What Better Way to Celebrate Merica' Than a Truckee River Trout Fishing Bonanza?

Probably like most places on the West Coast, there has been a SUPER hot weather pattern over the 4th of July weekend. That makes the river fishing window pretty short. However, it didn't stop these guys from making the most of it the last couple days and finding a few of the larger Truckee River rainbow trout. They are finally starting to chase a bit. We had to go through quite a few of the smaller ones to find them but that just made for lots of hookups, fights and action.

[@peterlamar8546]

Great rainbows! To get that many of them in one day is spectacular. The Truckee really holds some great fish. I was there a couple of weeks ago and couldn't access the Fisherman's Parks of Kietzke. The lots were not open; gates were closed. Did I just pick a bad day? Did someone not open the gates that day? Or are they closed long-term for some reason. I was able to access that stretch of river easily enough by parking at WalMart, so it wasn't the end of the world. All I got were some small cutthroats. the local anglers seemed pretty annoyed by them, but we don't have them here in the Midwest, so I was happy to get them.

[@mclovin7753]

Unfortunately, they have that section near Fisherman's Park fenced off, I believe, due to all the homeless turds who do shady stuff in that area. The homeless are a huge problem in the downtown corridor with their trash, drug use and crazy/criminal behavior. Good work catching some fish in the river! It's not an easy fishery to be successful, by any means. I think the reason the locals don't give much credit to the Lahontans in the river is because they are almost all hatchery fish that NDOW stocks periodically and not the wild rainbows and browns that tend to get larger and fight better

[@markmailander3880]

Very nice rainbows! What kind of lures do you guys typically use fishing that river?

[@mclovin7753]

Usually jigs and jerk baits.

[@terry6885]

@@mclovin7753 REALLY? Just jerk baits! YOUR THE JERK BAIT!

[@davidadams5280]

Yes thats what i tell people. The creeks i fish its more like 90% are at the beginning or easy and known spots. I fished a spot between two popular holes and i caught 7 rainbows that were 5lbs each. People were above me above me at easy popular spot with bait for hours. I came back and when they ask i just say a coup hits or little guys. These people keep everything. And i do all i can to not get the word out

[@davidadams5280]

Very Nice. I been catching trout here in California look about like that. Only a couple hours away from there. On a stream. I been average 10 like that per trip and 40 fish overall per trip. It's a famous spot but I only see a couple people per trip and I do all to keep it that way lol

[@mclovin7753]

Nice work bud! I find that if you even walk 1/4 from a road/parking area then you lose about 75% of the other fisherman