The Donner Lake record for a mackinaw is a 34-pounder caught in 2000 by Al Bonturi. ... The Hex Hatch is in full swing and each evening you can find hundreds of fly fishermen targeting fat, ...

At the eastern base of Donner Pass is the nearly 3-mile-long Donner Lake, which is a good spot for hiking, camping, boating, fishing, wind surfing and other outdoor activities.

The lake management is stocking the lake weekly with 500 pounds of trout. On January 28, the resort planted 500 pounds, a mixture of cutbows and “Amador golds,” including 100 fish tagged for ...