Flies Used: Red Copper John, Stone Fly Nymph, Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear.
Other Details: Fished from about 10am until 2:30pm at a section of the river that runs through Sparks, east of Reno. Temps were in the mid forties, but in the afternoon the wind really started blowing, and it got quite cold. The river fishes really well all the way through Reno and Sparks, but this is actually only the second time I've fished in town. I probably should invest more time fishing the Truckee in and around Reno/Sparks because there are some really nice Rainbows and Browns in the lower Truckee.
January 15, 2009 Rainbow and Brown Trout Flies Used: Red Copper John and Micro May Fly Other Details: Fished the Nevada side of the East Walker at the Rosaschi Ranch, and at the Elbow section. Caught a couple of 12" Rainbows, and a 13" Brown. The water is low and very cold. I fought floating ice at the Elbow section in the morning before moving up to the Ranch. Lows in the 20's, highs in the lower 50's. Beautiful day outside, but the fishing was a little slow.
Pyramid Lake, NV February 6, 2009 Size and Species- 18" & 20" Lahontan Cutthroat Flies Used- Double Wooly Bugger, green-black on the point, and white as the dropper.
Other Details- Fished from about 10am till 3pm. Started off at Howard Bay on the southeast area of the lake. After a couple of hours there with no follow-ups (Pyramid fish often follow your bug and take it about 10-12 feet in front of you when you can see it!), I decided to move over to the other side of the lake to Cattle Guard Beach to fish deeper water. The catch is you have to be patient and let your sinking line go all the way to the bottom. The fishing has been slow like this so far this season, but the prime time at Pyramid usually starts around the end of February and runs through the first half of May. If it is like last year it should be great. Temps were in the low 40's with off and on rain.
