http://www.wildtrout.com A fly fishing guide service Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:18:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, it has been a while since I have added to this blog due to fishing trips including trips to Bailey Creek Lodge(more on this trip later) and Alaska.  Hopefully, I will be more attentive from now on! Pat and I have just arrived back from a two ... http://www.wildtrout.com/2010/07/27/alaska/ Bill Sunderland and I spent last Friday and Saturday at the Fly Fishing Show in Pleasanton.  It was smaller than last years show, as most of the major rod companies failed to appear, but over all, the show was good.  It’s always fun to see everyone again and reminisce about ... http://www.wildtrout.com/2010/03/02/fly-fishing-show-2010/ SKWALA STIMULATOR HOOK:  Tiemco #200 size 10 THREAD:  Olive 8/0 EGG SACK:  Black 1/8 inch foam RIBBING:  Small copper Ultra Wire ABDOMEN:  Yellow Sunburst Caliente or yellow synthetic dubbing mixed with a small pinch of pearl Lite-Bright ABDOMEN HACKLE:  Black Saddle WING:  Black Web Wing OVER WING:  Bleached Elk HACKLE:  Black Saddle LEGS-ANTENNA:  Medium Black Rubber THORAX:  Black Caliente or black ... http://www.wildtrout.com/2010/02/12/254/ 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. [caption id="attachment_252" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Pick a Fly-Any Fly"][/caption] There are still a few Skwala stoneflies egg-laying during the warmest part of the day along with ... http://www.wildtrout.com/2010/02/01/lower-yuba-3/ Saturday was TENKARA DAY!   Tenkara is the traditional form of Japanese fly fishing.  There is no fly reel and no line as we know it, instead the line looks more like a ten foot furled leader.   The line is attached to the tip of an 11 to ... http://www.wildtrout.com/2009/11/01/tenkara/ 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. [caption id="attachment_236" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Pat ... http://www.wildtrout.com/2009/11/01/little-truckee-2/ 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 ... http://www.wildtrout.com/2009/10/27/north-yuba-7/ Unseasonably hot days and warm nights were the order of the day for Montana this trip.  The locals felt like their summer had finally arrived.  All the heat, however, had an adverse effect on insect hatches on most of the rivers except for the Firehole which had some excellent Baetis and ... http://www.wildtrout.com/2009/10/11/montana-trip/ 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 ... http://www.wildtrout.com/2009/10/11/north-yuba-6/ For the dry fly-fisherman who enjoys the warm days of early summer when hatches are prominent and the fish rise steadily, winter can be a long dreary experience. Happily, the Lower Yuba River can make those winter days fly by with good fishing and plenty of hatches to keep ... http://www.wildtrout.com/2009/10/09/skwala-stonefly-familyperlodidae/