Bull_Dog
06-06-2012, 07:50 AM
June 6, 2012
Truckee River
The water has dropped to perfect fishing levels this past week. The weather has been tough for the last few days but the forecast is for clear and sunny through the next week. Bugs are hatching (especially in the evenings) and the fishing is great. Caddis, Little Yellow Stones, Baetis and the beginnings of the green drake hatch in the canyon section have fish up on the surface and eating dries. The Nevada side has been too high to fish for most people wading, but that has all changed now. The next few weeks will be some of the best dry fly fishing the Truckee has to offer, don’t miss out on it. Nymphing remains the best way to catch fish during the day. Getting your flies on the bottom, whether high sticking or indicator fishing, will improve your success when the sun is high and bright. Runs with lots of boulders and other cover will hold the most fish.
Current flows are: Truckee – 186cfs, Boca – 399cfs, Farad – 484cfs, Reno – 439cfs
Little Truckee River
The flow in the Little Truckee has decreased from 600cfs on June 1 to 57cfs on June 5. Because of the drastic drop, the fish are a little “shell shocked” but should return to their normal routines in a day or two. Look for big hatches of bugs in the next two weeks as the insects will get in high gear in these low flows. Baetis, Caddis, Little Yellow Stones, some PMDs and midges will be hatching throughout the day. Now that the flows are way down, using a little stealth and a longer, lighter leader will improve your success significantly
Frenchman’s Reservoir
The fishing remains strong at Frenchman’s. A variety of bugs are hatching in the mornings and evenings. Look for good Callabaetis mayfly and damsel activity in the early part of the day. Midging under an indicator or fishing with a sinking line and nymph, buggers or leeches will catch fish after the hatches subside. In the evenings when the wind is not blowing there has been good midge activity and a fair number of caddis hatching. Don’t wait too long to go as the shallow water will warm up significantly with the nice weather ahead and the lake will begin to drop, drying up some of the shallow trout habitat. While most of the fish in Frenchman’s are stocked, the average size is 13” – 16” and they put up a great fight.
East Walker River
Flows remain in the awesome range at 119 CFS. So far irrigation has not affected the flows too much. We have had enough cool weather and precipitation to hold off the water to area farms. Fish continue to key on Caddis, small Mayflies and Golden Stone nymphs. High sticking, indicator rigs and dry dropper set-ups are all worth a try right now. There have been a bunch of fish hanging out around the edges near deeper water and approaching an area with a Stone Dry or a hopper pattern and fishing the edges before Nymphing the deeper pools can be affective as well. Keep an eye on the flows and daytime air temps. If it starts to get warm and dry the water could go up as well.
Pyramid Lake
There are still a few die hards fishing Pyramid. Reports have actually been pretty good. The cooler weather has kept the water in pretty good shape and there are still some fish cruising the shallows. 5-20 fish days are common right now. South end beaches like Wino, Sand hole and Blockhouse are doing well Beaches further North like the North Nets Spider Point and Warrior. Maholo Midges and Nymphs have been catching a lot of fish with floating lines and Bloody Mary’s, Olive Martini’s and Popcorn Beetles on shooting heads. The lake closes to fishing on June 30th.
Davis Lake
Reports have not been too good as of late. The cold weather and windy days have slowed the Damsel hatch and made the fishing tough. Over the next couple of weeks the weed beds should be grown enough to get the damsels going and fish cruising in shallow water chasing them. Davis should only get better over the next few weeks and the best is right around the corner.
Truckee River
The water has dropped to perfect fishing levels this past week. The weather has been tough for the last few days but the forecast is for clear and sunny through the next week. Bugs are hatching (especially in the evenings) and the fishing is great. Caddis, Little Yellow Stones, Baetis and the beginnings of the green drake hatch in the canyon section have fish up on the surface and eating dries. The Nevada side has been too high to fish for most people wading, but that has all changed now. The next few weeks will be some of the best dry fly fishing the Truckee has to offer, don’t miss out on it. Nymphing remains the best way to catch fish during the day. Getting your flies on the bottom, whether high sticking or indicator fishing, will improve your success when the sun is high and bright. Runs with lots of boulders and other cover will hold the most fish.
Current flows are: Truckee – 186cfs, Boca – 399cfs, Farad – 484cfs, Reno – 439cfs
Little Truckee River
The flow in the Little Truckee has decreased from 600cfs on June 1 to 57cfs on June 5. Because of the drastic drop, the fish are a little “shell shocked” but should return to their normal routines in a day or two. Look for big hatches of bugs in the next two weeks as the insects will get in high gear in these low flows. Baetis, Caddis, Little Yellow Stones, some PMDs and midges will be hatching throughout the day. Now that the flows are way down, using a little stealth and a longer, lighter leader will improve your success significantly
Frenchman’s Reservoir
The fishing remains strong at Frenchman’s. A variety of bugs are hatching in the mornings and evenings. Look for good Callabaetis mayfly and damsel activity in the early part of the day. Midging under an indicator or fishing with a sinking line and nymph, buggers or leeches will catch fish after the hatches subside. In the evenings when the wind is not blowing there has been good midge activity and a fair number of caddis hatching. Don’t wait too long to go as the shallow water will warm up significantly with the nice weather ahead and the lake will begin to drop, drying up some of the shallow trout habitat. While most of the fish in Frenchman’s are stocked, the average size is 13” – 16” and they put up a great fight.
East Walker River
Flows remain in the awesome range at 119 CFS. So far irrigation has not affected the flows too much. We have had enough cool weather and precipitation to hold off the water to area farms. Fish continue to key on Caddis, small Mayflies and Golden Stone nymphs. High sticking, indicator rigs and dry dropper set-ups are all worth a try right now. There have been a bunch of fish hanging out around the edges near deeper water and approaching an area with a Stone Dry or a hopper pattern and fishing the edges before Nymphing the deeper pools can be affective as well. Keep an eye on the flows and daytime air temps. If it starts to get warm and dry the water could go up as well.
Pyramid Lake
There are still a few die hards fishing Pyramid. Reports have actually been pretty good. The cooler weather has kept the water in pretty good shape and there are still some fish cruising the shallows. 5-20 fish days are common right now. South end beaches like Wino, Sand hole and Blockhouse are doing well Beaches further North like the North Nets Spider Point and Warrior. Maholo Midges and Nymphs have been catching a lot of fish with floating lines and Bloody Mary’s, Olive Martini’s and Popcorn Beetles on shooting heads. The lake closes to fishing on June 30th.
Davis Lake
Reports have not been too good as of late. The cold weather and windy days have slowed the Damsel hatch and made the fishing tough. Over the next couple of weeks the weed beds should be grown enough to get the damsels going and fish cruising in shallow water chasing them. Davis should only get better over the next few weeks and the best is right around the corner.