yuba gold

[bclem81]

With the water flowing over the tops of both dams on the Yuba, in my eyes thats how they would get into the river. But I could be wrong.

The ones on the lower american came out of the settling ponds next to the hatchery. Last yr when they cleaned them out, they pulled out about 25 or so browns out of the 2 pounds up to about 10lbs and put them into the american. This was right around salmon steelhead time, and ofcourse people started catching browns. A good friend of mine landed a 22"er, then a few days later a 7lber was caught at the basin and found its way to the skillet. Bad idea on the skillet, nasty nasty.

[Mark Kranhold]

Yes Bill, that is true. One of my freinds that guide the lower American got into a brown near Rossmoore about 3 years ago. I know the hatchery years ago used to raise browns in the race ways. Some probably filtered into the river.

[Notch]

I've heard of browns coming into the Yuba via Deer Creek, especially when flows are up. Since it looks to be a hatchery fish, maybe it was a wash-out from Wildwood Reservoir?

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Our old buddy Jackson Hide use to work at the Nimbus fish hatchery for years.

He told me once they had a big wild Brown trout in there that came up with the salmon that was over 10 pounds.

[Ralph]

I've heard of browns coming into the Yuba via Deer Creek, especially when flows are up. Since it looks to be a hatchery fish, maybe it was a wash-out from Wildwood Reservoir?

Browns are routinely caught between Deer Creek and the dam. The Narrows seem to be a barrier, but I don't know why.

[heyeugenio]

Last time out on the Yuba they were flopping all around me. I'd cast just above and drift them down and just about same location with no luck. Went on for several hours but instead of being frustrated I felt like I was in a game of cat and mouse. (Isn't it always like that though?)

At any rate, I went home skunked but felt totally satisfied with another great day fishing.

Beautiful shots and congrats on the productive day!