Matt Heron reports on 8.27.2015

Things have finally changed for the better some the last few weeks. Much colder nights have dropped water temps on the Big T below Boca much earlier in the season than I think most of us thought would happen. If the science tells us anything, the Hoot Owl Closure can be lifted in the mornings. All the guides, outfitters and conservation groups seem to all be on the...

Matt “Gilligan” Koles Reports on 8.26.2015

Flows are still low out on the Little Truckee for the enhancement-restoration project. Please do not go fish the LT until flows come back up once the project is done. 2 more weeks maybe? Our local TU #103, and with help of many, many volunteers added spawning gravel yesterday to part of the upper stretch of river. It was good to see so many folks out...

Matt Koles reports on 8.20.2015

The cork will be put in the flows out of Stampede on the Little Truckee River for the restoration/ enhancement project happening out there starting tomorrow, 8/16. The project will last for 2-3 weeks. We are asking anglers to leave the LT alone while flows will be at the minimum, 14 cfs. This is a brainchild of our local Trout Unlimited #103 chapter. The project is...

Matt “Giligan” Koles Reports on 8.11.15

Afternoon rain/ thunderstorms continue all over the Reno-Tahoe-Truckee area. All over the Eastern Sierra’s.That’s the story of our summer, and It’s saving our asses, keeping things wet and cool. We’ve made it through the hottest part of the summer and even if flows get lower on the Truckee River, it will be cool enough to support our trout.

I was over in...

Matt Heron Report on 8.6.2015

As you might all imagine, the Big T is still shutdown to fishing. What that said, there is hope on the horizon. Fall is just around the corner and that will bring only positives to our watershed. Shorter days and cooler temps are the obvious, but it looks like Reno finally called on water from Independence Lake. Long story short, this will have a trickle down effect on...

Matt “Gilligan” Koles Reports on 7.30.2015

Flows on the Little Truckee River have now dropped to 21 cfs. To low to fish in my opinion. Please stay off the Little Truckee River and the main Truckee River until flows come up.

Not sure how long flows will stay this low on the LT. Word was they were to come up 150 cfs until August 15th?

We all knew it was going to be a tough summer.

I like the...

Matt “Giligan” Koles reports on 7.8.15

Finally a little cooler weather and afternoon thunderstorms have been helping.

If you can find some places to fish other than the Truckee River good on you.

Higher elevation lakes have been good, calibaetis still mostly.

Bass in the local lakes have been good, Prosser, Boca, and Stampede. Most of your normal trout nymphs work, crayfish patterns are a must have...

Matt “Giligan” Koles Reports:

Air temps and water temps are way up everywhere in the Truckee Area. Outta sight daytime temps, record breaking type shit the last few weeks.

Again: DO NOT FISH THE TRUCKEE RIVER!

Trout: Been fishing some lakes (sorry, I can’t tell where) and doing good. Calibaetis are still hatching on some of the lakes I’ve been hitting, and been getting some good midge fishing in...

Matt “Giligan” Koles Reports on 6.25.15:

It’s looking like California Dept of Fish and Wildlife is going to close drought stricken rivers in California by next week. The Truckee River will of course be on that list. Thank God the state is doing something about this because I was about to loose my mind seeing people still fishing the Truckee River, most especially in the afternoons.

Flows have...

Matt Heron Reports on 6.25.15

Insert “Oh how the times have changed” quote here. It’s been a while since our last report and man have they changed. 

As many of you know by now, the Truckee river has had a 24hr Hoot Owl Closer in effect for at least the last two to three weeks. Long story short, this is a temporary, voluntary closer if you’re not familiar. 

A month ago we were told that the Truckee...