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Finally!!! Aug 18&19
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Well I've been gone for quite some time from the creek. I hate to say it but I was discouraged by the hot days, heavy pressure, and high flows of early summer so I took my business elsewhere and had a fun summer catching tons of smallmouth bass as well as some nice trout in the sierras. You guys probably do...
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Czech Nymphing
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I listened to a show on fly fishing radio the other day and it was talking about czech nymphing or polish nymphing. Has anyone tried it before? I tried finding some articles about it, but was unsuccessful. Does anyone know of a helpful article explaining it? Thanks.
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new to putah
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I'm new to the area from New Mexico and have been lucky my first three times on the creek. Morning, noon and evening all on #18 PTs. As a beginner I have a couple of questions. I always get strikes at a new spot in the first few casts then zero! What does this tell me? Also, any tips on casting with two nymphs an...
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Lazy days
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Fished from 10-4 today. Checked out some different water. I had to scout my old favorites for the next water drop. The creek is starting to smell funny and things look good. Only little guys nibblin for me today but there were tons of bugs around. I had some pretty darn good bugs ready too, but no rea...
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For you Sage SLT fans.....
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Sage is discontinuing the SLT line of rods and will be coming out with a new upgraded rod to replace it. Most places are selling them for 30% off regular price....now's the time to save about $200 on a great rod!
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Packrat
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Moby Dick
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Started fishing around 4PM last everning from the broken Dam at parking lot 4 two hours no luck. Went down stream and fished the tail before it descends. I'm just learning to dead drift and am not very good at figuring out length of leader, weight, indicator size. Was using a brassie and PT and doing th...
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8/10/07 (epic)
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Fished the creek from 11-4 and it was on. landed 3 big ones another acrobatic 17"er and a bunch of small ones. Lost 3 other big ones 2 of which gave me the violent head shakes right from the start and the other one i had on for a while but we were pulling a little hard against eachother and the hook stra...
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Fire ?
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I've just heard about a large fire burning about 400 acres about a mile or two from lake barryessa off 128 in Winters. Has anyone heard how close this fire is to Putah, or how it will affect the creek?
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Sunday 12th
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Fished with Matt today. He was pig huntin! The second one broke my net.
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cole
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Interesting Article on Nymphing
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Here is an interesting article I saw on another board that I thought gave some good info Check it out: -- Edited by Brundoggy at 09:21, 2009-01-09
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Forum Newbie Looking for Some Advice
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I have been viewing the board as guest for the past few months...so after finally having some success on Putah last night I thought I would join the forum and thank the board regulars for the reports/tips they have been posting. I also want to thank forum member JL for the tip on the fork in the creek at...
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09 August 2007
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I was able to fish the creek again this morning for a couple of hours. I hooked six fish, landing four of them. Four of the hooked fish were typical hatchery trout, while two were good-sized. The biggest caught was a 21" rainbow. I got her on #24 black drowned midge pattern. Two of the other fis...
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Thanks for the friendly advice
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Hey Guys...as a newbie to this amazing sport, and as I have noticed, one of the few girls up on the creek...I just wanted to thank those of you I have met who have been the utmost of gentlemen. Frankly, I can't tell who among you I have had the pleasure of actually meeting. It can be a little intimidating b...
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07 August 2007
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I wet waded the creek for a couple of hours this morning. There wasn't too much wind this morning, and the flows dropped to 565 cfs (from 800 cfs last week). I hooked six, landing three of those. The three that got away were in the 18-20" range. They were all hooked on a #22 black drowned midge. It's ha...
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A Newbie To The Forum and California
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Hello All - I am new to California, live in Davis and am wanting to explore more about fishing Putah Creek. I am guessing I have come to the right place and will no doubt appreciate any and all advise you might offer. I have fished Lake Solano from my float tube and have had some success but need to find out...
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31 July 2007
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I fished the creek on Tuesday after being away for a couple of weeks. I fished the late morning, hoping to see some insect activity. As usual there were TONS of tiny black midges, but that was about it. I couldn't get any takers on a small black midge imitation, but a #18 tan micro mayfly fooled a few t...
