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Trout are moving slower on the Truckee 'cause of the cold, but they will react to Baetis and Midge

by TRUCKEE RIVER OUTFITTERS

Stream flows on the Truckee have been very consistent. Lack of snow has limited any run-off on warm days. The fishing has been fairly good for January and we have even seen some fish rising to Baetis and Midges on the surface on warmer afternoons. The water is really clear and easy to wade right now. It is important to take a little more stealthy

The coming storm could blow out the Truckee for a few days so check the flows

by MATT KOLES

We finally have the jet stream lined up, and storm's on the way for Tahoe. It looks like all of Nor Cal is going to get pounded into next week. The storm's are on the warm side, which will bring a lot of moisture, but also rain, which could blow out the Truckee River for a few days. Check the USGS flows if you do

Lake Tahoe Fish Report

by NOR CAL FISH REPORTS

Gene St. Denis has been getting limits of mackinaw weighing one to six pounds from Dollar Point and Sugar Pine Point in depths of 120 to 220 feet. Macks are keying on schools of freshwater shrimp. Blue Ribbon Fishing (530) 544-6552, Gene St. Denis

Pyramid Lake, NV Fish Report

by NOR CAL FISH REPORTS

Trout bite has gotten a bit better. Big fish of the year is a 12.14 pounder caught the first week of January. Bitter cold has kept people away. (775) 476-0400

Truckee River Fish Report

by NOR CAL FISH REPORTS

The middle section from Glenshire to Hirschdale is good because of water releases from Tahoe. Best conditions are overcasts skies in the middle of the day. There are baetis hatches now. Green stoneflies are expected soon. (530) 587-4844

Topaz Lake Fish Report

by NOR CAL FISH REPORTS

Full moon killed the bite but trout fishing improved after that. Trollers pulling Rapalas, flashers or nightcrawlers through the middle of the lake 10 feet deep are getting limits. Shoreline anglers get two or three fish per day with rainbow Power Bait. Best action comes from the southwest bank. Trout are averaging 14 to 16 inches. (775) 266-3550

Fly Fishing at Pyramid Lake (NV) has been really slow

by TRUCKEE RIVER OUTFITTERS

The weather or lack thereof over the past month or so has put Pyramid to sleep. The surface water temperature is down to around 44 degrees and there are some huge thermo-clines of warmer more oxygenated water 30 feet to 80 feet down. This has made fishing for the fly anglers really slow. It finally looks as though we are going to get some weather

Topaz Lake results for Week 2 & Week 3, January 17, 2012

by CARILYN ALBIN

Wow what a crazy derby so far not many fish coming in to be weighed. I did not do a report last week because there wasn't much to report on. I hear a lot of complaints from our customers. I have been told that anglers are catching fish just not sizeable ones. I have also been told that because there was

The Truckee has been pumping out some some big 'bows

by MATT KOLES

Being a guide you have your good days, and your bad days. Hopefully, your good days far out number the bad days. Yesterday, was one of those good days. Since about late summer of last year, the Truckee River has been pumping out some big bows, bigger than normal. I knew someone that fished with me was going to catch a 10 pounder, or close

Truckee River Fishing Report 1/12/12

by MATT KOLES

A change could be on the way according to Mark Finan, our local weather guy. Let's hope. It's the middle of January and still no snow in Tahoe, crazy. Same old story on the Truckee, solid winter fishing. Midges, some more midges, baetis, worms, and stones. The streamer fishing ain't to shabby either. Looks like the end of next week could bring some weather here

Pyramid Lake, NV Fish Report

by NOR CAL FISH REPORTS

The quest for big fish continues to slog along. Just four cutts larger than 10 pounds have been caught since the opener in Oct. Those were caught in the southern end of the lake. Bite has been slow over the past week. (775) 476-0400

Truckee River Fish Report

by NOR CAL FISH REPORTS

Access to the river is wide open. Fishing isn’t a sure thing, but it’s worthwhile for an afternoon of catch-and-release. Bite is best from mid-day until 3 or 4 p.m. (530) 587-4844

Topaz Lake Fish Report

by NOR CAL FISH REPORTS

Trout fishing has been quite good. Trout seem to be fatter, than longer. Trolling in the south end and on the east side has been providing best action. Biggest fish since the Jan. 1 opener is three pounds. Shore fishing has been on the slow side. (775) 266-3550

Fly Fishing on the Truckee River is off to a really good start

by MATT KOLES

2012 is starting off as a good one. The Truckee River is in purrrfect shape, couldn't be any better, flows wise, for this time of year. Cold nights, mild days, I'm on bankers hours, and loving it. Some client Trout's from the last few day's.

Can you imagine midging at this time of year on the Truckee

by MATT KOLES

Still super solid winter time fishing on the Truckee River. Good reports up and down the river. I'm starting to see more fish on top daily. Midges are the name of the game. Shortly, we'll start getting the big midge clusters, they ball up, and the fish start coming up for 'em. Super fun. With this mild ass weather everything will happen early this year,

Down Time for "Gilligan"

by MATT KOLES

I haven't been out on the water for about a week. Needed a break. Some down time. I'll be back at it this week though. I did get out today for a bit. Everything was still the same as I left it, trout in their usual winter spots. My Skipper stone did the trick today in a sz#10, golden. Here's a lo-fi recording from a

Truckee River Fishing Report 1/4/12

by MATT KOLES

Well, it was near 60 today in Truckee, and even warmer down in Nevada. For it being early January, the fishing is pretty good. The entire river is pumping out fish. The water master has the gates open at Tahoe. I have no idea why. I'd be saving that shit for Summer, being how dry it is, but that has made the flows come up

The fishing report at Pyramid Lake (NV) has been pretty bad. One to 2 fish days are common right now

by TRUCKEE RIVER OUTFITTERS

We have gone through a 2 to 3 year lull concerning numbers of fish at Pyramid. Some of this may be due to the decision to re-stock the lake with much smaller fish a few years back. The lake has been producing bigger fish over the past few years but numbers are down. Hopefully this will not be a long term issue at Pyramid Lake. The

The Truckee River has been in really good shape for fishing over the past 8 months or so.

by TRUCKEE RIVER OUTFITTERS

Flows have been very consistent and remain in great shape. There was a time a couple of weeks ago that the cold air temps made shoreline wading kinda tough due to ice forming in the slower moving water. Over the past week this has not been an issue at all. Normally by now the California side of the river is hard to get to due

Pyramid Lake, NV Fish Report

by NOR CAL FISH REPORTS

The bite remains on the slow side but larger fish are being caught. A 13 pound cutthroat and a 12 pounder were caught over the weekend at the south end of the lake. (775) 476-0400

Truckee River Fish Report

by NOR CAL FISH REPORTS

River is at 300 cfs through town and 400 cfs below Boca, great flows. But it’s a tough bite. Large stoneflies and small copper Johns are good options. (530) 587-4844

Topaz Lodge Fishing Opener 2012

by CARILYN ALBIN

We had a great day started weighing in tagged fish at about 10:00AM. We were busy all day weighing fish and having a great time. We ended up weighing in 58 Topaz Lodge Tagged fish. We also had 38 over 2 lbs weighed in. It seemed like most anglers were having a great time. The weather was great. A

The 2011 Season on the Truckee River

by MATT KOLES

What a crazy year on the Truckee River. Water was the issue, and we had a ton of it. I never thought I'd be catching fish at 2-3 k on the Truckee, but I had no choice. I still managed to have a great season, met a lot of great people, and learned a little more about fly fishing myself. Hopefully, I see some new

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