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"Carrion" Alert
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At least one, possibly 2, deer carcasses have been stinking up the Access 5 island. The one seen appears to be a mountain lion kill. Be careful, especially around dark, in the heavy undergrowth areas. Jordan-you might let Tim know.
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SK60
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Lost net
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I lost my net around access 3. If anyone finds an Orvis folding fish net please contact me. Thanks.
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Rossflyguy
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10/17
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Today was epic, started off by hooking a toad that broke me off quickly. Then had a coupl others spit the hook that weren't very big. I decided to move spots near the end of the day which turned out to be memorable. I started to fish a fast run, after a few casts my indicator stalled and I was into a fish. I tho...
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Rossflyguy
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New to the Putah.
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Anyone got tips on best wading spots near public access along with fly patterns that are working?
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Greg B
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Sad sight on the lower Stan Today Needs Urgent attention
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Went fishing on the lower stan today as I was walking up to the dam below Lake Tulloch on the gravel trail next to the canal I noticed that there was no water in the canal. Its usually pretty full depending on the time of year. There were to Long puddles about 6 inches deep with about 150 nice sized trout in...
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edog7
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10/14 report
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The areas I fished yesterday are loaded with young trout. This is great to see. There was a big BWO hatch an hour before dark that brought these young trout to the surface. I managed to catch one which is shown in the attached image. I have fished Putah the last 2 Sundays and only caught small fish. Althoug...
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kbarn
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FYI: DFG name change
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WILDLIFE: State has new game plan for agency Press EnterpriseSept 28Say so long to the California of Department Fish and Game and hello to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation this week that changes the name and clarifies the mission of the state government...
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10/7 report
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Fished for a few hours Sunday. Found a large pod of consistently rising fish. They were almost impossible to get to but I tricked one into taking a skated #16 tan elk hair caddis. Got another on a green wolly bugger just after it hit the water. That surprised me. Best part of the evening was finding a half d...
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kbarn
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10/15/12 report
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Took my kayak out today and "drifted" guides hole. Lots of action mid to lower part of the run. Mostly toward the far bank and mid stream. No way to get those drifts without floating it at these flows. Certainly a challenge trying to play a fish as it takes you downstream into overhanging tree...
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DrDan
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10/9
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Hit the creek with Richard. Met DrDan and had a nice chat. It's always cool when you meet a fellow poster and they turn out to be nice in person. Had a decent day, nothing spectacular. Had 11 fish on and again, only 4 to hand. Only getting about a quarter of my fish to hand these days and boy do they like to go ae...
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coolbee
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putah creek tour
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So I just found out Lance Gray is doing a "Putah creek class" coming up in December?? Claims to be teaching about seasons, hatches, access points etc. Greg or Steve know about this? Why is he doing it in the worst time of year to be out there, not to mention the access points are mostly untou...
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Cole Davis
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10/2 Report
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Haven't been out to Putah as much this summer compared to last, but overall I've had some pretty decent outings. Went out yesterday and fished from 2-7PM. I've tried a few new flies this year one of which is Arams Secret Agent Brown or Olive and had some really good days on that fly. I've noticed that my...
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bwag
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9/28
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The DFG was out checking licenses yesterday, first time I've been asked that at Putah which is good news! Make sure you have your barbs pinched. I also found a large bait hook with beads stacked above it at access 1. I also encountered many people asking if there were fish in the river, I told them yes but c...
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Rossflyguy
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Hot little Putah trout (video link)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzsVGZFtbB4&feature=BFa&list=ULyzsVGZFtbB4
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Ty
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October 15-19 efishing event
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Due to the maintenance of high flows through October 28, the efish volunteer opportunity will be rescheduled in November. I will let you know the reschedule dates.
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Fishing Aids
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I'm always looking for ways to make my fishing easier, especially tying on flies. Last year, while wrapping my outdoor water pipes with foam, I hit on tying pairs of flies to tippet at home, then wrapping the set around the foam wrap and holding the "snells" in place with a rubber band. In the...
