The warmer temps this week should have those fishing the area focusing on the morning hours, tailwaters and high elevation bodies of water. This is also a great time of year to give warm water species a try! The smallmouth bass in Prosser and Stampede get little acknowledgement, and the carp are often disregarded as a trash fish, but both provide fun alternatives when temps are too warm for trout. We imagine that anyone who has stopped in the shop this summer has noticed how hard we have worked to fill every empty fly bin, but did you also notice we have expanded our warm water fly selection? We are well stocked on flies needed for the pursuit of largemouth, smallmouth, panfish and carp. Stop in the shop or check out our assortment online!
July 10th Fly Fishing Report for the Truckee River, Little Truckee River
Summer Half-Day Guided Trips
July brings peak summer fly fishing conditions to our local rivers, making it the perfect time to experience a guided half-day walk and wade trip with Trout Creek Outfitters. Whether you are beating the midday heat during the crisp morning hours or mastering the art of technical pocket water presentation, our expert guides are ready to put you on fish for an unforgettable summer day on the water.
Truckee River Fishing Report
The Truckee River is now seeing water temps exceed 68 degrees daily along pretty much the entire river. This yearly occurrence happens due to the warm releases coming out of Lake Tahoe. At this point in the season, we encourage anglers to focus on fishing the Truckee during the early morning hours, fight fish quickly, minimalize handling, and carrying a thermometer with them, calling it a day when temps reach 68 degrees. Keep in mind that the water will be warmer above the Little Truckee confluence, where the cold water from the bottom Boca Reservoir keeps temps down a bit more. After which, it will then begin to warm back up as the river heads into Nevada. With the flows being so good after such a mild winter, overall the fishing has remained great, we just ask that you do so in the mornings right now and give these fish a break when the water temperature rises. As we head into mid-summer conditions, the bulk of the bug activity has tapered off and we are mostly focusing on euro nymphing as the primary method to consistently get into fish on an otherwise technical river. The main hatches have been PMDs, caddis, golden stones and crawdads. With a large number of hatchling craws being found on the river, downsizing your pattern while still using a good amount of weight to cut through the fast pocket water the fish are holding in will be a good way to find not only good numbers but also some of the bigger fish, which can be especially elusive this time of year. For those of you not tying your own, A T.J. Hooker is a really great crawdad imitation to use as an anchor on the euro rod right now. Pair this with a Peaches and Cream, Duracell or a Spanish Bullet and you have good odds of getting into them. For those without the euro rod, an indicator or dry dropper set up has been working as well, just be sure to use a good amount of weight and fish deep.
Recommended Flies for the Truckee River
Little Truckee Fishing Report
The flows on the Little Truckee remain stable, holding at 135 CFS as of today. These are great water levels for out here and anglers should take advantage of this as well as the fact that this tailwater runs cold all day. This means fishing, in theory, should be good all day as well. The PMDs are, and will continue to be, the main mayfly out here and any avid LT angler knows that having a good selection of patterns to imitate these bugs in all their life stages will be the difference between an ok day and a spectacular day. This accurate fly selection must of course be paired with a good presentation, light tippet and preferably, long leaders. There are also a few other nuances that can really crack the code of the LT, but we got to leave some things a secret for you to find out on your own, don’t we! The other bugs of note would be baetis, midges, green drakes, caddis and worms, so be sure to mix things up if you aren’t having much luck.
Recommended Flies for the Little Truckee River
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