Outdoors

June 13: Cave Rock Landing at Lake Tahoe: 3,614 rainbow trout: 10.5 inches in length.
June 14: Catnip Reservoir in Northern Washoe County: 3,000 Cutthroat trout: 8.1 inches in length.
June 15: Spooner Lake at Spooner Summit: 2,133 rainbows: 10.2 inches.
June 15: Spooner Lake at Spooner Summit: 1,771 rainbows: 10.1 inches.
June 15: Spooner Lake at Spooner Summit: 2,099 rainbows: 9.8 inches.
For information, call the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) Headquarters in Reno at 688-1500 during regular business hours.

By the Nevada Department of Wildlife
Game wardens from the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) will participate in a national effort to reduce instances of boating under the influence. For the effort, dubbed Operation Dry Water, officers will be out in force June 24-26 looking for boat operators with a Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) exceeds the state limit of .08%.
Operation Dry Water will include increased patrols statewide, including at Lakes Mead and Mohave, South Fork Reservoir and Lake Tahoe.

By the Nevada Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
Bats are some of the most misunderstood animals. Join park volunteer and bat expert, Brian Buttazoni, for this informative evening program “The World of Bats.” Learn about what bats eat, where they live, how they are beneficial to humans and how to observe them.

WHAT: An Evening with Bats
WHEN: Saturday, June 25, 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
WHERE: The group area at Dayton State Park, located on U.S. Highway 50 East, one half mile east of the stoplight in Dayton.
WHO: This event is open to the public.

ANTELOPE LAKE, CALIF:
It will be planted this week by the California Department of Fish and Game.

BISHOP AREA, CALIF:
Rick and Patti Apted - Lake Sabrina Boat Landing (760-873-7425) (www.lakesabrinaboatlanding.com) reports:
Sabrina Lake:
Well, I do believe Summer is here! Wooo-Hooo!

Last week, Kevin Law of Carson City and I joined Gene (“Gino”) St. Denis of South Lake Tahoe, California for a morning of Mackinaw (Lake) Trout fishing at Lake Tahoe.

Gene is a longtime, good, personal friend and he is a premier sport fishing guide at South Lake Tahoe, known as Blue Ribbon Charters, 530-544-6552. He has fished Tahoe for some thirty years (the last twelve years as a fishing guide) and is one of the top, if not the top, guides at that lake.

Tioga Road will open for the season on Saturday, June 18 at 8 a.m. for all vehicle traffic, Yosemite National Park officials announced Wednesday.

Tioga Road, which is accessed by Highway 395 at Lee Vining in Mono County, Calif. and is bound by both sides by State Highway 120, is the popular east-west crossing of the Sierra Nevada.

Pyramid Lake, which is located about 30 miles north of Reno-Sparks, will close on Thursday, June 30 to fishing for Lahontan cutthroat trout.
That large, desert lake (roughly the same surface size as Lake Tahoe) has a three-month trout closure, each year, from July 01 to September 30. On Oct. 1, it will re-open for the 2011-2012 cutthroat fishing season.

CARSON CITY — Here is the fishing report for Northern Nevada, Northern California, and the Sierra for the week of June 15-June 21.

By the Nevada Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
This is a final reminder that the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park is extending its tour schedule through June 30. After that date, Nevada State Parks will discontinue its operation of the park.

By the Nevada Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
Nevada State Parks invites the public to a weekend of free historic events at Mormon Station State Historic Park. 
For more information, please contact the park at (775) 782-2590.

June 18: Pioneer Living History Day
Bring the family and enjoy a living history day with the Sierra Nevada and Truckee Meadows Mormon Pioneers. 

By the California Department of Fish and Game
The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) announces changes to recreational groundfish regulations that apply to state waters 0-3 nautical miles from shore. The new regulations were adopted by the Fish and Game Commission last month and took effect June 9, 2011.

Here are the most recent fish plants in Western Nevada reported by the Nevada Division of Wildlife. For information, call the NDOW headquarters in Reno at (775) 688-1500 during regular business hours.

By the Nevada Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
The Nevada Division of Forestry is aiding firefighting efforts in Arizona by contributing personnel to help the state fight multiple devastating wildfires.

“Since the fires started, we have sent 10 personnel to help fight the fires in eastern Arizona,” said Nevada’s State Forester and Firewarden, Pete Anderson. NDF has agreements with western states to help in such situations. Nevada recoups costs for its services.

By the Nevada Department of Wildlife
After a five-year journey, the Nevada Department of Wildlife's first-ever license plate is set to be released in late June or early July.

Proceeds from the sale of the "Conserve Wildlife" plate will provide sorely needed funding for NDOW's wildlife education and volunteer programs.

