November 14th Fly Fishing Report for the Truckee River, Little Truckee River and Pyramid Lake
The abnormally warm weather this week has given way to another storm front pushing through the Tahoe area, with a mix of rain and snow forecasted through next week. While this may slow fishing down a bit on the Truckee River, we would say with a degree of certainty that the bite at Pyramid will get good quickly. Even with the mild November weather this week, the shore fishing at Pyramid has officially commenced, with reports of consistent fishing now. After a week of stormy days, now is the time to start switching gears from the river to the lake!
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Truckee River Fishing Report
The Fishing on the Truckee has been really great this week, with the temps on the river in their ideal range and the flows very stable. This, and the mild weather has made for excellent conditions for both the trout and the angler; an often small section of the fishing Venn diagram. This will change a bit this week with rain/snow mix in the forecast. We will likely see flows come up a bit, diminished water clarity, and lower water temps. The first two will probably be short lived, but dropping water temps is inevitable however.
Even as winter creeps in, the fishing on the Truckee will still be good. It will just change to shorter windows of actively feeding fish, and indicator fishing being the best as fish push into the slowest water they can find. We still have a few good weeks of fishing to look forward to here on the California side, and pretty much the entire winter on the Nevada side. Here at the shop we do genuinely look forward to the wintertime on the Truckee, with large, colored up fish, and the lightest angling pressure of the year. For those that didn’t know, we also do run guided trips all winter, so if you want to see what the winter fishing in the area is all about, give us a call!
The bugs this week are much the same as the weeks prior, and won’t change for several months, as summer hatches subside and the small bugs of winter, baetis and midges, become the main forage. With the rain expected this week, the larger attractors that we’ve been fishing with mixed success over the last few weeks should become far more effective as flows come up and the water gets a tint to it. Stones, worms, eggs and maybe even some crawdads should be in this week’s rotation, especially if fishing anywhere from the Boca confluence down, where the river is larger.
Recommended Flies for the Truckee River
Little Truckee Fishing Report
At these continued low flows, we are strongly encouraging anglers to avoid fishing the Little Truckee until we see water levels come back up. These over-pressured fish could really use a break from seeing people, especially as the browns attempt to spawn at 48 CFS. With so many other excellent options for fishing right now, we feel strongly that anglers should look elsewhere for the time being.
Pyramid Lake Fishing Report
It has started this week. The shore fishing at Pyramid has been reported to be “fairly consistent” over the last few days. With the week of foul weather expected to push through the area, it’s safe to say the ‘25/’26 shore fishing season at Pyramid is on!
Early season, we recommend focusing on balanced leeches and balanced baitfish patterns under the indicator as the fish are still a bit spread out, so play around with your depth right now. This could vary depending on the beach but could be anywhere from 6 feet under the bobber, to 12+ feet. Historically in the early season, shore fishing is best on most of the southern beaches, but that’s definitely not to say you can’t find fish along the middle or northern areas of the lake right now.
Recommended Flies for Pyramid Lake
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