In the Hope Valley area the water is running very low, with a few pools in the meadow area. Down in the Woodfords canyon area. Alpine county has stocked the river heavily for the last few weeks. Many fish, but the bite has been fair. I met up with an angler named Joe from Hollister CA. We talked and fished together for an hour or so. When i left he had caught a nice 3 lber and a smaller rainbow. I heard through the angler grape vine that Joe had caught a 6 lb rainbow later that day. If you stop by the Carson River Resort where he is staying for another week, give him a big high five for me.