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5/25 -- FAIR

Flows up to 1650 CFS (vs 1500 a week ago). Kiene's board: "I was up there yesterday. Fished downstream from the bridge and caught all of my fish in water that I would normally consider a bit thin."

5/18 -- FAIR

Some fish landed last Friday -- see Kiene's. Flows at 1500 CFS (which is avg), lower than last Friday.

5/11 -- FAIR

"The Lower Yuba flows are running between 3400 and 3500 cfs as of May 8, 2012. Fishing is slow but beginning to improve." Kiene discussion.

5/11 -- FAIR

"The Lower Yuba flows are running between 3400 and 3500 cfs as of May 8, 2012. Fishing is slow but beginning to improve."

5/4 -- POOR

No new reports. Close to blown at 6000 CFS. Last communication 4/29: "I will miss the Yuba these next couple weeks."

4/27 -- POOR

Blown -- flows now up to 13,000 CFS and rising... (vs 3800 Wednedsay). Before this occured: "finally fishable again. ...fish were super hungry yesterday. A nice mix of March Brown nymphs and eggs hooked a ton of fish. The dry fly fishing is going to be good once the water clears. With the amount of March Browns out there right now there is going to be some great dry fly fishing once the fish can see the bugs better."
Latest:
http://www.kiene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26941

4/27 -- GOOD

"finally fishable again. ...fish were super hungry yesterday. A nice mix of March Brown nymphs and eggs hooked a ton of fish. The dry fly fishing is going to be good once the water clears. With the amount of March Browns out there right now there is going to be some great dry fly fishing once the fish can see the bugs better."
Latest:
http://www.kiene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26941

4/20 -- FAIR

"Fish the edges from shore and stalk the likely holding water. They'll be there."
Latest:
http://www.flyfishingtraditions.blogspot.com/

4/13 -- POOR

Flows spiking with heavy rain -- currently 5000 and rising. Likely muddy.
Latest:
http://www.fishfirst.com/whandwn_current.html

4/6 -- FAIR

Yuba clarity "in good shape" per Bill Kiene. Flows 3600 CFS and dropping (vs 2000 avg).

3/30 -- FAIR

A few days old, but: "It's changed from brown to murky green in about 4 days. Don't get me wrong this is an improvement. In some places there was clarity of 2 to 2 1/2'. So it's actually fishable if you pick your spots. It all about edges." See video of flows. Flows down to 2600 CFS (which is normal).
Latest:
http://flyfishingtraditions.blogspot.com/2012/03/go-with-flow.html

3/23 -- POOR

Flows back to normal at 3500 CFS, but still much higher than before rain -- and VERY MUDDY -- "Unfortunately it's bank to bank brown" (see video taken on 3/22). "Like choco milk" (Kiene's discussion). More Kiene's discussion here.

3/16 -- POOR

"it’s gonna be a while here!" Blown. Goodbye easy low flow fishing, at least for a while. Flows up to 8000 CFS Thursday (from 750 Wednesday, vs. 2900 avg), with more heavy rain forecasted.
Latest 3/15:
http://www.fishwithjd.com/fishing-reports/nor-cal-rivers/yuba-river/

3/9 -- GOOD

"Good numbers of rainbows are rising to march browns and PMD’s in the afternoon. Still some skwalas around but fish are not keying on them as much as in past weeks." However, fisherman on Kiene's got skunked on 3/8.
Latest 3/8:
http://www.kiene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26421
http://www.fishfirst.com/whandwn_current.html (3/7)

3/2 -- FAIR

No new reports, thus downgrade. Flows 750 CFS (vs 2500 avg).
Latest discussion was 2/24 on Kiene's.

2/24 -- GOOD

"The March Browns are here... Caddis are also here". Good results on 2/17 in a Kiene's report, and more recentloy on 2/23. Learn about the Skwalas. Very low at 780 CFS (vs 2800 avg).
Latest 2/21:
http://www.fishwithjd.com/fishing-reports/nor-cal-rivers/yuba-river/

2/17 -- GOOD

Skwalas are hatching, leading to decent catch rates. Very low at 780 CFS (vs 2600 avg).
Latest reports all on Kiene's:
http://www.kiene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26150
http://www.kiene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26200

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