This is a really fun time of year to fish out here

Little Truckee River - CA (Sierra County)


by Trout Creek Outfitters
4-18-2025
(530) 563-5119
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Baetis, Midges, Winter Stones, Skwalas, Mother’s Day Caddis, and yes, even Green Drakes are on the LT right now. This is a really fun time of year to fish out here as the variety of bugs has both the angler and the fish staying on their toes (pectoral fins) right now. At 150 CFS, flows are slightly above average, and this makes for great conditions to euro nymph or indicator fish, but the top water bite is still happening for you dry fly junkies. The dry fly game can be a bit tough when this many bugs are present, and the fish aren’t their typical hyper focused selves when it comes to the hatches they are looking at. The most consistent for top water fishing will remain baetis, still coming off mid-day, and in particular, at the top parking lot. The winter stones have been around almost as much and have been providing a fair amount of eats as well, but the real curve balls have been the skwalas and green drakes. That is not a typo, green drakes in April.. While we are seeing them intermittently, but still enough to pique the interest in some of the trout out here. It doesn’t take a lot of size 8-10 mayflies around to get them interested after a long winter of eating 18’s to 22’s. Spring fishing on the Little Truckee is happening right now, and while it may not be any less technical than other times of year, it’s a whole lot of fun and will be a great place to spend a day testing your skills against PHD level wild trout.

Note: We have begun to see fish starting to occupy their redds on the LT. Please avoid wading on or near trout redds, fishing to actively spawning fish, or otherwise disrupting these vulnerable fish at this this time. If you ever have any questions about fishing during spawn, please don’t hesitate to reach out.


If you would like to go fishing with us please check out our website Trout Creek Outfitters.com or call (530) 563-5119.




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