The flows on the Little Truckee are some of the best we’ve seen in a while and the fishing out here has been the same. With the rainbows now post spawn at this point, the bite has begun to improve and these fish are feeding much more aggressively and are more uninhibited than normal. We have been finding fish out here on a wide variety of bugs and similar to the main river, right now the most important factor to success will be using enough weight to get in front of these fish fast. The runs found here are often short and deep, so making sure that you’re getting down quickly and getting a good drift in front of these trout will really pay off. With that said, we believe euro nymphing to be the best technique for this river at the moment as it allows you to quickly get into the strike zone, effectively detect takes and maintain a stealthy presentation to these notoriously spooky fish. We did see a small hatch of baetis when fishing out there yesterday, and while the dry fly fishing hasn’t been the best, it is certainly possible for the persistent dry fly angler and will likely get better as the week progresses.

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