Two words for the Truckee River right now, big and bold.
Flows have come up even more since my last report with the Glenshire stretch
at 2,200 cubes, Prosser Creek outflow is at 450 cfs, and below the Boca
bridge the Truckee is moving pretty good at 3,640 cfs. Water temps have
been at around 42 degrees. Water clarity is good from Prosser upstream and a
little color from there downstream – Which is a good thing, I feel the fishing
is a little better with colored up water as it hides you, and you can use
heavier tippet, plus it masks mistakes in your presentation. Big flies, and
longer worms; rubber legged Stonefly nymphs, worms in red, flesh, and pink, 8mm
eggs (10mm in dirty water), and larger attractor nymphs like Jumbo Johns in
darker colors. It’s all about finding the right type of holding water that has
not been beaten to death.
Special thanks to members of the Diablo Fly Fishers for
another successful High Water Tactics Workshop. Be safe out there and use the buddy system.
The first wildflower of spring in the Northern Sierra is out and blooming, the
Alpine Buttercup ~ Ranunculus
eschscholtzii
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