Truckee River
I hit the Truckee River and Little Truckee River yesterday. I started off on the Little Truckee around noon. I was
throwing a size 8 golden stimulator with a beadhead birds nest off the end. I expected to catch the fish on the
nymph, but i ended up getting four strikes on the stimulator. I landed two, an 18" and a 14".
At around four i left to fish the main Truckee. I was fishing streamers, jj special, double bunnies, and crayfish pattern,
and i had quite a few strikes. In all, i counted ten fish that either hit the fly or followed it till they spooked from me.
Two of those fish were browns at least 24". One chased it and boiled on the fly, and the other i had on for about a
second. Although i had a lot of looks, i only landed one, and it was the smallest fish, a 10" brown.
I could have fished dries and caught some fish, but they were the smaller fish. Right about when it got dark is when
the fish started rising, not that often though.
It was a good day, but all of the fish that got away have stuck in my mind, especially those big browns. Luckily,
those will be forgetten, because i leave for Montana sunday.
Here are some pics of the first 18" rainbow on the little truckee.
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