Western Nevada Fish Reports

Good fishing and great weather. Maybe a little too great with the weather, lol. High’s in the low 70’s, perfect blue bird days. Us fly anglers, always like some clouds and rain. I’ll take this weather any day though, soon it will be cold. Flows have just dropped some out of Boca Reservoir. 388 cfs here in Hirschdale this morning. Down from 450 cfs, last week.

With the opener for Pyramid happening today (10/1) -  we will be switching gears on our weekly reports and from here on out we will no longer be reporting on our local still water fishing and focus on this amazing fishery once again. We are now in another exciting season at Pyramid Lake, and while in all truth the opener isn’t quite as significant for the

Opening day is Saturday Oct. 1st, for all anglers planning to fish opening day here is some information about the lake. PLF biologist monitor lake levels and water quality very closely.   With the warmer surface temperatures, LCT will most likely be found in deeper water. The optimal water temperature for LCT is about 56 degrees. The elevation level for Pyramid Lake 3802 ft. Compared to 3808ft in

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Catfish and stripers have been biting throughout the day around the lake on various cut baits such as anchovies or sardines, lugworms and mackerel with a heavy sinker  and a longer leader to endure the windy conditions and water flow in the lake. Steeper ledges and walls have been great areas to target along with coves around the lake for  both catfish and stripers. Anglers

Kinda don’t get much better. Perfect Fall weather, good fishing. Cold in the mornings, nice in the afternoons. This is the time when a fly angler can fish just about any rig you want.  Streamers, yes, dry dropper, yes, tight line, yes. Straight dry fly fishing? Well, you never know. Trouts are spread out, and just about in every water type. They’ll usually sit in the

The Truckee continues to have cold water and good flows along the canyon stretch and the fishing pressure remains light. With a lack of a significant hatch around, the fish are taking a variety of bugs. It’s a good idea to have a wide selection of patterns at your disposal to see what they are keying in on that day. We’ve seen stoneflies, BWO’s, PMD’s,

  The lake opens for the 2022-2023 season on October 1st. Only a week away. The pre-season forecast looks great. We are having somewhat normal weather; the water conditions are really good and we should be in for a fantastic start to the season. Early season at the lake is really different than what most people think about when coming to Pyramid. There are a lot of

Reno Fly Shop guide, Mike Anderson @mt_anderson, with your on the water report from Pyramid Lake. The current surface temps are 68F with tons of Tui Chub along the shore! The opener is just a few weeks away. The Truckee River is fishing very well and we believe it will only get better with more Fall weather on the way.Flies for Pyramid Lake: NEW Sizzurp Balanced

Water Conditions Low flows out of Lake Tahoe have the Truckee River warming up to the low sixties during the day. Over the next month — the cooler temperatures at night should help bring the water temperatures down even more. Cooler water will help the fishing improve with hatches of caddis and blue winged olives. The current best areas to fish are below Boca reservoir to

What a great September for fly fishing on the Truckee River. Little glitch in the system on the first week of the month, with the heat and the fire. Now it feels more like late October, not September. We had a good soaker, heavy rain here in Truckee. It hardly every rains like this in September here. What a blessing. It couldn’t have come at a better

We are close...so very close to the Pyramid Lake opener! Join us at Battle Born Beer 360 E Fifth Street on September 27th 6-9pm to celebrate the opener with Beer, Tacos, Awesome Gear, Cool People, and a raffle that will blow your mind! This free to attend event is open to both the Fly angler and conventional angler to get primed for the season.....booths from

Flows on the South Fork of the Humboldt are very low and fishing is difficult except in the pools. Flows are better below the reservoir and fishing is fair there. As of September 16, the South Fork of the Humboldt was flowing at approximately 1 cfs above the reservoir and 9 cfs below the reservoir.

Pulled away from the fish at 9:30 am. Counts can go 30-50 fish very easily right now with mixed bags daily.

The good news first, cool Fall weather on the Truckee River. Record high’s last week, and now very cool Fall like weather. Barely getting into the 70’s, with lows in the 30’s at night. Bad news. The Mosquito Fire south of Truckee is pumping smoke into Truckee, and Lake Tahoe/ Reno. Mornings the air quality ain’t bad, but in the afternoons, its pretty miserable and unhealthy. School

After the heat spell in our area over Labor Day weekend, we are happy to see cooler days starting today as well as some potential thunderstorms over the next few days. Unfortunately, now we are having some smoky days with the Mosquito Fire burning near Forest Hill, but so it goes. For those looking to get out despite the smoke, there is light at the

The Truckee River continues to fish well as we enter into mid September. Flows have remained consistent on the Nevada side and it’s been a pleasant surprise to see flows in the canyon section hover around 500 cfs. Typical of late summer, crayfish have made up a significant portion of the trout’s diet in the river. We are still experiencing hot days and as a

Water Conditions Flows are still decreasing slightly on the Truckee River. Water levels are low from Tahoe City to Boca Reservoir, but the color remains clear. With the heat wave the area will see this weekend, water temperatures could be warm during the day, so it is recommended to fish in the evenings and mornings until things cool down. The flows from Tahoe City are 72