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Only about 10 miles west on I-80. You take
the Verdi exit, go through the town of Verdi and look for the Crystal Peak Park
sign on your left. Hike upstream about 1/4 mile to the I-80 bridge
then another 3/4 to 1 mile upstream from that, and you'll find the hole I was
talking about. It's right in this guys backyard, basically. I figure
the Federal Navigable Waterways Act kept me legal as I was below the high water
mark of the river the whole time.
I too, hate the casinos; they do nothing for
me. Pyramid lake's only about an hour away to the northeast and has
HUUUUUUUGE Lahontans, as I understand it. Folks fish it from shore and do
quite well, I was told...
Sean
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2003 7:32
AM
Subject: Re: Reno, NV bound - looking for
FF ideas
Sean,
Great report! Thanks. My wife drags me to Reno every few years and is
threatening to do it again this coming year. I last about 30 minutes in a
casino until I'm bored to tears, so it would be great to be able to hit a
river. I've thought about bringing a pack rod for years. About how many miles
away is this area of the Truckee?
Thanks,
Cliff
Sean Grier wrote:
Well, just got back from Reno just ahead of
the forecasted snow storms. Given the state of my (still) broken wing
from an earlier murdercycle accident, I decided to forego the Lahontan
hog-contest and try some small water fishing and ended up hitting the
Truckee. I stopped in on
Thursday and spoke with the nice folks at the Reno Flyshop, and they were
kind enough to give me a map for the local sections of the river. I
ended up going to Verdi and fished upstream from the Crystal Peak Park area
(upstream of the I-80 bridge in an area called the "Trophy Water").
The folks behind the counter indicated that I should try nymphs down deep,
but with the condition of the river (low, slow and clear), I couldn't seem
to find any water like that. I hit a couple of whitefish in a promising section (nice start), but
it was slow fishing all morning. Weather was cold, but clear (about
38� air temp; water temp 43�) with a light wind from upstream that
occasionally gusted to 15 knots. I was starting to get pretty disheartened about the whole thing,
when I found what looked to be a deep pool at the base of a pair of big
boulders about 1 mile upstream from the bridge. I started working the
hole from the back working the flies forward in the pool and got a good
hookup right away! Bent the ol' 3wt quite nicely. After some
acrobatics, and some hard pulling, (the fish that is, not me), I finally
brought to hand a nice 13" bow - bright red stripe down his side, and white
edging to his pec, ventral and anal fins. Well, if there's one, there
might be 2, so I worked the hole hard and picked up 2 more with one
LDR. Biggest was 16" and FAT! For such low water, and cold
conditions, these 'bows were in quite good shape. Well, I headed on upstream and caught just one more
after working another 1/2 mile of river, and decided to go back to the
honeyhole. I must of rested the hole long enough, 'cause I was able to
systematically work the spot and brought 4 more to hand and LDR'd 2
more. My guess is that at least one of those was a fish I'd hooked
earlier. Who says 'bows are smart! All in all, a VERY nice day, on a BEAUTIFUL section
of water. Thanks to all
who steered me in the right direction. If anyone on the board gets a
chance to fish over there, stop by and patronize the Reno Flyshop.
Great folks, and good selection and open 7 days a week. Non-res
license was $11 for 2 days, and if the flyshop doesn't have any, Longs Drugs
does. Blue skies and tight
lines, Sean
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003
7:16 PM
Subject: Reno, NV bound - looking for
FF ideas I'm headed out to Reno
for a couple of days on business. Was thinking the Truckee or maybe
Pyramid for some Lahontan leviathans. Wanted to know if anyone on the board would have
insight into this time of year, and what to expect. I figure I'll
drop by the Reno Fly Shop to get the latest tips, flies, and a
out-of-state license, but any help from board members would be
appreciated. I could take my 3wt 5pc Winston, or my 7wt 4pc Scott,
or I could take both and try the 2 different
fisheries... Any input
would be appreciated. Sean
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