North Yuba

We believe in taking care of our wonderful watershed. We practice catch and release and fishing. If you want to eat some trout, I can point you to some spots with planted fish that you can catch and keep on your own.

We will be using barbless hooks that are easily removed from the trout’s mouth.  Barbless hooks are Much easier to remove from your skin as well. Very rarely do trout try to swallow the flys that we will be using. You’ll be taught how to land and handle a fish to prevent injury. Fly fishing is a joy. In order to make it sustainable, we need to protect our wild fish.

Get on the Water!

37 miles of river that follows highway 49 from near Bullards Bar reservoir to the high altitude of Yuba Pass near Bassets Station. Lots of wild trout reside in this river and its tributaries. Off the beaten path, you’ll find beauty, solitude, and California history. Visit this amazing place on your own or join me to learn about the river, it’s amazing resident trout, and how to easily catch them.

May Fishing Report

North Fork Yuba May

It’s best to focus on the lower river from the highway 49 bridge to Goodyear’s bar.  No need to get up early, wait until the air warms up.  In the lower section you can also find very large Brown Trout in the bigger plunge pools, and catching them is not easy. Today (Monday) was totally different, a nice sunny morning and the water temps came up quickly. I had rising fish throughout the day and they were very selective, something I’m not accustomed to seeing on the NFYR. Lots of bugs out like many different kinds of caddis, Little Yellow Sallies (alloperla), Pale Morning Duns, Golden Stones, Little Blue Winged Olives (pseudocloeon), and the one those selective trout wanted, the creamy yellow crane fly in a size 18. Effective flies include E/C caddis, yellow humpy, bwo loop wing, Mangy Prince nymph, Copper John, and the Red Headed Step Child.