August 22nd, Fly Fishing Report for the Truckee River and Little Truckee River
We’re beginning to see the very first signs of fall here in the Tahoe Basin, with the crowds thinning, the weather cooling and the days getting shorter. We’ve even seen the first bit of fall colors on the aspens. Thunderstorms in this week’s forecast are also a very welcome sight, and another sign of the changing of the seasons. These storms are a quick way to drop water temps on the Truckee and provide a bit of moisture as well.
With kids back in school, we have seen the official start of the shoulder season in Truckee, and the traffic in town and on the river has slowed just as the fishing begins to pick back up! Fishing over the next few months is often considered a favorite by most avid Truckee River anglers, and after such a good summer, we anticipate the good times will keep rolling into fall.
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Truckee River Fishing Report & Forecast
It’s certainly surprising to see the flows remain this good as we head into September. At 300 CFS along the upper river and 500 down in the canyon, we are still seeing most of the river accessible by boat, and the walk and wade fishing is all time. If flows do drop any further however, floating will become limited.
The cooler days over the last week have also caused water temperatures to drop a bit. Staying below the 68 degree mark at the Farad gauging station, although it has come close in the last few days. The thunderstorms expected all this week will most certainly drop these temps once again. We are seeing the water temps hit their highest point right around 5:00 every day, peaking right at 66-67 degrees in the canyon.
At these temps the fish will still get stressed upon being caught and we would recommend avoiding fishing the canyon section of the river any time after 3:00, focusing on the morning fishing. This will be even more important along Glenshire, where temps will be warmer. Here we are recommending to call it a day by around 12:00 to 1:00pm. We also encourage you to carry a thermometer with you to remain informed on the temps while fishing.
The crawdad bite remains strong again this week. They can be fished dead drifted with a euro rod, under an indicator or swung like a streamer, so play around with your presentation with these to try and elicit a strike.
For the smaller flies, we have been doing great on smaller attractor perdigons, blowtorches, duracells, and peaches and cream. These small and buggy flies are mostly out fishing the exact imitations right now. There has been a noticeable increase in larger fish caught over the last few weeks, and this trend will continue into fall as the browns head into spawn. We couldn’t be more excited to see how fall shakes out this year!
Recommended Flies for the Truckee River
Little Truckee River Fishing Report & Forecast
At +/- 50 CFS on the Little Truckee, these fish could use a break. We are recommending to fish elsewhere at this time and head back out here once flows come back up.
Recommended Flies for the Little Truckee
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