NorCal Kayak Anglers
Kayak Fishing Zone => Kayak Fly Fishing => Topic started by: golfish on October 05, 2014, 01:47:37 AM
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Wanted something more challenging than rockfish so floated Hwy 20 bridge to Sycamore solo yesterday. Some salmon on redds, not whole bunch. Epic bite from about 3:30 until dark, big fish.. I pounded them with eggs and other nymphs but all they wanted were eggs. If you can get out in the next week do it. The peak of the bite doesn't last long, I haven't timed it right the last 3 years. With the water so low and clear the fish will probably get wary soon, bring your nymphing A-game, if you only fish dries, pick another time. If you haven't caught a big Yuba bow, you're missing out on the hardest fighting bow in the valley...
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Nice catches! Thanks for the report and pictures golfish.
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Thanks for the heads up. Im going to try and get my nepehew on some of those fish.
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nice looking bows, i havent fished that place in years, but when i did, those fish pulled hard.
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Very cool Golfish.
Were you fishing from shore or from the kayak?
I'd like to get out there sometime but I'm still working on my B-game. :smt003
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Outcast commander FTW. I've mentioned the benefits over a kayak for this type of river fishing before. Horses for courses I always say.
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Sweet work GF!
So do you think a kayak is not feasible on the Yuba?
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I believe Naoaki does it Tony.
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thx RR, I gotta start fishing soon :smt003
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Me too. Been super busy and can't concentrate on the right waters right now.
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Hwy20 bridge to sycamore is easily done in a kayak, I've done it with flyaker in his prowler 15 a few times and I know a few others have done it. The advantage of commander/watermaster type rafts is it allows you to just stand up and start fishing without getting out. Doing that in 2-3 ft. of water above a drop off is invaluable for flyfishing and that stretch on the yuba has 3-4 places like that. Yeah, I could anchor a kayak above but with the commander I can easily wade above the whole length of the drop off. For gear fishing probably less of an advantage.
Other advantages are not having to walk back up to the kayak after fishing a long run (perfect when swinging with the spey rod), feel safer wading deep in basically a giant inner tube, no need to get out to drag over shallow areas, and it's more comfortable to take a midday nap on than a kayak, LOL.
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Sweet work GF!
So do you think a kayak is not feasible on the Yuba?
Kayak on the Yuba is a piece of cake. Perfect water for it.
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As I said in another post stuck at work and house jobs all weekend...you guys are really killing me!!!!!!!!!!
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I plan to float it next weekend in my kayak if anyone wants to join.
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I would love to float the Yuba in a kayak or lower Sac (or American) for a day of fly fishing. Never done any of them and would love company. Anybody interested? Weekdays work as well as weekends.
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Is that what you do for work, Ted? :smt005
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I would love to float the Yuba in a kayak or lower Sac (or American) for a day of fly fishing. Never done any of them and would love company. Anybody interested? Weekdays work as well as weekends.
Maybe hit the Yuba next Saturday the 11th. Let me talk to my buddies that guide the river next week and see how the conditions are. I'll send you a PM by next Wednesday.
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Is that what you do for work, Ted? :smt005
What is this thing you call "work". It's been Stripes and Trout until ocean opens. Valley rivers have been rockin', get some...
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Wanted something more challenging than rockfish so floated Hwy 20 bridge to Sycamore solo yesterday. Some salmon on redds, not whole bunch. Epic bite from about 3:30 until dark, big fish.. I pounded them with eggs and other nymphs but all they wanted were eggs. If you can get out in the next week do it. The peak of the bite doesn't last long, I haven't timed it right the last 3 years. With the water so low and clear the fish will probably get wary soon, bring your nymphing A-game, if you only fish dries, pick another time. If you haven't caught a big Yuba bow, you're missing out on the hardest fighting bow in the valley...
March browns at dusk are good now.
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Nice, thanks for heads up. Dry fly can be sweet over there, pounding the banks with hoppers should produce too. I took my raft with Rockroach over there about a month ago for some trout/shad action. Trout was slow, we got a few but no bugs out. Shad was a little better below Daguerre.
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Sweet work GF!
So do you think a kayak is not feasible on the Yuba?
Kayak on the Yuba is a piece of cake. Perfect water for it.
I kayak duck hunt the hell out of the Yuba. Easy peasy on a kayak!
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Sweet work GF!
So do you think a kayak is not feasible on the Yuba?
Kayak on the Yuba is a piece of cake. Perfect water for it.
I kayak duck hunt the hell out of the Yuba. Easy peasy on a kayak!
Yup
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I wet waded between Hammond Grove and a mile upstream on Saturday from about 8 am - 5:30 pm. Water flows were in the high 800 cfs range, and comfortable water temps. No bugs coming off so I swung leeches in the tailouts for no grabs, then switched to nymphs and picked off a few fish throughout the day. Overall, pretty slow. I threw hoppers on the edges but didn't get any cooperation. I saw a few salmon rolling in the first deep hole upstream. There were fresh stone fly shucks on the rocks and what seemed to ready to hatch caddis in the shallow riffles. I wanted to stay for the evening but when I started ignoring the "Where are you?" texts from the Mrs., I knew it was time to pack it up and find a beer before driving home.
Ken