Donner Creek At Highway 89 Near Truckee is located in Nevada County in California. If you live in Truckee, Soda Springs, Carnelian Bay or Tahoe Vista you're less than 10 miles from Donner Creek. The fishing regulatory body for California is California Department of Fish and Wildlife. If you need a fishing licence you can purchase one directly from Donner Creek Fishing License 24/7. Prices and optons are listed including non resident fishing licenses. Please ensure to adhere to the fishing regulations for the state. Remember, regulations are there to protect fish species and enable fishing for generations to come.
Here's your fishing report for today the 9th of May for Donner Creek. We take a number of different data points to make our fishing recommendation. Our recommendation is based on aspects about the weather conditions, moon phase & water conditions. Of course these should only be used as indicators combined with your own past fishing experience fishing on the banks of Donner Creek.
It's common knowlege cloud cover is an angler's best friend. Clouds are not your friends today as less than 50% cover at 25% but if over conditions are favourable still head out to Donner Creek
There’s an old saying on wind direction which has many variations but here's the most popular which I'm sure you've heard: “Wind from the West, fish bite the best. Wind from the East, fish bite the least. Wind from the North, do not go forth. Wind from the South blows bait in their mouth.” Its less so about the direction but the cause for the direction. We’ll cover this more in a blog post soon but for Donner Creek right now the wind is coming from a south easterly direction which means fishing is poor.
It's getting wild out there as current wind speeds are at 17 mph and can be difficult and even challenging. Not optimal if you plant to head out to Donner Creek but likely more difficult to get catch
Moon phases have split fishing folk's opinion straight down the middle with the bigger impact on saltwater fishing but some freshwater anglers swear their catch improves when the moon is in a "New" or "Full" moon phase. These phases cause bigger tides making fish more active and susceptible to feeding meaning an opportunity for you to nab a catch. Donner Creek is currently under a "Waxing Crescent" phase which means its more favorable fishing time.
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Moon phases have a signifigant impact on fishing. The moon in the night skies over Donner Creek is in a Waxing Crescent phase. This means if you're planning of fishing at night then fishing conditions are less optimal. Due to the moon conditions night brightness levels are at 1%.
