Putah Creek Fly Fishing

SK60 · SK60

Today, after checking spawning sites, meeting some nice folks including bwag, I stopped at Access 5 for a few minutes of fishing. I thought the Cadillac with the pearlescent paint job parked in the lot looked a little out of place as a FF rig (besides who parks in the lot). Moving on, I saw a young man cra...

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...

Cole Davis · Cole Davis

Steve, how was the cleanup? Sorry I missed it. Finally got to go camping and fishing for 4 days after 2.5 straight months of work. Hope you had a good turnout.

Bob Loblaw · Bob Loblaw

Got rained on, got sucked into mud holes, got skunked, got scratched to bits, lost a small fortune in flies and leaders, lost a beautiful fish right at my feet, lost my sunglasses, got rained on a bit more, and enjoyed every minute of it. Headed up there with a neighbor who like myself is returning to fl...

bwag · bwag

Hello, first time posting, started fishing Putah this summer after a 20 year break from fishing all together. Seems like the holes/riffles that I have been fishing for the past two months aren't producing the fish for me. I know they are there, I can see them jumping out of the water. I suspect tha...

DrDan · DrDan

I have noticed a lot of young fish in the creek compared to last year. (Ed Note: maybe because I am actually catching some fish this year). I have heard that parr marks usually dissapear ~ 1 year old. What I have observed is fish with very different size having similar parr marks. Are these from diffe...

DrDan · DrDan

Two interesting things I saw today on PC: Richard doing a donut in his truck in the parking lot below the bridge... What a way to make an entrance! I don't think I could pull that off in my front wheel drive wagon.... A 4/4 buck and his lady friend while wading down at access #5. I think we were BOTH surp...

memebop · memebop

I lost my two-sided plastic box with over 100 flies. Nymphs on one side and dry flies on the other. Left the zippered pocket unzipped in rough terrain! Please keep a dozen or so and send me the rest. FOUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANKS GARY from Vallejo!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- Edited by...

iamamultitasker · iamamultitasker

I looked at the govt's website before fishing yesterday and it appeared to signal around 120 cfs. When I got to PC the flows appeared much lower than this, maybe around 80cfs. Looking at the bank and the rocks, the water looked as if it had dropped at least 6" from the previous day, probably more....

georgek · georgek

Fished Putah for about 2 hours from 430 to dark yesterday. Landed four (all on a dry fly) had six on. Good time for two hours and a twenty minute drive. Edit: all were 12 inches. -- Edited by georgek on Sunday 30th of October 2011 10:29:21 AM

brian clemens · brian clemens

I first want to start off by giving a big THANKS to SK60 and those that helped out on 10/28 for the weed removal session on the creek with DFG. It was a last minute decision from DFG to do this, and a last minute scramble from SK60 to make this happen, and in only a few days he rallied the troops and got it done...

SK60 · SK60

You've completed almost 60 online forms since the flows started down in September and almost all have reported fish caught (mostly 12" or under, but some larger fish are starting to show). Thank you for your efforts!! and please keep them coming!!!

pork50 · pork50

This weekend I am going to fish Putah Creek for the first time. Out of curiousity, what are the best flies working right now? of course I will bring my go-to flys, however I dont know what to expect on this river. If I am correct, there is a zero limit rule? Even better. I have heard good things about Putah, b...

DrDan · DrDan

I've been lucky to go out a couple days in a row in the late afternoon. There is a lot more surface action than I ever anticipated or noted before. Some little guys were literally flying out of the water! I could not see anything actually hatching so I assume it was midge emergers. A little further down the...

DrDan · DrDan

I fished the Putah today. The flows have been steady for 2 days just under 100 CFS. I figured that the trout may be settled in to feed before the spawn... The first stop was a ziltch. The second was a skunk but the third spot was worth it. I had three to the hand mostly in the 8-10" range on a sparkle p...

wugou · wugou

Long time lurker here, thought this was worth a mention. I fished nearish the bridge for several hours today (caught one that shook the hook just as my net went in the water, still a great day though!). As I was leaving I saw a guy on the Canyon Creek Resort side fishing with spinning gear and a bobber. I did...

