If you didn’t catch the first post (link here), here’s a summary: the area around Truckee, and, specifically, the Little Truckee River, is fantastic and amazing! After a day-and-a-half of fishing, I left the Little Truckee. I went off to find myself an early pizza dinner with a bit of local beer. The downtown strip
Author: Joe Drake
The Little Truckee: So Much Good Water, I Barely Scratched the Surface
It’s been a busy fall for me. I have been collecting some fly-tying materials with my new, year-old bird dog. So, I haven’t made it out nearly as much as I want to the trout waters. Toss in some social obligations on key weekends, well, and, it just means I have been pitifully under-fishing. Short
The Tail End of Summer
The heat and lack of wind in Massachusetts the other week were absolutely stifling. Just getting back from the Scottish Highlands, the abrupt shift in weather was draining. But, then, recent rains provided a much needed relief for me and, more importantly, the rivers. I had driven around looking for a river to cast in
The Cache la Poudre River, CO
There are rivers that live in the common mythos of fly fishing: the San Juan, the Battenkill, the Yellowstone. There also are our local rivers and spots that we hold dear and keep a bit more secret than we probably should. Then, there are those waters that could fit in both categories. Colorado has more