The Good and the Bad and the Yuba and the Feather
For the last few weeks the Feather has been very very low. Add the Yuba to that and it's been very low too. Combined, the two rivers have created a huge sand bar at the mouth. In addition to that there has been soo much sand piling up above the Yuba City ramp it's almost impossible to launch with a regular boat. Maybe a canoe or small pram might work for a short ways but everything is really shallow near town.
Well, for the last couple of days we've got rain, and there's more expected on the way. So now the Yuba is running at about 20,000 cfs. and the Feather has come up to over 30,000 cfs at Boyd's Pump. This should really help to blow some of that sand out of the way so we can get our boats into the water.
Some stripers are already here and the spring run should start before long too. Raith Heryford (local guide) has been knocking them good using topwater glide baits immitating the smolt that are coming down from above. There's sea lions already at Verona and they've got to be chasing stripers too.
So maybe this is going to turn into a good year,,,,,,, once the rivers settle down and clear ? I hope.
Tony
TONY BUZOLICH
Feather River Fly
Yuba City, CA.
(530) 790-7180
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