Fishing guides on the Truckee River.

The Truckee River is fished by 10 guides in the Driftline directory, across California and Nevada. Book straight with the guide. Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.

10 guides · California and Nevada

The Truckee River is fished by 10 guides in the Driftline directory. They are based in Reno, NV, Sierraville, CA, and Truckee, CA, plus 1 other towns. Trips run as walk and wade, stillwater, and drift boat for brown trout, lahontan cutthroat trout, trout, and rainbow trout. 3 of the 10 list a season, and the dates vary by operation (for example spring and fall, especially May through June and September through October and year round). You book straight with the guide: Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.

On the Truckee River, photographed by Arlo's Fly FishingArlo's, NV
On the Truckee River
10 guides on the Truckee River
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Which guides fish the Truckee River?

Arlo's Fly Fishing, Bucking Trout Outfitters, Current Fly Fishing, Great Basin Guide Service, Jay Clark Fly Fishing, and Maher's Guide Service, and 4 more listed below. Every listing links straight to that operation, with their own water, phone number, and booking page.

What fish can you catch on the Truckee River?

Guides here run trips for brown trout, lahontan cutthroat trout, trout, and rainbow trout. What is biting shifts through the year, so the guide sets the day around what is fishing best.

What kind of trips run on the Truckee River?

walk and wade, stillwater, and drift boat trips. Trip lengths, group sizes, and what is included are set by each guide directly.

When can you fish the Truckee River with a guide?

3 of the 10 list a season, and the dates vary by operation (for example spring and fall, especially May through June and September through October and year round).

Where is the Truckee River fished from?

The guides listed here work out of Reno, NV, Sierraville, CA, Truckee, CA, and South Lake Tahoe, CA.

Do you need a fishing licence?

Yes, and it is the licence of the state you fish, not the guide's. Buy your own from Nevada Department of Wildlife and California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Each guide's page links the agency for their state.

How do you book a guide on the Truckee River?

You book directly with the guide, from their own listing. Driftline takes no commission and no booking fee, so the price you get is the guide's own.

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