In the Spring of 2011, Feather River Trout Unlimited applied for a $40,000 grant to do a watershed assessment for the Little Truckee River from the diversion structure downstream to the Stampede Reservoir delta. Feather River TU was awarded the grant, and the study was implemented in 2013. Below you will find a presentation of the April 2014 assessment findings. Feather River TU is not studying the fishery here since this portion of the stream carries mostly non-native fish — Kokanee, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout — and is a planting site for California Fish and Game. There is also the possibility that there could be small mouth bass and Lake Trout here since they (with Large Mouth Bass) are in Stampede Reservoir. The Kokanee run up this reach of the LTR is large enough to generate 50% of all the eggs California Fish and Game needs for their entire hatchery program in the state. They trap thousands of spawning Kokes in weirs above the reservoir. This reach of the river is to remain a recreational fishery with planters for a put and take fishery.
Download Little Truckee River Watershed Assessment Findings (PDF)