How to use our fishing calendar
Planning your next fishing trip in Yuba City, United States ? Today is a good day for fishing. Our comprehensive fishing almanac combines our popular solunar tables, moon times, sunrise and sunset times, and a 7-day fishing calendar so you always know the best fishing times in your area. We analyse major and minor solunar bite times, rate each day on a five-star scale, and pair it with localized weather forecasts so you can quickly tell whether today is a good day to fish without juggling multiple tabs. Be sure to bookmark this page so you never miss a bite. view bite times...
- Check our unique Solunar Clock for precise solunar tables and the best moon phases.
- Use the forecast calendar section to sync bite times with major weather changes.
- Analyze the forecasted weather conditions, such as wind, barometric pressure and rain to plan your fishing session.
- Jump to the 7-Day Fishing Calendar for an extended fishing forecast, then explore nearby fishing spots on the interactive map.
Yuba City, California sits in the heart of the Sacramento Valley and offers year-round freshwater fishing on the Feather River, Sacramento River, and nearby lakes and canals. Anglers target hard-fighting striped bass, salmon, sturgeon, catfish, and warmwater species in a mix of big-river and agricultural water habitats, making Yuba City a productive base for both bank and boat fishing. read more...
Sun and Moon Times
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Distance to earth:368,849 kmProximity:86.5 %
Moon Phases for Yuba City
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minor Time:01:38 am - 03:38 am
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major Time:08:48 am - 10:48 am
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minor Time:03:58 pm - 05:58 pm
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major Time:09:05 pm - 11:05 pm
Current Fishing Weather
Wind Speed and Direction
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Wind Direction and Speed are one of the most important aspects for choosing a fishing spot. An offshore wind can help land-based anglers with longer casting distances, while an onshore wind will make kayak fishing safer. Often fish will also move to certain feeding areas depending on the wind direction. Check out the long term wind forecast at the charts below.
Fishing Barometer
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Atmospheric or Barometric Pressure affects fish activity. The best fishing can be had on a rising barometer and also the time just before it is falling. A steady barometer in the higher ranges can also mean good fishing. A falling or low barometer reading without much change is usually not a very good time for fishing.
UV Effect on Fishing
As a rule of thumb, the higher the UV index, the deeper fish will move. Shallow water fishing is best done at times with a low UV index. When the UV is high, stick to early mornings, late evenings and shaded areas. The effect is less noticable in deeper water, but often a higher UV index can produce good results in the deep.
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Fishing Overview Yuba City
Fishing around Yuba City, CA revolves around the Feather River, the nearby Sacramento River, and a network of sloughs, canals, and small reservoirs. These waters give anglers a mix of migratory runs for striped bass, salmon, shad, and sturgeon, plus resident populations of catfish, bass, and panfish that bite all year. Access ranges from urban bank spots near bridges to agricultural levees and boat-only stretches with less pressure.
Seasonal patterns drive most of the action. Spring is prime for striped bass and American shad on the Feather and Sacramento rivers; look for schools pushing upriver on rising flows and slightly off-colored water. Early and late in the day, stripers run the edges of current seams and flooded shallows, while shad stack below riffles and at the heads of deep pools. Summer brings consistent night fishing for channel and white catfish along deep outside bends, wing dams, and confluences. Fall is dominated by Chinook salmon and occasional steelhead moving through the main river channels, while resident bass and crappie feed heavily in side channels and backwaters. Winter sees slower but steady action for sturgeon and big catfish in the deepest river holes, especially on softer, stable weather windows.
Key habitat types around Yuba City include long deep runs, rock revetment banks, riprap near bridges, low-head dams, and flooded agricultural edges when flows rise. Current seams, eddies behind snags, and transitions from gravel to mud or clay are particularly important for stripers, catfish, and sturgeon. Backwaters and slough mouths hold largemouth bass, crappie, and bluegill, especially where there’s wood cover, tules, or overhanging trees. Small reservoirs and irrigation canals in the surrounding farmland often carry overlooked populations of bass, panfish, and carp that respond well to simple bank-fishing tactics.
