Lower Yuba River Fishout, UC Davis Property - offered to REGISTERED 2025 LTFF Level 2 (2024 Cohort) students only.
When: March 29th and/or March 30th 2025
Location: Lower Yuba River on the Private Access UC Davis Property
What: Trout fishing with bonus Single Hand Spey on the water clinic
Groups: Group size of 10, Two separate days, total 20 slots
Description:
The Lower Yuba flows out of Englebright Reservoir in the Sierra foothills near the gold mining town of Grass Valley. This is one of the closest wild trout fishing venues to the Bay Area; a roughly 3 hour drive from San Francisco. These waters are known for athletic, hard-fighting wild rainbow trout and steelhead. The University of California-Davis owns and manages private access to the river located above the Parks Bar Bridge/Highway 20 near Smartsville, California. We will have excellent walk and wade access to the river - hopefully with the chance to fish the fabled Skwala stonefly hatch on this river.
The typical rainbow trout in this section of the river is around 12-18", smaller than what you may encounter say on the Lower Sac, but you won’t forget the fight! These fish jump and run --- you will be in a fight all the way to the net.
UC Davis allows primitive camping at the property (vault toilets, bring your own water), so we will plan to camp as a group for the weekend. As a student, you will get to work both on streamer fishing techniques as well as dry fly/head hunting fishing if the Skwalas cooperate.
We will also have GGACC casting instructors providing a Single-hand Spey clinic on the water each of the days.
Equipment you will need:
· Your own 5 weight floating line setup
· Additional reel with single-hand Spey Line. If not available, use what you have.
· 9 foot 4x/5x leaders and tippet (4x/5x/6x), indicators, etc. are perfect for this water.
· Bring your waders and wading staff
· A fly box to carry the assortment of flies you will receive at the river.
· Be sure to have both your 2025 California fishing license and 2025 Steelhead Card.
Other Stuff:
· Plenty of sunscreen and a broad brimmed hat
· Polarized sunglasses
· Lots of drinking water. There is no water on the property
· Suitable clothing.
Cost: Registration is $150 per person which includes access to the property for the your respective group to camp and an assortment of flies selected for the Lower Yuba at this time of year. Lunch will be provided for the day-of group.
Logistics: The UC Davis property will become available to us at 4pm on Friday afternoon, March 28th. Start times on Saturday and Sunday mornings will be announced in our pre-fishout zoom meeting.
Lodging: We will plan to have a group camp on the property and enjoy the fun of bring-you-own food for group meals. Plan to bring your own fishing and camping gear, along with food and water for your stay. You may also choose to stay off-property in either Yuba-City/Marysville, or Grass Valley/Nevada City. Our location is mid-way between; a 30-minute drive in either direction on highway 20.
Meeting Time and Place: The UC Davis property will become available to us at 4pm on Friday afternoon, March 28th. Start times on Saturday and Sunday mornings will be announced in our pre-fishout zoom meeting.
Pre-fishout Clinic: Held about two weeks prior
Cancellation Policy: There are no refunds. In the event that a student is, for any reason, unable to attend, he/she may resell his slot (rod) to another LTFF member (by first pulling from the waitlist if one exists). It is the sole responsibility of the student to manage this transaction.
For more info: John Chung, jschung1@gmail.com, 415-577-5585