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The Bites Been Starting Off Slow

by TROUT CREEK OUTFITTERS

With the last week of cold weather, we’ve been seeing the bite start off pretty slow, even through mid-day, with the best fishing often being from around 1:00 until dark. As of now the water has been cold and clear and the smaller flies are going to be the ticket when these conditions are present. Over the last week we have been doing best on midges

It’s good out and will only get better

by PYRAMID FLY CO.

Out playing on a weather day. It’s good out and will only get better. Cole stuck his new pb this afternoon with the boys!

Hinkson Slough Season Opener Feb. 8th

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

We are excited to celebrate the reopening of Hinkson Slough in Mason Valley. Join NDOW staff and volunteers on Saturday morning rain or shine for hardware and fly giveaways to celebrate the reopening. No registration required. See you there! https://www.register-ed.com/events/view/221645

Cold weekend on the the Truckee River

by MATT KOLES

Cold weekend on the the Truckee River. Brrr. Better for football watching than fishing. Things look to warm up this week, and fingers crossed some rain and snow in the mix. We need to get that rain and snow. Keeps the fishing good through Summer, and will get it going now, Winter. We have the blue wing olives coming off now down on the lower Truckee River East

The lake continues to fish ok

by TROUT CREEK OUTFITTERS

The lake continues to fish ok all things considered, and it seems like suspending two midges 6-8 feet under an indicator on some of the rockier beaches has been the best producer during these sunny days. In the early morning hours, fish are being caught on buggers and beetles on a full sink line, but by mid-morning when the sun hovers directly over the lake with

Plenty of good fishable river miles on the Truckee

by TROUT CREEK OUTFITTERS

With the flows around average for this time of year and the water cold and clear, the fish are very keyed in on the “LBS” or Little Black Stuff, right now. This term includes Blue Wing Olives and Midges around a size 18-22. Although it’s in the name, the flies certainly don’t have to be black. When we’re fishing midge larvae, we’ve been doing great on

The Big Fish Bite Continues

by PYRAMID FLY CO.

Sunny days are here and then sunny days are gone. If anyone has followed or researched fishing Pyramid Lake they knows that this time of year that wind + clouds at Pyramid Lake can make the fish party like it’s 1999. Butttt…….. Just like the conditions we had this week, with the days of bright skies, the fish still made indicators drop and abrupt stops

Will it snow again?

by MATT KOLES

Will it snow again? Hopefully soon for the Truckee River watershed. Very cold at night, and warm afternoons. Flows are good and everything right now, but I get environmental anxiety. That's a real thing. For now, typical Winter stuff. Smaller stuff is you're nymphing. You can jig streamers on the euro rig, or fish the big stuff and strip. Usually the big stuff ain't so great in

Fishing out here has been tough

by TROUT CREEK OUTFITTERS

With the high-pressure days as of late, fishing out here has been tough. But there are still some good bite windows to be had. These are mostly in the early morning hours, at or just after sunup. This is a great time to really focus on either fishing midges under the indo or put in some serious time stripping. Stripping will be a particularly good

The river continues to fish well

by TROUT CREEK OUTFITTERS

The river continues to fish well along most sections. The Glenshire area has continued to kick out some great dry fly fishing most days and they seem to be keyed in on midges primarily. Midge cluster patterns such as a Griffith’s Gnat have been productive as well as individual midge patterns like a para midge or fowler’s midge. Further downstream, the name of the game would

OTW | Truckee River and Pyramid Lake | mid January 2025

by RENO FLY SHOP

Mike Anderson with your On-the-Water report from the Truckee River 1/16/2025. Small dark flies are your friend during the colder months. Some dry flies will happed on overcast calm days, that is also a good time to try a steamer in slow water. At the Pyramid Lake, indicator fishing has been best with most fish caught from 6-10 feet. Lighter colored balanced leeches have seemed

The lake level is slowly rising at about 3-6 inches a week

by DOUG BUSEY

The lake level is slowly rising at about 3-6 inches a week. The Douglas County boat ramp is open and has only the middle dock in right now. Use a little patience and courtesy launching and coming back in. Shore angling was slow this last week. Most anglers were fishing the south end with powerbait or night crawlers. Trollers were using flashers and worms or

