The flow regime on the Truckee has changed a bit this week with more water coming from up higher in the system and a significant decrease in flows out of Boca Reservoir. As of Wednesday, 4/15 we are seeing 300 CFS coming out of Lake Tahoe, which is above normal for this time of year. This is likely due to the early start of the season causing the lake to fill up earlier coupled with the seemingly conservative releases from the lake over the last year. There also appears to be a good amount of water coming out of Martis Creek right now too based on what we can see from the USGS gauges (there is no gauge at Martis Creek dam). Due to these factors, we are seeing the Glenshire gauge reading around 725 CFS. Lastly, we are seeing the flows drop out of Boca, stepped down over the last week from 550 CFS to under 100 as of today. What does this mean for fishing the Truckee right now? Focus on two sections here on the California side or give the Nevada side a go. Here in CA, we would recommend trying down in the canyon where flows have dropped < 1,000, down from 1,200, or try the upper river along Highway 89, where there was a good bump in flows and we’re seeing ideal conditions for this section. The Nevada side has also been fishing quite well along most of it’s stretches and provides a lot of excellent areas to check out for this time of year. As for the bugs of choice this week, it remains much the same with worms and eggs providing consistent action for your attractor nymph and dropper flies imitating baetis or march browns picking up those fish that are a bit less aggressive. The streamer bite has also been good and using the tight line set up to present them with more of a dead drift has worked best. As we head into spring, we are also seeing the crawdad bite really start up, and these are an absolute staple for tight line techniques here on the Truckee throughout the summer!