Putah Creek Fly Fishing

DrDan · DrDan

It seems to me with drought projecting into the future, it doesn't make sense to see the current release pattern. I understand that demand drives the releases but it seems shortsighted... The median release for today should be ~270 and here we are at 360! There goes the storage for the future.... Of c...

fishrmn · fishrmn

I'm novice to the fly (only FF ~1-2x a year). I've fished Putah a few times in the past, never with any luck. Well, I'm going to give it a try next Tuesday. If anyone (new or experienced) would like to meet up, let me know. I'd love to learn from someone. Thanks, Joe

kbarn · kbarn

Many 6-8 inch fish which to me is a good sign for the fishery. Red midge nymphs and wd-40s did the trick. I suspect I wasn't getting deep enough to reach the bigger fish, but who knows. Anyone else have days like this?

SwettMan · SwettMan

Thanks to whoever found my son's sunglasses and left them on the kiosk at the bridge parking lot. He was very happy to get them back. (so was I!) Philip PS. Fishing was really fun today (9/28).

clubby · clubby

I lost a Folstaf wading staff today on the river near the parking lot at #3, or maybe slightly upstream of it. If anyone finds it, please message me. Thanks! On another note, a friend and I each caught around a half dozen or so fish, primarily on midges. All on the smaller side, maxing out around 8-9 inc...

Kaiteo · Kaiteo

I found a fly box on the creek today (Sunday). Send details so I can get it back to you. Kevin

putahcreekjunky · putahcreekjunky

tan c&f design box last sunday 9/13/14 I was at 4 and 5 and the bridge thanks

SK60 · SK60

Greetings to all: Summer is winding down and the volunteer opportunities on the Creek will start to pick up. Our first opportunity is Saturday September 20 when we do our annual cleanup of the interdam reach Between Fish Access 5 and the highway 128 bridge. Please mark your calendars and plan to spe...

David_D · David_D

Hey, guys and girls. I am a fly fisherman from Arkansas who is visiting Napa Valley the first week of September. We have trout hatcheries here that are very productive (Little Red River and the White/Norfork Rivers) and I've only ever fished those waters. However, I am VERY interested in going out to...

rgloft · rgloft

You wouldnt believe me if I didnt have a picture to prove it , This thing was pretty tame it came over to the waters edge and wanted to say hi but when I went to scratch him on the forhead he just bit me . Little fricken bratt

rmacneil656 · rmacneil656

In case anyone wonder after the last time, Floating the creek went well. There were some spots that needed to be walked through, but you can cover a lot of water.

JT · JT

It's been a while since I've logged in here. I hadn't even fished for over a year until this past Saturday. I was able to sneak away for a few hours, and thankfully the creek didn't disappoint. There was a lot more vegetation than I remember (both on the banks and in the creek), but that didn't stop the f...

bwag · bwag

I made the unfortunate and ignorant decision not to button up the pocket on my cargo pants while fishing below the ladder. Went to change flies and it was gone... Worst part is I know better and thought to myself that I should button it up and didn't. I think it found its way to the bottom but if anyone fi...

Nohackle2 · Nohackle2

- One of the most common mistakes I see Putah Creek anglers make is fishing water that is moving too fast. Yes, their indicators are moving at the same speed as the current. However, I can see that their indicators are moving downstream too quickly. They might be able to catch some small fish, but the odd...

rmacneil656 · rmacneil656

What are the current regs for "lake" solano? I fished the creek today and ended chucking a sculpin all the way down to the solano bridge where I had a really big fish take my sculpin. After landing the fish I noticed that I had the attention of some of the other (spin and bait) anglers. They came...

Badger · Badger

What is the best color dubbing to use for Putah Creek Scuds? What hooks do you guys recommend? Badger

Packrat · Packrat

I'm looking for a 10' 4wt medium action rod. It seems like manufacturers are making mostly fast action nowadays. Redington used to have the RS4 which fit the bill perfectly but don't make it any longer. Ebay has some but not in 10'. What's out there? Thanks in advance.

DrDan · DrDan

Any news or knowledge if the fire is near the creek?

erich · erich

Has any one fished putah lately? With in last week can u get across. Trying for a bit in morning to just kill time.

