Pyramid Lake
Cooler stormy weather over the past 10 days or so has really helped the fishing. The water temperatures have stabilized around 60 degrees on the surface and it has helped keep some fish in shallow water. Tui Chubs are starting to roam and cruise in close as well. The hatchery area has been slow but some of the normal early fall and late spring beaches have been producing. The numbers of Pilot Peak strain fish also tend to go up some this time of year. Fishing off ladders as well as Pontoon Boats and Float Tubes are all worth a try. There are plenty of fish in 8-20 feet of water but that could change as soon as we get some warmer weather. Windy days are still best for sure. Early mornings have been worth getting up for lately as well. For Stripping flies use Midnight Cowboy’s and Olive Martini’s. For Indicator rigs the Red Maholo Nymph has been awesome. Larger Midges and Pyramid Lake Balanced Leeches are also worth a try.
Truckee River
The water is still really low for the most part on the river. This last batch of rainy days did not do much to change the water except for make it a little off color in places. It is fishable for sure. The stretch between Tahoe City and Truckee is really low and gets a little better downstream of Truckee. There is 158 CFS coming in from Boca and the flows are outstanding in the canyon section down to the state line. The flows get a little lower due to diversions in Nevada but the river is still in great shape all the way through Reno. Caddis are starting to hatch on the lower river in the evenings as well as some Little Yellow Stones. Nymphing during the day with Caddis or some generic bead head nymphs in size 16-18 is a great bet. A stonefly for a lead fly in size 8-10 can’t hurt either. The evening dry fly fishing should only get better for the next few weeks. Flows are: Town of Truckee 60 CFS, Boca Bridge 308 CFS, Farad 322 CFS and Reno 193 CFS.
Little Truckee River
Flows remain at 90 CFS. They have been this way for a while now. PMD’s are starting to show up sporadically in the middle of the day. The PMD hatch should only get better in the coming weeks. There are still some lingering Baetis as well. Nymphing with some really small PMD’s, Baetis or Midges in sizes 18-22 has been working best. 5X or 6X tippet is a must. Be stealthy, wear some neutral clothing and make really good drifts.
Davis Lake
Davis is low for sure but is in great shape for late May. There are some Callabaetis, Blood Midges and even a Damsel or two starting to show up. The latest report from May 26th has a few fish rising in shallow water and starting to stage for the Damsel migration. June should be a good month at the lake. There is a ton of shoreline due to lower water and this could be a really good year for shallow water sight fishing. Bring all your standard Stillwater flies and be ready for anything.
East Walker River
The East Walker is still 22 CFS. This is probably in part to some rain and cooler weather. The flows are going to continue to change with the weather over the next month or so until irrigation water is used up and the river goes into drought mode sometime soon. Get it in now if you want to fish the EW. We could be in for a long hot summer.
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