Jordan Romney Reports on 9.8.2016

Errr… So mid August the Yuba was firing for me. I was excited about the number of fish we found and size. It was a relief to find the fish fat and healthy again. But then something changed out there and the fishing got tough. Not sure what happened or what changed but they got moody.

We missed what looks like an epic stonefly hatch out there this year. The banks are...

Brian Clemen’s Reports on 9/5/2016

Yuba River 

• Rating: Good to good++
  
• Flows: 800cfs
  
• Temp: high 50’s lower 60’s
  
• Clarity: Clear
  

Report: This is where I have spent a few trips on as of recent. Prior to me leaving for Alaska, the Yuba was on fire, and its still fishing pretty good. While the dry fly fishing has become a bit more inconstant, it will still produce a few fish a day, the nymphing game has been...

Jon Baiocchi Report on 9.1.2016

North Fork Yuba River

summer is coming to an end, days are noticeably shorter, mornings are colder, and the sun is arcing lower in the horizon each day. The North Fork Yuba River is still fishing well. You’ll have better success if you seek out sections that have not been fished; it’s time to hike into remote sections of the unknown. Water temperatures are stable at...

Jon Baiocchi Reports on 8.18.2016

Conditions remain the same on the North Fork Yuba River, great fishing, and exceptional views. Water temperatures are 57 in the morning rising to 63 degrees in the early afternoon for the upper watershed. The best times to ply the water are 8am to 1pm, then again in the evening chasing the last couple of hours of light. Fishing pressure has been light, but I’m...

Jon Baiocchi reports on 8.11.2016

I just completed a 5 day run up on the North Fork Yuba River and my guests and I had such an awesome time as the fishing has been great. Water temperatures are still cool ranging from 55 to 57 degrees in the morning, and topping out at 62 to 64 degrees in the late afternoon in the upper most part of the watershed. Location is everything, and locating where the deep...

Jon Baiocchi Reports on 7.28.2016

The North Fork Yuba River has been fishing extremely well, so good in fact you could say it’s on fire. Water temperatures in the upper watershed are running 55 to 61 degrees. Lower down near Downieville the water temps are at 59 to 66 degrees. I just completed eight trips back to back and I’m very in tune with the current conditions. Water levels have dropped a tad...

Dave Barbiere Reports on 7.21.2016

Awesome striper fishing on the Yuba this week!
We are getting almost as many stripers in a day, as we did shad during the height of the shad run. No huge fish, but what a blast! Flows are low, and super clear. Many times we can see stripers chase and take the fly!

Jon Baiocchi Reports on 7.15.2016

The North Fork Yuba River has been fishing very well from morning to early afternoon, then for the evening hatch. Water temps in the upper watershed are still on the cold side from 56 to 61 degrees, they will be a little higher the more one travels downstream. I’m very surprised how much water is still flowing down the river for the middle of July, and in the...

Jon Baiocchi / Baiocchi’s Troutfitters Reports on 7.6.2016

North Fork Yuba River - Conditions are perfect right now for the most beautiful watershed in all of California. The North Fork screams fun fishing, boulder hopping, dry flies, and solitude. Water temps are ranging from 56 to 61 degrees. Dry / dropper rigs are best, or for the evening hatch just go with a single fly like Ralph’s E/C Caddis...

Hogan Brown Reports on 6.23.2016

Before I left the weather was all over the place…rain, wind, cold, and very little warm weather. I was actually in my Simms Pro Dry suit for about 3-4 days which I literally had to dig out of my closet being June! The up and down weather really affects the stripers from my experience and the barometric shifts and cooler water temps slows them down…that said there...