Fall is Upon us..

The weather is starting to change a bit up here in Tahoe. In years past, we usually get a few thunderstorms during the summer, but not all at once like this past week. School is in session and the crowds are starting to dissipate along the Truckee/LT. Stealth & barometric pressure will also have an affect on fish this fall/winter. When the pressure is high, fish will move towards shallow water and vis versa, low pressure - fish move to deeper water. Flows on the LT have been a bit out of whack lately, dropping the cubes to 17, then ramping it to 303 at the moment. This fluctuation will spread the fish out a bit, so cover more water with your rig. BWO's, giant stones, crays, october caddis, small brown caddis, & small baetis emergers are getting tugs. When I say small, be prepared with size 22's & 24's when targeting spooky fish. Go see Andy Burk down at West River Fly Shop (located in the SportsExchange off West River St. Truckee) for the hottest patterns in town!

Fun fact - The reason we don't see big golden stones flying around during the day, because they hatch at night.