What is the best time to fish the North Yuba?
Any time after the snowmelt has begun to diminish. The river stays cool even in the heat of summer and early fall due to the myriad springs that flow into the North Yuba. The best fishing in the early season is from Downieville to the Yuba Summit. The lower river is more exposed and runs warmer during the hot summer days. Morning and evening fishing is the norm during the summer season. Late in the season, the lower river begins to fish well, as the water temperatures cool and the brown trout begin to move up from Bullard’s Bar Reservoir.
