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American River - February 24th, 2007 |
RECORDED: 
52 °
FISHING: Good
Fishing is fair to good for Steelhead in the upper river. Guide Grant Fraser has been consistently catchng fish in the 8-12# range. Most fish have ben in the river so they are getting darker, but the occasional chromer is showing up, as is evidenced by the 10 pound beauty shown on the site.
Call Sierra Fly at 530-823-6968 for a guided trip in this area!
Fish are scattered present in the entire system, from the mouth to Nimbus Basin. Dawn and dusk are best, but fishing around redds will pick up fish during the day.
Nymphing using egg patterns and caddis pupae is effective. Swinging a traditional Steelhead pattern, such as am egg sucking leech, will also catch fish. Try a Copper John or a San Juan work if fish are stubborn.
Flies - Steelhead:
Egg patterns 8-10
Caddis Patterns 10-16
Egg Sucking leech 4-8
Silver Hilton 6-10
Green Butt Shunk 6-10 Flies - Stripers
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Yuba River - February 22nd, 2007 |
RECORDED: 
53 °
FISHING: Fair
Lower Yuba River
Fishing is fair - starting to get better!
Well, with the rising water, a little color and flies hatching, it's starting to look better for the Yuba - finally. Flows are supposed to go above 2000 cfs this weekend, and there is some dirt coming in from Deer Creek.
Multiple hatches have started; BWOs and PMDs on cloudy days; March Browns and Skwala Stone flies are starting to hatch out. Fish the shallows and tail outs.
Stone Fishing best from 1-5. Nymph early and look for caddis or BWOs late in the day. Fair numbers of fish are present and are starting to spawn, so leave them alone on the beds. A Stone and a March Brown emerger is picking up the most fish.
Numphing using a Stone and an AP Nymph is picking up fish when they are not actively rising in choppy water and holes.
Check out cdec.water.ca.gov for flows if the rains come.
Call Sierra Fly at 530-823-6968 for a guided trip in this area!
Light Fishing Pressure - Fishing above Hwy 20 Bridge open. Please observer private property and keep a foot in the water.
Patterns:
Wet Flies:
#8-12 Egg patterns (Pink, peach, apricot)
#16-20 Natural BH Pheasant Tails #16-20 Olive Micro-mayfly (Baetis)
#12-14 AP Nymoh - (black)
#14-16 Prince Nymph
#8-10 Skwalla Stone or Golden Stone Nymphs (Poxyback Golden Stone, Tungsten bead Skwalla)
Drys:
#8-10 Stimulator, bullet head stone or other stone pattern.
#16-18 BWO Emerger, Lawson's Cripple PMD and BWO
#12-14 March brown (AK's MB, MB Emergers
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Yuba River - December 8th, 2006 |
RECORDED: 
51 °
FISHING: Fair
Fishing is fair, but Steelies haven't really started showing yet.
Trout are wary in low water. With rain starting this wee look for action to start picking up as flows do.
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Yuba River - November 3rd, 2006 |
RECORDED: 
70 °
FISHING: Fair
Lower Yuba River
Fishing is fair to good!
Salmon are spawning throughtout the lower river. These fish are hungry and ready to eat after relatively few bugs this year.
Fishing best from dawn to 12. 3to dark. Nymph early and look for caddis or BWos late in the day.Water is low, but fair numbers of fish are present and they are hungry! A dropper will pick up a few fish as well.
Call Sierra Fly at 530-823-6968 for a guided trip in this area!
Moderate Fishing Pressure - Fishing above Hwy 20 Bridge is closed from Aug 31 to Dec. 1. Please observer private prooperty and keep a foot in the water.
Patterns:
Wet Flies:
#8-12 Egg patterns (Pink, peach, apricot)
#16-20 Natural BH Pheasant Tails #16-20 Olive Micro-mayfly (Baetis)
#14-16 Caddis (Anderson's Bird of Prey, Fox's Caddis Poopa, Tan or Green, Z-Wing Caddis)
#14-16 Prince Nymph
#8-10 Skwalla Stone or Golden Stone Nymphs (Poxyback Golden Stone, Tungsten bead Skwalla)
Drys:
#8-10 Dave's Hopper yellow or tan
#8-10 Spent Hopper yellow or tan
# 8-10 BC Hopper Dropper yellow or tan
16-18 BWO Emerger, Lawson's Cripple PMD and BWO
#14-16 Caddis Dries (E/C Caddis, Elk Hair, Sloan's Paralyzer)
#14-16 Elk Hair and Hi Vis Caddis (tan, yellow body)
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Yuba River - October 20th, 2006 |
RECORDED:
85 °
FISHING: Fair
Lower Yuba River
Fishing is fair to good!
