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1/6 -- FAIR

"For it being early January, the fishing is pretty good. The entire river is pumping out fish." "The flows are good and the anchor ice on the edges...has mostly gone away." "The Reno Tahoe area had the 2nd driest December on record and there is very little snow pack to speak of." See Kiene's discussion. 375 CFS (vs 275 avg).
Latest 1/4:
http://gilligansguideservice.com/blog/2012/01/05/truckee-river-fishing-report-1412/
http://www.flyfishingtruckee-tahoe.com/
http://www.renoflyshop.com/fishingreport.html

12/23 -- FAIR

"Winter fishing continues to be good on the Nevada side of the Truckee River." Below zero at night in the town of Truckee. Read the discussion (and see the video) of the controversial catch of a monster brown on the Little Truckee.

12/16 -- FAIR

"It just doesn’t warm up enough this time of year on the Cali side of the Truckee River for any real consistent fishing. Your best bet this time of year is to fish the Nevada side of the river where air temps and water temps are warmer." 425 CFS (vs 275 avg).
Latest 12/12:
http://gilligansguideservice.com/blog/

12/9 -- FAIR

"The water is cold and the fish are lethargic but still have to eat...but it will take an excellent angler to get a few fish! Try Baetis or Midges and possibly an Egg pattern or San Juan Worm...The lower you go towards Nevada the better the opportunity will be." BWO's below Reno on cloudy days; also try midges and streamers. Winds have subsided. Has been frigid at night (single digits). Closed in CA above the 267 bridge. Just spiked from 450 to 550 CFS Thursday night and still climbing(?) (vs 300 avg).
Latest 12/4:
http://www.bigflyguideservice.blogspot.com/
http://tahoeflyfishing.com/blog/
http://gilligansguideservice.com/blog/ (12/2)

12/2 -- FAIR

"Fishing continues to get tougher on the river as the water temps drop" (low 40's in Truckee) -- which is occuring despite dry and mild weather (which includes lows in the teens in Truckee...). Nymphing is best, despite some BWO's and midges. If you swing streamers, move them slowly in the cold water. 480 CFS (vs 210 avg).
Latest 11/30:
http://www.renoflyshop.com/fishingreport.html
http://gilligansguideservice.com/blog/ (11/29)
http://tahoeflyfishing.com/blog/ (11/29)
http://www.mountainhardwareandsports.com/fishing-report (11/28)

11/18 -- FAIR

Fishing slowing with colder water. Nymphing best (golden stones, smalll baetis, sj worms, birds nests, etc.). BWO's hatching. Big rainbows in NV desert area. 470 CFS (vs 325 avg).
Latest 11/17:
http://gilligansguideservice.com/blog/
http://www.renoflyshop.com/fishingreport.html (11/14)
http://www.flyfishingtruckee-tahoe.com/ (11/15)

11/11 -- GOOD

BWO's have increased with colder weather. Best fishing in canyon stretch due to higher water. Browns are spawning -- egg hatch soon for rainbows. Desert section: "this time of year it’s on fire, the rattlers are gone, and them Trout are hungry." 450 CFS (vs 320 avg).
Latest 11/9:
http://www.bigflyguideservice.blogspot.com/
http://www.renoflyshop.com/fishingreport.html
http://gilligansguideservice.com/blog/

11/4 -- GOOD

Winter-like: snow thursday night and friday; lows in the teens and twenties. Could boost streamers and BWO's. October caddis, stonefly nymphs. 475 CFS (vs 330 avg).
Latest 11/3:
http://www.arlosflyfishingservices.com/Contact_Info.html
http://gilligansguideservice.com/blog/ (11/2)
http://www.kiene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25204 (11/1 -- Kiene's disussion)

10/28 -- GOOD

Best when cloudy. Nymphing top method. Baetis, october caddis, eggs, sj worms, streamers. Top stretch is canyon from boca to verdi. Browns spawning soon. Truckee hit 10 degrees wednesday night! 460 CFS (vs 380 avg).
Latest 10/25:
http://www.renoflyshop.com/fishingreport.html
http://gilligansguideservice.com/blog/

10/25 -- FAIR

Indian summer weather not helping. Would be great streamer and BWO fishing with cloudier weather. Lows in the teens(!) expected mid-week. 500 CFS (vs 400 avg).
Latest 10/22:
http://gilligansguideservice.com/blog/

10/21 -- FAIR

Warm weather, "almost too hot". Nice fish caught -- rainbows and browns -- by two guides. No more detail. 480 CFS for 4 days (vs 400 avg) (what is this, the 4-4-4 plan?). Call ahead.
Latest 10/19:
http://gilligansguideservice.com/blog/

10/18 -- FAIR

475 CFS (vs 400 avg). Nice weather: highs in the 60's, lows in the low to mid 30's. Downgraded a notch due to info void. Call ahead.

10/14 -- GOOD

"Big browns are on the prowl and looking to eat." BWO's, smalll caddis, a few october caddis. Streamers, crayfish. 475 CFS (vs 425 avg) (after 550 CFS spike tuesday).
Latest 10/12:
http://www.arlosflyfishingservices.com/Contact_Info.html

10/11 -- VERY GOOD

"It don’t get much better...If you can’t catch fish now on the Truckee River, than you should sell the fly rod and strictly stick to golf." Nymphs, BWO's, streamers. "Scary" big browns.
Latest 10/8:
http://gilligansguideservice.com/blog/

10/7 -- FAIR

Streamers for big browns. Baetis, midges, some october caddis. Two inches of snow, already melted, plus rain. Also see Kiene discussion. 420 CFS (vs 400 avg), after mild spike wednesday.
Latest 10/6:
http://www.bigflyguideservice.blogspot.com/
http://gilligansguideservice.com/blog/

10/4 -- FAIR

Lots of big daddies being hooked -- few landed. Evening caddis, small mayflies, big stones, caddis larve, standard mayfly nymphs, hoppers, crayfish, streamers... 480 CFS (vs 400 avg). Rain and snow (!) this week -- call ahead. Could be a few slushy inches at river level -- winter storm warning for 5-10 above 7000 feet. Lows in the low 20's thursday night.
Latest 10/3:
http://gilligansguideservice.com/blog/
http://www.mountainhardwareandsports.com/fishing-report (10/1)

9/30 -- GOOD

Caddis, small mayflies, BWO's, midges, crayfish. ~580 CFS > a week (vs 490 avg). Low above Boca bridge. Weather alert: Rain and high elevation snow(?!) next week.
Latest 10/1:
http://tahoeflyfishing.com/blog/
http://gilligansguideservice.com/blog/ (9/29)

9/27 -- GOOD

Big browns on baetis emergers when overcast. Crayfish, streamers. Soon: increase in BWO's, october caddis and various mayflies. Tahoe flows shut down. 570 - 590 CFS > a week (vs 480 avg). Water still cooling.
Latest 9/25:
http://gilligansguideservice.com/blog/
http://www.renoflyshop.com/fishingreport.html (9/23)

9/23 -- FAIR

Crayfish, nymphs, stones, baetis, streamers. With fall conditions more prevalent, expectd baetis, october caddis, various mayflies. 560 - 580 CFS > a week (vs 510 avg). See Kiene discussion.
Lates 9/22:
http://www.renoflyshop.com/fishingreport.html

9/20 -- FAIR

Early fall = streamers. Also nymphs, crayfish. Great advice on technique in the report. No real indication of fishing quality.
Latest 9/18:
http://www.bigflyguideservice.blogspot.com/

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