Here is the Memorial Day weekend fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of May 22-28. Pack plenty of sunscreen, fill your cooler full of cold beverages and enjoy the long holiday weekend.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of May 15-21.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of May 8-14:

Scattered showers and afternoon thunderstorms are possible for the Carson City region over the next several days as unsettled weather moves through the area.

The best chance of thunderstorms in the Carson City area will come Monday and Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service in Reno. In the Sierra, snow showers are possible at the higher elevations Monday night.

Mile High Jazz Band presents "Jazz in the Merry Month of May," a program of big-band jazz favorites in the Basie-Ellington tradition, featuring guest vocalista Jakki Ford and Cindee LeVal, on Tuesday, May 14, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., at Comma Coffee, 312 S. Carson St., Carson City.

The performance may be in the courtyard, depending on the weather. Admission is $5 general, and free for age 18 and under. For more information, call the Mile High Jazz Band at (775) 883-4154, Comma Coffee at (775) 883-2662, or see the website, www.milehighjazz.com.

Here is the fishing report for the week of May 1-7 for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra.

ALMANOR LAKE, CALIF:
Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association (530-365-7500) (www.shastacascade.com) reports:
Water conditions are spring-perfect!
Due to the recent weather, most fish have been eating at night, pushing back the best time to go fishing on the lake. Most reports indicate that time is somewhere around 10:00AM.

Ed Smith of the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension talks about Nevada Wildfire Awareness Week on the Carson City public access program It's Your City.

“Reduce the Fuel – Reduce the Risk!” is the theme of this year's Awareness Week, with a community public awareness event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at Mills Park in Carson City.

This is my annual reminder that it’s almost time to have fun fishing in the High Sierras once again.
On Saturday, April 27 the 2013 fishing season will open for all applicable lakes, reservoirs, streams, creeks and rivers in the State of California.

That season will then remain open until Friday, Nov. 15.

If you’re new to this area, here’s some information that can be useful if you would like to fish on that Opening Day or the entire Opening Weekend: 
Some of the nearby streams, creeks and rivers that will open:

Spirit Tour at the Historic Genoa, Nevada homes: The Dake House! (Antiques Plus) Syll-Juchtzer House (White House B&B)
Featuring Psychic, Author and Ghost Hunter Sandie La Nae. Historic and Paranormal narrations by Genoa Historic Ghost Tours founder and guide – Kim Copel.
Come meet the Thin Veil Investigators. A Paranormal Investigative team since 2005.
If weather and time permitting, a historic & ghostly tour of the Genoa Cemetery is planned.
The Dake House...Home to Genoa’s first and only Undertaker. Very Haunted!

The Carson City Airport announces the schedule of its Annual Open House. This year’s theme is “Flight Plan for the Future” and is being held on Saturday, June 15, 2013 from 8:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M. The Open House takes place at the Carson City Airport, 2600 College Parkway, Carson City, Nevada. Over 4,000 visitors attended in 2012, and this year’s event, which is free to the public, is expected to be even more exciting and popular.

A cold front will move through the Sierra and Western Nevada beginning Sunday night bringing breezy conditions to Carson City and snow showers to Lake Tahoe through Monday, the National Weather Service in Reno reports.

There's a slight chance of rain showers Sunday night after 11 p.m. with a stronger possibility for rain showers Monday and Monday night. Snow levels with this cold system are expected to drop to 5,100 feet, according to the weather service.

Breezy, blustery conditions will continue today after a low front moved into Carson City and western Nevada. A peak wind gust of 42 mph was recorded at 8:55 this morning, according to CarsonWeather.com. A Wind Advisory for the Carson City area has been lifted.
Go here for the latest road conditions and www.CarsonWeather.com for weather updates.

Grab a rake, a broom, a pair of work gloves and be prepared to apply some elbow grease, Carson City's annual spring cleanup week begins April 15.

Whether you're looking to haul junk from the basement to the landfill, are a senior and need help getting rid of debris, or maybe you need to get rid of old cans of paint, Carson City has several programs available.

Here's a list provided by the city of what's available:

If you have a 2013 California fishing license and if you are looking for somewhere to fish that is fairly close to the Carson City area, look no further than Indian Creek Reservoir (ICR) in nearby Alpine County.
You just might want to seriously consider ICR as it contains cutthroat, brown and rainbow trout, plus even some bass.

That trout-filled reservoir is a mere 39 miles from our front door and it is easily reached from here by two different directions:

It looks to be a soggy holiday Easter weekend for Carson City, and a snowy one in the Sierra above Lake Tahoe.
A weather system will move into the Sierra and Western Nevada beginning tonight and last through Monday, bringing snow to the higher elevations of the Sierra and up to a half-inch of rain for the valleys in Western Nevada, the National Weather Service in Reno reports.

Whether you're hoping for some weekend spring ski action at Lake Tahoe or plan to stick around Carson City for the Easter holiday, you may want to bring along a warm jacket and umbrella. High elevation snow in the Sierra and rain through Western Nevada are a likelihood, the National Weather Service in Reno reports.

Considering how many years I spent building and managing the websites of the Nevada Appeal and its sister publications, I was interested to see them roll out a completely new web platform and design last week.

The look is very clean, though almost in a retro-1999 way, and they do work better on mobile devices. But they removed so much navigation that it makes it hard to find what you are looking for, and the keyword search is deathly slow, when it works at all.

UPDATED 6:22PM: High winds blowing into Carson City knocked down trees and cut power Wednesday to several places throughout town, including Carson Middle School where a downed line started a small brush fire.

Gusty winds are expected tonight into Wednesday as a cold front moves into the region. Light rain is expected by Wednesday for Carson City, with snow in the higher elevations above Lake Tahoe, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of March 13-19.

Last Thursday, Doug ("Mack The Naw") Busey of Douglas County and I spent a very enjoyable day, fishing at Indian Creek Reservoir in Alpine County, Calif.

Indian Creek Reservoir (ICR) is a man-made reservoir located in the backcountry between Woodfords and Markleeville. ICR and its surrounding area is managed and maintained by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of March 6-13.

Carson City and nearby Douglas County as well as Esmerelda and White Pine counties have been designated disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by recent drought, the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirms today in a news release.

And the following California counties contiguous to Nevada have also been declared disaster areas because of drought conditions: Alpine, El Dorado, Inyo, Mono and Placer.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and stream in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of Feb. 20-27.