Called to duty, I was on the Lower Yuba River today and it
did not disappoint at all. The flows have been humming along at a little over
2,000 cubes for the past 3 days until the percent of capacity in Englebright
Reservoir reached 94%. Just before noon today they cut the flows drastically
which will fall to around 1,200cfs when the YCWA scheduled flows have
stopped coming down. Before the flows were cut the river was extremely fishable,
but the fish were more spread out. Water clarity is perfect, mostly clear with
a slight tinge of color. With the flows down it will be much easier to cross in
the preferred spots and will bunch the fish up tighter in select areas of the
river.
With bright sunny skies today, there were just a few spent
wing BWO spinners on the water with the occasional “one and I’m done” risers.
Then the clouds began rolling in and lower light levels ignited a decent hatch
of size 20-22 Pseudos at round 1pm. The hatch intensified in the next hour and
then suddenly a larger BWO was coming off in a size 16. The trout quickly
switched over to the bigger mayfly and it was game on for my guest. It was
short and quick and lasted another hour before the switch was turned off. It’s
so much fun to be able to witness and experience nature when she wants to put
on a show, it truly is the best.
The trout were not that selective with patterns, but they
did mind if your presentation was not up to par. We also had to drop down to 6X.
While on a guide trip at Frenchman Lake this past fall with legendary pro tyer
Bud Heintz, he introduced me to Enrico Puglisi’s Trigger point fibers. Leave it
up to an Italian to come up with a great material for dry fly bodies and wings.
I’ve replaced the standard deer hair on my Sparkle Duns and Comparaduns with
the EP Trigger fibers. They kick ass. Treated with Watershed waterproofing
agent right out of the package, the material floats extremely well, and best
off all is the durability aspect. The fibers stand true and tall and are easily
manipulated and will not crush and fall apart like deer hair. I’m totally sold
on them. Try the EP Trigger fibers on your own patterns and see for yourself.
30% chance of showers on Saturday with 70% of precipitation
into the evening, and just a chance on Sunday. Sounds like perfect mayfly
weather to me. See you on the water…
2 comments:
How's the condition of Hammonton Rd?
It's the same old bumpy road. The floods from this year did remove half a lane downstream of the washout, but vehicles have created a few new paths to get around. A high clearance 4wd vehicle is not mandatory, but it is a better choice.
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