Putah Creek Fly Fishing

ark_salmotrutta · ark_salmotrutta

My brother and I will be fishing Putah Creek in late March. I've fished the creek once before with Jordan Romney about 2 years ago. We plan to fish on our own this trip. We both fly fish quite a bit, and call the White and Little Red River our home waters here in Arkansas. I'm looking for any advice as far...

mudhen · mudhen

Hey, I just tied my first (more or less) good blood knot and I could use some guidance on leaders for this place. Any help gratefully appriciated ( sp.) And Happy New Year folks. P.S. I'm really proud of that sluggy little knot! -- Edited by mudhen on Friday 1st of January 2016 06:08:29 PM

mudhen · mudhen

Seeing as to how I believe that drop shot rigging would be a great nymphing technique, I looked at the Cal. regs. regarding use of weight; sec.2.10 subsection 2 states that "It is unlawful to use any hook which is directly or indirectly attached closer than 18 inches to any weight exceeding 1/2 o...

Xnjb707X · Xnjb707X

As my subject line said, The spawn is on throughout the creek. Its time to give the creek a break and comeback in March. No need to put more stress on the fish. Lets all be adults and do the right thing and give these fish their time to do their thing. If you do feel the need to be a winter time puddle pitcher jus...

lightfoot · lightfoot

On Saturday, I paddled from the bridge up to the culvert on the back side of the island for some exercise and deflower my kayak. I haven't floated any stretch of Lake Solano in years but never remembered it to be that shallow. The majority of it was 3' or less. I did find one short stretch pushing 4 feet o...

mudhen · mudhen

Why would they up the rate to 300cubic feet per second and then drop it down to 70 in the span of a day?

mudhen · mudhen

Ok then, now that I am sorta squared off about leaders, Let me ask you guys, if there were only ten (or so) flies that you could put in your pocket for a day of fishing, which ones would you choose?

SK60 · SK60

On March 1 DFW will release a change to the fishing regulations for the IDR. It changes the language to clearly include Lake Solano as C/R, barbless artificial only, as part of the IDR. The current reg is vague as to what physically constitutes Lake Solano. This caused an enforcement issue and under c...

DrDan · DrDan

Does anyone know if Berryessa has already turned over or if there is a trout bite on? -- Edited by drdan on Friday 8th of January 2016 05:54:32 AM

SK60 · SK60

Last week LB hit the 50% level of storage, was dropping a ft per week and was 50 ft below the top of the glory hole (spill over level). Hopefully this current series of storms will start to turn it around.

SK60 · SK60

December 9, 2014 was a watershed moment in the 6 year effort to achieve Wild Trout status when the Fish and Game Commission approved the designation. Much of the scientific data collected by Heritage and Wild Trout to support designation was obtained through the volunteer support of PCT members and...

szigtopher · szigtopher

Hey guys so I go to Santa Clara University about an hour and a half away from Putah. I grew up in Seattle fishing for salmon and Sea Run Cutties while spending my summers fishing for trout in Idaho. I just broke my first cheap rod which was a 9ft 5wt and upgraded with a 7'6 4wt fiberglass rod. I now have a 8wt, t...

mudhen · mudhen

Hello folks, I started fishing Putah this fall and was having a jolly time until I noticed that I was the ONLY spin guy on the creek. No, I don't kill fish and use single hook barbless stuff, but I always had this nagging feeling that I was not following the spirit of the creek. I went home and talked to my old...

SK60 · SK60

I like to post this interview with a "PC Original" from time to time, just to take the edge off in celebration of the coming holidays:Today's Putah Creek Profile (PCP) is of local legend Orvis Remington-Peters. Petey, as he is known to his friends, is a PC original with close to 40 years of ex...

DrDan · DrDan

http://www.dfw.state.or.us/conservationstrategy/invasive_s...

PC20 · PC20

Hi Folks, A quick introduction... No stranger to Putah... I fished there when I was stationed on Treasure Island in the late 80's through early 90's. Doesn't look like much has changed, but it seems to be a very popular spot now. I remember fishing in the winter and rarely saw another angler during the...

Kip · Kip

Hey Everybody! I've been on this site for a couple of years but I think this is actually my first post. Went up to Putah on the 17th - got onto the water at around 11:30 AM. I took my girlfriend so what was supposed to be on the water at 8:00 AM didn't quite pan out - laugh all you want! It is her 6th day on the wa...

