Truckee River - July Update

Well its official, the River is back in shape.  Flows are around 400, water temps in lower 60's and its clearing up nicely.  More big fish are around town than i thought, put 2 brutes in the net.  

AM Session - 25" and thick

I haven't fished the Big T in 6-months (crazy), after today's session, I'm wondering why.  Fish are right in the seams, where the water transitions from fast to slow.  Look for oxygenated pocket water during the hot months of summer.  Get some 17-lb high visibility mono and tippet rings to 3x w/ 2 AB shot and put the bobber away if your fishing pockets, find an 11ft rod and high stick it - that's the best way to get the drift in pockets and seams where the water speed constantly varies and is one speed at the top and another speed at the bottom.

PM Session - 27" and lean

Truckee River - September is off to a Good Start

They're smoking that dead drift cray right now.  Tying into fish in some skinny water this time of year, they're holding right up against the fast riffles and white water in the medium to medium fast current.  Had a really fun day, only wish I was on the water earlier, that's when the fishing is the best. This deep-bodied hen took me for a ride.

After good success clunk'n and plunk'n with lead and a big indicator, I picked up a few more fish high stick'n the same water...you're just able to cover different water without an indicator.

Great to see some browns out and about.

 One fish wanted a salad (nymph), everything else wanted a steak (cray).