FRESHWATER
16 July 28 , 2023 VOL . 42 • ISS . 11
Denise Loo was fishing with Alan Fong and found a nice group of stripers on the delta . Her bait of choice on this day was a chatterbait .
Photo Courtesy of Alan Fong Outdoors
This happy angler was recently trolling Ice House Reservoir when he landed this hefty 17 ” rainbow trout . The lake is full and the fish are showing up .
Photo Courtesy of Vince Hill
FRESHWATER REPORTS :
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TRUCKEE / LITTLE TRUCKEE RIVERS
Water Conditions Are Excellent For Fly Fishing
TRUCKEE - The Truckee River is currently in excellent shape . The flows , water temperatures and water clarity are all great . Both the
fish and bugs have responded very well to the ideal conditions . With great hatches of a wide variety of bugs , you can use several different imitations to catch fish right now . We continue to see spring bugs like March Browns , BWO ’ s , and Midges , as well as the typical summer hatches like PMD ’ s , Green Drakes , Caddis , Golden Stones , and Yellow Sallies . We are finding fish holding right where they should , in pocket water and riffles , not so much
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Truckee ” we are grateful to have this consistent , albeit technical , fishery to fall back on when human controlled waters such as the Little Truckee get messed with right during the height of our fishing season . Most of the waters in the North Lake Tahoe area in good shape . One anomaly , however , will be the Little Truckee . Normally this tail water stays cold all year thanks to it being a bottom release out of Stampede reservoir . However , currently it appears as if the water coming out of Stampede has been coming off the top of the lake via the spillway . Water temperatures coming out of the dam are currently 72 degrees , and all 66 CFS of water is believed to be coming from the spillway right now . This is incredibly bad for the fish and this drastic change in conditions will cause a high mortality rate for any fish in this river , not to mention those that are caught and released . Simply put , we are concerned for the population of wild trout in this river . We remain hopeful that this is just a test being done on the new dam and the normal bottom releases should resume shortly . In the meantime , PLEASE do not fish here until conditions change . For the latest on the Little Truckee please call the shop .
– Miles Zimmerman , Trout Creek
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