Patterns on the Yuba

**SteelieD** · 02-08-2005, 09:35 AM

Hi all. This board has been a great resource for information. I am glad to see it taking off!

I will be fishing the Yuba in a couple weeks on the UCD property with my club, the GB Flycasters. I am looking forward to getting a shot at some of those hard fighting Yuba fish! I have some suggestions on fly patterns and sizes but would like to know what anyone else out there has had success with.

Thanks for the help and I hope to meet some you at the shop during Bill Carnazzo's fly tying demo this Saturday.

Derek

**andanb** · 02-08-2005, 11:45 AM

I have had luck with poxy biot yellow stones 8-10, fox's pupa 16 green, green emerging caddis 16, prince nymphs 16-18, phesant tail nymphs 16-18, micro mayfly nymphs 18, squalla nymphs. You have to play around with sizes and colors to see what is working. I have tried some blue wing olive nymphs and some march brown nymphs but no luck yet.

**Rob** · 02-08-2005, 07:21 PM

We never leave home with out it.

The olive Zonker size 8.

This is a Photo of Cody fighting A fish he hooked on the Yuba with a Zonker.

Here he is with the fish.

Jason my oldest son with a fish he also hooked on the Yuba with a Zonker.

SullyTM · 02-09-2005, 07:50 AM

Hi Rob...On a personnal note I just want to say how proud you must be of your sons and their interest in flying fishing. The photos you posted show 2 very happy young men. I am introducing my teenage daughter to fly tying and to fly fishing...It's a tough sell, however, it's worth the effort.
P.S. Do you have any tying instructions on that Zonker? Thank you.

**Hairstacker** · 02-09-2005, 12:23 PM

Hi Rob! Once again, GREAT pictures. Your sons are obviously doing great, those are some very nice fish! Very inspiring.

**Rob** · 02-09-2005, 04:38 PM

Hey Mike and Thom.

Thanks for the compliments. I am very proud of my boys . I have had so much fun with then over the years . We have gone f.fishing so many times over the last 7 years that they are getting a little bored of flyfishing. So this last year we bought masks and Snorkels . Its a blast to snorkel the areas we fish. We only do it in areas that are safe and we always were a flotation vest. They enjoy feeding fish insects they catch. Your kids will injoy f.fishing as long as they keep catching fish. Make sure they can go places with a lot of small trout or bluegill.

Take care.
Rob.

These are photos of Jason and Cody Snokeling the noth fork of the American.

**Adam Grace** · 02-09-2005, 08:36 PM

SteelieD, Bring some of these flies with you.

PMD cripple #16
PMD parachute style dry fly #16
Pheasant tail nymph #16
Maybe even a CDC floating nymph in PMD color #16

Skwalla stonefly adult dry fly #8 or #10
Skwalla stonefly nymphs #8 or #10

BWO adult, Burks Silhoutte Dun #18
BWO nymph like a Micro Mayfly #16 in olive

Like Rob said bring some olive zonkers in #8

If the weather is warm and sunny look for the PMD looking mayflies and the Skwalla stonelfies.

I hoe this helps.

**SteelieD** · 02-09-2005, 09:39 PM

All,
Thanks for the help! Rob your pix are fantastic... and I appreciate your help with suggestions on where to fish with my son.
Adam, I hope to see you in the shop this weekend. I plan to be there to see Bill C. tie some masterpieces. Hopefully you can show me those patterns.
Thanks again to everyone.
Derek

**Adam Grace** · 02-09-2005, 09:45 PM

Steelie, I do not work on the weekends. I would love to stop by and watch Bill tie but I have plans for this weekend. I hope you enjoy the tying demonstration.