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Jeff, Thanks for a great report. I know what you mean about the strength of those fish. I've been broken off by sizable fish in that river. They seem to find a boulder and fast. Landing a 17"...

Thanks for the post and pictures. I fished the NF Yuba on my way home from fishing the Truckee July 7th and experienced what you described. While I love fishing the Truckee, the NF Yuba is a great...

Terry, Thank you for the tribute. I talked with Bill at length in the shop several times and even ran into him on the Lower Yuba once. I read all his articles about short line nymphing, and with...

I read the article as well. I drive out of my way to patronize your shop because I've always been treated so well there. As a business owner myself, I'm very impressed you've been able to create a...

I waded the Lower Sac on Saturday afternoon with my buddy Mike Mercer. We fished together constantly back in the 70's on Chico Creek and other local waters. He caught more fish than me then and the...

Sounds like a fun trip. I've been through that area and can relate to your statement regarding the diversity of California's geography.

Beautiful fish - thanks for the post.

Ralph,

Thanks for sharing. I completely understand the desire to reach and fish a pool like that one. There's a pool on a tributary of the NF Feather that I discovered in the early 80's. I...

Beautiful fish! Thanks for sharing the photos - sculpin too! They look a little like a tiny ling cod.

Jason,

That's a beautiful fish - well done! You will fish with streamers with much more confidence from now on. I also know it's hard to get a decent photo when you fish alone. I just know I'm...

It has been almost a year since I'd last fished the Lower Yuba, so I headed up there yesterday morning. This last summer I fished the Truckee almost exclusively so it was a nice change of pace. The...

This is very interesting. Matt, do you have information on the Salmon run on the Lower Yuba River? I see fishery biologist counting the carcases. There is no hatchery on the Yuba and Salmon...

That's a beautiful fish and a great way to end the day!

Morgan, I loved reading your post. Congratulations on landing some 16-18" fish - that's big step that took me many years. I can relate to your Walter stories. Last weekend I lost a large rainbow. ...

If this photo looks familiar, it's because it's from a post I made about one month ago.

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm210/craigfalk/23inTRbow.jpg

I caught this 23" rainbow on the Truckee...

Well done Scott.

Thank you everyone for your advice regarding swing speed. I've found there are subtleties to every fly fishing technique. When I was a teenager I fished dry flies exclusively. ...

Burl51,

Thanks for the tip. "Slow, painfully slow" will be in my mind from now on. I'm pretty sure I've been allowing the fly to swing much too quickly.

Bill,

I finally caught a few Half-pounders on the swing over the last week. I didn't have a sink tip with me so I just used a split shot. I'm not sure how much to mend. In other words, how fast...

You're right, there are plenty of big strippers in the AR that could swallow that fish in one bite!

I caught that fish just downstream from Hazel at Sailor Bar on a size 12 Bird's Nest.

I caught this 15" wild fish on the AR yesterday afternoon. Based on what I've been reading, it might qualify as a true Half-pounder:
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Fantastic fish! I can only imagine the difficulty of landing a fish that big. It's very impressive that Robert was able to control that fish and keep it out of the fast water.

Ralph, it's very...

Jim (AKA Bigfly),

Thanks for the update. I love reading your thoughts on the Truckee River. I've been implementing a lot of your lessons from our guide trip a few weeks ago. Check out this 23"...

What a wonderful father's day tradition! Thanks for a great post. I grew up in Chico and fished that area a lot all through high school and my college days at Chico State. I did some crazy rock...

kylgrn,

My wife and I have camped for years in the Truckee area with a small trailer. More often than not, we camped at the State Park at Donner Lake. The camp sites are nice, but you can often...

Amoeba,

My wife and I just purchased a little studio condo in the Tahoe Donner neighborhood in Truckee. We've been heading up there almost every weekend this summer. Last week was our first...