Truckee River
The river is continuing to drop, but it should stabilize soon. It is currently at 280 cfs at the Reno gauge. While this might feel low compared to the flows this summer it is actually slightly higher than the median daily flow as can be seen in the graph below. The triangles are showing the median daily for each day.
An upside to the lower flow is that it allows easy wading to often difficult spots. It is a good time to explore areas of the river that you might not have fished yet or maybe only looked because of limited access. Water temps have been on the warm side with the summer heat but nothing close to a critical level. We have been watching a forecasted cool down starting this weekend. Refreshingly it looks to be more of a seasonal trend rather than a random weather system.
This time of year there are not a lot of bugs around, and the ones that are available are on the smaller side. We have been using smaller nymphs (#16s and #18s) paired with a larger fly on point (or anchor). This is the time of year when we often are using crayfish patterns. The Cray Z Emma and the Mini Cray are good patterns to have ready. Without one of these great patterns in your box you can substitute a brushier (or leggier) stonefly pattern (T.J. Hooker and the Nemec Stone).
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- Cray Z Emma
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- Mini Crayfish
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- TJ Hooker
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- Nemec Stone
Brown trout have been very active lately. This may be a pre-pre-spawn behavior or it may be because of our good water conditions all summer. Soft hackles such as the Duracell and Assassin as it will imitate an emerging insect.
Flies we Suggest: Cray Z Emma, Mini Crayfish, TJ Hooker, Nemec Stone, Quill Jig, Duracell, Assassin, Spanish Bullet
We are now guiding the East Walker and as the temperatures drop we are really focusing on this amazing fishery.
Here are the dates we have available for guiding: September: 13th 14th 26th 27th, October: 7th and 8th
Call the shop to book you Walker River trip soon.
Summer also means carp on the fly. When the conditions are right and the water is too warm for trout it is time to chase these amazing fish.
Early this week we posted an article on Tips and Tricks for Carp on the Fly. Check it out and get after it!
Carp flies we Suggest: Carp Tickler, Squirmy Hybrid, Carp Worm, Jigged Bugger, Mini Jig Leech
If you haven’t given this podcast a listen it is a good one with super valuable information on how best to chase carp with a fly rod.