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Truckee River Fish Report

by NOR CAL FISH REPORTS

October Caddis and large stoneflies are good choices. A lot of blue wing olive activity. Streamer fishing is worthwhile. Water temperature is in the low 50s and trout are chasing bait. Tahoe Fly Fishing Outfitters (530) 587-4844. Mountain Hardware & Sports (530) 587-4844

Fishing on the Truckee River is awesome right now. Big fish, small fish, just plane good

by MATT KOLES

Another small cold front with rain and snow today in the greater Truckee-Tahoe-Reno area. That makes three so far this fall. Hopefully we can get ourselves out of this drought. The fishing on the Truckee River is awesome right now. Big fish, small fish, just plane good. Short lining, streamering, indos, and dries will all get you some grabs. Baetis is on the top of

Pyramid Lake, NV Fish Report

by NOR CAL FISH REPORTS

Weeknd scores were pretty good. Boat anglers averaged 4.4 fish per rod and shore anglers averaged 3.1 fish per rod, according to creel census'. Vast majority of the cutts are between 17 and 24 inches.

Truckee River Fish Report

by NOR CAL FISH REPORTS

River is low but very fishable. Nymphing has been good, but small birds nests, copper Johns or pheasant tails are good choices.Tahoe Fly Fishing Outfitters (530) 587-4844. Mountain Hardware & Sports (530) 587-4844

Lake Tahoe Fish Report

by NOR CAL FISH REPORTS

Mackinaw are being caught trolling and jigging. Rainbows and browns are starting to move into the shallows. Kokanee are moving into Taylor Creek and that season is over. Mike Nielsen (530) 721-0593 www.tahoetopliners.com

Pyramid Lake, NV Fish Report

by NOR CAL FISH REPORTS

Good fishing was enjoyed on Tuesday’s opening day. Boaters caught anywhere from five to 80 trout. Boaters far out-produced shore anglers. Best fish was a 16 pounder caught from Hell’s Kitchen. It was injured and couldn’t be released. A 23 pounder was caught and released by the same group. Three 11 pounders and a 9.5 also were caught on top of four eight pounders. Tahoe

Truckee River Fish Report

by NOR CAL FISH REPORTS

Fishing gets better each day. Best below Boca. It’s a trickle from Tahoe City to Boca but there is dry fly activity in the pocket water in that stretch. Tahoe Fly Fishing Outfitters (530) 587-4844. Mountain Hardware & Sports (530) 587-4844

The fishing on the Truckee, in either state has been very good -- fall is definitely here

by MATT KOLES

Fall is most definitely here in the Truckee-Reno-Tahoe area on the Truckee River, and fishing the last few weeks have been downright good on both sides of the border. I've been really stoked this year as the last few Sept-Octobers have been very warm. If you fish anywhere near the Hirsch bring a jacket and be prepared for cold mornings. The dawn patrol thing

Lake Tahoe Fish Report

by NOR CAL FISH REPORTS

Kokanee season is winding down. Mackinaw bite is viable, however. Mike Nielsen (530) 721-0593 www.tahoetopliners.com

Pyramid Lake, NV Fish Report

by NOR CAL FISH REPORTS

Lake opens to fishing Tuesday, Oct. 1. Trolling will be best since the thermoclline is at 70 feet. Best results will be at 80 feet.

Truckee River Fish Report

by NOR CAL FISH REPORTS

A good variety of bugs and streamers will entice trout. Flows along Highway 89 are low. Best stretch is below Boca. Tahoe Fly Fishing Outfitters (530) 587-4844. Mountain Hardware & Sports (530) 587-4844

Fishing has been damn good on the Truckee, and in both states.

by MATT KOLES

Feeling a lot like fall in the greater Truckee-Tahoe-Reno area on the Truckee River. Great, as our last two falls were more like summer. If you were here last weekend you would have seen snow on Donner, the Sisters, and Mt. Rose. Fired up the wood stove, first time I can remember doing that in September in years. We have another week system coming

