I picked up a Cabelas Lsi 11' 6 wt switch rod a few weeks ago and I finally got it down to the river today. Switch rods are absolutely ideal for fishing the Truckee in the winter. Switch casting utilizes a large bodied line that picks up big heavy streamers and sink tips really nicely and allows for fishing wide sections of the river with essentially no back casting. Fishing streamers on the swing also lets you cover a lot more water than you could normally cover with classic nymphing techniques. I was fishing a single black bugger today east of town and managed to pull in a pretty little brown. I caught this fish in VERY slow water that was not very deep. I found a spot if river that was slow enough to see a reflection and started launching line across the river and stripping line back to me just fast enough to avoid getting snagged on the bottom. This time of they year, slow water is the only way to go. December and January are the coldest months and when daytime highs are in the 40's here in the valley, you can bet those fish are gonna be sunken down in the bottom of slow runs and pools. Cold water holds more oxygen so there is little need for fish to be near rapids or sources of oxygen, instead they just like to lay low. In order to get them to bite try fishing a fast sink tip to get the flies on their level. I fish a RIO MOW T-11 tip on my skagit line that seems to do the trick. If your interested in getting into switch rods, now is the time to do it. Be sure to get advice on line suggestions for your rod. A balanced line is the most important part of a switch rod. Check out Rio's line suggestions specific for whatever rod you may be looking at:
http://www.flyfishingoutfitters.com/leland-customer-service-rio-spey-line-recommendation
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