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Visiting Napa in early September
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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...
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David_D
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Mr Bojangles
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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
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rgloft
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RE: Floating The Creek
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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.
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rmacneil656
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02 Aug 2014
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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...
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JT
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Lost Fly Box
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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...
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bwag
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Misc. tips, thoughts and experiences
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- 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...
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Nohackle2
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Solano Regs?
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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...
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rmacneil656
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Putah Creek Scud Patterns
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What is the best color dubbing to use for Putah Creek Scuds? What hooks do you guys recommend? Badger
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Badger
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Looking for a specific rod, suggestions appreciated
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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.
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Packrat
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Monticello fire
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Any news or knowledge if the fire is near the creek?
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DrDan
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How's the bit
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Has any one fished putah lately? With in last week can u get across. Trying for a bit in morning to just kill time.
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erich
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Found Kick Fin straps
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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.
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WoolyBugger
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new to fly fishing
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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...
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erich
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Any recent reports?
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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.
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SK1983
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Floating the creek?
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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...
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rmacneil656
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Funny looking trout!
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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...
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DrDan
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Warm weather conditions
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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...
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Rossflyguy
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Float tube suggestions
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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...
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Always-on
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Bait fishing on putah
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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...
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rgloft
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Where are the smaller trout?
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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...
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putah creek fishing to marrow 4/18/14
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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...
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April 11 Fishing Report
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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...
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SK1983
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Curious for opinions
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i have been fishing putah for a good time now and have seen patterns in bites with respect to the time of day. A good friend of mine said pepple use to call putah the 10 to 2 creek due to having much success during those times. of my own experience this tends to hold true. Not to say I haven't had success during...
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Always-on
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A little help goes a long way
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I am new to fishing the Putah and have found good success, from the first day I had tried. I have fared better at other rivers, however, I have been told catching 4-6 fish a day on the Putah is extremely successful. Here is my most recent report.. Have had success with PT, Copper John (Red),RS2 Olive and G...
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ColoradoRob
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With spring comes new bounties
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A nice start to spring! The bites are great and ive ran into many nice fisherman who have been hooking up. The water was crystal clear Monday with beautiful skies and I had the great pleasure of landing a monster. Just thought I'd share the fun. I'm prepared for negative comments but here he is.
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Always-on
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Finally starting to figure Putah out
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I was planning on hitting the Yuba today but over slept so opted for Putah instead. Within 15 minutes I had hooked up and it was a beautiful fish. gave me about 10 minutes of fun before I got him to the net...and he wouldn't fit! 20 inch fish! took the dropper on 6x so I was pretty lucky to land him. i landed...
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Bob Loblaw
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Grinding My Gears
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In the past couple of weeks I have noticed in a few spots someone has taken a saw and shears and cut some branches and limbs in some key spots on the creek. Just because your flies end up in the bush does not give you the right to landscape the terrain to make it easier for yourself. I know this has happened in...
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Berryessie
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Clarity for this weekend (3/29-30)
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Anyone been down to the creek lately or have any insights about whether it's likely to be blown out this weekend. Thanks in advance.
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Dragking
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Lost Flys
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I have seem to have lost a small glass jar of flys , Discription ? The Jar was clear with black cap and had aproxamatly 40 or so flys all fairley small midges and mayflys and I think some soft hackel . Please if found call Me Richard this is more than a few flys , And its what I use for my guide service . Thanks Ri...
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rgloft
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Lost fly rod
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A friend asked me to post for him asking if anyone found a10ft 7wt TFO with g loomis reel if found please call me Richard Loft owner opperator of Napa Valley Fly Guides at 707 294-4738 he said it was left at the parking lot Dam side March 4th his name is Shawn Perralt and is a fisherman that would love to get hi...
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