All campgrounds at Willow Lake are currently closed due to the South Obenchain Fire. The fire is active around the Butte Falls area, which anglers should avoid.
Facilities at Willow Lake are managed by Jackson County Parks and are also closed at this time. For more information please visit their website.
Willow Lake is currently 65 percent full. No trout have been recently stocked either, and will be delayed with the current fire activity.
When access opens back up, there are healthy numbers of illegally introduced yellow perch up here and anglers are always encouraged to take as many of these as they want. Anglers should concentrate on submerged willows or rocky shorelines for perch.
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David Martinez checked in with us after fishing the East Fork of the Carson River. I caught this nice rainbow on......
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Depending which vessel you were on determined how successful you would be. Some of the boats did quite well and others struggled but came home with fish for everyone to freezer pack. Crabbing was OK today but there has been a decline in keeper numbers the past few days with many-many underside males in the pots. ......
