The flow on the North Yuba is 297 cfs at Goodyear’s Bar as of June 27, 2009. The flow is dropping slowly and the fly fishing is good.  The water is clear and water temperature in the late afternoon is in the mid-fifties.  The wading conditions in the canyons above Downieville still can be difficult [...]

Flows on the Little Truckee are 86 cfs as of June 23, 2009.  The water is clear with temperatures in the high fifties.
We fished the upper section below Stampede on the 20th of June.  The were a few bugs hatching mostly midges, PMD’s and a few BWO’s (when the cloud cover came in).  We both [...]

YOU WILL NEED A VALID CALIFORNIA LICENSE, STEELHEAD REPORT CARD AND BAY-DELTA ENHANCEMENT STAMP TO FISH THE LOWER YUBA.
On June 23, 2009, the flows on the Lower Yuba were 1750 cfs which includes the flow from Deer Creek.  The water flow has been reduced from 2200 cfs.  The water is clear with the temperature [...]

The flow on the North Yuba is 342 cfs at Goodyear’s Bar as of June 23, 2009. The flow is dropping slowly and the fly fishing is good.  The water is clear and water temperature in the late afternoon is in the mid-fifties.  The wading conditions are still difficult and you should be prepared with [...]

The flow on the North Yuba is 526 cfs at Goodyear’s Bar as of June 14, 2009. The flow is dropping slowly and the fly fishing has improved dramatically.  The water is clear and water temperature in the late afternoon is in the mid-fifties.  The wading conditions are still difficult and you should be [...]

YOU WILL NEED A VALID CALIFORNIA LICENSE, STEELHEAD REPORT CARD AND BAY-DELTA ENHANCEMENT STAMP TO FISH THE LOWER YUBA.
 
 
On June 13, 2009, the flows on the Lower Yuba were 2025 cfs which includes the flow from Deer Creek.  The water flow should remain around that level for the rest of the month.  The water [...]

 
After reading JERUSALEM CREEK Journeys into Driftless Country by Ted Leeson, I began to research the area with the idea that someday I might get a chance to fish the area he writes so eloquently.  I finally got my chance during May of 2009.
The upper Midwest contains more than 600 limestone spring creeks.  In [...]

 
My best fishing buddy and four legged friend died today.  She loved to go fishing and the countryside around the streams.  As I sit here and type this I wonder if fishing will ever be the same without her.