WoolyBugger · WoolyBugger

Was float tubing near monitcello dam and on the path, came across a pair of kick fin straps. If they are yours let me know.

erich · erich

Ok so I'm going to keep this short. I don't know if any one can help so late. but I'd like to fish putah tomorrow early morning. Could some one put me in a good spot. I'd like to only now a spot u have cought fish regularly. Not after any size I just wanna spent some time trying to do this. Any help would be greatl...

SK1983 · SK1983

Has anyone been fishing on the creek in the past few weeks? Any news, good or bad? I was considering driving up from SF this weekend, but might look elsewhere if the fishing has been sub-par.

rmacneil656 · rmacneil656

Wanted to see if I can gather some opinions on attempting to float the creek. I recently aquired a creek company 12 foot 2 person drift raft. I like the raft because I generally like standing while fishing. Recently with the high flows I have been paddle board fishing some sculpin patterns and buggers a...

DrDan · DrDan

I fished access 5 the other day and ran into a pod of fish. My heart skipped a beat in anticipation due to their number and size. I had never before seen such a concentrated group of large fish. There must have been 8+ fish. They were holdin IN a riffle - very unusual for trout in my experience. Of co...

Rossflyguy · Rossflyguy

Went out Saturday and there are tons of ticks out. Been combing my dog and finding ticks up to this morning. I also ran into a rattler at access 3 with no rattle!! It looked shriveled up or burnt. Not sure but it wasn't normal and the snake was at least two feet long. Luckily it wasn't aggressive cause my dog...

Always-on · Always-on

I'm looking for suggestions for a tube relatively portable most of are cumbersome regardless but I need one that's durable and long lasting I have gone through 3 of the Nevada caddis tubes n they all have had the same problem ripping at the seat that leads to tearing in the tube cover the whole seam just...

rgloft · rgloft

I have noticed a lot of people bait fishing on Putah Creek lately. Yesterday I walked over-- I could see they were tossing eggs-- but asked how the fishing was going. They told me "Not bad- we got 1" and pointed to the 17 or 18in bow on a nylon rope going through it gills WTF ? So I tell them if they d...

Kaiteo · Kaiteo

I don't know if it's just me but I haven't hooked a 10-12 inch fish on putah in a long time. Overall hookups have been going down in past weeks (I'm still figuring things out) but while most hookups tend to be healthy ones in the high teens, there are never any smaller ones in the mix. Makes me wonder about he...

jmtikhonoff · jmtikhonoff

I'm new to the area just moved to Angwin from Clovis ca. Heading to putah about 5 am if anyone would like to join me. Looking for new fishing friends to go fishing together once or twice a month. If interested in going tomorrow or another time please feel free to contact me via email first at jmtikhonoff@g...

