Jordan Romney Reports on 2.28.2017The dry fly fishing on the Yuba in 2018 has been the best i’ve ever seen. Sure the fish are smaller than normal but the action is incredible. The average size fi...
Jon Baiocchi Reports on 2.8.2018Winter is the new summer lately. Hard to believe it’s the first week of February, above normal temperatures with bright sunny skies. I really like it, but fear the n...
Jon Baiocchi reports on 1.17.2018Current conditions on the Lower Yuba River have the flows back down to 1,070 cubes, and the water has some color to it with about 3 feet of visibility to it. Deer a...
Jon Baiocchi Reports on 1.12.2018The flows have dropped to 1,096 cubes on the Lower Yuba River. Water clarity is 2 feet and clearing. It should be a nice weekend on the river before more rain arriv...
Jordan Romney Reports on 1.9.2018Yuba Dry Fly GameIt has been a pretty incredible start to the year on the Lower Yuba. This has been the best winter dry fly fishing I have ever seen when it comes ...
Jon Baiocchi Reports on 1.4.2018Happy New Year! The Lower Yuba River has been on auto pilot for that past 3 weeks or more with bright and warm sunny weather, and the occasional hazy day. The winter...
Jon Baiocchi Reports on 12.22.2017A little cooler temperatures after a quick moving cold front push through last night, Nevada City received about a half inch of precipitation. Sunny skies again to...
Jordan Romney Reports on 12.22.2017The Yuba seemed to be everyone’s favorite valley trout stream. With the devastation of the flood this past spring it has been somewhat forgotten. The word on the ...
Jon Baiocchi Reports on 12.14.2017The weather has been unbelievable in the last few weeks, hard to believe its December. Today was 72 degrees down in the gold fields with not a soul to be seen. Flo...
Jon Baiocchi Reports on 12.7.2017Dominating high pressure lately with plenty of sunshine and the air temperatures are much warmer after the north wind has gone away. The flows have leveled off on t...
Jon Baiocchi Reports on 11.30.17The Lower Yuba River has been fishing well since the flows dropped from 7,078 on the 17th to 1,250 on the 19th. As I reported in my last post the Lower Yuba River ca...
Jon Baiocchi Reports on 11.23.2017The Lower Yuba River never ceases to amaze me, when the rains started on the 11/14. I had no idea the river would blow out and reach 7,000 cubes. Even more amazing...
Capt Hogan Brown Reports on 10.19.17Lower Sac River Striper Fishing remains fair to good among changing conditions. The water temp and air temps are changing greatly. Water temps have dropped down ...
Jon Baiocchi Reports on 10.17.2017Frenchman’s Lake Fishing ReportFrenchman’s Lake – Much better weather in the last week with glassy conditions has allowed for some incredible sight fishing opportu...
Hogan Brown Reports on 10.12.17Lower Sac Striper Fishing - Fishing is good. Fall fishing changes a bit as the fish go on the “Fall Feed” but it is still good fishing. The fish seem to pod up a bit ...
Jon Baiocchi Reports on 9.21.2017Lower Yuba River Fishing Conditions and UpdateI’ve been on the Lower Yuba River for the last three days operating pontoon workshops and tours, the observations and ...
Jon Baiocchi Reports on 9.14.2017I’ve been roaming back and forth from the Truckee area to the North Fork Yuba River for the past few months, and now it’s time to concentrate my guiding over to the...
Brian Clemens at Nor Cal Fly Guides Reports on 8.23.2017American River:Flows - 3600cfsClarity - ClearFishing - Fair to GoodThe shad are finally gone, YYEEEEESSSSSS!!!!! This means that its time for...
Jon Baiocchi Reports on 8.23.2017North Fork Yuba River ~ Jamison Creek Fishing ReportWater levels are at an all-time low for the season resulting in even more fishable water. Fishing has been great...
Jon Baiocchi reports on 8.10.17 Flows are still a tad high for this time of year, but overall the fishing is great if you love small wild rainbows that shimmer like jewels in the Northern Sierra su...
Jon Baiocchi Reports on 8.4.2017The North Fork Yuba River is firing on all cylinders right now and conditions are perfect. I’ve been focusing my trips in the upper watershed where there are numerou...
Jon Baiocchi reports on 7.27.17The North Fork Yuba River has finally fallen into shape though some tight sections of the river seem a tad high. Water temps are 55 degrees in the morning rising to 6...
Jon Baiocchi Reports on 7.20.17When it rains it pours, after a long winter without a guide trip for four months, business is booming. The influx of emails, calls, and inquiries off the street has b...
