Jon Baiocchi reports on 3.23.17

Brian Clemens from Nor Cal Fly Guides invited me to float the Lower Yuba River with him last Sunday to see the changes from the past high water events, and to wet a line. As far as we know, this was the first drift for 2017, and one for the books. 

We put in at the usual spot below the Hwy. 20 Bridge on the south side of the river, it seems to be easier now, and just...

Hogan Brown reports on 3.23.17

Lower Sacramento Trout Fishing– Flows coming out of Keswick are 8410cfs and steady. This is a GREAT flow and more than fishable. If anything a bit on the lower side. That said, the clarity is the issue. Lake Shasta is muddy and therefore the river is muddy coming out of the dam. I know there are people getting out and catching a few fish but nothing that I have heard...

Jon Baiocchi reports on 3.16.17

I just got word from the head of Parks & Recreation at Yuba County, and local guide Lance Gray, about Sycamore Ranch and Hammon Grove Park. Both areas will be opening this Friday! The take out ramp at Sycamore Ranch was not damaged, but there is erosion around it that will need to be addressed in the future. The county is hoping to get the upper loop of the...

Jon Baiocchi reports on 3.9.17

I’ve fished the Lower Yuba River twice in the last week as the flows have come down to 3,592 cubes. As the water drops there is new and interesting terrain exposed like side channels, islands, and side sloughs. Hammonton road on the south side that borders the river is gone after the washout, off road enthusiast have already carved out a new spur road that makes it...

Hogan Brown reports on 3.9.17

While the Yuba, Feather, and Sac are dropping clarity and flow still remain issues.

The Yuba around 3500cfs is tempting as it seems to have the best clarity. I have guided/fished the Lower Yuba around 3500 and done very well, usually doing a double float between the bridge and Sycamore but from what I have heard Sycamore take out is not open yet so floating it is not an...

John Baiocchi reports on 2.15.17

The Lower Yuba River crested on the 10th at 83,173 cubes, and retreated down to 8k on the 13th. In the last 24 hours the water level has increased around 19k and with a draw down to about 16k. The slight bump of water shipped through the system was from Bullard’s Bar reservoir making room for increasing water inflows. I think all reservoir operators learned a little...

John Baiocchi reports on 2.2.17

Lower Yuba River Fishing Report

The Lower Yuba River dropped down to a slowly descending platform of 4,626 cubes. On my latest recon trip last week I saw some good looking side water that was screaming to be fished with a streamer. I had planned on fishing the river this past Monday and Tuesday but I came down with a nasty virus. When you have not been sick in years...

Jon Baiocchi reports on 1.19.17

Releases from Englebright reservoir were cut drastically last Monday evening and the river went from 14k down to 5,165 cubes. Knowing there would be more clues revealed as to how the river may have changed, I drove down to get an accurate picture of such. I studied the river below the Parks Bar Bridge down to near the Hammon Grove Park area. The river’s course did...

Hogan Brown Reports on 1.12.17

So, if you have read any of the fishing reports you are probably already under the realization that most everything is blown out…That amount of water that has come down the Lower Yuba and Lower Sacramento is incredible. Outside of Chico the Sac got up to 115,000cfs and the Yuba got up to 81,000cfs (as of 9 Jan)…those are river channel changing flows. New runs,...

Jon Baiocchi Reports on 1.9.17

The great atmospheric river of 2017 (so far) started its wrath on the region early Saturday morning with light rain, and intensified into the evening. By Sunday morning the precipitation was heavy, along with very windy conditions here in Nevada City. The Sierra started off with snow in the morning which then turned to rain, and snow levels increased up to 9,000 feet...