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9/16 -- GOOD

Streamers, baetis, october caddis, stones, midges, crayfish. T-storms = BWO's. 560 CFS (vs 500 avg).
Latest 9/15:
http://gilligansguideservice.com/blog/
http://tahoeflyfishing.com/blog/
http://www.fishfirst.com/whandwn_current.html
http://www.arlosflyfishingservices.com/Contact_Info.html (9/14)

9/13 -- GOOD

Baetis, stones, streamers, "fish in every spot", "should be good all day long". Recent t-storms. Morning fog in Hirschdale every day now, good for fishing. 560 CFS > a week (vs 480 avg).
Latest 9/13:
http://gilligansguideservice.com/blog/

9/9 -- GOOD

Summer hatches receding, but now big golden stones (2 1/2 to 3 inches long). Also baetis and crayfish. October caddis should be soon. Big browns getting active, thus maybe try streamers. 560 CFS > a week (vs 480 avg). Water cooling.
Latest 9/8:
http://gilligansguideservice.com/blog/
http://www.renoflyshop.com/fishingreport.html (9/7)

9/6 -- FAIR

550 CFS (vs 480 avg).
Latest 9/2:
http://gilligansguideservice.com/blog/
http://www.mountainhardwareandsports.com/fishing-report

9/2 -- FAIR

Flows "perfect", water cooling. Evening caddis. Yellow sallies, PED's, hoppers, tricos, stones, crayfish. 560 CFS (vs. 470 avg), up from 530 wednesday.
Latest 9/1:
http://www.mountainhardwareandsports.com/fishing-report

8/31 -- FAIR

Insect activity generally slowing down, "summer slowdown" (Big Fly). Baetis, PMD's, stones, caddis, crayfish, streamers, hoppers. 530 CFS (vs 480 avg).
Latest 8/30:
http://gilligansguideservice.com/blog/
http://westriverflyshop.wordpress.com/
http://www.bigflyguideservice.blogspot.com/ (8/29)

8/25 -- GOOD

Whole river in good shape. But warm, since bigger share of flow now coming from Tahoe (top release). Best a.m., p.m. and in oxygen-rich water. Crayfish, stones, caddis, little yellow stones. 550 CFS for 4 days (vs 480 avg).
Latest reports 8/23:
http://www.renoflyshop.com/fishingreport.html
http://www.mountainhardwareandsports.com/fishing-report

8/23 -- GOOD

Hoppers, crayfish, stones, caddis, mayflies. Cool nights (30's and 40's) helping counteract warm surface discharge from Tahoe. 540 CFS (vs. 480 avg). This time of year, the town of Truckee can be the coldest in the lower 48. "Things are shaping up nicely for an epic fall." Reports of a grand slam on the Nevada side: rainbow, cutthroat, brown, and whitefish (Gilligan).
Latest reports 8/22:
http://gilligansguideservice.com/blog/

8/19 -- FAIR

Warmer water (Tahoe top release, no more from colder reservoirs), thus fish a.m. and p.m. Subsurface: crayfish, golden stones, caddis, yellow stones. Short caddis hatch at dark. 550 CFS for 3 days (vs. 475 avg).
Latest reports 8/17:
http://www.renoflyshop.com/fishingreport.html

8/16 -- GOOD

Baetis, yellow sallies, caddis, hoppers. Best a.m. and p.m. Flows starting to move around between 550 and 600 CFS (currently at 550).
Latest reports 8/14:
http://gilligansguideservice.com/blog/
http://westriverflyshop.wordpress.com/ (8/13)
http://www.kiene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24386 (discussion)

8/12 -- GOOD

Water still at normal july temps (not august). Stones, caddis, crayfish, hoppers. Tahoe releases began 8/9 and warmed temps somewhat (Kiene's).
Latest reports 8/10:
http://gilligansguideservice.com/blog/

8/9 -- GOOD

"It’s prime time on Truckee River right now" (Gilligan's). Fishable entire length. 550 CFS (vs. 500 avg). A little warm, fish soon moving into oxygen-rich water. Best a.m. and p.m. Deep with golden stones, yellow stones, caddis, crayfish. Hoppers.

Latest reports 8/8:
http://www.renoflyshop.com/fishingreport.html

8/5 -- GOOD

Caddis, princes, copper johns, stones, hoppers. 575 CFS (vs 490 avg). Beware upcoming "warm flush of water from Lake Tahoe" (Kiene's: http://www.kiene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24251)

Latest reports 8/4:
http://gilligansguideservice.com/blog/
http://www.fishfirst.com/whandwn_current.html (8/3)

8/2 -- GOOD

Caddis. PMD's, golden stoners(typo...), drakes, sj worms, princes. Crayfish, sculpins, streamers. Fish moving out of slower, into faster water as flows drop. 650 CFS (vs. 500 avg). Watch out for tuber hatch.

