Tahoe Fly Fishing Report Archives

Friday, August 3, 2007

Fishing continues to be steady around the area. Fishing the rivers and lakes for trout early and late in the day, then, moving to the reservoirs for the mid-afternoon bass, is a good tactic for this time of year. The flows have been consistent and as long as they don't change radically fishing should remain good on the rivers. Those looking for a guide trip can call or email me.

Truckee River*** The main Truckee from River Ranch to stateline is fishing well. Most of the big bugs have come and gone. There are still some large stones, caddis, smaller mayflies, and midges hatching. The crawdads are molting and this is also the time to run crawdad patterns through the deeper slots. Fishing with a Large dry and nymph dropper has been the most productive for me with most fish eating the dry.

Little Truckee River** The flows on the LT haven't changed in over a month. The fish have gotten a lot wiser over that period of the time and won't tolerate much in the way of lousy presentation. Terrestrials seem to be high on the food list this season with the hatches of mayflies being somewhat light. Ants, grasshoppers, and beetles are worth a try if nothing is going on.

High Elevation Lakes and Streams*** Some of and creeks are very low if not dried up already. The fish are very spooky but, will eat anything if they don't suspect your there. I had some friends just return from a short trip into Desolation Wilderness Area and said the lakes were "good as it gets" and the streams were starting to dry up.

Local Reservoirs*** The callibeatis are out in about during the morning and evening hours and the trout are on them. After about 11am the trout retreat to deeper waters. Then, it Bass time! Along the dams and anywhere there is rock structure seems to hold five or six smallmouth. They are not to picky and standard trout nymphs, streamers, and attractor dries work fine. I had a client land a 17" smally on Prossor the other day. Good fun!

It is time to start thinking about Steelhead! I will be working at Morrison's Lodge on the Rogue River again this season. I'm looking to fill some trips during the mid-week of September 24th and October 1st. You can book your trip with me by calling Morrison's directly @ 1-800-826-1963 or email morrisonslodge.com.

See you on the water,

Brian