Things on the Truckee are looking great this week. Higher flows out of Donner Lake and Tahoe City have brought the Glenshire area up to 165 CFS, slightly above average for this time of year. Dry dropper or light indicator fishing would be a good bet here, but depending on how much precipitation we get out of this weekend’s storm, worms, stoneflies and eggs could be top choice food items in the upper river as well.

 

If the water does stay clear, then the typical baetis and midges will be your best choice. Flows remain at 400 down in the canyon, and this is where we would encourage either indicator fishing with your standard large attractor down to a smaller nymph. Think Pat’s Rubberlegs or an egg, to a Micro May. 

 

Once again, depending on how much weather we end up getting this weekend, worms will be a great choice as well. Streamer fishing should be good this weekend and through the week with the extended days of overcast weather in the forecast. The Nevada side continues to fish very well too, with great conditions just about everywhere down here. The lower river, east of Sparks, is picking up and will continue to do so though the entire winter. 

 

Once the snow starts flying here in Truckee, this section will be a great option to get out of the weather and into some good fishing. As for right now, the lower river will be a great place to throw streamers, with the additional turbidity and higher densities of browns.