Effective techniques and baits are highly species-specific. For striped bass, cast swimbaits, flukes on jig heads, lipless crankbaits, and bucktail jigs along current breaks; in off-color water, use brighter or larger profiles. Bait anglers do well drifting or soaking sardines, anchovies, bloodworms, or pile worms on sliding sinker rigs near the bottom. Shad are reliably caught on small shad darts and bright, 1/16–1/8 oz jigheads tipped with curly tails, fished on light spinning gear and a slow, pulsing retrieve through mid-water.
Catfish in the Yuba City area respond to cut bait (mackerel, sardine, shad), chicken liver, and nightcrawlers fished on simple Carolina or three-way rigs. Focus on the first drop off the bank at dusk, then move deeper as the night progresses. For sturgeon, target the deepest holes with a strong, but fishable, current using heavy sinkers and baits like lamprey, cured roe, or ghost shrimp presented on stout leader material.
Warmwater tactics in sloughs and ponds center on finesse and stealth. Largemouth bass fall for weightless soft plastics, wacky-rigged worms, and small jigs pitched to wood and weed edges. Crappie and bluegill cluster around submerged wood, docks, and irrigation structures; tiny jigs or micro plastics under a fixed or sliding float work well, especially when slowly twitched in place. Scaling down line, weights, and presentations can make a major difference in these pressured, often clear waters.
Success around Yuba City often comes from timing flows and light conditions. Rising or slightly stained water usually boosts the bite on stripers and catfish, while stable, clearer conditions favor bass and panfish. Dawn, dusk, and overcast days are consistently better for shallow activity; mid-day often requires shifting to deeper edges, slower retrieves, and subtler presentations.
Interactive Fishing Map for the greater Yuba City area
We found a total of 40 potential fishing spots nearby Yuba City. Below you can find them organized on a map. Points, Headlands, Reefs, Islands, Channels, etc can all be productive fishing spots. As these are user submitted spots, there might be some errors in the exact location. You also need to cross check local fishing regulations. Some of the spots might be in or around marine reserves or other locations that cannot be fished. If you click on a location marker it will bring up some details and a quick link to google search, satellite maps and fishing times. Tip: Click/Tap on a new area to load more fishing spots.
Willow Island - 1.35855609088km , Jack Slough - 2.10615030532km , Yuba River - 2.27526781338km , Eastpark Lake - 3.0024592833km , Simmerly Slough - 5.56763833965km , Live Oak Slough - 8.4772692761km , Snake Slough - 8.99280865046km , Old River Channel - 9.18054796925km , Clark Slough - 10.44179278706km , Morrison Slough - 10.76590680764km , Gilsizer Slough - 11.08778913742km , Little Blue Creek - 11.33138969859km , Messick Lake - 11.68540240445km , Reeds Creek - 12.26660358584km , Abbott Lake - 13.37719937694km , Plumas Lake (historical) - 13.57637429618km , Algodon Slough - 15.49383848055km , O'Connor Lakes - 15.82720081213km , Best Slough - 16.26572783301km , Daguerre Point Dam - 16.76124553075km , Honcut Creek - 17.27701645753km , Snake River - 17.30865242933km , Miller Dam - 19.22423717071km , Wilson Creek - 19.25623475873km , North Honcut Creek - 19.3429286494km , South Honcut Creek - 19.34504054824km , Wyandotte Creek - 19.49786749818km , Grasshopper Slough - 19.76712344014km , Yankee Slough - 19.99848066968km , Lower Blackwelder Dam - 20.11188447485km , Blackwelder Dam - 20.19578562465km , Wellman Creek - 21.43713280826km , Tisdale Weir - 21.89093877331km , Frisky Dam - 22.50696201562km , Sills Lake - 23.48869739608km , Hog Lake (historical) - 23.81485447941km , Beale Dam - 24.33416464512km , Wilkins Slough - 24.87513108074km , Cecil Lake - 25.14401997957km , Vineyard Creek - 26.73204789756km
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