The Northern California Fly Fishing Board

I was thinking of getting away this weekend for 2 days of fishing. It's been so long I couldn't remember the regs for the Y above the Hwy 20 bridge (is it open now?) and for the Feather in and near Oroville. Thanks for any help

John S

John,

There's a PDF of the regs here: http://www...-09-inland-fish-regs.pdf

John,

There's a PDF of the regs here: http://www...-09-inland-fish-regs.pdf

Ed

thanks for the link. If I read it right, both the Feather above Hwy 70 and the Y above Hwy 20 bridge are open.


John

One question that has been on my mind for a while is this: Is it legal to fish the Timbuctoo bend on the Yuba? And if so, do you access it by hiking the trail up and over the rock field just before the bend? I was a little nervous to try the trail not knowing if I would be walking on private property.

It is legal to fish the river anywhere that the season is open. The problem is access.

Upstream of the Hwy 20 bridge there are only private accesses. You can fish upstream, but technically need to stay down at the river's edge when you walk in (within the infamous mean high water mark). Or, join the 'club' upstream there, or get access granted through the UC property. But anytime you take one of the trails off of Timbuctoo, or take one of the trails through the quarry or over the rocky hill - you are indeed trespassing.

When in doubt - stay at river's edge, or use a boat. I have sometimes headed upstream by walking and towing along a pontoon boat, using it to ferry shore-to-shore to work my way upstream. Then us it to float and fish back downstream.

Thanks for the info. That's pretty much the same info I've heard from other people, but just wanted to make sure. By the way, what is this 'club' you refer to?