Hogan Brown reports on 2.17.2016 

So our northern california typical february pseudo spring has come and hopefully gone. It seems most years that at some point in February the sun comes out and we get some 70+ degree weather but then it gets cold again and winter continues for another few weeks. Problem with the last few years is that weather came in February and never left…hence the drought. This...

Jon Baiocchi / Baiocchi’s Troutfitters reports on 2.10.2016

I was on the river a few days this week, and last Saturday saw unfavorable conditions for most anglers. Today was a whole different experience. The water clarity has gained up to 3.5 feet, but still off in a poor looking color. The flows have been great right around a 1,000 cubes, though today they dropped it down to 760 after 12pm, then...

Jordan Romney reports on 2.11.2015

Based on the fact that I have been wearing flip flops all week I would say early spring is in the air. The Yuba has been good to me lately as far as the fishing goes. It isn’t quite in the shape that I want it but the higher flows look great to me. The water is still colored up with about 2 ft of visibility in most spots. The water gets a little clearer everyday....

Jon Baiocchi / Baiocchi’s Troutfitters Reports on 2.3.2016

If you’ve been hiding under a rock like a skwala stonefly in the last week, you’ve missed out on another major event when the surge of water from Englebright Dam and Deer Creek topped 16,000 cubes early Saturday morning on the 30^th. High snow levels with heavy rain on a decent sized snowpack equaled in heavy runoff for all forks of the...

Hogan Brown Reports on 2.1.2016

Lower Sacramento River

River is fishing well down to the cow creek area so mainly Posse to Anderson. Cow and Cotton wood should clear over the next week but it will take awhile as both were pretty high and muddy as of Sunday. The clarity from Bonnie View down to Anderson was about 2-3’ and it was off color enough I did’t have much confidence fishing smaller mayflies...

Jordan Romney reports on 1.27.2016

14,000 CFS turned the peaceful river into a raging torrent of mud. Prior to the river blowing out it was fishing excellent. There was a little bit of color from a smaller storm that helped the fishing. The drifts didn’t have to be as perfect as they had in the past two years of clear water. Fish were healthy, full of spunk and heavy. They have been eating and were...

Jon Baiocchi / Baiocchi’s Troutfitters Reports on 1.27.2016

I’ve been on the river the last two days with my guests and have a very clear picture of the current conditions through observations. First off the river has really come down into shape, currently Englebright Dam is releasing 667 cubes, and Deer Creek is way down at 65 cfs. The water clarity is the issue that has put a bit of a damper on...

Jon Baiocchi reports on 1.19.2016

It’s the calm after the storm(s), but it finally happened, and not just on the Yuba, but on many watersheds throughout the state were affected by raging high flows. That will happen when snow levels are high and it rains on an already decent snowpack. On the night of the 17^thcontinued heavy rain pounded the state and I was up every few hours to check the gauges for...

Customer and Cal Trout Golden Trout Member made a trip to Yuba River on Monday to find she was muddy and more than swollen from rains. She’s dropping into shape and the forecast looks like the rain is tapering off for Marysville. Looks like a great opportunity to swing some flies for steelhead in upcoming days. Sculpins, salmon alvins, and leaches are powerbars for fish moving up river. then again...

• Color: Golden-Olive with Brown mottling
• Antennae: 2
• Tails: 2
• Legs: 6
• Size: 18-22mm (size 8-12 hook)

Skwala Nymph

Generally found in swift water, but is also known to hang around the edges of deeper pools due to its desire for cold water.

Similarly to other stoneflies, the Skwala lives anywhere from 2-4 years in the water in its nymphal stage.

When fishing a Skwala nymph it is very important to get your...