The Little Truckee is once again accessible this week. But if this storm lays down even a few inches of snow around Hirschdale, it could change shortly. The flows here are slightly above average for this time of year, fluctuating between 98 and 110 throughout the day. It is fishing well, especially when using nymphs.

The dry fly fishing is a bit spotty with these bright and sunny days, but there are still fair hatches of baetis most days. While midges and winter stones are present as well, they will typically be best fished as a nymph, as they aren’t consistent enough on most days to interest the fish. 6x tippet is the name of the game out here right now when using both nymphs and dries.

As we look forward to spring, we are not far off from seeing the rainbows begin to stage for spawn. When that time comes, please give these fish their space during this vulnerable time.

The fish will likely begin to spawn in 3-4 weeks.

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