East Walker River Report

East Walker River (NV)

by KENS SPORTING GOODS STAFF

Haven’t really talked to anyone who’s been hitting up the Rosachi, or the Sceirine lately, so I don’t really have much to report. If you’re heading down there I would expect the best time of the day to be from about 10am to 3pm or so because of the colder temperatures. The last couple anglers I did talk to had the best luck with streamers

Cold nights, warm afternoons on the Truckee River

by MATT KOLES

Cold nights, warm afternoons on the Truckee River. Upper teens in Truckee at night, 40's in the afternoons. Lets look at that.. When it's really cold at night, that's really going to lower the water temps. That will put the fish in the very slow water, frog water as we like to say. You will have to poke them in the nose with your flies. I would

Pyramid Lake Fishing Report

by RENO FLY SHOP

As is true with most January’s, indicator fishing has been the most effective way to target the LCT. The trout have been moving a lot recently making them a little harder to pin down, and they may not be where you have been fishing the last few weeks, at least not in great numbers. I’ve been targeting beaches with a drop off around 11-14 feet,

The Truckee River has fished well in the last few weeks

by RENO FLY SHOP

The Truckee River has fished well in the last few weeks as flows have stabilized after a storm in late December. With clear skies and moderate weather in the forecast, we expect to see good fishing conditions continue. The annual hatch of Blue Winged Olives should begin any day now as we patiently wait. Nymph fishing has been productive throughout the river with many anglers focusing

Best fishing we have seen out here

by TROUT CREEK OUTFITTERS

We have finally seen Pyramid slow down after 2+ months of some of the best fishing we have seen out here. While this is probably from multiple factors, the big ones would likely be due to the time of year and the lack of weather. Is there still a chance of having an epic day of catching out here this week? Absolutely, but odds are

Great conditions on the river right now

by TROUT CREEK OUTFITTERS

We are seeing great conditions on the river right now, with ideal flows along most sections, water temps in the low 40’s to upper 30’s and active fish. Here in town, we are continuing to see good shots at dry fly fishing around Glenshire Drive using baetis and midges mid-day, as well as good nymphing when hatches aren’t present. The canyon section of the Truckee will have

Pyramid Lake Fishing Report

by TROUT CREEK OUTFITTERS

We have finally seen Pyramid slow down after 2+ months of some of the best fishing we have seen out here. While this is probably from multiple factors, the big ones would likely be due to the time of year and the lack of weather. Is there still a chance of having an epic day of catching out here this week? Absolutely, but odds are

We are seeing great conditions on the river right now

by TROUT CREEK OUTFITTERS

We are seeing great conditions on the river right now, with ideal flows along most sections, water temps in the low 40’s to upper 30’s and active fish. Here in town, we are continuing to see good shots at dry fly fishing around Glenshire Drive using baetis and midges mid-day, as well as good nymphing when hatches aren’t present. The canyon section of the Truckee will have

First report of 2025 on the Truckee River

by MATT KOLES

First report of 2025 on the Truckee River. Been doing this blog since about 2007? I don't know where all the years have gone. The Truckee River is in great shape, mid-Winter. Pretty much snow free all up and down the river. We've had a lot of warm storms, as it's only been snowing high, not river level. Same old same, nymph 'em, streamer fish 'em on

Topaz Lake Fishing Report

by DOUG BUSEY

This was the first time in 30 years, I could not attend the New Years celebration. I did talk with a couple anglers that enjoyed the day. They told me the water level was down about 10 feet from last year. Which is nice because it gave them some real estate on the east side to camp on. They caught 7 nice rainbows all about

Pyramid has continued to fish well!

by TROUT CREEK OUTFITTERS

Pyramid has continued to fish well, mostly on days with any weather. The sunny, windless days expected this week may very well make the bite tough, but there are still ways to get some eats during this time. Often when the sun is high and the lake is glass, we look for beaches with greater drop offs and set our flies deep, to the tune of

Truckee River Fishing Report & Forecast

by TROUT CREEK OUTFITTERS

The flows on the Truckee have stabilized after last week’s rain and are currently sitting at 200 CFS around Glenshire, and 400 CFS at Farad. We would consider these flows ideal, being slightly above average for this time of year. Along the upper river, we are finding good fishing using light nymph setups, with 2 smaller flies, a bit of split shot and a 1/2” to

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