Top 10 Reasons to Book Your Summer Truckee Fly Fishing Trip Now!

This was by far one of the best winter seasons on the river in recent memory. It’s amazing what a little water can do, right? I can’t remember a time when we had good fishing in the winter, and it was bad in the summer. A sign of things to come…

Although we’ve made it through the last few summers on our ponds, water conditions at the end each summer were less than ideal. With the snow pack still left above 7,000′, we should have plenty of water in Squaw well into late summer.

When our beloved Truckee River re-opened last fall we didn’t know what to expect. Turns out, our fish did just fine. If we did loose any fish on the CA side, it was so insignificant we haven’t yet noticed from a guiding perspective. Here is chunky, clean bow from a recent trip.

As early summer approaches, that can only mean on thing…Green Drakes! No explanation needed.

After last summers Hoot Owl river closer was lifted, not only did we realize that our fish survived, but many thrived. Many of the fish are looking bigger, and healthier than ever!

This one isn’t necessarily drought related, but it goes without saying. Year after year, our family options always seem to be at the top of our bookings. Did you know fishing is the number one activity to get kids involved in the outdoors? True story.

If you know the Truckee well, you know our mid-summer evening hatches can be off the charts! That said, if you’ve followed our closures the last few years, you know the Truckee hasn’t been open during summer evenings in almost three years. This will be the year to get back at it the last 45 min before dark! Caddis, stones, mays….reason enough.

Pic- April 11th 2016. It might not look like much, but water has only flowed out of the lake a few times the last three years. As we near summer, flows will increase substantially and current projections show flow out the lake through July. This is huge for our Truckee trout. With all the other tribs dumping water in, anything from Tahoe is icing on the cake. Photo- Mr. Truckee (Facebook)

Flows from Truckee to NV have been from 400-1200 Cfs. for nearly a month now and continue to rise on the warmer days. This is the kind of run off we’ve been waiting years for. The fish are absolutely loving life and fishing will only get better as we get closer to summer. The water will drop, the water temps will rise and the bugs and fish will respond. Life. Is. Good.

(Insert cute kid pic for sentimental reaction to help pay for his college fund) On a serious note, our pre-season bookings are way ahead of schedule with all of our guides. We would highly recommend booking sooner than later to get first dibs on the class or guide trip option of your choice!