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My 2 cents, though it may not be worth quite that much. Much of this is really common knowledge for those that regulaly fish the Y.
Like many on the board, I've fished the Y for over 10 years. First off, she just isn't what she used to be. Back to back floods a couple years ago really did some damage. As I live in Sac, I can pick and chose when to fish the river. Like any river the Y fishes better at certain times of the year and certain times of the day (duh). With the said, I've found the Y to be much more tempremental than others. It's usually not too difficult to stick some fish just about any time in a lot of our freestone rivers. The Y to me is a different animal, and can be just plain tough at times. Because of this I've developed a bit of a seasonal pattern. The Y fishes great in May and early June (think Pmds, followed by caddis, and throw in some golden stones). Rather than fish all day, I chose to fish the last couple hours of light and almost always find fish looking up (often you don't have to wait for the rises). Also, fish late! I don't mean after dark, but right up to it. I've seen plently of anglers leave 15 minutes too early only to miss a pretty epic rise. As the summer progresses this window can be pretty short. I leave the river alone during the summer as there are so many other options that won't leave you sweating at 8pm, but evening fishing really picks up again mid october to early October (caddis--swing 'em).
Also be on the lookout for mid day march browns (in april). Not sure how this hatch has been post flood, but plan to get up there in the next couple weeks. Re: Nymping. I've always had a lot more success with long drifts (think L. Sac) rather than short line nymping.
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