SK1983 · SK1983

I fished by the bridge for four hours today. Hooked 6 and landed two, both at least 20". One of the fish that I hooked but didn't land looked even bigger. All of my strikes were in the various riffles right under the bridge. A bead head Flashback Copper John size 16 with a gray thread midge nymph size 2...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	High flows - shortsighted management? or pragmatism? (Preview) It seems to me with drought projecting into the future, it doesn't make sense to see the current release pattern. I understand that demand drives the releases but it seems shortsighted... The median release for today should be ~270 and here we are at 360! There goes the storage for the future.... Of c...	DrDan	1	439	Oct 10, 2014 by SK60
	Novice & somewhat new to Putah and fishing it next Tuesday - Anyone want to meet up? (Preview) I'm novice to the fly (only FF ~1-2x a year). I've fished Putah a few times in the past, never with any luck. Well, I'm going to give it a try next Tuesday. If anyone (new or experienced) would like to meet up, let me know. I'd love to learn from someone. Thanks, Joe	fishrmn	0	353	Oct 8, 2014 by fishrmn
	10/4/14 report (Preview) Many 6-8 inch fish which to me is a good sign for the fishery. Red midge nymphs and wd-40s did the trick. I suspect I wasn't getting deep enough to reach the bigger fish, but who knows. Anyone else have days like this?	kbarn	1	618	Oct 7, 2014 by Kaiteo
	Sunglasses (Preview) Thanks to whoever found my son's sunglasses and left them on the kiosk at the bridge parking lot. He was very happy to get them back. (so was I!) Philip PS. Fishing was really fun today (9/28).	SwettMan	0	373	Sep 28, 2014 by SwettMan
	Lost wading staff (Preview) I lost a Folstaf wading staff today on the river near the parking lot at #3, or maybe slightly upstream of it. If anyone finds it, please message me. Thanks! On another note, a friend and I each caught around a half dozen or so fish, primarily on midges. All on the smaller side, maxing out around 8-9 inc...	clubby	0	349	Sep 27, 2014 by clubby
	Found fly box (Preview) I found a fly box on the creek today (Sunday). Send details so I can get it back to you. Kevin	Kaiteo	4	496	Sep 20, 2014 by bwag
	lost fly box last sunday 9/13/14 (Preview) tan c&f design box last sunday 9/13/14 I was at 4 and 5 and the bridge thanks	putahcreekjunky	0	274	Sep 20, 2014 by putahcreekjunky
	Annual Creek side cleanup September 20 on the Interdam Reach (Preview) Greetings to all: Summer is winding down and the volunteer opportunities on the Creek will start to pick up. Our first opportunity is Saturday September 20 when we do our annual cleanup of the interdam reach Between Fish Access 5 and the highway 128 bridge. Please mark your calendars and plan to spe...	SK60	3	635	Sep 20, 2014 by SK60
	Visiting Napa in early September (Preview) Hey, guys and girls. I am a fly fisherman from Arkansas who is visiting Napa Valley the first week of September. We have trout hatcheries here that are very productive (Little Red River and the White/Norfork Rivers) and I've only ever fished those waters. However, I am VERY interested in going out to...	David_D	5	1036	Sep 16, 2014 by keith bigelow
	Mr Bojangles (Preview) You wouldnt believe me if I didnt have a picture to prove it , This thing was pretty tame it came over to the waters edge and wanted to say hi but when I went to scratch him on the forhead he just bit me . Little fricken bratt	rgloft	2	872	Aug 15, 2014 by bono
	RE: Floating The Creek (Preview) In case anyone wonder after the last time, Floating the creek went well. There were some spots that needed to be walked through, but you can cover a lot of water.	rmacneil656	3	880	Aug 5, 2014 by rmacneil656
	02 Aug 2014 (Preview) It's been a while since I've logged in here. I hadn't even fished for over a year until this past Saturday. I was able to sneak away for a few hours, and thankfully the creek didn't disappoint. There was a lot more vegetation than I remember (both on the banks and in the creek), but that didn't stop the f...	JT	1	702	Aug 5, 2014 by Otter
	Lost Fly Box (Preview) I made the unfortunate and ignorant decision not to button up the pocket on my cargo pants while fishing below the ladder. Went to change flies and it was gone... Worst part is I know better and thought to myself that I should button it up and didn't. I think it found its way to the bottom but if anyone fi...	bwag	3	422	Aug 4, 2014 by rgloft
	Misc. tips, thoughts and experiences (Preview) - One of the most common mistakes I see Putah Creek anglers make is fishing water that is moving too fast. Yes, their indicators are moving at the same speed as the current. However, I can see that their indicators are moving downstream too quickly. They might be able to catch some small fish, but the odd...	Nohackle2	3	965	Jul 30, 2014 by Hatethebait
