24" Truckee River Rainbow in the Net - Truckee River Fishing With Cloud Cover Should Be Illegal!

Didn't have my fishing buddy, Sean, with me for today's fishing outing. Decided to sleep in until at least 6 a.m. and simply revel in yesterday's river outing. However, when the cloud cover didn't break by 10:30 a.m. it looked way too good not to go out the river for a couple hours. It was pretty epic. Hooked up and landed my new personal best pure Truckee River rainbow trout that measured just over 24". She was a beast. Also coerced several other large rainbows to do the deed and test how well I set my drag with the 4 lb fluoro I had spooled on my reel. Now I just have to wait it out until the next overcast summer day...

[@ErnieYates]

Very nice, love your videos

[@philliplawson2932]

Good job you're killing it lately I can't wait to get up there!🎣

[@chrislarson2498]

Nice work dude !!

[@mclovin7753]

As I always say, I learned from the MASTA (you)....the Master Baiter, that is. Lol

[@davidadams5280]

I noticed you said late start at 10:30. I use to look at all these charts showing when fish bite and get out early. And I wouldn't catch much at first. Then as it got a little later the bite would get on. And then on way back I'd try spots from earlier and nail them. And my wife would say you do better later in day . But I do best after 10 am on Sunny days. I been averaging on a river about 2 hours from Truckee 45 fish a day and 8 over 5lbs.

[@abielcojan6400]

You killed it! Still looking for my 20in+ fish. What were you using?

[@user-tx9zg5mz5p]

Fished that same area yesterday, but i could only get some small cuties. What did you use?

[@TedDBear9431]

My son and I fished that entire area on Saturday (my 75th birthday) and only caught small cutts and bows. May I ask what lure(s) you are using? Love your videos!

[@mclovin7753]

I used a combo of jerk baits and tube jigs...trying to imitate crawfish. Go see Skinny at Mark Fore & Strike--he should be able to get you and your son hooked up for success!

[@davidadams5280]

But as I was saying I just now fish later. I don't leave my town til 8:30 and I get to my spots about 10. And I fish til about 2. And it's close to 100 degrees .

[@mclovin7753]

The really good bite can happen later in the day. Since I'm a catch and release guy I have made the choice not to fish later in the day most of the time when it gets really hot out...the accepted belief is that if the water temp gets much over 65 degrees the fish you battle and then release have a low survival rate b/c of low dissolved oxygen levels.

[@davidadams5280]

I practice catch and release also. But even though it's later in day and it gets around a 100 the water here is snow melt. So I usually have my waders on. If I do take my waders off I can't stand in water long. It's cold. I haven't fished Truckee since the 90's. Use to fish it lot in early 80's to mid 90's. It's almost 3 hours for me. I live Truckee but I got dozens of streams that are within minutes to me and some a half hour and some an hour. So I usually don't make it to Truckee. Some day I'll get back

[@davidadams5280]

I guess for me I mostly fished the California side and it wasn't as difficult regulation wise as Klamath or r Trinity but still there were lots of different regulations. From here to here this then this. Then back to this. Then a private club. And not being my neck of the woods I'd say let's just fish where I know the landmarks

[@mclovin7753]

@@davidadams5280 Yeah, the water down through the Truckee Meadows can get pretty warm during summertime. Sounds like you don't have to worry about it up there fishing at elevation close to where the snow melt off occurs. Continued good luck to you bud!