Salmon are starting to spawn and will begin in earnest in about a week. The egg hatch is on! These fish are hungry and ready to eat after relatively few bugs this year.
Hoppers and Stonefly patterns are are still producing and the fish are loking up for them midday. Focus on banks and keep moving to find opportunistic fish. Several 20+ fish days reported by our guides in the past 2 weeks.
Hopper/Stone Fishing best from 1-5. Nymph early and look for caddis or BWos late in the day.Water is low, but fair numbers of fish are present and they are hungry! A dropper will pick up a few fish as well.
Call Sierra Fly at 530-823-6968 for a guided trip in this area!
Moderate Fishing Pressure - Fishing above Hwy 20 Bridge is closed from Aug 31 to Dec. 1. Please observer private prooperty and keep a foot in the water.
Patterns:
Wet Flies:
#8-12 Egg patterns (Pink, peach, apricot)
#16-20 Natural BH Pheasant Tails #16-20 Olive Micro-mayfly (Baetis)
#14-16 Caddis (Anderson's Bird of Prey, Fox's Caddis Poopa, Tan or Green, Z-Wing Caddis)
#14-16 Prince Nymph
#8-10 Skwalla Stone or Golden Stone Nymphs (Poxyback Golden Stone, Tungsten bead Skwalla)
Drys:
#8-10 Dave's Hopper yellow or tan
#8-10 Spent Hopper yellow or tan
# 8-10 BC Hopper Dropper yellow or tan
16-18 BWO Emerger, Lawson's Cripple PMD and BWO
#14-16 Caddis Dries (E/C Caddis, Elk Hair, Sloan's Paralyzer)
#14-16 Elk Hair and Hi Vis Caddis (tan, yellow body)
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Feather River - October 18th, 2006 |
RECORDED:
79 °
FISHING: Good
Fishing is fair to good. Best fishing from dawn to 10; 4 to dark. A fair number of Steelies 3-5# are in the low flow section. The Egg hatch is starting as Salmon are actively spawning. Using San Juan Worms, Go Bugs and Nymph patterns will return some fish. High Flow section is picking up as a new run of fish entered early last week.Focus in on multiple drifts as the fish will not go far to eat right now.
Call Sierra Fly at 530-823-6968 for a guided trip in this area!
Fishing pressure is light - med. Fishing above Hwy 70 is closed.
Patterns:
Wet Flies:
#14 ¨C 16 Natural BH Pheasant Tails #14-16 Caddis (Pulsating Caddis, X Wing Caddis, Fox's Tan Caddis Poopa)
#12 San Juan Worm (Red and natural colors)
#14-16 Prince Nymph
#10-12 Glo Bugs (Pink, Champagne, McRoe)
#8-10 Sloan's American River Alevin #6-8 Articulated Leech (Black, Olive, Purple)
Salmon Flies - #2-6
Egg Sucking Leech
Spey Shrimp
Sliver Hilton
Morning's Hope
Orange and red
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Yuba River - October 7th, 2006 |
RECORDED: 
70 °
FISHING: Good
Lower Yuba River
Fishing is fair to good!
Salmon are starting to spawn and will begin in earnest in about a week. The egg hatch is on! These fish are hungry and ready to eat after relatively few bugs this year.
Hoppers are still producing and the fish are loking up for them. Focus on banks and keep moving to find opportunistic fish. May 20+ fish days reported by our guides in the past 2 weeks.
Fishing best from 1-5. Water is low, but fair numbers of fish are present and they are hungry! A dropper will pick up a few fish as well.
Call Sierra Fly at 530-823-6968 for a guided trip in this area!
Moderate Fishing Pressure - Fishing above Hwy 20 Bridge is closed from Aug 31 to Dec. 1. Please observer private prooperty and keep a foot in the water.
Patterns:
Wet Flies:
#8-12 Egg patterns (Pink, peach, apricot)
#16-20 Natural BH Pheasant Tails #16-20 Olive Micro-mayfly (Baetis)
#14-16 Caddis (Anderson's Bird of Prey, Fox's Caddis Poopa, Tan or Green, Z-Wing Caddis)
#14-16 Prince Nymph
#8-10 Skwalla Stone or Golden Stone Nymphs (Poxyback Golden Stone, Tungsten bead Skwalla)
Drys:
#8-10 Dave's Hopper yellow or tan
#8-10 Spent Hopper yellow or tan
# 8-10 BC Hopper Dropper yellow or tan
16-18 BWO Emerger, Lawson's Cripple PMD and BWO
#14-16 Caddis Dries (E/C Caddis, Elk Hair, Sloan's Paralyzer)
#14-16 Elk Hair and Hi Vis Caddis (tan, yellow body)
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Feather River - October 6th, 2006 |
RECORDED:
68 °
FISHING: Good
Fishing is good. Best fishing from dawn to 10; 4 to dark. A fair number of Steelies 3-5# are in the low flow section. The Egg hatch is starting as Salmon are actively spawning. Using San Juan Worms, Go Bugs and Nymph patterns will return some fish. High Flow section is fishable and some half pounders are being caught floating. Focus in on multiple drifts as the fish will not go far to eat right now.
