Truckee River Trout Unlimited

04/01/2026

Come celebrate the opening of trout season with your fellow Tahoe Trout Bums!

A tradition as old as the Truckee River Chapter itself, Fishmas Eve is the premier celebration of everything trout fishing in the Truckee/ Tahoe region.

Join us at the Blue Coyote on Friday, April 24th to celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of trout season in California!

Great food, cold beer, wonderful prizes, and old and new friends await.

We hope to see you there!

04/01/2026

Forecasted stream flows for the Truckee River until the end of March. Worth noting that they are forecasts and tend to change some over time, but the spring forecast gives a good idea of upcoming summer flows.

12/10/2025

The Truckee River Chapter of Trout Unlimited has been stewarding and restoring our beloved river since its inception 2010.

In addition to numerous volunteer events including youth camps, river cleanups, and native plantings, we are also proud to have completed three large scale habitat improvement projects.

In 2017 we set our sights on the Little Truckee River working with partners, including the United States Forest Service to augment the stream with large woody debris. Then in 2019, we completed the Horners Corner Habitat Enhancement Project, creating durable structure in a reach that had been previously stripped of large boulders.

We are proud to announce that the Glenshire Habitat Enhancement Project, constructed in 2020, has officially closed out all permit following several years of intensive monitoring to track effectiveness.

This section of the Truckee River along the Glenshire Road was degraded from the historical ice making just upstream during the late 1800s and early 1900s. . As a result of the ice making considerable sediment was released into the River resulting in hard river bottom with little diversity and fish habitat.

The Project added three W weirs, several J hook weirs and numerous fish habitat boulders along the 800 foot length of the Enhancement Project. The Project included both pre and post construction fish snorkel surveys and BMI surveys (bugs). We are excited to report the both fish and bug populations have improved.

Follow the link below to learn more about the Project and to read close out documents provided to the State Water Board.

Glenshire Drive Habitat Project

10/03/2023

Truckee River Day 2023 is Sunday, October 17th!

Join us and Olympic Valley Watershed Association on Washeshu Creek, stabilizing streambanks and planting willows.

Then come to Granite Flat Campground for the Annual Truckee River Fair to celebrate the river we love so much!

For more information and to register, click here:
https://www.truckeeriverwc.org/get-involved/truckee-river-day/

03/27/2023

We’re excited to be hosting a booth at the Sierra Nevada Alliance Wild & Scenic Film Festival On Tour scheduled to take place at Lake Tahoe Community College on April 1 from 1 - 5 pm.

Visit www.sierranevadaalliance.org/wsff to purchase tickets and learn more about the film lineup, silent auction and raffle, guest speakers, and more. There’s also an after party at South of North Brewing Company. Check the website for more details!

We hope to see you there! All proceeds benefit Sierra Nevada Alliance’s efforts to protect and preserve the Sierra Nevada region, now and for generations to come.

03/17/2023

Fishmas Eve returns! Join us on Friday, April 28th at Donner Creek Brewing for our traditional celebration of the opening of trout season. There will be great food, drinks, raffle and much more. The festivities will be held from 7pm to 9pm, and there is a $30 entrance fee at the door. We hope to see you there!

03/17/2023

Trout Unlimited is excited to introduce Sean Burke, our AmeriCorps partner for 2023! Sean hails from Pennsylvania and braved historic storms to make it out west to our Truckee office.

Sean will be assisting the office with restoration projects, community outreach, and communications throughout the summer.

But before the hard work started, we had to do an orientation on the Truckee….

AmeriCorps members are building bridges between communities, creating lasting connections and making a real impact. Thank you for your service and for being a positive force for change!

California Volunteers Sierra Nevada Alliance

Our AmeriCorps position is funded in part by the great generosity of Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation !

03/15/2023

Registration for the Annual Sierra Trout Camp is only open for one more month! Our volunteers and guides are excited to teach the next generation all about fly fishing and the conservation efforts that are needed to keep fish thriving! Matt Heron Fly Fishing Tahoe Fly Fishing