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This is a popular section of the Truckee, but you can still catch some big browns here with some patience and perseverance. Just make sure that you are fishing early in the day and late in the day and avoiding the main road. Action begins below the Fanny Bridge closed section. There may be a lot of summer rafters down stream a bit near River Ranch but the trout do not seem bothered as they simply rise up between the rafts. Still, fishing tends to be best before nine and after 3 which is when there is shade in the deep canyon area.
During the spring and the fall you should try to fly fish in the pools and the riffles in search of rainbows and browns using size 14 and size 18 caddis lures, such as Elk Hair and Yellow Sally, as well as Mayfly Imitations, including Pale Morning Duns and Adams. For bigger fish, go for Joe's Hoppers, Muddler minnows and Little Brown Trout Streamers in both size 8 and 10. The Truckee river tends to be about 65 percent Caddis with 20 percent Mayfly, and the rest of the hatches are mixed.
Downstream from the River Ranch you will find good fishing between Donner Creek and Squaw Valley. Expect plenty of planters near to the camp grounds and the road access points. Look for larger fish in the deeper waters, and look for good fishing around the east side of this river. Use lures early on in the season and flies later in the season. Salmon eggs, tiny dark spinners, flies, fish with stump grubs and crayfish are all good in the late half of the spring and the early summer.
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Special regulation waters tend to begin at Trout Creek where it enters into the Truckee, which is just about a mile below the bridge for Highway 267. The first section is going to extend to the Glenshire bridge which is where the best access can be obtained by way of several dirt roads off of Glenshire Road. You should make sure to check out current regulations before you visit here. Between the first I-80 bridge and Glenshire bridge, below the Truckee, you will find what is known as the Flycaster's Club, private property. If you are rafting and floating through that area, you cannot do any wading or anchoring, where as the only permitted method of fishing is fly casting in this particular area.
There are productive waters for big fish that extend down the stream past the Boca Bridge, which is where you can find plenty of parking near the I-80 Bridge. Only the toughest waders are going to be able to brave the whitewater here in order to cover pockets that are behind the mainstream boulders in the area. There is a big pool upstream from the Boca Bridge that is significantly easier for most people to fish, and it is often well stocked though only very rarely will produce a large trout.
About a mile further downstream is going to provide you with superb holes, plenty of fair wading and 4WD drive in access assuming that the railroad north bank dirt road is currently open. Access for the next 300 yards or so is a little more tough because there is private property, willows along the railroad bank and water that is too deep for many people to wade in comfortably. For this reason, using bait or using floating plugs that are drifted downstream is pretty much a serious must.
The next bridge further downstream is going to be reached the easiest from I-80 through Hirshdale. Avoid the first four holes along a dirt road. Keep in mind that conditions here can vary rather significantly depending on the weather and calling ahead may be a good idea to pursue.
The best fishing that you will find along the entire Truckee River is going to begin just below the automotive junkyard, which is where the river is going to swing away from the railroad and will end up at the green railroad bridge. Fish the holes here but do not skip the pocket water if you are wading. Most of the experts here will wade in the middle of the river, fishing the undercuts and the beaver runs on both of the banks for good results.
Photo Credits: morgan.holmgren
Originally posted 2009-09-15 03:25:04. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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