Took a newbie to the Yuba Yesterday

[590Mike]

Took a newbie to the Yuba yesterday. Mostly to teach and try to get him his first hook-up.He is giving bank fishing a retirement attempt. Spent the first few minutes showing indicator rigging and technique. While working our way upstream he was amazed at a couple places I was telling him to drift through as it was water a gear-guy would pass on. But he did it so he's learning.

The water was actually had a nice off color tourquouise hint to it.That nice slightly dirty fishiny look.
There were some blue wing olives coming off around a size 12. Had several refusals on BWO para with a PT dropper and some questionable "bumps" The "new guy" (don't want to mention Davids name) was moving upstream and had his first hook up on a sunk BWO. I think he's "hooked" after those Yuba trout. Next trip we'll get one to hand.

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Thanks Mike...........this is what has kept fly fishing alive all these years.

We need more people like you to take others out for that first time or two.

Cool stuff...........

[Charlie Gonzales]

Good for you guys! Thanks for the report on conditions.

[590Mike]

My pleasue on the report. It was fun watching someone hookup for the first time on a flyrod.
He is going to join the message board, but he somehow got the idea he has to be given a secret Indian name by a member first, he didn't buy the snipe hunt but it was worth a try.
I have been tossing these around....

1. Two dogs ....
2. Dances with tailing loop ( a personal self description)
3. Runs with wind knots
4. ????


A wise man once said "give a man a fish and you feed him and his wife dinner, teach a man to fish, and that's another guy to split the gas with."

I'm drawing a blank at the moment must mean should get back to work.

[troutbm]

Anyone know if the yuba would be fishable this satuurday ? I'm itchin to get out somewhere after all this rain. Would be nice to get in on some skwalla action.

[Paul B.]

Too high.

http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/queryF?YRS

[troutbm]

I saw the flow over 4,000 on dreamflows but sometimes they're not always correct, That seemed higher then I thought it would be. The search for trout will have to continue on to other waters for now.

[Paul B.]

Good luck.