News
Flows on the North Yuba have held fairly consistently at a little over 200 cfs for the past few weeks. That flow is approximately the normal flow at the beginning of August during the last few years. The water is cool, in the mid-fifties, and clear. Fly fishing has been good for fish in the 8-12 inch range. The hatches have been sparse. There are a few size #14 green caddis and a few #16 PMD’s flitting around but I have not seen a really good hatch. There were a lot of October Caddis cases during the early part of the season. They have since switched to stone cases and have disappeared under the rocks preparing to hatch during the later part of September or early October.
We have been using dries with droppers, straight double nymph indicator set-ups and swinging soft hackles to catch these fish. Morning appears to be the most productive time running up to around noon with another small productive period just before dark.
Small Stream-Fly Fishing
Successful flies have been: #14-#16 Adams Parachutes, #14 Buzz Hackles, #12 Yellow Stimulators and #12-#16 Humpies in red, green and yellow. Nymphs include: #14-#16 red Copper Johns, #14-#16 Turkey B/H, #16 Biot B/H, #14-#18 Hare’s Ear’s (dark fur), and #12-#16 B/H Princes.
The Lower Yuba above the Highway 20 bridge is closed until the first of December for the salmon spawning period. Flows have been dropped to 835 cfs and the water is clear and cold at 50 to 51 degrees. At this point I haven’t heard of any reports of salmon but they should be here shortly. I have no reports on the fishing below the bridge as of yet.