Water flow: 220 cfs @ Goodyear's Bar {near Downieville}
Visibility: 53 inches
Water temperature at mid-day: 64 Degrees F
Water condition: Clear
Best time of day to fish: Currently Pm
Best stretch: Between Downieville and Sierra City
Best access point: Highway 49 near Downieville
Fly fishing hatches in order of importance:
Stimulators, #14, orange and yellow {6/1} bwo, #12 Golden Stone fly mid June pmd
Fish species: rainbow, brook and brown trout
Fishing season: Closed
Nearest airport: Reno, NV
Recommended fly fishing leader: 9 Foot Leader
Recommended fly fishing tippet: 6X Tippet
Best fly fishing rod: 9' 4 Weight Fly Rod
Best floating fly line: WF Trout Fly Line
Best sinking fly line: Clear Sink Tip Fly Line
The North Yuba is a wonderful, widely accessible free stone river that flows from the 6,700' Yuba Pass to Bullard's Bar Lake, a distance of about 60 miles. The stream is open year-around but the regulations change to catch and release only during the winter months from mid-November to the last Saturday in April. there are two small gold rush era towns alonbg the river that offer lodging, meals and some fly ...
small #14 pale morning dun....yellow....
slowing a little