SK60 · SK60

I believe Nic 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. Starting...

dadx4boys · dadx4boys

I have been fishing a double nymph rig for the last 12 years. I was thinking of trying a three nymph rig. Is this legal at Putah or California for that matter? Thanks Dave

iamamultitasker · iamamultitasker

Since I plan on fishing Putah shortly after a 4-year hiatus, I broke out the waders I use for Putah. Since the NZ snail debacle, I've only used these waders at Putah. Surprisingly, the sole of my wading boots were covered with tiny dead snails. These can only be from PC as I haven't used the waders or bo...

kylebass91 · kylebass91

I haven't been fly fishing long and since I left Cali I havent enver seen cold water here in MS lol. Well I should be back to Putah for the first time in about a year here in 3 weeks or so, Well I was just wondering hows the estimated fishing around november time? any advice?

Ty · Ty

Despite the on again/ off again rain, I decided to hit the creek after work. Flows were about perfect, not too high, not too low (yet). The rain didn't seem to affect water clarity, in fact the creek was as clear as I've ever seen it. Picked up a few fish here and there on the usual patterns. Noticed hea...

SK60 · SK60

Before the thread question starts again for this October about whats up with the drastic drops soon followed by sudden jumps back up in the flows, I can tell you that its due to the cleaning of the Putah South Canal by Solano County Water Agency. They drop the flows to muck out the sediment and weeds in the...

DrDan · DrDan

Just when I thought I had some mojo going... I fished the same spot where I had my best day ever, ~ same time of day using the same rig and flies, drifted through the same water.... No fish. I think I had a couple grabs but no fish love. I have a question: The slow flow hole below the faster water/thalweg was...

SK60 · SK60

Here's the latest approach to safe Catch & Release, tied by Terry Cristopher.

iamamultitasker · iamamultitasker

It was pretty good at Putah Creek yesterday, but only for small to medium size fish (at least for me). Flows were down so some of the goods spots were accessible. There was a mediocre mayfly hatch around 2 pm, but not much else. I landed 13, had 18 or so on and probably around 8 more missed takes. Most w...

WytEurp · WytEurp

Hey have the Dragon Flies hatched yet this year. Every year about this time there is a huge Dragon Fly hatch....

SK60 · SK60

I want to thank the 15 volunteers, more than half of that number from this board, for spending their Saturday morning picking up the refuse from the bridge parking lots down to fish access five. We collected 34 bags of recyclables and trash-at least 175 pounds worth, had a nice lunch, and then some went...

SK60 · SK60

While walking the Creek on Wednesday, I found a pair of oars that someone had brought up from the Creek and left in the trail at fishing access 5. These are high-end oars and worth some bucks. If you know anyone who might have lost them during a high flows spill, please have them e-mail me to identify and r...

Flying Dutchman · Flying Dutchman

This post is NOT meant to attack anyone or point blame...Simply consider: After reading many threads discouraging hotspotting on Putah Creek (The Good, the Bad, the Dumb and Dumber), I am bewildered why forum members post pictures and provide locations of other fly fishers' home waters (Big Fi...

dadx4boys · dadx4boys

90% chance I'll be at the creek tomorrow. Went last month for the first time in 7 years, got skunked, flows at 500 then. Just a little hint on color or type of flies would be much appreciated. Hope to see someone out there. If I do catch anything I'll make sure to fill out the survey, I didn't last month b...

