LOWER YUBA

River flows are 920cfs, water is clear with temperatures in the low fifties.  A few minor hatches of stoneflies, BWO’s and caddis are sporadically occurring.  I would rate the fishing as fair.

Surprisingly, the dry fly action is good.  What few hatches there are, have the fish looking up.  We have been using #14 olive E/C Caddis, #8 3x long Skwala Stimulators, #14 Adam’s Parachutes and, believe it or not, #16 Pinkies!

Patterns for nymphing include #14-#16 red Copper Johns, #6 4x brown rubber leg stoneflies, #16 olive Micro-may and #16 FB P/T.

Most of the fish we are finding are in the faster, riffled water in depths of 3 to 5 feet.  Where the riffle begins to smooth into either a pool or slower run, you can also find feeding fish.

Pat and I spent a couple of days floating the the Lower Sacramento and Trinity rivers a few days ago.  The weather was iffy with sporadic winds and rain.  We did alright on the Lower Sacramento, floating from the Posse Grounds to Anderson, but nothing special.  The next day we fished the upper Trinity from the bridge on down.  The steelhead weren’t particularly spectacular but Pat did hook and land a 28 inch brown on a size # 14 red Copper John.  She also captured another one almost as large!  No, I got out fished!

Big Trinity Brown

Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year—lots of fishing to come!