While the water temps have dropped along the entire Truckee, we are still seeing warm water along Glenshire Drive in the late evenings. Down in the canyon, anglers can fish all day right now, with water temps peaking around 65 degrees by 5:00pm.

We have noticed a decline in activity towards that late afternoon window, however, and the best fishing will still be in that morning through the mid-day timeframe, and possibly again nearing dark.

Crawdads, stoneflies and jigged streamers are all still fishing very well on the euro rods and should be paired with a size 14-16 perdigon imitating PMDs. 

Focus on riffles and pocket water right now and be sure to use a lot of weight to get down in front of the fish. Flows remain stable along the entire river, with Glenshire at 350 and Farad at 650. This is slightly above average for July, and pretty close to perfect in regard to maximizing the amount of fishable water.

Overall, we would say that conditions don’t get a whole lot better for the month of July, as we hope you can get out here and make the most of it!