The job shack was on the south side of the lower Yuba river near the Daguerre dam.

Joe Patterson, Joe Shirshac, George Martin, Bruce Potter and I drove up to the Yuba for Shad.

These old timers were good about taking us youngster fishing with them.

There was a $5.00 fee per car and the old guys complained about it.

This was Bruce and I's first trip to the Daguerre dam for Shad.

You could not fish until you were 250 feet below the dam.

By the dam looked like a fish hatchery with thousands of Shad piled up.

We found a nice run below the dam and waded in for some fantastic action.


Joe Pattern, our Cortland Line Company Rep noticed that some big Rainbow trout were jump for big dragon flies.

He went back to his big sedan and got his "trout" vest and begin fishing a big dry for those nice trout.


If you ever get a chance to fish for Shad on the lower Yuba river you won't regret the experience.


The water was "gin clear" and you could see the Shad.