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	Just when you think you've seen it all (Preview) Today, after checking spawning sites, meeting some nice folks including bwag, I stopped at Access 5 for a few minutes of fishing. I thought the Cadillac with the pearlescent paint job parked in the lot looked a little out of place as a FF rig (besides who parks in the lot). Moving on, I saw a young man cra...	SK60	0	548	Nov 29, 2011 by SK60
	Putah Creeks 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	10	1213	Nov 26, 2011 by Otter
	cleanup (Preview) Steve, how was the cleanup? Sorry I missed it. Finally got to go camping and fishing for 4 days after 2.5 straight months of work. Hope you had a good turnout.	Cole Davis	2	325	Nov 22, 2011 by SK60
	FIshed the creek dawn to dusk Sunday (Preview) Got rained on, got sucked into mud holes, got skunked, got scratched to bits, lost a small fortune in flies and leaders, lost a beautiful fish right at my feet, lost my sunglasses, got rained on a bit more, and enjoyed every minute of it. Headed up there with a neighbor who like myself is returning to fl...	Bob Loblaw	1	503	Nov 21, 2011 by bwag
	As the flows have gone down..so has my fish count. (Preview) Hello, first time posting, started fishing Putah this summer after a 20 year break from fishing all together. Seems like the holes/riffles that I have been fishing for the past two months aren't producing the fish for me. I know they are there, I can see them jumping out of the water. I suspect tha...	bwag	20	1438	Nov 16, 2011 by SK60
	Parr markings and "young of the year" (Preview) I have noticed a lot of young fish in the creek compared to last year. (Ed Note: maybe because I am actually catching some fish this year). I have heard that parr marks usually dissapear ~ 1 year old. What I have observed is fish with very different size having similar parr marks. Are these from diffe...	DrDan	4	679	Nov 14, 2011 by jvento
	A donut and a buck (Preview) Two interesting things I saw today on PC: Richard doing a donut in his truck in the parking lot below the bridge... What a way to make an entrance! I don't think I could pull that off in my front wheel drive wagon.... A 4/4 buck and his lady friend while wading down at access #5. I think we were BOTH surp...	DrDan	2	665	Nov 8, 2011 by DrDan
	LOST FLY BOX . . . AGAIN???? (Preview) I lost my two-sided plastic box with over 100 flies. Nymphs on one side and dry flies on the other. Left the zippered pocket unzipped in rough terrain! Please keep a dozen or so and send me the rest. FOUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANKS GARY from Vallejo!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- Edited by...	memebop	2	522	Nov 3, 2011 by memebop
	Gov Putah Creek flows site off? (Preview) I looked at the govt's website before fishing yesterday and it appeared to signal around 120 cfs. When I got to PC the flows appeared much lower than this, maybe around 80cfs. Looking at the bank and the rocks, the water looked as if it had dropped at least 6" from the previous day, probably more....	iamamultitasker	3	571	Nov 3, 2011 by iamamultitasker
	Putah Saturday 10/29 evening (Preview) Fished Putah for about 2 hours from 430 to dark yesterday. Landed four (all on a dry fly) had six on. Good time for two hours and a twenty minute drive. Edit: all were 12 inches. -- Edited by georgek on Sunday 30th of October 2011 10:29:21 AM	georgek	13	812	Nov 3, 2011 by bono
	11/1 and a big thanks (Preview) I first want to start off by giving a big THANKS to SK60 and those that helped out on 10/28 for the weed removal session on the creek with DFG. It was a last minute decision from DFG to do this, and a last minute scramble from SK60 to make this happen, and in only a few days he rallied the troops and got it done...	brian clemens	0	591	Nov 1, 2011 by brian clemens
	Online Survey Update (Preview) You've completed almost 60 online forms since the flows started down in September and almost all have reported fish caught (mostly 12" or under, but some larger fish are starting to show). Thank you for your efforts!! and please keep them coming!!!	SK60	0	350	Oct 31, 2011 by SK60
	First Timer at Putah (Preview) This weekend I am going to fish Putah Creek for the first time. Out of curiousity, what are the best flies working right now? of course I will bring my go-to flys, however I dont know what to expect on this river. If I am correct, there is a zero limit rule? Even better. I have heard good things about Putah, b...	pork50	9	998	Oct 28, 2011 by iamamultitasker
	Putah on the rise (Preview) I've been lucky to go out a couple days in a row in the late afternoon. There is a lot more surface action than I ever anticipated or noted before. Some little guys were literally flying out of the water! I could not see anything actually hatching so I assume it was midge emergers. A little further down the...	DrDan	4	845	Oct 27, 2011 by Otter
	Good day on the Putah (Preview) I fished the Putah today. The flows have been steady for 2 days just under 100 CFS. I figured that the trout may be settled in to feed before the spawn... The first stop was a ziltch. The second was a skunk but the third spot was worth it. I had three to the hand mostly in the 8-10" range on a sparkle p...	DrDan	11	1764	Oct 23, 2011 by yukon mike