DeckDog · DeckDog

https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Lands/Places-to-Visit/Putah-Creek-WA

KingTrota · KingTrota

Hey Guys so I'm new to the forum and decided to share my experience at putah recently. So I am pretty new to fly fishing(1 year), actually to fishing in general. Just started in the summer of 2014 in Mono County Twin lakes, well the first trout I caught I was hooked, i got the itch to fish. Being fairly new to...

troutie · troutie

Hi All, Just joined the forum after many months of snooping around and reading your posts. Thought it's about time I added, or maybe subtracted, some value :) Got started fly fishing nearly 45 years ago as a young boy in MI. It's one of the things my Dad and I enjoyed doing together. He's gone now, but...

Tuggernaut · Tuggernaut

Hey all, New member but I have combed through the forum in the past. It's good to see a tight knit community devoted to such a unique watershed. I have been fly fishing for 15+ years, I have lived in the East Bay most of my life and have just now started fishing Putah.... Yeah, alot of my buddies that fish Put...

SK60 · SK60

All: the current South Putah Canal cleaning operation by SCWA has caused a small number of young fish to be trapped in dewatered small side channels. SCWA and CDFW have been notified. If you fish the creek this weekend look for dewatered areas and stranded or dead fish. Take a count and pictures and mak...

troutie · troutie

Looks like I picked the wrong day to skip out of work in the AM for a little fishing. Holy Cow did they shut off the water. I could tell as soon as I saw the creek. Water must have dropped over a foot in the last day. Still fished and hand some success. Just got off the creek and checked the flows - down to 4...

DrDan · DrDan

Spent a nice morning/ early afternoon with a friend who is just learning to fly fish... Lots of smaller fish in the system 6 to 12". Lots of splashy rises ~ 9:30 am at access 4. Still a bit tough to access the far seam in some of the areas. I noticed that Shon's hole has changed remarkably after the f...

rgloft · rgloft

Hey everyone My wedding band is missing and I think it slipped off while fishing or possibly along the road where I was parked at deer sign . It is ingraved with ; There is always hope ; if found please IM me . Thanks Richard

rgloft · rgloft

I seem to be missing my new Simms Wading Staff in a grey and blue case? If you have seen it or see it on Putah, please pick it up and I will come get it from you. Thanks. The only thing I can think is I took it off to pee at #5 or something . I dont know ? Please if anyone found it please return it . these are tools of my...

clubby · clubby

How easily do you all find that trout on Putah get spooked? Any particular tactics that you've have found successful? Which of the following are/aren't important? Ideas I've considered: - Avoiding brass beads - Using no larger than 5x fluoro - Avoiding overly flashy flies. I'm thinking flashb...

irish drifter · irish drifter

hi their, I'm thinking of visiting putah creek to do some fly fishing with my kids.i usually fish the sierras using bait/lure but i have now taken up fly fishing.i have done some research on the internet about the catch/release regulations.however i would appreciate ANY INPUT anybody has on putah ...

SK60 · SK60

I believe I started this thread last year and, as always, it generated a maelstorm of differing opinions from "stay off the redds" to "stay off the creek" altogether. I am convinced that a number of folks were so intimidated that they did give up fishing during the winter.Star...

