gearing up

Napa375 · Newbie

gearing up

JT · Senior Member

Napa375 wrote:

Do you guys know of anywhere within 2 hours of Vacaville thats reliable, I'm not looking for trophies, just some fish.

My first thought is the Lower Yuba.� There are some good-sized, hard-fighting fish in that river.� It's only about 1.5 hours from Vacaville.� The fish can be hard to catch, though, because�the river gets pounded.� If you can afford to hire a guide, it�will be well worth it.� You will learn a ton and have a better chance of catching fish.�

brian clemens · Senior Member

if you want a great guide for the lower yuba, get a buddy to go half with ya and hire Dave Sloan from american fly fish at 916-483-1222. he lives the yuba. and he is a great guide. well rounded individual and a great person. i have met him a few times with clients on the American and they talk nothing but good things about him

HIRE HIM. well worth it.

as jt said. fish the yuba, you will fall in love with it.

dtp916 · Senior Member

Nobody knows the Lower Yuba better than Hogan Brown....You wanna talk about an all around great guy and superb fishing guide, Hogan is the man.

Check out his website:

http://hgbflyfishing.com

It is necessary to wade Putah unless you have superior casting skills and can launch it out there, get a stellar drag free drift, and pull the fish in without it running downstream with you chasing it.

And the entire length is good.

Napa375 · Newbie

Thanks for the input. We like fishing even when not successful. But, I'm with my 9 y/o son and a lack of action really shortens the day.

SuperFlyGuy · Veteran Member

+1 on Sloan. Never got to fish with him but he was a valuable part of my fly tying learning. Great all around guy and great tyer to boot. He has some great patterns that have caught me some of the biggest fish of my life.