Nice Brown on the Truckee!

Landed my first brown trout of good size today on the Truckee. The fly du jour today, a march brown nymph. It took about 6 or 7 drifts and he was on. Hopefully there are more of his friends close by!

Valentines Day on The Truckee

Fun day on the Truckee with my friends Larry and Sue. Beautiful day outside temperature topped out at 58 degrees. Water temperature of 46 degrees. Not bad for February. Larry was the big winner today hooking and landing many fish. Several of good size. Nice hatches started @ around 12:30 PM consisting of BWO's size 14's. A few fish feeding on surface, but most action sub-surface.

Saw my first NV game Warden after 4 years of living in Reno! Very nice guy! I think I will try again on Tuesday.

Have a great day!

Downtown Reno Revisited....

All I can say about fishing the Truckee River downtown is "Amazing!" Why have I stayed away so long. Well, it is not pretty, lots of strange people hanging around. The people who fish this area regularly call it "Bum Alley." In spite of this I have never hooked and landed so many fat rainbows on this river. I am also amazed at how few people fish this river in Reno. If they only knew! Here are a few photos of our recent success. Wishing you all fantastic fall fishing!

Truckee River Downtown Reno

I have heard so much about how good the fishing is in Downtown Reno, I decided to finally brave the dirt and grime to check it out. Hooked-up with Jan Nemec and Gary R. @ 6:00 AM! Jan immediately hooked and landed a planter. We had so many fish on it was crazy! Couldn't find any of the larger fish that are lurking in this area. Finally Gary got the "fatty" @ around 10:00 AM. I managed a larger fish just after 11:00 AM, when it was time to call it a day. Go check out the downtown area!

Lower Truckee

Fished the lower Truckee today for a couple of hours with my buddy Gary. It was hot, but the water was beautiful. We do not normally fish the lower river this time of year because the water temps can get to high to safely play and land fish. Gary hooked a small fish on an HBI nymph. and I managed to get a larger 12" rainbow in the newly restored run above the bridge. Check out the picture of the fry. When these guy's grow-up they will be fun to fool! The Truckee is amazing!

Flowers along the West Carson

There were some very beautiful flowers in bloom along the banks of the West Carson River along Highway 88. Enjoy!

Baja Roosterfish Video

Thought you might enjoy this video of my buddy Larry fighting and landing a Rooster on our Baja Trip from May. The quality is not great and it was very windy that day, but I think you will still find it entertaining. If you haven't done this you have to go! It's so much fun! Click on the link at the bottom of this page for The Reel Baja Guide Service. Jeff can set you up for a fabulous trip. Hope you enjoy!