Truckee River

FISHING REPORT
Updated - 7/12/26
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Conditions: 278 CFS between the lake and Boca inlet and 549 CFS at Farad. For up to the minute flow information click on the link in the next section below.

Fishing-Good:

Miles at Trout Creek Outfitters https://www.troutcreekoutfitters.com reports:
"The Truckee River is now seeing water temps exceed 68 degrees daily along pretty much the entire river. This yearly occurrence happens due to the warm releases coming out of Lake Tahoe. At this point in the season, we encourage anglers to focus on fishing the Truckee during the early morning hours, fight fish quickly, minimalize handling, and carrying a thermometer with them, calling it a day when temps reach 68 degrees. Keep in mind that the water will be warmer above the Little Truckee confluence, where the cold water from the bottom Boca Reservoir keeps temps down a bit more. After which, it will then begin to warm back up as the river heads into Nevada. With the flows being so good after such a mild winter, overall the fishing has remained great, we just ask that you do so in the mornings right now and give these fish a break when the water temperature rises. As we head into mid-summer conditions, the bulk of the bug activity has tapered off and we are mostly focusing on euro nymphing as the primary method to consistently get into fish on an otherwise technical river. The main hatches have been PMDs, caddis, golden stones and crawdads. With a large number of hatchling craws being found on the river, downsizing your pattern while still using a good amount of weight to cut through the fast pocket water the fish are holding in will be a good way to find not only good numbers but also some of the bigger fish, which can be especially elusive this time of year. For those of you not tying your own, A T.J. Hooker is a really great crawdad imitation to use as an anchor on the euro rod right now. Pair this with a Peaches and Cream, Duracell or a Spanish Bullet and you have good odds of getting into them. For those without the euro rod, an indicator or dry dropper set up has been working as well, just be sure to use a good amount of weight and fish deep."