Western Nevada Fish Reports

It don't get much better. Fall is here, them cottonwoods got some gold on them, and there's snow up on the Twin Sisters. If you can't catch fish now on the Truckee River, than you should sell the fly rod and strictly stick to golf. Both states are fishing really well, with them big browns starting to show. Of course, it's been another couple days

Larry and I, the little brother I never wanted, hit the conservancy for a few hours the other day. We hit up America's next top run, and though we didn't kill it, we still manged to catch a few. Larry's off again, Monday, to ride his bike to South America. Second times a charm I guess. If he makes it through Mexico, I'll be impressed.

What a crazy last three days it's been. Friday, I had one of my worst guide days all year, if we were having fish for dinner, we would have have gone to bed hungry. Saturday, Hector and Jim from Fresno came up, greeted by a 12 pack of their local IPA, some clouds and cooler weather, I knew we would hook some fish. Walking down

I used to have an old Suburu Justy, it was a three banger, and that damn thing always overheated. I'm running on three cylinders myself, overheating every afternoon in the sun, on a vitamin D overload, and waiting for some fall weather. In a month, or two, I'll be wishing it was 80 again. Near record temps this week combined with a long summer of

Sometimes, all it takes is some overcast skies to get big fish to turn on. Susan got this big brown (look at the smile on her face) yesterday across the border on the Truckee River. He ate my #16 baetis emerger, or soft hackle. Todd, her husband, lost one as big, just couldn't chase it downstream. He then went back to the same spot

Fishing is pretty damn good here on the Truckee River, and with some fall weather expected this weekend, it will only get better. I've been spending most of my time on the California side of the river, and the fishing is solid, in fact the best it's been all year. I've had some good reports of October Caddis on the upper river, but haven't seen

Thanks to consecutive high water years we have had an explosion of young fish, especially fish in the 8-14″ class, here, on the California side of the Truckee River. Job security for me, and a healthy trout river for all. We've been hooking tons of these guys lately, one can keep their rod bent all day right now. Of course, there are big fish too,

Fall is for sure here, especially on the CA side of the river. The morning fog blanket has got the water cooled, and most fish are moving back into some softer holding lye's. Down in Nevada, on the Truckee River, it's still a bit warm, and fish are still stuffed down a bit in the faster stuff, but the fishing is great. Pick a state,

We've had some good afternoon soakings around here the last few days. All the moisture has got the fall Hirschdale fog bank starting a bit earlier than usual. You can count on fog in Hirschdale every morning, usually through November. We sit in a bit of a bowl here. It's a bit early for it, but the fish like it, and it can dramatically alter

In both states, California and Nevada, September is starting out nicely, and the Truckee River is producing some nice fish. Most of the summer bugs are waning down, such as the yellow stones, and the caddis. There are big golden stones on the menu though, something that's been happening late in the year for the last few. When I mean big, they are about

Fall is creeping in fast. With it come cooler days and nights. The hatches get going again and the fishing gets really good. Kids are back in school, the rafters go away and the fishermen get to take the river back over. The water conditions remain in fantastic shape and the fly fishing on the Truckee should remain good for months to come. California Some of

The special regulation stretch has good access and is fishing well. Stonefly nymphs and caddis pupaes are working well, as are streamers and crayfish patterns. (530) 587-4844