Matt “Gilligan” Koles Reports on 2.9.2017The Truckee River has hit flood stage once again this year.4th time since December.This is getting a little ridiculous.Hard to imagine after the long drough...
Matt Koles reports on 2.2.17Sunny and mild, cold overnight lows.High pressure has set in. Clear cold nights, warm afternoons on the Truckee River. One more storm to roll in Friday. After that it’s ...
Jordan Romney reports on 2.2.17It may surprise you to know that the Truckee can fish the best in the winter months. Remember that every fish needs to feed daily. The tough part is that it is brutal...
Matt Koles reports on 1.23.17Another round of heavy snow.Heavy, heavy, snow again in Tahoe. Awesome for the Truckee River. We really didn’t get any rain this round, all snow even here in Hirschdale...
Matt Koles reports on 1.16.17The Truckee River is clearing and slowly on the drop.She’s still big at over 1000 cubes here in the Hirsch, but starting to fish a little if you know how and where to...
Matt Koles Reports on 1.9.17The above photo is from this morning here in the Hirsch on the Truckee River. The river in the photo is at just about 4,800 cfs. I took a photo on Sunday afternoon at th...
Matt “Gilligan” Koles Reports on 12.29.2016Cold is the word, around -15 the other night here in the Hirsch on the Truckee River. High’s have been in the 20’s.Temps should get back into the 40’s by ...
Matt Heron Reports on 12/29/2016A Christmas miracle on the Truckee - This has to be without a doubt one of the best weeks of fishing on the Truckee in years. We all knew that the back to back flood...
Matthew Koles reports on 12.15.2016The picture below is at about 2,400 cfs on Saturday afternoon. Saturday night the Truckee River rose to almost 4,000 cfs here in the Hirsch-which is flood stage. ...
Matt Koles Reports on 12.8.2016Not too much going on since last report.Things will change this week as an AR is aimed at Nor Cal, lots of rain and snow expected. Good news for both Pyramid Lake in ...
Matt Koles Reports on 12.1.2016Looking and feeling a lot like winter on the ole Truckee River and Pyramid Lake in Nevada.We had some pretty good snowfall and temps are for continued cold in our are...
Matt Heron reports on 12.1.2016It’s been forever since my last report and I’m happy to say that the Truckee has been alive and well this fall. The rainbow fishing the last three weeks as been as go...
Matt Koles Reports 11.24.16It’s more winter than fall on the Truckee River and Pyramid Lake Nevada. Cold and snow and rain, hopefully it will keep coming.Good news for both venues as the weather he...
Matt Gilligan Koles Reports on 11.17.2016Much colder temps this week on the Truckee River and Pyramid Lake Nevada.No snow yet, but the forecast models look promising and all we need is the storm do...
Matt Gilligan Koles Reports on 11.10.2016High pressure is dominating our weather for the first week of November, outlook is for continued sunshine until maybe a pattern change before T-giving.So t...
Matt “Gilligan” Koles Reports on 11.2.2016This October set record rainfall for Truckee-Lake Tahoe today. Needless to say, The Truckee River is flowing pretty good for late fall.For more images clic...
Matt Gilligan Koles Reports on 10.27.2016Kinda the best fall fishing we’ve had in a few years on the Truckee River.The last few we just haven’t had any water. Dismal to say the least. I was mostly ...
The Pyramid Lakeopener was this last weekend.Big winds for this years opener put a wrench in our fishing. Normally some wind is good for Pyramid Lake but not when your out on your tubes, or in a bo...
Matt Gilligan Koles Reports on 9.29.2016So long summer. We had a good water year once again, and fishing was just like every other good summer before. If you made your way out to fish with me, than...
Matt “gilligan” Koles reports on 9.1.2016Seems like fish have perked up with the cooler weather. Lots of grabs, and the occasional big fish happening on the Truckee River. Highs are back in the 70’...
Matt “Gilligan” Koles Reports on 8.25.2016Little cooler temps this week than last, and finally, a few afternoon thunderstorms helping to cool things off.August is always kinda rough with the hot we...
Matt “Gilligan” Koles Reports on 8.18.2016Little warm up here again. Descent fishing one day, not so good the next. Dog days of August I guess. Best thing to do is get out in the mornings and nymph...
Matt “Gilligan” Koles Reports on 8.11.2016Pretty much the same as last post up here fishing wise on the Truckee River. Nice cool mornings and warm afternoons. August on the Truckee River, crayfish ...
Matt “Gilligan” Koles Reports on 8.1.2016Coming out of a nasty heat wave up here in Tahoe. Highs went over 100 in Truckee. Not a huge relief in the weather, but it should be cooler this week than l...
