Truckee, CA.

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Smoke on the water (The good kind.).


FROST this morning..........
Gusty winds in the afternoons lately.
Best fishing is dawn patrol for my money.
Good from the very first drift.....
I will say, that yesterday I fished the whole day, still slows a little mid-afternoon, but caught them anyway.
Don't mess around, they are pretty spooky/hip. (And gun-fighter fast...........> Wa..Was that a fish?)
It took two drifts this morning..... a nice Bow ate a sz 20 BWO emerger, sunken.
59-60 degrees and green/clear.
Water "master" is starting to drop the flows..... reduced from Tahoe, and Donner both....
Wouldn't call it boney yet, but stay tuned.......
Not many risers to speak of during the day.
Bring a nice selection of split shot; #6 thru ABs.
Use them liberally......
Golden stones are about done.
Crays are about still.
Isonychia are coming on. sz 12-14.
Small Dark Baetis sz 20-22.
A few BWOs early, or if it clouds up. 16-18-20
Oct. Caddis are starting....I've seen two-three of them. Think big Pupa baby.....you could try an orange stimi sz 8-10 at dusk.
Some Glosasoma Too. Tan Elk hair Caddis in sz 18.
Light-Tan midges sz 22-24 are off the hook, as the light hits the water.
Hoppers in the PM if you can handle the breeze.
A good number of fry in shallows, sz 8 thru 2. (This bodes well for next year.)
A few rises evenings, but very short window around 7:30-8:00.
PM H2O temp close to 65 still, but fishable, nothing like it was........
Czech nymping is a good call in the bubbles.
Or, get your streamer game honed for Mr. Brown.
It's about time for Fall fishing.
Next weekend is looking good......
Have fun out there......

Jim

[bigfly]

The Summer has passed....
And after mostly watching people fish for four months...
I'm really ready to fish!
Fall cools off, fewer folks fishing...and big fish come out to play.
It always feels like a reward for a hard work.
(Although I keep guiding year-round.)

Wanted to thank my customers for a great season so far.
Made many new friends and enabled a few new fly fishers too.
Also thanks to fellow guides/fish ninjas for info, for reports, that post here.
I've found, I can't be everywhere at once.....
Although, the warden said he can never tell where I'll be. HA!
Hope you all enjoy the Fall.
Let me know if ya wana go......

Jim

[Rye_Tyler]

Sweet.. Be up there in two weeks, hopefully I'll get some time on the water.

[bigfly]

Looks like my reply was lost in the mix....
It is good right now, maybe the best time of year to fish.
I fish/guide all Winter, but anyone that doesn't like fishing in snow, better saddle up soon.....
It is about as pretty, and as fishy as it will get.
Aspens have turned, and a big wind will end the fall look.
Bring a coat.....

Jim

[ladalske]

Fished the truckee today. It was cold and wet/snow. Got one it was a good day. They were rising all day. A small hatch of blue wings were around... At least that is what they looked like.

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Fall colors......

Update: Fri Oct. 9

SNOWING in town! It won't stick, ground is too warm.
Will be warming a little next few days and back to blue skies.
Should be fun today, fish love nasty weather.......

Fishy, very fishy......until further notice.....
Mid to lower river, nice flows, stable for a few days.
Upper river is a bit boney, but has some nice dry fly water.
Walk a little is the best advice, but do it quietly...
Water temp is falling.....54+ deg. Clear/green.
The Oct Caddis are around (evenings), sparse hatch..think Pupa.
Dark Speckled Caddis too. sz18.
Hoppers still....Burk's works.
BWOs sz18, and Dark Baetis, sz20. Mahogany Duns sz18-16.
PEDs in the evening. sz14.
No one food form stands out, it's all good.
Streamers...
Crayfish are rampant, don't fall down, they may attack.
A guy left a fish on a stringer, in a half hour....the crays had taken possession.....
Night fishing has a new terror. (Like we needed more...)
Watched two Minks fishing across the river, while clients hooked up.
Hope you are getting out, this Fall won't last forever.


Jim