jonmo · jonmo

I will be visiting Fairfield later this month and hope to fish a couple days on Putah. If conditions allow for fishing (due to the fires), I will purchase my license online prior to travelling. I only glanced quickly, but is there a requirement for a separate trout stamp? Also, I would be shipping so...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	New to PC, looking for advice (Preview) My brother and I will be fishing Putah Creek in late March. I've fished the creek once before with Jordan Romney about 2 years ago. We plan to fish on our own this trip. We both fly fish quite a bit, and call the White and Little Red River our home waters here in Arkansas. I'm looking for any advice as far...	ark_salmotrutta	7	952	Mar 4, 2016 by SK60
	leaders for nymphing here (Preview) Hey, I just tied my first (more or less) good blood knot and I could use some guidance on leaders for this place. Any help gratefully appriciated ( sp.) And Happy New Year folks. P.S. I'm really proud of that sluggy little knot! -- Edited by mudhen on Friday 1st of January 2016 06:08:29 PM	mudhen	19	1716	Feb 19, 2016 by ranger
	drop shotting (Preview) Seeing as to how I believe that drop shot rigging would be a great nymphing technique, I looked at the Cal. regs. regarding use of weight; sec.2.10 subsection 2 states that "It is unlawful to use any hook which is directly or indirectly attached closer than 18 inches to any weight exceeding 1/2 o...	mudhen	8	3252	Feb 16, 2016 by LelandFly
	The Spawn is on, come back in March. (Preview) As my subject line said, The spawn is on throughout the creek. Its time to give the creek a break and comeback in March. No need to put more stress on the fish. Lets all be adults and do the right thing and give these fish their time to do their thing. If you do feel the need to be a winter time puddle pitcher jus...	Xnjb707X	24	3074	Feb 5, 2016 by jonmo
	shallow (Preview) On Saturday, I paddled from the bridge up to the culvert on the back side of the island for some exercise and deflower my kayak. I haven't floated any stretch of Lake Solano in years but never remembered it to be that shallow. The majority of it was 3' or less. I did find one short stretch pushing 4 feet o...	lightfoot	3	777	Jan 30, 2016 by jonmo
	creek flow rate (Preview) Why would they up the rate to 300cubic feet per second and then drop it down to 70 in the span of a day?	mudhen	3	889	Jan 20, 2016 by SK60
	Ten essential flies for putah creek (Preview) Ok then, now that I am sorta squared off about leaders, Let me ask you guys, if there were only ten (or so) flies that you could put in your pocket for a day of fishing, which ones would you choose?	mudhen	12	2724	Jan 19, 2016 by lairdbaird
	A clarification of the current PC and Lake Solano regulation is coming March 1, 2016 (Preview) On March 1 DFW will release a change to the fishing regulations for the IDR. It changes the language to clearly include Lake Solano as C/R, barbless artificial only, as part of the IDR. The current reg is vague as to what physically constitutes Lake Solano. This caused an enforcement issue and under c...	SK60	9	1222	Jan 13, 2016 by Rossflyguy
	Berryessa turned over? (Preview) Does anyone know if Berryessa has already turned over or if there is a trout bite on? -- Edited by drdan on Friday 8th of January 2016 05:54:32 AM	DrDan	1	667	Jan 10, 2016 by SK60
	Lake Berryessa level update (Preview) Last week LB hit the 50% level of storage, was dropping a ft per week and was 50 ft below the top of the glory hole (spill over level). Hopefully this current series of storms will start to turn it around.	SK60	3	903	Jan 7, 2016 by SK60
	Consider a donation to Putah Creek Ttrout (Preview) December 9, 2014 was a watershed moment in the 6 year effort to achieve Wild Trout status when the Fish and Game Commission approved the designation. Much of the scientific data collected by Heritage and Wild Trout to support designation was obtained through the volunteer support of PCT members and...	SK60	5	963	Dec 29, 2015 by SK60
	College Student new to Putah: Fiberglass and high sticking questions (Preview) Hey guys so I go to Santa Clara University about an hour and a half away from Putah. I grew up in Seattle fishing for salmon and Sea Run Cutties while spending my summers fishing for trout in Idaho. I just broke my first cheap rod which was a 9ft 5wt and upgraded with a 7'6 4wt fiberglass rod. I now have a 8wt, t...	szigtopher	5	869	Dec 28, 2015 by frank trout
	Introduction from a newbie (Preview) Hello folks, I started fishing Putah this fall and was having a jolly time until I noticed that I was the ONLY spin guy on the creek. No, I don't kill fish and use single hook barbless stuff, but I always had this nagging feeling that I was not following the spirit of the creek. I went home and talked to my old...	mudhen	2	902	Dec 16, 2015 by DrDan
	Putah Creek's Lighter Side (Preview) I like to post this interview with a "PC Original" from time to time, just to take the edge off in celebration of the coming holidays:Today's Putah Creek Profile (PCP) is of local legend Orvis Remington-Peters. Petey, as he is known to his friends, is a PC original with close to 40 years of ex...	SK60	0	818	Dec 14, 2015 by SK60
	NZ mud snail explosion (Preview) http://www.dfw.state.or.us/conservationstrategy/invasive_s...	DrDan	6	876	Dec 1, 2015 by bono
