It’s been fun on the North Fork Yuba River, especially with
guests who were visiting from upstate New York. They were pretty blown away at
the beauty of the canyon, the watershed, ample amounts of small wild rainbows,
and not seeing any other anglers – The complete opposite of our previous day
fishing the Truckee area. The flows on the NFYR have dropped even more, it’s
better to concentrate on areas that have sufficient holding water and passing
up those super skinny areas.
Attractor dry flies with a sunken terrestrial
dropper has been very productive, the fish have been crushing ants, beetles,
and hoppers. Caddis flies are the most prolific aquatic insect out right now
and a standard Elk Hair caddis in gray or olive is ruling.
Seasons are ready to
change, the tussock caterpillar is out so using a Buzz Hackle or Renegade in
black and yellow would be a good choice. October caddis have currently sealed
up their cases as they undergo the pupation cycle into an adult. If you haven’t
been up to the NFYR yet, put it on the list as time is running out. See you in
the canyon water…
Tussock Caterpillar ~ Lophocampa maculata
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