Is it spring here or winter? Mother Nature just cannot decide this year. The winter weather the last couple of days is more like what it usually is this time of year. Grab some extra layers and head on out; there are some nice fish to wrangle with. They are fat, strong, and subburn you're going to have to work for them. Nymphing has been the go-to method over the last few days as the water temps have dropped significantly with the last storm. This drop is water temps has sl

The weather last week was very spring like. Now the weather this week is more winter like and more along the lines of what we should expect to see this time of year - a little rain, a little snow, and sun poking through. The last couple of days having been off and on rain, snow, and wind. At the house here we have recieved 1.79 inches of rain. That has caused an increase in flows on most of the rivers and creeks. Looking at the weather forecast it should be freezing at n

What a crazy weather year we have been having. Conditions for fly fishing are as good as they could be for this time of year on the Truckee River. The runoff is happening, and the water is up and on the colder side. I mean, it was just snowing 12 hours ago, and it's not wet wading season yet. There are Skwalas, March Browns, Blue Winged Olives, and Midges out and about. Top water action has been hit or miss, with nymphing as the steady performer lately, with some nice fish be