By the Nevada Department of Wildlife
This is a reminder that the Nevada Department of Wildlife has posted Nevada’s big game tag draw results www.huntnevada.com website.

If you did not draw a big game tag in the recent completed main draw, don’t give up just yet. There are still tags left for the upcoming second draw.

Remaining tags for Mule Deer - Antlered - Longbow (hunt 1341) and Antelope - Horns Longer than Ears - Longbow (hunts 2161 and 2261) will be available to both residents and nonresidents.

By the Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association
The Shasta Cascade region comes alive this time of year as vibrant blooming wildflowers show off their stunning colors. Thanks to Mother Nature it should be an excellent year for wildflower viewing due to all of the snow and rain fall the area has received. The best time for wildflower viewing is normally during the months of April through June in the lower elevations, and June through August in the higher elevations.

PRESS RELEASE — Squaw Valley USA starts the five day countdown to the resort’s June 15 season pass deadline. Following the June 15 deadline, most season pass prices are slated to increase so skiers and riders are encouraged to buy now to get the best season pass deal in Lake Tahoe. Starting at $399 for adults and $99 for kids, Squaw Valley 2011-12 season passes are on sale now at squaw.com.

Here is the Northern Nevada, Northern California and Sierra fishing report for the week of June 8-14:

It’s now official: Systems Consultants, the private computer firm in Fallon that conducts the annual computerized drawings for Nevada’s big game hunting tags, has posted the results of the 2011 drawings at Internet website www.huntnevada.com for the whole world to see.

There were a whole bunch of winners and a heck of a lot more losers in this year’s drawings for tags for Pronghorn Antelope, Mule Deer, Rocky Mt. Elk, California Bighorn Sheep, Desert Bighorn Sheep, Rocky Mt. Bighorn Sheep and Rocky Mt. Goat.

By the Bureau of Land Management
In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), a meeting of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management-Nevada (BLM) Sierra Front-Northwestern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will be held as indicated below.
Members of the public and media are cordially invited to attend.

By the Nevada Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
This is a reminder that the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park is extending its tour schedule through June 30. After that date, Nevada State Parks will discontinue its operation of the park.

Here are the recent fish plants in Western Nevada by the Nevada Division of Wildlife. For information, call the NDOW headquarters in Reno at (775) 688-1500 during regular business hours.

By the Nevada Department of Wildlife
CARSON CITY — As many hunters already know, the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) has posted Nevada’s big game tag draw results at www.huntnevada.com. Official results and tags will be mailed to addresses on record by June 13.

If you did not draw a big game tag in the recent completed main draw, don’t give up just yet. There are still tags left for the upcoming second draw.

CARSON CITY — This is a final reminder that Saturday, June 11 is Nevada’s Free Fishing Day for the year 2011.
On that day, you can fish anywhere you want, and you will not need to have a Nevada fishing license or a Nevada Trout Stamp or a Nevada Second Rod Stamp. However, you will need to abide by whatever the rules and regulations are for whatever water(s) you will fish on that special day.

If you would like to fish on June 11, be advised that the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) will have planted many thousands of rainbow trout in our Western Nevada waters.

By the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
If you arrive at the right spot in southern Utah at the right time, some of the largest and rarest birds in the world might soar directly over your head.

On June 18, the Division of Wildlife Resources will host its annual California condor viewing event.
Dubbed "The Day of the Condor," the free event runs from 8 a.m. to noon at Lava Point. The point is 21 miles north of Virgin in southwestern Utah.

Here’s an advance notice of something very special in the Outdoor world that will occur in just 10 days:
Draw a great big red circle around the date of Saturday, June 11 on your calendar and then plan to have a fun-filled day in the Great Outdoors.

Sunday morning, May 29 on the deck of the Quilici cabin, which is located at an elevation of 6,000 feet between Portola and Davis Lake in Northern California. In photo No. 2, snow-covered pine trees at the Quilici cabin on May 29. Photo by Elaine Quilici

Here is this week's fishing Report for the week of June 1-7 for Northern Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra:

By the Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Forest Service will be hosting a public open house and free barbecue lunch at the Doyle Interagency Fire Station in Doyle, California, on Friday, June 3, from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

The Doyle Interagency Fire Station is located at 434-695 Doyle Loop Road in Doyle, Calif.
Come meet and greet wildland firefighters from the BLM Carson City and Susanville Districts and the Plumas National Forest, tour the station facilities, and check out the wildland firefighting equipment.

By the Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carson City District-Sierra Front Field Office is seeking public input through provisions in Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act on a proposal to reduce site safety hazards at the United Comstock Merger Mill at American Flat (AFM) in Storey County, Nevada.

The BLM requests public input on the identification of historic properties and comments on potential effects analyzed in the environmental assessment to the AFM complex relative to regulation 36 CFR Part 800.2(d) and 800.3(e).