The flows on the Truckee have dropped around 100 CFS at the Farad gauge. As of today, this section of river is sitting at 550 CFS, which is just a bit above average for this time of year. The cooler than normal days have also kept the water temps peaking at 66 degrees around 5:00pm along this same section of river, which will often be the coolest on the entire river because of the tailwater releases out of Boca. 

Remember, trout are a cold water fish and prefer cooler temps, because of this we are highly recommending to fish down in the canyon right now. If fishing upstream of the Boca confluence, continue to carry a thermometer with you and call it when temps exceed 66 degrees to give the fish a break when the water gets warm. This will also be the same for those fishing West Reno and down as water temps will warm back up once you hit Verdi. Closer to town, the temps are a little higher in the afternoons and with the hot weather forecasted for the week ahead, the Glenshire Road stretch in town may be too warm to fish in the afternoons.

At this point in the year, it’s safe to say that the best fishing is early in the morning anyways, so get on the water early and off by mid-day. The flies dejour are a mix of crawdads, large stonefly patterns imitating the nocturnal stone (size 4-6!), and small flies such as PMD’s, BWO’s, midges and caddis pupa.

We have also noticed an uptick in the fish’s willingness to take a streamer this week, and using most methods of presenting have been working. Stripping, swinging and dead drifting sculpin, whitefish, baby trout or crawdad patterns have been putting fish in the net. Just be sure to use heavy flies, a sink tip line or even just a bunch of split shot to present your flies on or near the bottom.