The hugh flow is hit and miss as fish are moving throough to the low flow and the hatchery right now. A week or two should see fish starting to stack up down there.
Call Sierra Fly at 530-823-6968 for a guided trip in this area!
Fishing pressure is light - med. Fishing above Hwy 70 is closed.
Patterns:
Wet Flies:
#14 ¨C 16 Natural BH Pheasant Tails #14-16 Caddis (Pulsating Caddis, X Wing Caddis, Fox's Tan Caddis Poopa)
#12 San Juan Worm (Red and natural colors)
#14-16 Prince Nymph
#10-12 Glo Bugs (Pink, Champagne, McRoe)
#8-10 Sloan's American River Alevin #6-8 Articulated Leech (Black, Olive, Purple)
Salmon Flies - #2-6
Egg Sucking Leech
Spey Shrimp
Sliver Hilton
Morning's Hope
Orange and red
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Yuba River - July 7th, 2006 |
RECORDED: 
100 °
FISHING: Good
Lower Yuba River
Fishing is fair to good! Hoppers are on the land and the fish are loking up for them. Focus on banks and keep moving to find opportunistic fish. May 20+ fish days reported by our guides in the past 2 weeks.
Fishing best from 1-5. Water is still high, but fair numbers of fish are present and they are hungry! A dropper will pick up a few fish as well.
Call Sierra Fly at 530-823-6968 for a guided trip in this area!
Moderate Fishing Pressure - Fishing above Hwy 20 Bridge is open through Aug. 31. Pleas eobserver private prooperty and keep a foot in the water.
Weather: Will be hovering around 90-100 for the rest of the week.
Patterns:
Wet Flies:
#16-20 Natural BH Pheasant Tails #16-20 Olive Micro-mayfly (Baetis)
#14-16 Caddis (Anderson's Bird of Prey, Fox's Caddis Poopa, Tan or Green, Z-Wing Caddis)
#14-16 Prince Nymph
#8-10 Skwalla Stone or Golden Stone Nymphs (Poxyback Golden Stone, Tungsten bead Skwalla)
Drys:
#8-10 Dave's Hopper yellow or tan
#8-10 Spent Hopper yellow or tan
# 8-10 BC Hopper Dropper yellow or tan
16-18 BWO Emerger, Lawson's Cripple PMD and BWO
#14-16 Caddis Dries (E/C Caddis, Elk Hair, Sloan's Paralyzer)
#14-16 Elk Hair and Hi Vis Caddis (tan, yellow body)
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Truckee River - July 7th, 2006 |
RECORDED: 
85 °
FISHING: Good
Truckee River Fair to Good! Brian Slusser, Sierra Guide, is reporting good hatches of Yellow Salllies and Caddis on the lower sections of the river. The river was brought WAY down during 4th of July, but reports indicate it will be brought up to fiahable levels soon. Fishing best early and late. A dropper will pick up a few fish as well.
The Little Truckee is fishing well on weekdays. Water levels are high at 300 csfs plus, but fish are up from Boca. PMD, Yellow Sally, Caddis hatches
Call Sierra Fly at 530-823-6968 for a guided trip in this area!
Moderate Fishing Pressure - on the Truckee and Little Truckee..
Weather: Will be hovering around 80-90 for the rest of the week.
Patterns:
Wet Flies:
#16-20 Natural BH Pheasant Tails
#16-20 Olive Micro-mayfly (Baetis)
#14-16 Caddis (Anderson's Bird of Prey, Fox's Caddis Poopa, Tan or Green, Z-Wing Caddis)
#14-16 Prince Nymph
#8-10 Skwalla Stone or Golden Stone Nymphs (Poxyback Golden Stone, Tungsten bead Skwalla)
Drys:
#14-16 Yellow Sally
#16-18 BWO Emerger, Lawson's Cripple PMD and BWO
#14-16 Caddis Dries (E/C Caddis, Elk Hair, Sloan's Paralyzer)
#14-16 Elk Hair and Hi Vis Caddis (tan, yellow body)
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