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JT
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Friday the 13th (July)
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I fished the creek on Friday evening with Cole. I hooked quite a few fish, landing 4. The biggest was about 15". 2 fish were landed on a #22 black midge, and the other 2 were landed on a #10 olive bugger. I didn't see many insects besides the millions of tiny black midges that line the banks. It w...
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Creek Speak: Discussing issues on the Putah Creek Watershed
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Hey Guys, I don't know if any of you are aware that this is going on, but my roomate works on the UCD campus with the Environmental Sciences department and he forwarded me this info: Creek Speak Community Talks on the Putah Creek Watershed June Creek Speak Presentation ----------------------------...
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Jamaica vs Putah creek
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Putah seems to finally be picking up a bit,I think the fish have found their comfort zone with the higher flows and are more willing to grab a fly when presented properly.I've been having more luck with caddis patterns than anything else,and even had a little dry fly action as well (caddis and mayfly pa...
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June 28 (evening)
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Got out to the creek again (baby is due any minute - may be the last time for a long time) and Putah didn't disappoint. Got about 10-12 fish on a dark rusty fox poopah both on a nymph rig and under a caddis dry as a dropper late in the evening. Got a couple rises on the caddis dry, but man were they hammering the f...
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Over 700cfs
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Well it's not getting any easier with these flows... Who's gonna be the one to go out and try to catch some fish in the next couple of days? I bet JT is studying too hard to fish....
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June 19 & 21
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Hit the creek with a friend of mine on Tuesday and also hit the creek in the afternoon on Thursday. Had some major action on Tuesday morning ending up with 8 fish landed the biggest was 16" and the rest were 12" or more. I lost a whole bunch too, my buddy landed 6 also in that size range. Thursd...
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June 23, evening
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Got out to the creek about 6:30 Saturday eve as the sun was leaving the water. there were some baetis and caddis flying around, but no surface activity evident. Tied on a few nymphs (green micro may fly and green fox poopah). Got a grab on the swing my second cast, but then nothing until I switched to drys...
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20 June 2006
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I fished the creek for a few hours in the evening. The birds were going crazy above the water eating some type of bug, but it was too hard to tell what kind with all the wind. The wind was howling, making it hard to get a good drift, so I switched to an olive woolly bugger. I hooked five, but only landed t...
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Fathers day weekend
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Took 3 really nice guys out to the creek for a begginers class yesterday (Sat).The flows were really high and the fishing was tough,they did manage to hook into a few fish but not able to land anything.The last few weeks I've had nothing but entry level clients mainly wanting to just learn the sport and w...
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Memorial Day Weekend
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I couldn't go out of town this weekend because of work, but I managed to make it to the creek this morning. I did something that I normally don't do. I got up at the crack of dawn to fish. Usually I get there in the late morning or early afternoon. It's a different place that early in the morning. I sta...
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FlyFishing Podcasts
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Hey All,
If anyone is interested there are a number of free podcasts available regarding flyfishing topics. A really good one is Fly Fish Radio available at http://www.flyfishradio.com/ , there are over 30 episodes that are 30min or so each, and free! Check them out.
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Beware of Ticks
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Fished the creek on Sunday. Lots of good sight fishing opportunities. Hooked three and lost three all on small midge patterns. saw a nice sized gopher snake. Went to the American River in the evening. Caught one tick on an armpit pattern! I didn't notice it until the next morning in the shower. Manag...
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June 3rd.
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Haven't been to putah in almost 2 months, So I gave it a try this morning. Landed 2 rainbows about 12 inchers both were good healthy wild fish. I had to use a san juan worm and a LOT of shot to get down. The river is more siuted to spinning gear with the high flows. Near access 4 i sat down to take a break and sat ab...
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07 June 2007
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I fished the creek today with some people from my Flycasting class at school. The fishing was pretty slow. I did manage to land one fish on a #16 olive Fox Poopah. I also hooked a beast that shook the hook loose shortly after hook-up. He took a #20 micromay. I saw quite a few other fish, but most were ju...
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