North Fork of the Yuba River

Current Report -  July 12, 2007 - Thursday

This is a very cold stream that fishes better through the summer than most. It has been very good and is still fishing well.

Most fish from Downieville upstream to Sierra City. There are some nice small tributaries up there too.

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Stream Information

The North Fork of the Yuba River is very accessible with Highway 49 running along most of it's upper reaches. Downieville and Sierra City are both quaint little bergs with lots of lodging and restaurants. There are lots of small tributaries that are good small stream fisheries like Lavezzola Creek, the Downie River, Pauley Creek, Little Lady Canyon Creek and Haypress Creek.  This stream usually fishes best in July on a normal year.

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North Yuba Map

• Courtesy of FlyFishNorCal web site.

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• Fishing the North Yuba - Part One by Bill Carnazzo - Courtesy of GBF web site.

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Fishing Guides

• Kiene's North Yuba Guide recommendations.

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Books

• Fly-Fishing CA's North Yuba River by Ed Klingelhofer - you need this book.
• The Definitive Guide to Fishing in Northern California  by Chris Shaffer.
• Fly Fisher's Guide to Northern California by Seth Norman.

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Lodging

• Sierra City
• Fournier Cabins
• Sierra Shangri-La Resort
• The Lure Resort
• Herrington's Sierra Pines Resort
• The Yuba River Inn
• Twenty Mile House