Western Nevada Fish Reports

Conditions remain very stable on the main river. Over the last week we have seen consistent thunderstorms in the afternoon, and these are expected to stop by the weekend. The stormy afternoons have put a bit of color in the water, but this has been short lived, and visibility has been clearing by the next day. This little charge of water has made the bigger

Fly fishing on the Truckee River has been consistent through the middle of September. Air temperatures have continued to cool off resulting in more favorable conditions for trout. Water temperatures have dropped in accordance and are currently topping out at around 64 degrees at the Sparks gauge.  Fishing has consisted of a mix of nymphing, streamer, and dry fly tactics. As usual for the Truckee, nymph

Water Conditions With fall here, the water temperatures have really come down giving the area some great fishing conditions. Despite having a lot of afternoon thunderstorms lately, the clarity on the Truckee River has remained clear. Fish have been much more active with the cooler temperatures and high clarity. The best flows on the Truckee River are still from Glenshire area to Stateline. Flows on the

Weather and the fishing is near perfect. Just gonna get better as we get closer to Fall. 500 cfs here in Hirschdale, and about the same all the way down river. Great late Summer flows. We had a great Euro Nymphing Clinic. if you have not been introduced to the tight line game, it’s the best way to shake a trouts hand around here. Young and

The Truckee has been fishing great with the bigger fish in the river starting to really show over the last few weeks, in particular, along the sections from Hirschdale Road and down. Streamer fishing has been getting better and better and we are forecasting some of the best conditions for this method that we’ve seen in decades. With the bright and sunny days that we have

Pretty perfect days. Sunny and warm during the day, cold at night. Damn near perfect weather, and the niners looking good. The Truckee River is fishing great everywhere you go. From Truckee down in through Reno and even out East on the lower river. Numbers wise, this is a good time. You can rack up the dinks and maybe get a big boy, or gal, here

The Truckee becomes many different rivers on its long course from Lake Tahoe to Pyramid Lake. Along its headwaters it appears to be nothing more than a slow-moving creek. By the time the river reaches the canyon it has reached peak volume from some key tributaries such as Prosser Creek and the Little Truckee, bringing with it deeper runs and plunge pools. Once it leaves

The lake level has been fluctuating, it has gone down a couple feet in the last week. I spoke with a park ranger that told me he has been trying to adjust the boat ramps to keep up with the fluctuation. For larger boats, I recommend using the outside ramps. I fished last weekend for a few hours. Trolled most of the lake to get

The Truckee River has fished very well through the first week of September as a result of consistent flows and low water temperatures. At the time of this writing, the USGS Gauge in Reno shows just over 400 cfs. This is great news and we hope to see stable conditions continue  through the fall. Insect life on the Truckee River continues to consist of mayflies,

What a stark contrast compared to last year on the Truckee River. This time last year is was exceptionally hot. We left to the coast because of the smoke and the heat. It’s rained for the last 3 days. Of course, that makes the fishing good. Pretty great fishing at times actually. Usually, I’m begging for Fall to arrive right now. Kinda wishing we had some more

Cold water and great flows continue this week, the major change will be a storm front expected to move in on Friday. This storm front should provide excellent fishing conditions, as the drop in barometric pressure will inform the fish that fall is coming and it is time to pack it on. This mild storm system is expected to lay down moderate precipitation but will

Water Conditions With cooler nights happening recently, the Truckee River is fishing well. The watermaster is not releasing much out of Lake Tahoe, so the better flows are from Glenshire to stateline. The Nevada side above Reno is also fishing well. The flows below Boca confluence are awesome for this time of year and the fall season is shaping up to be a nice one. Flows

Tahoe Trophy Trout provided an update following their private charter trip on Lake Tahoe over the weekend. They successfully reeled in 2 big lake trout and also managed to catch a few Kokanee during the trip. Get ready for a day of exciting fishing on the beautiful waters of Lake Tahoe with Tahoe Trophy Trout. Don't miss out on the chance to reel in your own

That’s about it for Summer on the Truckee RIver Get ready for some really great Fall fishing. Been a good week. Not too hot, not too cold. Just perfect weather. Little warm in the afternoons, but nothing like the last few years. No smoke from wildfires, nice cool temps, and good healthy flows in the Truckee River. We’re getting into them. Seems like you can catch trouts in

The water temps on the Truckee continue to trend downwards and the entire river from the confluence of Boca Reservoir all the way through Reno is fishing excellent. While the temps east of Sparks are currently good, the clarity is an issue for now, due to some of the lower tributaries dumping in some dirty water. If fishing in Nevada, we recommend focusing upstream of

The NDOW planted the upper and lower part of Douglas County as well as the Carson City area recently with rainbow trout. The flows on the river have come down after the rains and were at 353 CFS this week.