Time for Sunblock!

With the spring heat, comes the high flows on the rivers! As of right now the flows are raging on the Truckee and Little Truckee Rivers.

Truckee Area
Near Tahoe City - 73 cfs
Downtown Truckee - 805 cfs
Canyon towards Reno - 3109 cfs
Little Truckee - 755 cfs

High flows are also acting as a cleaning agent to flush the river bottoms from debris and that annoying  "salad" we always pull off our flies. Faster moving water will force fish to seek slower moving water where they will be able to hold without expending too much energy to feed. 

So on a beautiful day with the rivers raging and nothing to do.. so we went SAILING!!

The Sunshine Pirate Crew launched from Lake Forest boat ramp about 11 AM on Friday.  With a rigged up 22 ft Catalina sailboat and no specific direction in mind, we tacked towards Sugar Pine Point on the Westshore of Lake Tahoe. For the greater part of the day we had consistent wind, but also had several dead spots which gave us ample time to bask in the sun and reflect on how lucky we are to live in such a beautiful place...

Melt Out

Trout season is here!  Most of the snow has now turned into it's liquid form. Good ol' h20 YEAHH! Flows are starting to subside, but the water clarity still needs another week or so to become prime.  I am starting to see more bugs in larger numbers including; yellow stones, mayflies, and caddis.  If you are planning to fish the Truckee anytime soon, try to fish deep runs and pools with more split shot than you think you should in order to get your bug down low.  Here is a flick of a Salmo's that took a size 18 baetis emerger. 

Salmo

Took a size 12 streamer