Truckee River
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Cutthroat trout water; 10 stockings on the 2026 record, spread April to May. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live, water temperature included.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Cutthroat trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16 | Cutthroat trout | catchable | 5,000 | completed |
| Apr 21 | Cutthroat trout | catchable | 5,008 | completed |
| Apr 23 | Cutthroat trout | catchable | 5,000 | completed |
| Apr 28 | Cutthroat trout | catchable | 5,000 | completed |
| Apr 30 | Cutthroat trout | catchable | 5,000 | completed |
| May 5 | Cutthroat trout | catchable | 5,000 | completed |
| May 7 | Cutthroat trout | catchable | 5,000 | completed |
| May 12 | Cutthroat trout | catchable | 5,000 | completed |
| May 14 | Cutthroat trout | catchable | 5,000 | completed |
| May 19 | Cutthroat trout | catchable | 4,998 | completed |
When to fish Truckee River
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:40-11:40 am and 10:03 pm-12:03 am | 3:59-4:59 am and 4:10-5:10 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:26 am-12:26 pm and 10:51 pm-12:51 am | 5:07-6:07 am and 4:35-5:35 pm |
Moon: waxing gibbous, 93% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Pacific Time (PDT).
What the record actually says
- Last stocked May 19
- Water 55 °F, prime coldwater range
- Flow 297% of the seasonal median
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Nevada fishing forecast
Gear for this water
It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural. The gauge reads 55 degrees, prime coldwater temperature; fish confidently through the day.
For the trout (cutthroat trout stocked 10 times here in 2026, moving water)
| Drifted bait | single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom |
| Small jerkbaits | floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends |
| Waders or wet-wading boots | stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge |
Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.
Nearby stocked waters
The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.
| Water | Distance | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Lahontan Reservoir | 36 mi | Apr 28 |
| Galena Creek | 39 mi | May 14 |
| Frenchman Reservoir CA | 39 mi | Jul 12 |
| Lake Davis CA | 56 mi | Jul 12 |
| Hinkson Slough | 57 mi | Oct 9 |
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