Truckee CA.

[bigfly]

Conditions are about perfect...
Near 60 deg air. Blue skies.
Chilly at night.
Avg.54 water. Clear/green.
Low flows on the upper section (Above town).
400 cfs down below.
Fish are loving it.
Moving to flies....

Far fewer folks on the water.
Fish are only slightly less spooky.
Dries for little guys...
Big bites for piggies.
Sz20 Baetis, Baetis, and more Baetis....
BWOs, sz18.
A bunch of sz 18 Caddis.
Hoppers still around...
Streamers.
You choose....

This is some of the best fishing of the year.
This week is sunny, can't say about next week......
I'm going out now, looking for Walter.
Hope you are getting out.

Jim

[Morgan]

Going to go chase steel instead.
Darn

[Chet Troutpuncher]

Ripped streamers down in the canyon yesterday afternoon.
Damn pretty out there and fishing wasn't too shabby either.
Landed one nice brown on a streamer. Especially cool because it was a fly Andy Burk tied and gave me when I bought my switch rod from the West River Fly Shop a few years ago. I forget what he called it but it's trout fry imitation. Kind of a cross between a Dirty Hippy and a Home Invader.
The dog landed a meaty and stinky deer leg.
Everyone was happy.

[bigfly]

Chet, sorry I missed the deer leg.....
Plenty of carcases near I-80, Little Rico rolled in one.
He was pleased as well.
Give me a call to fish.

Andy's ties are hard to duplicate....but I'm getting closer....
At least the fish are eating them.

Switched to my new Grey's Streamflex (11ft 4wt.) Shortlined yesterday for numbers.....
Today we go back to swinging streamers.
Practice makes perfect......
Steelhead time is nearly upon us.

[Dan LeCount]

Switched to my new Grey's Streamflex (11ft 4wt.) Shortlined yesterday for numbers.....

haha, youve been converted! They really are pretty badass for high sticking.
And senor Kwan, Andys streamer you're thinking of is probably his "Zombie"

[bigfly]

I'm always saying, the art to fly fishing, is being able to change techniques as needed.
"Let the water tell you how to fish."
The Euro approach is perfectly suited high pressure waters like ours......
Perfect for Winter fishing as well.
This stick throws a dry fly too.......sweet.
I'll be getting another.

Jim

[Chet Troutpuncher]

Thanks Dan. I'm committed to becoming a better streamer fisherman right now.
When I head out now I only have two fly boxes: weighted and unweighted streamers.
Simplifies things so much and SO much less fussing with set-ups.
More room for beer in my waist pack too.

[bigfly]

Chet, making more room for beer.......
There's a strategy I never thought of!
Brilliant!
I applaud your dedication to learning too.
Let's go swing the big stick soon. (It's a two hander!)
I can hear them talking......

Jim

[steveg137]

So this weekend for the first time I had some consistent success high sticking (Upper Sac), allowed me to fish (and catch) in water that previously I'd either not fish or only fish with dries.

Can see how a longer rod (I was using 9.5ft) would help, the streamdance 11ft looks great. Grey's have excellent reputation in the UK, I just picked up GRX 9foot 7 weight for $100 on sale, will be using it for Steelhead and trying for bones on honeymoon Belize in Jan (assuming I'd allowed by the boss).

Going to get to grips with high sticking some more this fall, exciting to start learning a new skill on the water!

Steve

[double ipa]

Aren't the two handlers great! Seems I fish with mine 75% of the time now. Caught a nice brown on the T with that 2 hander purchased from TRO and a streamer Dan tied for me awhile back. Just returned from a week on the Mighty North where some nice bright large friends of mine ate a few trad patterns on the swing. Stopped on the K on the way back and found some half pounders too. See you at there on the river.