Gregg
12-16-2005, 07:31 PM
Oh man, Adam, you missed out...hahaha! Not only the best Yuba day I've had, but by far the best day of fishing I've ever had. The weather was freezing, but the fish didn't seem to mind. Dr. Pete (a veterinarian my wife works with) and I drifted from the 20 bridge to the dam with Keith Kaneko for 9 or so hours, and had a killer day. For those of you who haven't heard, or haven't read the many praises other board members sing about Keith, he is an amazing guide. Incredibly hardworking, very friendly, and extremely knowledgeable. Right now scroll up to the travel tab and click on "Angling on the Fly", get Keith's number and call him to set up a float. It's worth every penny.
First cast, just under the bridge...
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a233/gjshaw/fishing/firstfishyuba.jpg
Small, yes, but come on...first cast!?! Good way to start off...
A few casts later...
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a233/gjshaw/fishing/yubasteelie.jpg
Day's starting off well it seems...
Pete went on a rampage with several fish out of the same run...
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a233/gjshaw/fishing/petesbattle.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a233/gjshaw/fishing/petestrout.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a233/gjshaw/fishing/peteandkeith.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a233/gjshaw/fishing/photoofphotooftrout.jpg
After Pete hooked every fish around, we drifted to the next spot...and...
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a233/gjshaw/fishing/keithandme.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a233/gjshaw/fishing/smallyubatrout.jpg
and more...
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a233/gjshaw/fishing/yubatrout.jpg
Again, I can't express how hard working Keith was. He would either row or walk the boat up runs over and over again so we could keep picking up fish...A great guide.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a233/gjshaw/fishing/hardworkinkeith.jpg
We caught a few fish with some oddities as well. One fish, which I accidentaly deleted the photo of, had a hole punch mark on it's gill plate. Another had somewhat mangled fins, maybe from the high water? Any ideas?
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a233/gjshaw/fishing/funnyfin.jpg
Aside from dragging/rowing us up runs numerous times, Keith had the primo fly selection. All fish were caught on either glo bugs or sz 16 & smaller mayfly nymphs.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a233/gjshaw/fishing/cornermouth.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a233/gjshaw/fishing/cornerfly.jpg
And of course, they all swam away to be caught again...
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a233/gjshaw/fishing/release.jpg
And in the last drift, just before we took out at the dam...
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a233/gjshaw/fishing/funnyfish.jpg
All in all, a fantastic day. A great mixed bag of trout, halfpounders, steelhead, and even some squaw and sucker fish for variety. Also got to see some great birds and some not so great yogurt-head salmon. Yum...
Thanks again Keith for a great day! :D :D :D :D :D
First cast, just under the bridge...
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a233/gjshaw/fishing/firstfishyuba.jpg
Small, yes, but come on...first cast!?! Good way to start off...
A few casts later...
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a233/gjshaw/fishing/yubasteelie.jpg
Day's starting off well it seems...
Pete went on a rampage with several fish out of the same run...
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a233/gjshaw/fishing/petesbattle.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a233/gjshaw/fishing/petestrout.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a233/gjshaw/fishing/peteandkeith.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a233/gjshaw/fishing/photoofphotooftrout.jpg
After Pete hooked every fish around, we drifted to the next spot...and...
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a233/gjshaw/fishing/keithandme.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a233/gjshaw/fishing/smallyubatrout.jpg
and more...
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a233/gjshaw/fishing/yubatrout.jpg
Again, I can't express how hard working Keith was. He would either row or walk the boat up runs over and over again so we could keep picking up fish...A great guide.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a233/gjshaw/fishing/hardworkinkeith.jpg
We caught a few fish with some oddities as well. One fish, which I accidentaly deleted the photo of, had a hole punch mark on it's gill plate. Another had somewhat mangled fins, maybe from the high water? Any ideas?
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a233/gjshaw/fishing/funnyfin.jpg
Aside from dragging/rowing us up runs numerous times, Keith had the primo fly selection. All fish were caught on either glo bugs or sz 16 & smaller mayfly nymphs.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a233/gjshaw/fishing/cornermouth.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a233/gjshaw/fishing/cornerfly.jpg
And of course, they all swam away to be caught again...
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a233/gjshaw/fishing/release.jpg
And in the last drift, just before we took out at the dam...
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a233/gjshaw/fishing/funnyfish.jpg
All in all, a fantastic day. A great mixed bag of trout, halfpounders, steelhead, and even some squaw and sucker fish for variety. Also got to see some great birds and some not so great yogurt-head salmon. Yum...
Thanks again Keith for a great day! :D :D :D :D :D