Hogan Brown Reports on 7/6/2017Lower Sacramento River Striper Fishing - The Lower Sac continues to crank out good numbers of keeper size stripers and a few double digit fish over the last week. We ...
Jon Baiocchi reports on 6.25.2017On Monday the 12th we had extremely cold weather and snow, in fact at Frenchman’s Lake there was 2 inches on the ground. A week later and it’s been Africa hot, than...
Nor Cal Fly Guides Reports on 6.25.2017Well this report comes to you a bit late, its not because of the great weather we have been having, but the great fishing we are having, but its better late t...
American River 6/16/2017Flows have dropped back down to just over 6k making access much easier Shad are being caught all day with the evening being the highest success rate. Pinies and other shad d...
Flows have dropped to 4600cfs in the last 2 days. It looks like there is a window to get out and fish. Whether you want to fish shad in the lower river or get out and do so trout fishing here is a ...
5/25/2017Flows are pumping at 7k for the yuba and 9k for the American, but the shad are in. Reports of big females and small males in the river. I heard early this week 2 guys caught 50 shad in a...
Lost Coast Outfitters reports on 5.4.17Our own shop rat, Brett Wedeking, fished the North Yuba River last weekend and as you’d expect, the water is ripping. With the heat wave this week the water i...
Brian Clemens reports on 4.27.17Hello Everyone,WOW, what a start to the 2017 fishing season. All we can say is water, water, and more water. Oh, and more water to come. Hopefully the rainy season i...
Hogan Brown reports on 3.9.17While 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 guid...
Hogan Brown reports on 3.2.17Fishing has been tough but if you get out and look and the weather cooperates you can find some fishable water. For us north staters all the rivers are toast as most wi...
Jordan Romney reports on 3.1.17Creekin’Trust me, you are not the only angler in California chomping at the bit to wet a line somewhere. Fishing so far in 2017 has been a bust. With only a handful o...
Jon Baiocchi reports on 1.19.17Releases 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 reveal...
Jon Baiocchi Reports on 1.9.17The 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 mornin...
Jon Baiocchi reports on 1.5.17The Lower Yuba River is blown out again. Flows reached 19,000 cfs on Wednesday evening, and are currently at 16,700 cubes. A pineapple express will engulf northern Cal...
Hogan Brown Reports on 1.3.17Lower Sachas been tough…Pays to be patient though as the fish we are catching are really good fish just not many hook ups. Though that is pretty standard for the winter...
Jon Baiocchi reports on 12.29.2016Some good news concerning the Lower Yuba River came the morning of the 29th as the flows were nearly cut in half dropping down to 2, 104 cubes. When I saw the grap...
Hogan Brown reports on 12.15.2016The Lower Yuba River is at 5000cfs and dropping but with more rain and water on the way this week not sure how that is going to go. The South Fork of the Yuba River...
Hogan Brown Reports on 12.8.2016Lower Yuba River - spent a few days on the Lower Yuba River last week. Flows are stable around 1000cfs but could drop any time if we don’t get some rain like forecas...
Jon Baiocchi Reports on 12.8.2016It’s the calm before the storm as a series of weather systems and an atmospheric river prepare to invade northern California. We hardly noticed the shifting downwar...
Jon Baiocchi Reports on 12/2/2016The Lower Yuba River is currently fishing fair. There is less active salmon spawning, and more evidence of carcases on the banks and in the idle side waters. As of ...
Jordan Romney Reports on 12.1.2016The Yuba has been fishing fair to good. With the rain fall the river has risen to 1200 cfs and is holding there. If it stays stable we are in for a good December.T...
Jon Baiocchi Reports 11.24.16I finally got a big project finished I started a few weeks ago, and accomplished a brand new PowerPoint that I will be showing at fly clubs, and the fly fishing show at...
Hogan Brown Reports on 11.17.2016Open Dates:Dec: 17, 21-23, 29-31Jan: 2, 5-7, 14, 28Feb: 20Lower Sac Stripers:Fishing has slowed dramatically but the river is fishable and the big fish are the ones...
Brian Clemens Report on 11.10.2016Feather:I have spent a good amount of time on the Feather lately and with the salmon in full spawn mode the egg bite is in full swing. Right now its all about gett...
Jon Baiocchi Reports on 11.3.2016The Lower Yuba River has been fishing spotty, good for a few days, then slow. I talked with two guide friends today on the river and they were working hard for a fe...