	Solano Regs? (Preview) What are the current regs for "lake" solano? I fished the creek today and ended chucking a sculpin all the way down to the solano bridge where I had a really big fish take my sculpin. After landing the fish I noticed that I had the attention of some of the other (spin and bait) anglers. They came...	rmacneil656	2	733	Jul 24, 2014 by Rossflyguy
	Putah Creek Scud Patterns (Preview) What is the best color dubbing to use for Putah Creek Scuds? What hooks do you guys recommend? Badger	Badger	3	1300	Jul 21, 2014 by Nohackle2
	Looking for a specific rod, suggestions appreciated (Preview) I'm looking for a 10' 4wt medium action rod. It seems like manufacturers are making mostly fast action nowadays. Redington used to have the RS4 which fit the bill perfectly but don't make it any longer. Ebay has some but not in 10'. What's out there? Thanks in advance.	Packrat	8	1102	Jul 21, 2014 by rmacneil656
	Monticello fire (Preview) Any news or knowledge if the fire is near the creek?	DrDan	8	926	Jul 15, 2014 by rgloft
	How's the bit (Preview) Has any one fished putah lately? With in last week can u get across. Trying for a bit in morning to just kill time.	erich	3	591	Jul 14, 2014 by erich
	Found Kick Fin straps (Preview) Was float tubing near monitcello dam and on the path, came across a pair of kick fin straps. If they are yours let me know.	WoolyBugger	4	631	Jul 9, 2014 by glozawa
	new to fly fishing (Preview) Ok so I'm going to keep this short. I don't know if any one can help so late. but I'd like to fish putah tomorrow early morning. Could some one put me in a good spot. I'd like to only now a spot u have cought fish regularly. Not after any size I just wanna spent some time trying to do this. Any help would be greatl...	erich	4	622	Jul 3, 2014 by Rossflyguy
	Any recent reports? (Preview) Has anyone been fishing on the creek in the past few weeks? Any news, good or bad? I was considering driving up from SF this weekend, but might look elsewhere if the fishing has been sub-par.	SK1983	5	789	Jun 30, 2014 by Rossflyguy
	Floating the creek? (Preview) Wanted to see if I can gather some opinions on attempting to float the creek. I recently aquired a creek company 12 foot 2 person drift raft. I like the raft because I generally like standing while fishing. Recently with the high flows I have been paddle board fishing some sculpin patterns and buggers a...	rmacneil656	11	2877	Jun 19, 2014 by Nohackle2
	Funny looking trout! (Preview) I fished access 5 the other day and ran into a pod of fish. My heart skipped a beat in anticipation due to their number and size. I had never before seen such a concentrated group of large fish. There must have been 8+ fish. They were holdin IN a riffle - very unusual for trout in my experience. Of co...	DrDan	11	1822	Jun 6, 2014 by DrDan
	Warm weather conditions (Preview) Went out Saturday and there are tons of ticks out. Been combing my dog and finding ticks up to this morning. I also ran into a rattler at access 3 with no rattle!! It looked shriveled up or burnt. Not sure but it wasn't normal and the snake was at least two feet long. Luckily it wasn't aggressive cause my dog...	Rossflyguy	0	620	May 19, 2014 by Rossflyguy
	Float tube suggestions (Preview) I'm looking for suggestions for a tube relatively portable most of are cumbersome regardless but I need one that's durable and long lasting I have gone through 3 of the Nevada caddis tubes n they all have had the same problem ripping at the seat that leads to tearing in the tube cover the whole seam just...	Always-on	7	1369	May 14, 2014 by Rossflyguy
	Bait fishing on putah (Preview) I have noticed a lot of people bait fishing on Putah Creek lately. Yesterday I walked over-- I could see they were tossing eggs-- but asked how the fishing was going. They told me "Not bad- we got 1" and pointed to the 17 or 18in bow on a nylon rope going through it gills WTF ? So I tell them if they d...	rgloft	12	1455	May 2, 2014 by lightfoot
	Where are the smaller trout? (Preview) I don't know if it's just me but I haven't hooked a 10-12 inch fish on putah in a long time. Overall hookups have been going down in past weeks (I'm still figuring things out) but while most hookups tend to be healthy ones in the high teens, there are never any smaller ones in the mix. Makes me wonder about he...	Kaiteo	9	1404	Apr 21, 2014 by Rossflyguy
	putah creek fishing to marrow 4/18/14 (Preview) I'm new to the area just moved to Angwin from Clovis ca. Heading to putah about 5 am if anyone would like to join me. Looking for new fishing friends to go fishing together once or twice a month. If interested in going tomorrow or another time please feel free to contact me via email first at jmtikhonoff@g...	jmtikhonoff	2	527	Apr 20, 2014 by jmtikhonoff
	April 11 Fishing Report (Preview) I fished by the bridge for four hours today. Hooked 6 and landed two, both at least 20". One of the fish that I hooked but didn't land looked even bigger. All of my strikes were in the various riffles right under the bridge. A bead head Flashback Copper John size 16 with a gray thread midge nymph size 2...	SK1983	5	844	Apr 13, 2014 by Rossflyguy
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