Lake Tahoe Fish Report

by NOR CAL FISH REPORTS

Overnight lows below freezing signal a change. Kokanee bite has been tougher during this transition, but fall season will bring better trout prospects. Mike Nielsen (530) 721-0593 www.tahoetopliners.com

Truckee River Fish Report

by NOR CAL FISH REPORTS

Temperatures are cooling and fishing is getting better. PMDs are fading. Nymphing or using crayfish patterns are a way to go, as are darker colored stoneflies. Throwing streamers in the morning or evening is worthwhile. Tahoe Fly Fishing Outfitters (530) 587-4844. Mountain Hardware & Sports (530) 587-4844

Lake Tahoe Fish Report

by NOR CAL FISH REPORTS

Guide Mike Nielsen is working the west side of the lake for limits of kokanee and mackinaw on both a.m. and p.m. trips. Highlight was a 4 pound koke. Is a state record lurking off Taylor Creek? Mike Nielsen (530) 721-0593 www.tahoetopliners.com

Fishing on the Truckee River is really starting to come on

by MATT KOLES

We are starting to get into some fall fishing, or I should say Indian Summer fishing on the Truckee River. Both states have been fishing very well. Days are still warm, but nights have cooled and are shorter than a few months ago. Crayfish and big goldens are still on top of the menu. October caddis are also active. I looked through a run down

Pyramid Lake NV Opens to Trout Fishing October 1st.

by RENO FLY FISHING OUTFITTERS

This is going to be an interesting and hopefully another great year at Pyramid. We now have two sustainable strains of Lahontan Cutthroat Trout in the Lake. The Summit Lake strain which has been the main strain in the lake for the last 20 years or more and the Pilot Peak Strain which was introduced back into the lake in 2006-2007. Both strains of fish

Fishing on the Truckee is getting better as the temperatures cool

by RENO FLY FISHING OUTFITTERS

Flows continue to remain close to the way they have been almost all summer. This was predicted in OUR spring drought forecast put out by NOAA in March. Changes are on the horizon with fall and the end of irrigation season right around the corner. For now the water temperatures are coming down and are not a factor anymore. The only section of the river

Another Nymph Clinic With Doug O on Oct. 5th & 13th, make your reservations now

by MATT KOLES

Doug Ouellette and I will be back at it one more time. We will be doing two dates October 5th, and 13th. If you missed our last one, or I should say last two, don't miss this one if you want to learn some short line nymphing techniques, that is nymping without indos. We will do some indicator nymphing and show you a few different

Lake Tahoe Fish Report

by NOR CAL FISH REPORTS

Guide Mike Nielsen has been getting limits of kokanee and mackinaw within a few hours while jigging along the west shore. Mike Nielsen (530) 721-0593

Truckee River Fish Report

by NOR CAL FISH REPORTS

Water is warm (mid-60s) but flows are nice. Find trout in fast water, oxygenated riffles. Tahoe Fly Fishing Outfitters (530) 587-4844; Mountain Hardware & Sports (530) 587-4844

The Truckee has been fishing very well

by MATT KOLES

A lot smokey up here in the greater Tahoe-Truckee-Reno area on the Truckee River. The Rim Fire in Yosemite has the whole area under smoke. Thing is fish like the smoke, acts like cloud cover. The smoke has actually kept temps down, and the bite going through the end of August. The whole river has been fishing well in both states. Very good for late

Lake Tahoe Fish Report

by NOR CAL FISH REPORTS

Kokanee bite is very good and has been for the last 10 days. Most are 13 to 17 inches. Mack bite continues to be steady. A 12 pounder was landed early in the week by guide Mike Nielsen. Mike Nielsen (530) 721-0593

Truckee River Fish Report

by NOR CAL FISH REPORTS

As the upper sections, the flows are great for this time of the year and should stay that way into September. Hoppers, Golden Stones and Crawdad imitations are best. Fall hatches are here already with Tricos, Western Drakes and October Caddis are moving. The dry fly fishing has been great some days and the Nymphing good. The Glenshire area, below Prosser Creek and just above

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