Little Truckee River Fish Report

Drastic drop in flows has fish a little "shell shocked" on the Little Truckee, it will change soon

Little Truckee River - CA (Sierra County)

by Truckee River Outfitters
6-6-2012
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The flow in the Little Truckee has decreased from 600cfs on June 1 to 57cfs on June 5. Because of the drastic drop, the fish are a little "shell shocked" but should return to their normal routines in a day or two.

Look for big hatches of bugs in the next two weeks as the insects will get in high gear in these low flows. Baetis, Caddis, Little Yellow Stones, some PMDs and midges will be hatching throughout the day. Now that the flows are way down, using a little stealth and a longer, lighter leader will improve your success significantly.

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for Thursday, May 17th, 2012

Truckee River: When the caddis hatch matches post run-off conditions, good fishing on the Truckee usually results
Pyramid Lake: This has been a stramge fishing season at Pyramid Lake, did it finish before it started?
East Walker River (CA): The flows are perfect for fishing on the East Walker right now
Little Truckee River: The flows are holding on the Little Truckkee, when that happens fishing can be really good
Frenchman Lake: The fishing continues to be good at Frenchman's.
Lake Davis: The bugs are out in force at Davis Lake, perfect conditions for fishing