PatrickM
07-05-2006, 09:57 PM
I was up in Truckee last week for a couple of days, so here's a quick late report.
The flows on the Truckee had gone up as they were letting water out from Tahoe, so I was ready for high water. What I wasn't ready for was water the color of pee soup, which was exactly what I saw when I got there. So I basically ended up fishing the Little Truckee for a couple of days.
There were quite a few anglers on the Little T, and I didn't see a fish rise the whole time I was there, but overall the fishing was decent. Small mayfly nymphs seemed to work best, such as Burks two-tone HBI and the micro-may, in sizes 18 and 20. I also tried dries and small streamers with no luck. I was kind of surprised by the lack of bug activity in general on the Little T. No real hatches, no rising fish, and not many bugs on the rocks that I turned over. :?:
One evening I made it over to one of the creeks that cross hwy 89 north of Truckee. Fished down to where the creek enters a resevoir. Had some fun swinging buggers and muddler minnows for a while. Then some caddis started coming off and got a few on dries and swinging soft hackles. It was a nice change-up from the Little T.
Anyhow, it was great to be up there. Can't wait to go back. That area is about as good as it gets IMHO. :D
p.s. I just looked at the flows and it seems like the Truckee has come down and the Little T has gone up, so this report may be completely useless to anyone heading up there soon. :?
The flows on the Truckee had gone up as they were letting water out from Tahoe, so I was ready for high water. What I wasn't ready for was water the color of pee soup, which was exactly what I saw when I got there. So I basically ended up fishing the Little Truckee for a couple of days.
There were quite a few anglers on the Little T, and I didn't see a fish rise the whole time I was there, but overall the fishing was decent. Small mayfly nymphs seemed to work best, such as Burks two-tone HBI and the micro-may, in sizes 18 and 20. I also tried dries and small streamers with no luck. I was kind of surprised by the lack of bug activity in general on the Little T. No real hatches, no rising fish, and not many bugs on the rocks that I turned over. :?:
One evening I made it over to one of the creeks that cross hwy 89 north of Truckee. Fished down to where the creek enters a resevoir. Had some fun swinging buggers and muddler minnows for a while. Then some caddis started coming off and got a few on dries and swinging soft hackles. It was a nice change-up from the Little T.
Anyhow, it was great to be up there. Can't wait to go back. That area is about as good as it gets IMHO. :D
p.s. I just looked at the flows and it seems like the Truckee has come down and the Little T has gone up, so this report may be completely useless to anyone heading up there soon. :?