Sierra Trout Guide

KW · Member

Where to go

Packrat · Senior Member

Small streams this time of year are tough due to wether and cold water. Wait until Spring then head to the mountains. If you go towards Yosemite the possibilities are endless as there is water everywhere you look. Get a good map of the area and get out and explore. Lot's of dry fly action.

Another good option is the American River drainage. Again, get a map of the area and there is a lot of water in the foothills to check out. Some of it can be a challenging hike to get to but worth it.

KW · Member

Thanks Packrat!

AC22 · Senior Member

KW, im gonna expand on what Packrat said. Get a map of the sierras. close your eyes and start poking the map until you hit a river/creek. Then go fish that river or creek. Your almost guaranteed to find some action on dries, especially during the spring and summer time. As far as flies go.

Dries:
12-18 Adams
12-18 Yelllow/Red, Humpy
12-18 Stimulators
12-18 Elk Hair Caddis

if your unsure what to put on, stick with cadis.

-- Edited by AC22 on Thursday 7th of January 2010 04:44:44 PM

LilWhippersnapper · Senior Member

Don't forget the size 20 griffith's Gnat.

Flying Dutchman · Senior Member

http://stevenojai.tripod.com/

If you prefer a book, check out Fly Fishing the Sierra Nevada by Bill Sunderland.

DrBombay · Senior Member

Not alot of small stream action available right now. But come spring and this summer theres plenty of options. Just get a map find some blue line in the sierras and go fish it. You might be able to hit some real early before runoff but otherwise I start heading up regalurly about mid to late june, All depends on runoff.

pjfisher · Member

The other good book on Sierra trout fly fishing is by Ralph Cutter. The title is

Sierra Trout Guide

The definitive work on California's trout fisheries and how to fish them.

Ralph and Lisa's website is: http://www.flyline.com/ and it has a lot of information also on fly selection, entomology, etc.

BTW, I was on Putah this morning for 3 hrs and there was no action whatsoever.

KW · Member

I am extremely grateful for all the responses and very much looking forward to the spring

brian clemens · Senior Member

cant beat the sierras in the summer time for all around fish catching experience. i know u said fishing with drys but there is some great fishing within an hour or so of sac with using nymphs especially this time of yr, yuba, american, mok, truckee, little truckee, calveras, these rivers are good with drys too, but even better with nymphs for this time of yr. if u have a float tube or pontoon or even a row boat, dfg plants a lot of the lakes and ponds in the greater sacramento area, u can do really well with woolly buggers.