“As the users of these wild natural systems, we have to be careful not to love them to death” -Dr. Sudeep Chandra, Univ. of Nevada, Reno Today’s guest is as dynamic, complex and adaptable as the water he researches and enjoys. Dr. Sudeep Chandra has…
“The situation couldn’t be better for the Truckee River to make not only a full recovery from the drought but to improve to conditions that have never been seen before.” -Travis Hawks, Biologist, NDOW Fly fishing is equal parts art and science. It is beautiful…
The Truckee River has been fishing amazingly well! Flows are still above seasonal averages, but very wadeable and fishable. The water temperature is cold, and we advise wearing thermals and wool socks under your waders. Fish have not yet moved completely into slower pools so…
Everything’s looking really good around the Reno area as we move into the middle of one of our favorite months of the year. In October and looking into November on the Truckee River you can expect shorter days, good BWO hatches on cloudy days, and…
“There is often a time and place in real-world situations to move beyond defined and dictated techniques. To begin to blend and meld different approaches in the current unique situation. ” -George Daniel George Daniel’s experience and knowledge of fly fishing on it’s own is…
We have had a great year at the Reno Fly Shop and we want to extend our appreciation by offering up one of our first FALL sales ever. We have the opportunity to offer up great SIMMS products on a discounted price to get you…
Welcome to another Monday at the office! This past week I’ve been fortunate to spend time on the water fishing and hunting with some really great and knowledgeable folks from Cal Trout, Trout Unlimited, and Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. It’s become increasingly apparent to me…
“Freshwater inflow plus nutrients makes for really great conditions to grow Lahonton Cutthroat Trout” – Nancy Vucinich, Senior Fishery Biologist, Pyramid Lake Fisheries Nancy Vucinich was last on the podcast about a year ago and what a year it has been. Nancy has had to…
Truckee River and Tributaries The river is in great shape! Flows are holding around 450 CFS and water temps below the Little Truckee confluence are perfect for trout. We could not ask for better fall conditions. Fish will begin to put on the feed bag…
We are excited to announce that George Daniel will be back here in the shop to teach again for us. Last year George showed us the inner workings of ESN (European Style Nymphing) and those in attendance came away with great tools to tackle the…