Matthew Koles Reports on 7.14.2016Pretty decent solid fishing on the Truckee River. Tight line nymphing through the pocket water is my gig right now. Of course that’s not the only way to catch fi...
Matt Gilligan Koles Reports on 7.5.2016Very good consistent fishing here on the Truckee River. A bit of a heat wave for us here in, Tahoe/Truckee/Reno. We’ve been in the low 90’s a few days this we...
Matthew Koles Reports on 6.30.2016I guess you can say that it’s full on summertime fishing here on the Truckee River. Cool mornings, warm to hot windy afternoons, and pretty good consistent fish...
Matt Heron Reports on 6.30.2016The local fishing and guide season is in full swing in the Truckee area and we’re all preparing for what is going to be the busiest week of the year for the area. On ...
Matt Gilligan Koles Reports on 6.15.2016Flows are still a bit high down here on the lower stuff on the Truckee River. The upper river is real good to go, but we are still a few weeks off down lower...
Matt “Gilligan” Koles reports on 6.7.2016Incredibly hot up here this last week in the Hirsch. We are less than 15 miles from the desert of Nevada and we heat up in the afternoons here along the riv...
Matt “Gilligan” Koles Reports on 6/2/2016Memorial Day has come and gone, thank God. Every weekend warrior out on the river this weekend. Now we can focus on some summertime fishing.Seriously though...
Brian Celmens Reports on 6/2/2016Wow, where has this year gone, April was EPIC, May was here and gone with some more great fishing, now we are in June and the fishing is really good too. I know I s...
Matt Koles Reports on 5.22.2016Lot’s and lots of water. That’s the word this year. Been about 5 since we’ve been able to say that.The Truckee River is above 800 cubes again here in the Hirsch. Near...
Matt Heron Reports on 5.19.2016The perils of spring runoff are upon us on the Truckee and that isn’t a bad thing. Runoff has been slow and steady and fishing conditions are near perfect for the big...
Matt “Gilligan” Koles Reports on 5.11.2016A weekend of almost non stop rain here on the Truckee River. The river came up to well over 900 cubes here in the Hirsch, but once again is back in the mid...
Matt “Gilligan” Koles reports on 4.27.2016The Truckee River is in great shape, fishing well, and only getting better as we are getting closer to summer.Flows are down to around 600 cfs here in the ...
Jon Baiocchi Reports on 4.20.2016The Truckee River is fishing pretty well right now, and the flows are dropping into shape. The Glenshire stretch is at 220 cubes, and the upper canyon is running at...
Matt “Gilligan” Koles Reports on 4.13.2016Big big water. Well over 1200 cubes here in the Hirsch this last weekend, and now back to around 1000.The fishing seems to be very difficult if you do not ...
Matt “Gilligan” Koles Reports on 3.22.2016 A lot of water coming down the river right now. Pretty big flows today, 1,200 cfs here in the Hirsch, and of course higher the lower you go down the river...
Matt Heron reports on 3.24.2016The Truckee continues to hover around 900-1000cfs for the second straight week in a row near Boca and in the canyon. I wouldn’t say this is unusual, but it sure doesn...
Matt “Gilligan” Koles reports on 3.17.2016I think it’s safe to say, the Truckee River is back.We have big flows and a big snowpack once again, yes, going to be an awesome year. When we are on, or...
Client MDR reports on 3.17.2016Truckee River near the city we scored a big brown here. Flows 750-1000 bigger than usual. #bwo in the air. Fish are still deep but late afternoon top surface acti...
Brian Clemens reports 3.8.2016Well it likes like the weather has finally come in, mainly the rain and the snow, but some wind as well, and it has been dumping a bunch all throughout Nor Cal. The re...
Matt “Gilligan” Koles Reports on 2.22.2016http://www.gilligansguideservice.com/Ok, not too bad, 30″ inches or more in some spots from the last storm. Ridging again for the next week or so and the...
Matt Heron Reports on 2.25.2016After a bit of lull a few weeks ago, the Truckee has officially turned on again recently. Flows below Boca/Hirshdale have been around 400 cfs. the last few days and...
Jon Baiocchi reports on 2.17.2016I spent another couple of days wading in the Truckee River free fishing on my own the past few days which does not happen very often of late, and I’m so appreciativ...
Matt “Gilligan” Koles Reports on 2.17.2016Well shit, another dry month in the middle of winter. Good for fishing, bad for our snowpack.Good news is we are still at around 100% of average. If we can...
Jon Baiocchi / Baiocchi’s Troutfitters Report on 2.10.2016Since the weather was so warm and sunny I decided to pay the “Dean of Guides” Frank Pisciotta a visit on Monday in the greater Truckee area...
