truckee river
5 Tips for Success During High Water
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…
Fly Fishing Report | Pyramid Lake and the Truckee River | early March 2019
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…
EP049: Landon Mayer: Master of the Short Game and Hunter of Giant Trout
In this episode Landon and I are able to breakdown many of the topics that he presents in the video Mastering the Short Game and how these can work on some your local water. We also get to discuss his perspective on Pyramid Lake and why he feels it is such and amazing opportunity to catch a trophy trout.
Fly Fishing Report | Pyramid Lake and the Truckee River |late February 2019
TRUCKEE RIVER A lot has changed since our last fishing report. Cold storms and a lot of precipitation brought the Truckee River to just under 3,000 cfs, and 33 degrees Fahrenheit. A shock to the system, but one that the river needed and has already…
mid February 2019 | Pyramid Lake and the Truckee River | fly fishing report
Things are starting to heat up on Pyramid Lake. Recent storms have brought the fish in close and while air temps have been cold water temps near the shore have been in the high 30’s and low 40’s each afternoon. Anglers have been mixing success…
Fly Fishing Report | Pyramid Lake and the Truckee River | early February 2019
Truckee River With recent cold and wet storms the river has dropped in temperature dramatically. With water temperatures in the low 30’s fish are in such a slow metabolic rate that finding actively feeding fish is going to be difficult/rare. Focusing on deeper pools and…
Reno Fly Shop | Fly Fishing Report for Pyramid Lake and the Truckee River | late January 2019
We believe the approaching storms should really improve conditions at the lake and on the River. Recent high pressures and blue-bird conditions slowed the fly fishing at Pyramid Lake and the Truckee River. It seems to be okay one day and not so hot the…
Fly Fishing Report | Pyramid Lake and the Truckee River | late January 2019
Truckee River Fishing on the Truckee River has been good one day and tough the next. Colder temperatures and fluctuating flows, due to recent storms, have put the fish into a different pattern of feeding. It seems as if the fish are eating a few…
Winter Fly Fishing Clinic – Jan 12th
Colder temperatures does not always mean poor fishing. Winter fishing can be electric and with a little knowledge of how colder weather changes a river’s ecology you can find and land some of the biggest fish in the system. RFS Guide, Mike Anderson will be…