clear am with a slight breeze most of the afternoon.
Tuesday: Clear and warm.
Wednesday: Clear and warm hitting 85 degrees.
Thursday: Clear and very warm hitting 81 degrees.
Friday: Clear and warm at it hit 79 degrees.
Saturday: Clear and warm with 76 degrees, clouding and threatening but finally rained around 10pm.

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