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SK60
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9/18
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Flows down and the creek's back on boys and girls. Still a wee bit high but the fish are on the pre-winter/pre-spawn chomp. Been up there the past 4 or 5 weeks in a row and had to work hard for 3-4 fish a day. Today I did 12, maybe 13, kinda lost count after a while. They are feisty though, of all of those, only ma...
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coolbee
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Lost: tippet holder with about 5 tippet spools.
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The plastic ring that was attaching the tippet holder to my vest broke and I lost all the tippet spools attached. This happened on 9-19 around area #3 going toward #2. If anyone finds this, please let me know. tks.
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Request for volunteers for the DFG electro-fishing operation October 15-October 19
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Below is the information about the electro-fishing survey that Heritage and Wild Trout Program will conduct in mid October. As you can see, there are numerous opportunities during that week to volunteer. At the bottom of this post there is a link to the volunteer sign-up page. Note that this is a week...
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Really, Gun shots?
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I was fishing earlier today at access 5, fishing was great until I herd someone let off a few rounds within a hundred feet of me. They came from across the creek on the backside of the island. It was from around 9-10 am that I herd repeated gun shots. Maybe someone should look before they let off a round or tw...
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09/17 fishing report
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I went yesterday for a couple of hours. I haven't fished the creek in over 6 months due to some medical problems. I landed only one fish, but it was a good one, a 21 1/2 inch male. The bad news was that I foul-hooked it. I was daydreaming when my indicator went down so I was very late in setting the hook....
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Nohackle
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Reminder: IDR clean up September 15, 2012
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Members of the Forum and Friends of the Creek: PCT is sponsoring its annual event in coordination with the Coastal Commissions International Clean Up day Putah Creek Council is again handling sign ups at their Website: www.putahcreekcouncil.org On their home page, look for "Upcoming Event...
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SK60
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Salmon Fishing
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This is how to do a salmon take survey!! (From the DFG website)
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Putah Creek Pics
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I am doing a little project for a restaurant in Winters called Preserve. Does anyone have any high quality pics of the creek they can send me? It does not necessarily have to be fish pics but those wouldn't hurt. PM me and I can give you more details if you have something. Cheers
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Berryessie
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Advice new to putah creek
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Any advice would be nice. I'm new to fly fishing and new to this creek. I wanna go sometime this week so any good spots or lures or flies
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karracing
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Stream Ediquette
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Good article in field and stream on the rules of the river. Take a look, all of need to be reminded from time to time. Going into the fall season it would be nice if we could all read this and share the river. In my experience I have had more positive encounters then negative on the creek, however the nega...
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Berryessie
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Birds and Beer
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Fall is in the air. Bird diversity is WAY up on the Creek. The fishing will follow soon. Saw several(!) Pileated Woodpeckers trolling the cottonwoods today. And for beer aficionados, like myself, the Berryessa Brewing tap room is now open in the Berryessa Gap Winery grounds on HWY 128, 3-8 Fri, 1...
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hawkeye
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phat fish
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Well I got off work a little early today and decided to check out the creek. I nearly just went back home because it was so hot out there... Anyways the fishing was pretty good. Hooked a few lost a few and had a ton of fun. The fish are fat and hungry! Nothing too big, but lots of fight!
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Otter
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Flows
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Flows were nice this past week. I had a group out this morning, flows were nice around 510 and we found some happy fish. It looks like things just spiked up to 851 from when we left around 1:00pm. Be careful out there.
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Berryessie
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8/28 report
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Flows at 562 cfs. Fished above and below bridge - one small fiesty trout and a larger tug. Thats it for the day. 
Waded across to Shon's hole. It looked like no one had been over there in a whie as there was a thicket of blackberry and that tall grass stuff. I'm sure I created a few small holes i...
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DrDan
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