Hogan Brown Reports on 12.8.2016

Lower 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 forecasted at the end of this week. They were suppose to drop this weekend but I think with the forecasted rain they have kept them up. Fishing was good. The fish seem to be getting out of their November funk...

Jon Baiocchi Reports on 12.8.2016

It’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 downward spiral of the air temperatures on the Lower Yuba River today, though the Pseudocloeons (tiny BWO’s) did not come off until an hour later than normal. It was a glorious morning with Ruby Crowned...

Jon Baiocchi Reports on 12/2/2016

The 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 today, the flows from Englebright reservoir have been ramped down from 1,212 cubes to 1048 cfs, and Deer Creek is trickling in at 21 cubes. Water clarity is clear at this time. There is a few chances of...

Jordan Romney Reports on 12.1.2016

The 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.

There have been a bunch of Bastia out but the interesting bug has been a cream pond that has been coming off around 10. With a light wind day the bugs are out and the fish are eating them on the surface....

Jon Baiocchi Reports 11.24.16

I 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 Pleasanton, Ca for 2017. Creating a new presentation from scratch is hard work, but I enjoy every bit of it, it’s like tying a complex articulated streamer with stunning results.

I’m back on the Lower...

Hogan Brown Reports on 11.17.2016

Open Dates:
Dec: 17, 21-23, 29-31
Jan: 2, 5-7, 14, 28
Feb: 20

Lower Sac Stripers:Fishing has slowed dramatically but the river is fishable and the big fish are the ones that are eating…I mean really big. This is when you may fish all day for one grab but it will be a true trophy. I fished last week when the weather was warmer and caught plenty of 3-8lb fish and had one...

Brian Clemens Report on 11.10.2016

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Jon Baiocchi Reports on 11.3.2016

The 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 few fish after covering miles of water. The flows have been stable bouncing around 1,140 to 1,150 cubes for the last week, they did come up a notch late today though. Pretty good bwo spinner fall in the...

Jon Baiocchi Reports on 10.27.2016

Current conditions on the Lower Yuba River have changed in a big way during the last 2 weeks. Since our first good storm that rolled through on the 16th and 17th there has been an increase in salmon populations hovering around active redds. There were way more in the system today than last week. Deer creek came up over 500 cubes during the last storm and...

Jon Baiocchi Reports on 10.20.2016

Lower Yuba Update

I worked the Lower Yuba River on Tuesday for a special guest who wanted a private one on one pontoon workshop. It was a glorious day with sunshine and beautiful cumulous clouds lining the north eastern skyline, and highs in the lower 60’s. The flows were running at 1530 cubes, and the water clarity was surprisingly good after the onslaught of our...