	Saw someone who MAY have been bait fishing today (Preview) Long time lurker here, thought this was worth a mention. I fished nearish the bridge for several hours today (caught one that shook the hook just as my net went in the water, still a great day though!). As I was leaving I saw a guy on the Canyon Creek Resort side fishing with spinning gear and a bobber. I did...	wugou	2	1173	Oct 16, 2011 by SK60
	The Forum's Most Controversial Topic Each Year: Fishing the Spawn (Preview) I believe Nic 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. Starting...	SK60	11	1201	Oct 14, 2011 by DrDan
	Single Barbless hook (Preview) I have been fishing a double nymph rig for the last 12 years. I was thinking of trying a three nymph rig. Is this legal at Putah or California for that matter? Thanks Dave	dadx4boys	3	595	Oct 14, 2011 by 101fish
	New Zealand Mud Snail (Preview) Since I plan on fishing Putah shortly after a 4-year hiatus, I broke out the waders I use for Putah. Since the NZ snail debacle, I've only used these waders at Putah. Surprisingly, the sole of my wading boots were covered with tiny dead snails. These can only be from PC as I haven't used the waders or bo...	iamamultitasker	9	1841	Oct 13, 2011 by SK60
	November (Preview) I haven't been fly fishing long and since I left Cali I havent enver seen cold water here in MS lol. Well I should be back to Putah for the first time in about a year here in 3 weeks or so, Well I was just wondering hows the estimated fishing around november time? any advice?	kylebass91	0	418	Oct 10, 2011 by kylebass91
	Report 10/5 (Preview) Despite the on again/ off again rain, I decided to hit the creek after work. Flows were about perfect, not too high, not too low (yet). The rain didn't seem to affect water clarity, in fact the creek was as clear as I've ever seen it. Picked up a few fish here and there on the usual patterns. Noticed hea...	Ty	3	700	Oct 7, 2011 by DrDan
	Whats up with the flows!!?? (Preview) Before the thread question starts again for this October about whats up with the drastic drops soon followed by sudden jumps back up in the flows, I can tell you that its due to the cleaning of the Putah South Canal by Solano County Water Agency. They drop the flows to muck out the sediment and weeds in the...	SK60	1	542	Oct 4, 2011 by Cole Davis
	The Putah humbles/ how deep is too deep? (Preview) Just when I thought I had some mojo going... I fished the same spot where I had my best day ever, ~ same time of day using the same rig and flies, drifted through the same water.... No fish. I think I had a couple grabs but no fish love. I have a question: The slow flow hole below the faster water/thalweg was...	DrDan	13	1615	Oct 3, 2011 by maodiver
	New Wave: Xtreme Catch and Release (Preview) Here's the latest approach to safe Catch & Release, tied by Terry Cristopher.	SK60	2	576	Oct 2, 2011 by SK60
	The Good, The Bad and Dumb and Dumber (Preview) It was pretty good at Putah Creek yesterday, but only for small to medium size fish (at least for me). Flows were down so some of the goods spots were accessible. There was a mediocre mayfly hatch around 2 pm, but not much else. I landed 13, had 18 or so on and probably around 8 more missed takes. Most w...	iamamultitasker	25	1929	Oct 1, 2011 by SK60
	Dragon Flies (Preview) Hey have the Dragon Flies hatched yet this year. Every year about this time there is a huge Dragon Fly hatch....	WytEurp	1	716	Sep 21, 2011 by Otter
	Putah Creek is squeaky clean (Preview) I want to thank the 15 volunteers, more than half of that number from this board, for spending their Saturday morning picking up the refuse from the bridge parking lots down to fish access five. We collected 34 bags of recyclables and trash-at least 175 pounds worth, had a nice lunch, and then some went...	SK60	1	818	Sep 21, 2011 by lightfoot
	Found: set of rafting oars (Preview) While walking the Creek on Wednesday, I found a pair of oars that someone had brought up from the Creek and left in the trail at fishing access 5. These are high-end oars and worth some bucks. If you know anyone who might have lost them during a high flows spill, please have them e-mail me to identify and r...	SK60	0	472	Sep 19, 2011 by SK60
	Posting Pics: Putah vs. Other Streams (Preview) This post is NOT meant to attack anyone or point blame...Simply consider: After reading many threads discouraging hotspotting on Putah Creek (The Good, the Bad, the Dumb and Dumber), I am bewildered why forum members post pictures and provide locations of other fly fishers' home waters (Big Fi...	Flying Dutchman	9	1125	Sep 15, 2011 by SK60
	Going Fishin Tomorrow (Preview) 90% chance I'll be at the creek tomorrow. Went last month for the first time in 7 years, got skunked, flows at 500 then. Just a little hint on color or type of flies would be much appreciated. Hope to see someone out there. If I do catch anything I'll make sure to fill out the survey, I didn't last month b...	dadx4boys	0	382	Sep 13, 2011 by dadx4boys
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