Cast & Blast

Life has been busy the past several weeks for me, sorry for the delay on the fishing update...The weather has been pretty good up here in the Sierra. Things will soon be changing with a strong storm pattern headed this way. With that, the friends and I grabbed the rods and shotguns for a classic - cast and blast! (Maybe one of the last days to fish/hunt the LT) The flows are decent in the Truckee area all the way to state-line. Although the water is cold, fish typically hunker down in the deep pools/runs. Midges and small baetis have been coming off between 11 AM - 2:30 PM. The fish want small flies and 5x.6x tippet. Delicate presentations are a must. Got several tugs, but overall things were a bit slow, so I picked up the ol' steel thrower. Plenty of ducks were in the air, but too high to reach with 3" shells. Overall, a great hunt! There are several conflicting weather reports out there, so until the snow actually flies - keep fishing!

The Truckee in all it's glory

Immature goldeneye didn't see me

Joe with a nice honker