Latest reports 7/31:
http://gilligansguideservice.com/blog/
http://tahoeflyfishing.com/blog/

7/28 -- GOOD

Down to 800 CFS (from 1100 a week ago, vs. 500 avg). Nymph deep with caddis, stones, PMD's. Dries: caddis and little yellow stones in evening. Streamers, crayfish, sculpins.

Latest reports 7/27:
http://www.arlosflyfishingservices.com/Contact_Info.html
http://www.renoflyshop.com/fishingreport.html

7/26 -- GOOD

880 CFS, 58 degree water and caddis "just about everywhere". PMD's, little yellow stones, golden stones, drakes, march browns, terrestrials, crayfish, sculpins. Late evening best.

Latest report 7/22:
http://gilligansguideservice.com/blog/

7/22 -- GOOD

Down below 1000 CFS (vs. 1300 a week ago, 550 avg). Evening caddis, little yellow stones, mayflies. Golden stones and green drakes by day. Streamers

Latest reports 7/22:
http://gilligansguideservice.com/blog/

7/19 -- GOOD

Down to 1150 CFS (from 1500 a week ago, vs. avg 550). Caddis, golden stones, little yellow stones, drakes, PMD's, streamers.

Latest reports 7/18:
http://gilligansguideservice.com/blog/

7/14 -- FAIR

She's clear and a droppin' -- down to 1400 CFS (from 2000 a week ago; avg is 580). Increasing bug activity: drakes, stones, caddis, small dark mayflies. Nymph deep in slow water. "Epic caddis hatch in Reno" tuesday night (Reno Fly Shop). About to pop.

Latest reports 7/13:
http://gilligansguideservice.com/blog/
http://www.renoflyshop.com/fishingreport.html

7/12 -- FAIR

Clear in upper sections and down to 1500 CFS (vs. 2000 a week ago), but avg is 550, so still not safely wadeable. Gilligan says river feels like early june, not july.

Latest reports 7/11:
http://gilligansguideservice.com/blog/

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Truckee River Fly Shops and Guides		Fly Shop	Guide Service	Lodging
Email Email Fly Shops and Guides Get conditions and guide availability from participating shops. Simply fill out this brief form and they will contact you directly! View the list of fly shops you can contact. Required Required Required Message	Arlos Fly Fishing Service \| Phone: 775-997-4883
Email Email Fly Shops and Guides Get conditions and guide availability from participating shops. Simply fill out this brief form and they will contact you directly! View the list of fly shops you can contact. Required Required Required Message	Big Fly Guide Service \| Phone: 530-448-9920
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Email Email Fly Shops and Guides Get conditions and guide availability from participating shops. Simply fill out this brief form and they will contact you directly! View the list of fly shops you can contact. Required Required Required Message	Divided Sky Fly Fishing Homewood, CA \| Phone: 530-412-2988
Email Email Fly Shops and Guides Get conditions and guide availability from participating shops. Simply fill out this brief form and they will contact you directly! View the list of fly shops you can contact. Required Required Required Message	Fly Fishing Specialties Citrus Heights, CA \| Phone: 916-722-1055
Email Email Fly Shops and Guides Get conditions and guide availability from participating shops. Simply fill out this brief form and they will contact you directly! View the list of fly shops you can contact. Required Required Required Message	Four Seasons Fly Fishing Truckee, CA \| Phone: 530-386-8525
Email Email Fly Shops and Guides Get conditions and guide availability from participating shops. Simply fill out this brief form and they will contact you directly! View the list of fly shops you can contact. Required Required Required Message	Gilligans Guide Service Truckee, CA \| Phone: 775-351-6665
Email Email Fly Shops and Guides Get conditions and guide availability from participating shops. Simply fill out this brief form and they will contact you directly! View the list of fly shops you can contact. Required Required Required Message	Leland Fly Fishing Outfitters San Francisco, CA \| Phone: 415-781-3474
Email Email Fly Shops and Guides Get conditions and guide availability from participating shops. Simply fill out this brief form and they will contact you directly! View the list of fly shops you can contact. Required Required Required Message	Mountain Hardware Truckee, CA \| Phone: 530-587-4844
Email Email Fly Shops and Guides Get conditions and guide availability from participating shops. Simply fill out this brief form and they will contact you directly! View the list of fly shops you can contact. Required Required Required Message	Nor Cal Fly Guides Sacramento, CA \| Phone: 530-354-3740
Email Email Fly Shops and Guides Get conditions and guide availability from participating shops. Simply fill out this brief form and they will contact you directly! View the list of fly shops you can contact. Required Required Required Message	Reno Fly Shop Reno, NV \| Phone: 775-825-FISH
Email Email Fly Shops and Guides Get conditions and guide availability from participating shops. Simply fill out this brief form and they will contact you directly! View the list of fly shops you can contact. Required Required Required Message	Tahoe Fly Fishing Outfitters South Lake Tahoe, CA \| Phone: 877-541-8208

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