The Little Truckee continues to fish great as the flows hover around 200 again this week. With these water levels, using nymphs will be the best way to consistently find fish, but dry fly fishing is still good on several runs around the top parking area, sections of the meadow, and the bat cave. The main bugs are still BWO’s and midges, with some caddis, March browns and skwalas present as well. The BWO’s are certainly the most active out of all the bugs we are seeing up here, and their hatch continues to come off daily between 10:00am and 3:00pm like clockwork. The Mother’s Day caddis have been spotted around dusk and have been prevalent enough to tempt fish on top some evenings. They’re not nearly as regular a sight as the BWO’s. March Browns are the least consistent out of all of them. But often when they do hatch, it can be explosive, and it is worth making sure you have a few of these imitations on the ready in case.

Nymphing the buckets will be a great way to find some big fish right now, and with the increase in flows, using 5x fluoro should work just fine at the moment. You will also be happy you bumped up your tippet size if you hook into a springtime bruiser, and we’ve seen a few this week. A worm or egg pattern paired with a smaller nymph, such as a BWO or midge, is always a great bet when the flows come up on this tailwater. The fishing will be great all day due to the stable dam releases, so this will make a great before or after work option, or if you just have a few hours to kill.