The Little Truckee has been fishing very well also, and with an increase in flows of 25 CFS it should only get better as it currently sits at 120 CFS. These excellent fall flows have allowed both the kokanee and the brown trout to more easily move upriver, and we’ve begun to see a few of these fish make their annual spawning redds. Please keep an eye out for these spawning areas over the next month and avoid fishing to or around these vulnerable fish so that they can successfully create the next generation of wild trout on the LT. While there are areas on the LT that are posted as spawning zones, the fish will still make redds in other areas and when wading it is incredibly important to watch for these oval shaped clearings in gravel and avoid walking on top of, above or near them to give these fish space and not put debris on these to keep eggs viable. The best way to avoid fishing over spawners will be to focus on the deeper buckets or areas with a muddy, grassy or weedy bottom and remain observant of any type of spawning behavior of these trout such as paired up fish, aggressive behavior between fish, or fish holding in abnormally shallow waters, especially shallow gravel bars and riffles. As always, if you ever have any questions on what to look for when avoiding spawning fish please ask, we are happy to explain.

The dry fly bite on the Little Truckee has really picked up in the last week and the BWO’s have definitely taken over as the primary hatch, although we are still seeing a fair amount of PMD’s and caddis mixed in as well. The BWO’s have been mostly a mid-day hatch and we’ve been fishing them mostly in a size 20 or down using 6x-7x. When no hatch is present, using a euro nymph rod or dry dropper set up will be a good way to remain stealthy when presenting nymphs.