Gals outfished the guys at Bridgeport Reservoir

ALASKA: Dick Biggs (89) of Carson City just returned from a family fishing trip in the Cook Inlet at Anchor Point on the Kenai Peninsula. Of the six fishermen, he caught the largest Halibut (35 pounds) and the largest King Salmon (52 pounds).

BLUE LAKES AREA, CALIF: Dave Kirby of the Woodfords Station (530-694-2930): A lot of people going up there, but I'm not getting any fishing reports.

BRIDGEPORT RESERVOIR, CALIF: Randy Picton of the Bridgeport Reservoir RV Park and Marina (888-377-1677): "Despite afternoon temps of 85, the fish continue to devour the bait for most anglers. Fly fishers doing especially well with damsel Nymphs, Scuds, and Callibatis. San Juan worms and snail imitations doing the job. Midgeing with a indicator is always a hit here. Reports of up to 5+ pounds, caught and released. Bait fishers using nightcrawlers and Power Baits with limits of 1-2.5 pounders. Trolling is still very good from the Marina to the dam. Try "Greg's flashers" with nightcrawlers, black and silver Rapala, or red pattern Thomas Buoyant lures, 2-7 feet down.

BRIDGEPORT RESERVOIR, CALIF: Gunny and Ingrid Benson and Don and Peggy Wilson, all of Carson City, said the weather was spectacular and the fishing phenomenal on Sunday. The gals kicked butt on the guys. The fish ran 2-3 pounds with the largest (Ingrid's) being just under 4 pounds. They were using floating nightcrawlers in Buckeye Bay and had their limits by noon.

CAPLES LAKE, CALIF: Doug Busey of Douglas County reported that an 18-pound Mackinaw trout and a 15 pound Mackinaw were caught over the weekend.

CARSON RIVERS AND NEARBY WATERS, CALIF:

East Carson: Brad Davis of the Carson River Resort (877-694-2229): Everyone was catching their limits, everywhere. Nothing big, but lots of catchables (12-14 inches). They were using salmon eggs, also a few with Panther/Martin lures.

West Carson: Dave Kirby: The river is ideal for fishing. The water is adequate and clear. Kim Gwaltney of Carson City caught a 4-pound rainbow on Bubble Gum Power Bait on Saturday.

Hope Valley: Dave Kirby: Two fly fishermen had a great time catching and releasing small rainbows on Mosquito flies.

EAGLE LAKE, CALIF: Dave Meserve of the Eagle Lake Marina (530-825-3454): Fishing has started to become much more predictable as the fish settle into the south basin of the lake. Best results are from boats at depths from 20 to 35 feet. For trolling, Sure Catch lures seem to be the hot number followed closely by Needlefish, Sepp's Brown Grubs, and rainbow Runners. Use of slip bobbers for still fishing and trolling with down riggers or lead-core line works best this time of year. Fish continue to weigh in between 2 and 4 pounds. Best times to fish are in the early morning hours. Best results have been coming from the Eagles Nest area, Wildcat Point and in front of the jetty at Eagle Lake Marina.

FEATHER RIVER, CALIF: Dave Jacobs/Hank Mautz (Professional Guide Service) (800-355-3113) or (530-365-8140): Anglers looking for big, bright salmon can expect better fishing conditions with the increased flows and arrival of large schools of salmon in the past few days. Anglers can expect best bite early in the mornings and late in the evenings back bouncing sardine-wrapped K-15, K-16 Kwikfish or roe with a Quickie.

FRENCHMAN RESERVOIR, CALIF: Wiggin's Trading Post at Chilcoot, Calif. (530-993-4683): Water is warming up, now. Trollers going deep, about 25 feet down, are getting good results trolling nightcrawlers and various lures. Bank fishing has slowed up a little but some nice rainbows are still being caught. Catfish are plentiful now. Good fishing, if you like them.

INDIAN CREEK RESERVOIR, CALIF: Dave Kirby reported that on Saturday, Wayne Davis of Minden caught a 7.25 pound rainbow on rainbow Power Bait from shore. The water is getting mossy and warm and getting tough to fish from shore.

LAHONTAN RESERVOIR, NEV: Don Hettrick and Don Quilici, both of Carson City, each caught and released more than 70 White Bass on Thursday. They were trolling small yellow Roostertail lures on the east end of The Narrows.

LAHONTAN RESERVOIR, NEV: Little Jack Hummel (7) of Reno and his grandfather, Bob "Slick" McCulloch of Carson City fished on Thursday. Jack caught 34 White Bass, 1 Perch and 1 Crappie, while his grandfather drove the boat. They were trolling small yellow Roostertail lures on the east end of The Narrows.

SACRAMENTO RIVER: Kirk Portocarrero of Outdoor Adventures Sport Fishing, Redding, Calif. (800-670-4448): Water flows are 14,500 CFS.

King Salmon: Opened July 16. That morning, Kirk and 4 clients caught 4 King Salmon, below Diversion Dam in Red Bluff, CA . All salmon caught on T-50 Flatfish (Chrome). The bite was early, and didn't last long, shutting off about 8:30 AM.

TOPAZ LAKE: Chuck Fields of the Topaz Lake Marina (775) 266-3550: Not much fishing go on. Boats are anchoring where the West Walker River comes in and they are still-fishing with nightcrawlers or Chartreuse Power Bait.

TWIN LAKES, CALIF: Upper Twin Lake: Annett's Mono Village (760-932-7071): A 7-pound, 14-ounce rainbow on a trolled nightcrawler and a 6-pound, 7-ounce rainbow on a nightcrawler.

VIRGINIA LAKES, CALIF: Carolyn Webb of the Virginia Lakes Resort: Worms, nightcrawlers ((inflated, broken), Power Bait, Power Bait worms, are all taking nice fish. A 5-pound, 3-ounce rainbow on Power Bait, a 4-pound, 10-ounce rainbow on a nightcrawler., and a 3-pound 10-ounce rainbow on worms. Lures for the week were Gold/Red Buoyant, Gold/Red Hot Shot, gold Kastmaster, and Jake's Spin-A-Lure. Flies for the week were Olive/Black Woolly Buggers, Olive Doc Twin Lakes Specials, and a small Griffith Gnat for the late surface bite.