Stampede Reservoir

Current Report - September 17, 2005 - Saturday

We have no new reports for this lake but if you fish on the west side where the tributaries flow in you should have some luck. Fish will be converging in these stream mouths for several reasons. One would be that Brown's spawn in the Fall and Rainbows will follow them too. Try anything in olive, black or brown on a clear slow sinking line. Trout will be feeding up for Winter now.

Stampede Reservoir Information

The best way to get to Stampede is to take the Boca/Hirschdale exit off hwy 80 just east of Truckee. It is 6 miles up Stampede Dam Road around the east side of Boca and then up the east side of the meadow between the lakes where the famous Little Truckee runs then up to Stampede Dam. At 3,400 feet this reservoir is open all year. It is heavily planted which help make it a good fishery for hold-over fish. They mostly plant Rainbow trout but have planted Browns from time to time. Look for weed beds, tributaries and there are springs in the lake as well. It is very good at ice out with big black woolly buggers and then again in June/July with mayfly, damsel fly and midge hatches and then in October when it cools off and they just get real hunger. There is a boat ramp and campground on the south side of the lake.

Book

• Fly Fishing CA Stillwaters by Bill Sunderland

Stampede Reservoir Maps

• Courtesy Fish Sniffer site.

Local Fly Shop

• Truckee River Outfitters in Truckee

Guides

• Kiene's Stampede Reservoir Guide recommendations.