Backcountry Fly Fishing

Had a few days off, so I headed into the backcountry to stalk some wild trout. We were at the trailhead at 7 AM for an early start. Once out of society, we rigged up and started to fish the backcountry creeks and streams. Fishing and catching were good. It's great to see and hold these majestic wild trout. The colors were vibrant and pleasing to the eye. Dries and nymphs worked in sizes 18-24. We used a bunch of small midge patterns, mosquitos, ants, gnats, and a few other terrestrials to bring noses to the surface. Snow line was at about 9k feet and the snow run-off provided for some fresh h20 (better than any tap). Lakes were full up and the streams were pumping. Here are some flicks from the trip.

C-A-D-D-I-S

Trout have been keying in on the caddis, that's for sure, as Tim proved that last night. Between 6-8PM we saw risers left and right, taking caddis, PMD's, and little stones off the surface. Flows and temperatures (57*-61*) are great right now on the Truckee. The Little Truckee is starting to catch up, with fishable flows at 270 cubes now. Flows out of Tahoe City have been bumped just a bit and soon they will be letting more water out of Lake Tahoe. Maybe that might trigger the raft hatch above River Ranch, but I heard it was closed for the season. Also, we are seeing plenty of rafters down in the Canyon towards Reno. During the midday, fish riffles for cooler water temps and below any confluence for hungry trout...