Flies That We Suggest for the Truckee River: Squirmy Wormy, Hot Cheek, CDC Red Tag, Double Bead Stone, Carot, Perdigon, Duracell, Masked Marauder, Nemec Stone Flies We Suggest for Pyramid Lake: Marabou Midge, Balanced Leech (peacock,diablo,olive), Cat Whisker Booby, Dirty Martini Booby, Spanish Olive BoobyMidnight…
While the rivers on both sides of the Sierras continue to pump out a seemingly endless amount of water, there are late spring storms still adding to the record snow totals. Often anglers can lose their drive, retreating into their caves and completely forget about…
Pyramid Lake Fishing at the lake has picked up a lot as the spawn is over and cooler temperatures have kept the surface temps from getting above 60 degrees. Fish are really focused on tui-chub, but with warmer water temps midge hatches have been strong….
Ever wonder how your fly fishing would stack up in a competition? We are giving you the chance to find out in a low-key and friendly weekly competitive format. Think your summer softball league starts fishing with a friend on Thursday nights… Here are some…
One of our most popular podcast guests has been Devin Olsen. His ability to articulate the specifics and nuance of Tactical Fly Fishing is amazing. You now have the chance to spend about 8 hours on the Truckee River with Devin this summer. Devin will…
I hope you got the chance to listen to our podcast episode with David and Dillon Renton (episode 50), when we covered their lower Deschutes River float trips. If not, you can listen or re-listen here. I was recently speaking to Dillon on how his…
Pyramid Lake The LCT spawn is still ongoing at the lake. Fish are shallow and cruising in schools. Some of these shallow fish are willing to eat, but they are few and far between. The fish holding off of drop offs more willing to feed….
Spring runoff is in full swing and the Truckee River should stay on the high side for the next month. It is still very fishable and success is greater if you focus along the edges in softer water. Attractor nymphs, worm patterns and stoneflies are…
“I feel the most grounded and at the most peace when I am on the water.” -Cpt. Chuck Ragan I am excited to bring you todays guest, Chuck Ragan. It was difficult to find time to sit with Chuck due to his very busy schedule…
Pyramid Lake The Lahontan Cutthroat Trout are in full spawn mode now. We’ve been seeing fish actively trying to create redds in shallow water. These fish and those that are chasing each other in the shallows are not the trout that you want to target….
Truckee River Run off is in full swing! We’re seeing the Reno gauge around 4,000 cfs and jumping up to 5,000 cfs at times. The water is a little off color because of these flow changes, but not enough to deter one from fishing. High…