Pat and I recently returned from a combination family and fishing trip in Wisconsin and Minnesota.  Sure took care of the problem of California’s high water!  We fished a few of the streams in the “Driftless Country” again as we did two years ago.  Returned to a couple of favorites like Trout Run in Minnesota [...]

The flows on the Lower Yuba will be lowered starting January 31st.  On the 31st starting at 8:00 am, the flow will be reduced 400 cfs and again on February 7th at 8:00 AM, the flow will be lowered another 400 cfs bringing the river down to 2200 cfs.  All of this is dependent [...]

With the warmer weather the Lower Yuba is beginning to fish better with a few Skwala stoneflies beginning to emerge.  Current flows are 3000 cfs with the visibility improving to two feet with a nice greenish tinge.  You should look for fish along the slower runs against the bank not in the heavy water in [...]

As of 2/1/10 the flows are 1000 cfs with the visibility approximately 2-2 1/2 feet and improving daily.  The water temperature is in the low fifties.
There are still a few Skwala stoneflies egg-laying during the warmest part of the day along with PMD’s, BWO’s, and a few early March Browns.  The hatches are sporadic [...]

Well, this was an interesting weekend!  I talked to Frank “The Hammer” Friday and was told that the fishing on the Little Truckee was good.  Lot’s of Baetis and the browns and kokanee were spawning in the riffles dropping eggs that the rainbows were greedily gobbling.
Friday, Pat,  I and our two new dogs went [...]

NORTH YUBA
The flow on the North Yuba is 130 cfs with a water temperature of 46 degrees in the late morning.  The water is low and clear.  The fall color has peaked for the most part except around Bassett’s Station.
There are a few October Caddis in the late afternoon, but the [...]

The flow on the North Yuba is 120 cfs with a water temperature of 48 degrees in the late morning.  The water is clear.  Flows should not get any lower for the rest of the year, especially with the storm that is predicted for Monday of the coming week.
The October Caddis are emerging now [...]

The flow on the North Yuba is 145 cfs at Goodyear’s Bar as of August 16, 2009. The flow is dropping very slowly now and the water is clear.  Water temperatures in the late afternoon above Sierra City are in the low sixties with the last temperature I took on Saturday (8/15/09) at 60 [...]

The flow on the North Yuba is 187 cfs at Goodyear’s Bar as of July 19, 2009. The flow is dropping slowly now and the water is clear.  Water temperature in the late afternoon above Sierra City is in the low sixties.  The continued hot weather, with the temperatures hovering around 100, has increased the [...]

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 [...]