Truckee River Report 8.18.24

RECAP OF THE DAY:

Today was a great day on the river. As we start to roll through August you may find that the fishing starts to pick up a little. The days are getting shorter and the water temps will start to come down slowly, which is a good sign that those super hot days are coming to an end. Technically its not fall yet but like I said you’ll notice more activity on the river as these browns look to pre-spawn with the big cut-bows in tow. There is a reason why this time of the year is called streamer season because these trout are hungry and aggressive as they move throughout the river. Since the days can still get hot stick to your early morning and evening hours for the best times to fish. If you really want to do some damage throw a jig streamer on that euro rod and go to work. These trout will love that jigging action you can do with that 3-4wt 10’ rod. I would still expect those trout to be near some faster water but expect them to spread out a bit and cover different types of water, but I would still leave that slow frog water alone. The CFS is starting to come down as well, pay attention to how you approach the water, these fish can be aggressive but their awareness is still heightened. So get that streamer rod out and have a good time as fall approaches.

CONDITIONS & HIGHLIGHTS:

• Water temps high low 60’s

• Air temp 84 degrees and sunny

• 300 CFS clear

  FLIES OF THE DAY:

• Hopper grey or pink #8

• PMD nymph #16

• Quill body jig Nymph #14

• Sculpin black & olive #4

• Micro sculpin black & olive #8

• Jig streamers olive & black #8-#12