Truckee River Fishing - High Water Nymphing

Spring runoff with flows around 1200cfs. Only fished for about 2 hours before the rain in the canyon drove me off the river. 
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Had to be very careful wading in this type of water--it was a lot stronger and deeper than it looked. Lost quite a few fish, but they were small. I had a Rubber Legs and GTI tied on and was using a 12' euro nymphing leader. I was too chicken to try the 10' 3wt in this heavy water, so I took the Green Knight (5wt Winston).

First time fishing the Truckee during runoff with flows over 1000 cfs. I am kicking myself for not trying it earlier as the crowds were way down and the fishing was decent. Missed a lot of small fish.

A fish struck my sighter right at the palsa and ate it. I had to reattach a new one, which ended up being a waste of time because the rain really began to come down and I had to call it quits. Pleasant day despite being overcast. I have to cherish cool days like these before the summer heat which is around the corner.