Lake🇺🇸 United StatesOutdated · 10 months ago

Donner Lake Fishing Report

5 reports from the last few weeks

39.323°, -120.269°
USGS station · 3 km away
Data-Driven Analysis

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We analyze over a dozen real-time environmental signals to produce a tailored report for donner lake on any given day.

Signals we analyze
Barometric pressure & 24h trend
Water temperature (sensor data)
Water level & flow rate
Wind speed, direction & gusts
Air temperature & humidity
Cloud cover & precipitation
Moon phase & illumination
Sunrise / sunset times
Tidal cycles (coastal spots)
Historical weather patterns
Seasonal species activity
Local regulations context
Data sources include USGS, NOAA, Open-Meteo, BOM, UK Environment Agency

Community Reports(5)

May 24, 202510 months ago
for Ricky
56°F
Fog
14 mph
67%
☀ 05:40 AM – 08:16 PM

went fishing today, crazy fog again but still managed to land a 5lb bass! used a topwater lure, early morning was a bit slow but picked up later on. couldn’t see too far but it added to the mystery of the lake! love this place

May 21, 202510 months ago
for Jenny
53°F
Sunny
18 mph
38%
☀ 05:42 AM – 08:14 PM

another sunny day at donner, got my limit of 10 fish! all nice size, biggest was a whopping 7lbs! used a black and silver spoon, worked wonders. the wind was kinda strong but it didn’t matter, felt great being outside

May 19, 202510 months ago
for Mike
51°F
Sunny
12 mph
45%
☀ 05:43 AM – 08:12 PM

finally some sun today! went fishing with my buddy, caught 8 trout total, biggest was 6lbs! used a yellow worm, fishing was ON FIRE! we were out there from dawn till sunset, perfect day! can’t wait to go back next weekend

May 11, 202511 months ago
for Sara
35°F
Heavy rain at times
18 mph
83%
☀ 05:50 AM – 08:05 PM

what a mess today, heavy rain made fishing tough! but I still tried my luck out on the dock. only got one small perch, but honestly it was an adventure just being out there in the storm! soaked to the bone tho, haha! next time I’ll check the weather first

May 6, 202511 months ago
for Felix
48°F
Partly cloudy
12 mph
56%
☀ 05:55 AM – 08:00 PM

went out for a few hours today, partly cloudy and a bit windy but man, was it peaceful! i caught 5 nice rainbows, biggest was about 5lbs. used a maroon jig, they were hittin hard! last hour was the best, just me and the fish

Location Info

TypeLake
Country🇺🇸 United States
Coordinates39.323, -120.269
Reports5
Last report10 months ago

Monitoring Station

DONNER C A DONNER LK NR TRUCKEE CA
ProviderUSGS
Station ID10338500
Distance3 km
Real-time water level and temperature data used in forecasts

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