The East is now down to its normal Winter flow, 21cfs. I wouldn't expect this to change until March unless we have an exceptional Winter and all the lakes fill up and they need to release water to keep them from overflowing. Angling traffic has been minimal but we have been getting some pretty good reports from down there. Most of the action has been with nymphs, small nymphs, and a couple decent reports on streamers. They're still eating some dead drift crayfish, sculpzillas and ziwis, and for nymphs it's been zebra midges, darth baetis, top secret midge, perdigon, and silver streaks.

 

We haven't had anyone on the ranch for a week or more but it should be fishing well down there, likely with the same nymphs and streamers as on the California side.

 

We haven't had anyone on the pond for a couple weeks, typically this time of the year it fishes pretty well, most of the weeds should be gone by now, a late start half day should produce some good action out there.

 

We haven't talked to anyone fishing the Reservoir from boats lately so we don't have much to report about that, as for the shore anglers, most are reporting 0 to 3 or 4 fish per day with bait. Some days seem better than others, not super great news but the silver lining is that most of the fish being caught are in the 3 to 5 pound range. Successful baits have been pinched crawlers, inflated crawlers, mice trails and garlic power bait.

 

We only received one report from Kirman this week and unfortunately it wasn't very good. The angler we spoke with fished it 2 days, one from a tube and one from the shore and wasn't able to get any fish at all. Hopefully there was some action other than that that we didn't hear about.

 

The Twins have been producing some fish here and there, mostly bait fishing from the shore. We've seen some rainbows up to just under 4 pounds, haven't seen any of the elusive huge browns just yet but there's still time! The baits that have been working include mice tails, pinched crawlers, power bait and inflated crawlers.

 

We've had a few decent reports from the West lately, as well as some not so good reports. The good reports have been with crawlers and salmon eggs for the spin anglers and the fly anglers have been doing ok with elk hair caddis, small stimulators, prince nymphs and hare's ear nymphs.

 

We've still been getting a few decent from the Virginias as well, bait fishing seems to be the best with pinched crawlers, haven't talked to any fly anglers up there lately and the lure fishing seems to be pretty tough. It's getting pretty cold at night around here and we've been told there is some ice on Trumbull, depending on how the daytime temps go those lake might freeze up anytime.

 

HOURS

Ken's Hours: Sunday through Saturday - 9am - 4pm

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The Bridgeport Boat inspection site is closed for the season

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Bridgeport Businesses Winter Hours (will add more as I find them out)

Big Meadow Brewery - Open Tuesday - Saturday - 3:00pm to 7:00pm

Virginia Creek Settlement - 7:30am to 8:00pm (9:00pm Friday and Saturday) 7 Days a Week

Bridgeport Shell Station - 7am - 9pm (7 days a week)

Walker River Lodge - Will be closed on Dec. 1, 2026 and re-opening on Jan. 1, 2027

Jolly Kone - Closed for Winter

High Sierra Bakery - Closed for Winter

Bridgeport Inn - Closed for Winter

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Nov. 20 to Nov. 29, 2026 - Ken's will be closed - Happy Thanksgiving!!

Dec. 1 - 17, 2026 - Ken's Christmas Sale - Almost everything in the store - 20% OFF!! Merry Christmas!!

Dec. 3 - 5, 2026 - Ken's will be closed

Dec. 05, 2026 - 3rd Annual Christmas One Stop Shop - Bridgeport Memorial Hall

Dec. 18 to Dec. 30, 2026 - Ken's will be closed - Merry Christmas!!

March 06, 2027 - 4th of July Fundraiser Dinner