I fished with Tom Blotter from Minden NV a couple weeks ago and we had good success with Rapala's or needle fish. I tried a Dick Slammer in a green and red pattern and had very good success for the smaller 10 to 17 inch class rainbows. I was also blessed with a 2.2 lb tagged rainbow. Fished this week with Geary Ness from Minden Nv. We started out with geary 4 fish and Doug zero fish. We were toplining Rapalas on the north end. After eight hours of fishing we had caught and released many fish and kept two that weighed in at 2.10 lbs and 3.8 lbs. With the full moon and the warmer weather the fishing has slowed down a little. Many anglers were using flashers and night crawler with good success. The best area was on the north end of the lake. One angler I spoke to at the ramp told me they fished right down the middle of the lake and had very good luck, They were using flashers.

TOPAZ LAKE DERBY: Week 10 results, Terry Ryan from Fallon NV took first place with a 4.8 lb 23 inche long rainbow. Terry also took second place with a 3.15 lb 21 inch long rainbow. Week 11 fisrt place went to Sergei Anufiev from Milpitas CA with a 4 lb 22 inch rainbow. Second place went to Jeff Porras from Gardernille NV with a 4 lb 22 inch rainbow. The difference between 1st and 2nd place was decided on who brought in thier catch the earliest in the week. 7 tagged fish have been brought in during the derby. For more information on the derby contact the Topaz Lodge at 775-266-3338. The derby will end on April 16th at 6pm