	Introduction (Preview) Hi Folks, A quick introduction... No stranger to Putah... I fished there when I was stationed on Treasure Island in the late 80's through early 90's. Doesn't look like much has changed, but it seems to be a very popular spot now. I remember fishing in the winter and rarely saw another angler during the...	PC20	5	962	Dec 1, 2015 by PC20
	October 17th fishing report (Preview) Hey Everybody! I've been on this site for a couple of years but I think this is actually my first post. Went up to Putah on the 17th - got onto the water at around 11:30 AM. I took my girlfriend so what was supposed to be on the water at 8:00 AM didn't quite pan out - laugh all you want! It is her 6th day on the wa...	Kip	15	1759	Nov 20, 2015 by Berryessie
	access/closure regs? (Preview) https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Lands/Places-to-Visit/Putah-Creek-WA	DeckDog	13	1493	Nov 2, 2015 by Ty
	My Fishing Experience at Putah 10/23 (Preview) Hey Guys so I'm new to the forum and decided to share my experience at putah recently. So I am pretty new to fly fishing(1 year), actually to fishing in general. Just started in the summer of 2014 in Mono County Twin lakes, well the first trout I caught I was hooked, i got the itch to fish. Being fairly new to...	KingTrota	2	1110	Oct 24, 2015 by rgloft
	New to the forum (Preview) Hi All, Just joined the forum after many months of snooping around and reading your posts. Thought it's about time I added, or maybe subtracted, some value :) Got started fly fishing nearly 45 years ago as a young boy in MI. It's one of the things my Dad and I enjoyed doing together. He's gone now, but...	troutie	3	1081	Oct 18, 2015 by bono
	New to forum/creek +oct.14 report (Preview) Hey all, New member but I have combed through the forum in the past. It's good to see a tight knit community devoted to such a unique watershed. I have been fly fishing for 15+ years, I have lived in the East Bay most of my life and have just now started fishing Putah.... Yeah, alot of my buddies that fish Put...	Tuggernaut	3	931	Oct 16, 2015 by Tuggernaut
	Low flows resulting in fish kill (Preview) All: the current South Putah Canal cleaning operation by SCWA has caused a small number of young fish to be trapped in dewatered small side channels. SCWA and CDFW have been notified. If you fish the creek this weekend look for dewatered areas and stranded or dead fish. Take a count and pictures and mak...	SK60	0	671	Oct 16, 2015 by SK60
	Wow, where did all the water go? (Preview) Looks like I picked the wrong day to skip out of work in the AM for a little fishing. Holy Cow did they shut off the water. I could tell as soon as I saw the creek. Water must have dropped over a foot in the last day. Still fished and hand some success. Just got off the creek and checked the flows - down to 4...	troutie	2	663	Oct 15, 2015 by Berryessie
	October 5 2015 report (Preview) Spent a nice morning/ early afternoon with a friend who is just learning to fly fish... Lots of smaller fish in the system 6 to 12". Lots of splashy rises ~ 9:30 am at access 4. Still a bit tough to access the far seam in some of the areas. I noticed that Shon's hole has changed remarkably after the f...	DrDan	1	762	Oct 8, 2015 by fishrmn
	Lost wedding band (Preview) Hey everyone My wedding band is missing and I think it slipped off while fishing or possibly along the road where I was parked at deer sign . It is ingraved with ; There is always hope ; if found please IM me . Thanks Richard	rgloft	3	729	Sep 30, 2015 by rgloft
	Lost Wading Staff (Preview) I seem to be missing my new Simms Wading Staff in a grey and blue case? If you have seen it or see it on Putah, please pick it up and I will come get it from you. Thanks. The only thing I can think is I took it off to pee at #5 or something . I dont know ? Please if anyone found it please return it . these are tools of my...	rgloft	0	534	Sep 23, 2015 by rgloft
	Tactics for not spooking fish (Preview) How easily do you all find that trout on Putah get spooked? Any particular tactics that you've have found successful? Which of the following are/aren't important? Ideas I've considered: - Avoiding brass beads - Using no larger than 5x fluoro - Avoiding overly flashy flies. I'm thinking flashb...	clubby	8	1140	Sep 22, 2015 by Nohackle2
	advice for fly fishing on putah creek (new to fly fishing) (Preview) hi their, I'm thinking of visiting putah creek to do some fly fishing with my kids.i usually fish the sierras using bait/lure but i have now taken up fly fishing.i have done some research on the internet about the catch/release regulations.however i would appreciate ANY INPUT anybody has on putah ...	irish drifter	2	833	Sep 19, 2015 by Rossflyguy
	The Forum's Most Controversial Subject: Fishing the Spawners (Version 6) (Preview) I believe I started this thread last year and, as always, it generated a maelstorm of differing opinions from "stay off the redds" to "stay off the creek" altogether. I am convinced that a number of folks were so intimidated that they did give up fishing during the winter.Star...	SK60	3	1068	Sep 19, 2015 by Hatethebait
	Rules and Regulations (Preview) I will be visiting Fairfield later this month and hope to fish a couple days on Putah. If conditions allow for fishing (due to the fires), I will purchase my license online prior to travelling. I only glanced quickly, but is there a requirement for a separate trout stamp? Also, I would be shipping so...	jonmo	6	1333	Sep 9, 2015 by SK60
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