Nevada fishing reports

Truckee River at 345 cfs as May Runoff Season Opens on the Sierra Nevada

The Truckee River is clocking 345 cfs at USGS gauge 10311000 as of 05:50 this morning — a moderate spring flow that keeps the river in fishable shape before the main snowmelt pulse typically arrives mid-May. No water temperature reading was returned by the gauge in this cycle. No region-specific shop, charter, or agency reports came through in the intel feeds covering Truckee or Lake Tahoe, so this report draws on gauge data and general early-May seasonal patterns for the Sierra Nevada. With a full moon overhead tonight, trout tend to feed most aggressively at first light and in the final hour before dark, when low-angle light dampens their wariness. Field & Stream this week published a trout angler's guide to aquatic insects, noting that midges, stoneflies, caddisflies, and mayflies anchor trout diets in river systems — all four are worth cycling through on Sierra Nevada water right now as afternoon temperatures begin to push hatches off the surface.