Pyramid Lake Summer has finally come! Warmer temperatures at the lake are going to start to force fish below the thermocline as it begins to form. Surface temps this morning were 65 degrees and spiking to 70 by evening. Fishing early morning until the water…
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…
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…
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…
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….
We are wrapping up the 2019 winter with a significant snowpack in the Truckee River watershed. Runoff really hasn’t started yet and the Truckee River at the Reno gage has been near or above 2,000 cfs for weeks. To help folks to wrap their heads…
Truckee River The Truckee River remains high jumping from 1,500 to 1,800 cfs at the Reno gage depending on storms and precipitation. This is great for fishing as warmer storms will increase the water temperature and the higher water will increase bug activity by scouring…