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Update: Yuba Fishout #1 is
rescheduled from Jan. 23 to Feb. 6. There are two openings in #1 (Feb. 6);
call Karl if you're interested.
2010 Yuba River UC
Davis Fishouts
The University of California at
Davis has an agricultural research station on the banks of the Lower Yuba
River. This property is closed to the public, but fishing clubs are allowed
twice yearly access for fishing. This is a great deal because we get
private access on a river that typically gets fairly heavy angler pressure.
The property is beautiful (and private); there are shade trees, a new picnic
pavilion with a charcoal grill, and a porta potty.
Karl Wolff (karl.wolff@sbcglobal.net
916-224-7633) will lead our fishout on January 23,
and Pete Koistinen (peterkoistinen@comcast.net
916-780-0925) will lead on February 13. The
fishouts are limited to 15 anglers for each date, and there is no fee.
Signup sheets will be available at the general meetings. If you miss the
meeting please contact either Karl (for Jan. 23) or Pete (for Feb. 13) to
sign up, however no signups will be taken prior to the Dec. general
meeting. If you miss the top 14 spots on the list sign up anyway - we’ll
draw a lottery, and then we’ll keep a waiting list. Please sign up for one
fishout only.
The Yuba River is a wild
rainbow trout fishery, with some fish over 20 inches. These fish are some
of the strongest, fastest trout you’ll catch anywhere. It’s not uncommon
for a 16 inch fish to take you into the backing. The Yuba River is about
the same size as the lower American; a water flow rate of 1000 -2000 CFS is
ideal. A few hints for success on the Yuba: keep moving – if 2 or 3 good
drifts or a few fly changes don’t produce, move on to another spot. Also,
the fish can be close to shore, so work the shoreline before you get in the
river. It’s possible you’ll catch 50% of your fish while standing on dry
land. The usual mayfly and stone fly nymphs will catch fish. Dry flies
include PMD and blue wing olive mayflies, and Skwala stoneflies. Check our
website’s Fly Tyer’s Corner archives July 2006, March 2008, and February
2009 for Bill Carnazzo’s and Paul Egan’s excellent Skwala dry flies. More
detailed information about flies and rods will be available on our website’s
“Fishouts” section.
OK, we
hope to see you on these great “private water” fishouts.
Karl
and Pete
Click this link to see the
2008 Yuba River
Fishouts webpage for more info.
Click this
link to see the
2006 Yuba River Fishout #2
photo
gallery held July 29, 2006.
Photo Gallery of the 2007-Yuba #2 Fishout held
March 17, 2007. Photos by Bob De Ross
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