Putah Creek Fly Fishing

georgek · georgek

Went for a walk today behind my house along the creek here in winters. The restoration that was done increased the rate of the flow, and made the creek much deeper and more narrow. There are a couple sections that look like they could hold fish, if the fish were there to be held. Just wondering if anyone k...

SK60 · SK60

Yolo County has closed the parking lots due to vandalism of the iron rangers for whatever money they may contain. I know most of us park on the shoulders anyway, but many that use them for picnics, etc. are affected. If you find vandalism, be a good neighbor and call Jerry Wright of Yolo County Parks, 530...

Berryessie · Berryessie

http://youtu.be/LDzeyS9gTBw Shot about 2 weeks ago.

SK60 · SK60

Reports are coming in that individuals are targeting fish on their redds, particularly near access 3 and around the bridge. PLEASE LEAVE THEM ALONE! They are not interested in your flies and snagging in the body or flossing them in the mouth area is illegal. Spawning fish are highly visible, bri...

coolbee · coolbee

Hit the creek yesterday and tried all the usual spots. Got the big skunk but did have a couple small ones hooked up for a few seconds. What was interesting was that I saw rising fish. I'm no entomologist but some sort of hatch was going off, there were clouds of bugs drifting and flying near the surface. Es...

mike b · mike b

I forgot to mention in my Putah report yesterday an unusual catch. I caught what I think is called a stickleback. It was less than 1-1/4" long. And yes, it actually ate my #22 midge nymph.

SK60 · SK60

Hey Alastair: does SA have any native trout, or just imported rainbows and browns? The yellow fish looks like a challenge-up to 10 lbs. Are you going their for the holidays?

DrDan · DrDan

Many have noted that the USGS site has been stuck at 57 CFS For more than a week now despite the obvious increase in flow. I messages the isle manager. Here is his reply: "Thank you for your observations. It is impossible for me to tell from the graph what might be happening. I will let the Sacrame...

mike b · mike b

I planned on fishing Monday, made it out today instead. Caught a few in the 10"-14" range. #18-20 bwo nymphs and #20-22 midge nymphs.

shon42073 · shon42073

I see someone has takin it upon themselves to do some tree cutting along putah creek to gain more or "easier" fishing. Using pruning shears is one thing but this is beyond that. I'd like to hear what others think about this. I can potentially see this becoming a problem. I think if you need to...

mike b · mike b

I live about an hour from Putah creek by Middletown. I haven't fished much in the last two years due to my wife's health issues. She's better now. I will be there monday for most of the day. If you want to meet up, let me know. On the other hand, I will be driving a white Ford Ranger if you see me there. Mi...

Walt · Walt

Yesterday I lost a fly box close to access #3 beside the creek. It is tan and has "American Flyfishing Co" on the front. Please let me know if you find it!

georgek · georgek

I have no intentions of starting the argument that went on last year with this question I'm just curious. I was looking back through older posts and saw a lot of reports from late december early january that were accompanied by pictures of large obviously spawning fish. Some pictures i could recogniz...

SK60 · SK60

Thank all of you who've reported your trips to the creek. We had 42/45 reports with fish caught, 1-17, ave. 6+ (257 total). This is about double last years totals for November. These results may be skewed a bit by who is/isn't completing a survey when they go out. If you are not catching fish, that infor...

SK60 · SK60

The creek flows will be going up tomorrow to send a pulse down the lower creek to assist any salmon to come up for spawning. The flows are usually raised to around 100 cfs for several days; until Dec 5 this year. There is a need to knock holes in beaver dams below the diversion dam all the way out to the Sac ri...

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...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Lower Putah (Preview) Went for a walk today behind my house along the creek here in winters. The restoration that was done increased the rate of the flow, and made the creek much deeper and more narrow. There are a couple sections that look like they could hold fish, if the fish were there to be held. Just wondering if anyone k...	georgek	4	877	Dec 20, 2011 by SK60
	FYI: the Accesses are closed to cars indefinitely (Preview) Yolo County has closed the parking lots due to vandalism of the iron rangers for whatever money they may contain. I know most of us park on the shoulders anyway, but many that use them for picnics, etc. are affected. If you find vandalism, be a good neighbor and call Jerry Wright of Yolo County Parks, 530...	SK60	4	931	Dec 19, 2011 by Bob Loblaw
	Fish Porn, the other kind ( 1 2 ) (Preview) http://youtu.be/LDzeyS9gTBw Shot about 2 weeks ago.	Berryessie	35	3310	Dec 18, 2011 by SK60
	Please leave the spawners alone! (Preview) Reports are coming in that individuals are targeting fish on their redds, particularly near access 3 and around the bridge. PLEASE LEAVE THEM ALONE! They are not interested in your flies and snagging in the body or flossing them in the mouth area is illegal. Spawning fish are highly visible, bri...	SK60	7	1264	Dec 15, 2011 by iamamultitasker
	12/13/11 (Preview) Hit the creek yesterday and tried all the usual spots. Got the big skunk but did have a couple small ones hooked up for a few seconds. What was interesting was that I saw rising fish. I'm no entomologist but some sort of hatch was going off, there were clouds of bugs drifting and flying near the surface. Es...	coolbee	0	604	Dec 14, 2011 by coolbee
	Smallest fly caught fish ever? (Preview) I forgot to mention in my Putah report yesterday an unusual catch. I caught what I think is called a stickleback. It was less than 1-1/4" long. And yes, it actually ate my #22 midge nymph.	mike b	4	1197	Dec 12, 2011 by Jermome
	South African Trout (Preview) Hey Alastair: does SA have any native trout, or just imported rainbows and browns? The yellow fish looks like a challenge-up to 10 lbs. Are you going their for the holidays?	SK60	0	587	Dec 8, 2011 by SK60
	57 CFS again and again and again (Preview) Many have noted that the USGS site has been stuck at 57 CFS For more than a week now despite the obvious increase in flow. I messages the isle manager. Here is his reply: "Thank you for your observations. It is impossible for me to tell from the graph what might be happening. I will let the Sacrame...	DrDan	5	930	Dec 7, 2011 by Lahontan
	Fished Putah today (Preview) I planned on fishing Monday, made it out today instead. Caught a few in the 10"-14" range. #18-20 bwo nymphs and #20-22 midge nymphs.	mike b	0	661	Dec 6, 2011 by mike b
	Trimming the bushes ? (Preview) I see someone has takin it upon themselves to do some tree cutting along putah creek to gain more or "easier" fishing. Using pruning shears is one thing but this is beyond that. I'd like to hear what others think about this. I can potentially see this becoming a problem. I think if you need to...	shon42073	16	1288	Dec 5, 2011 by DrDan
	Fishing Putah Monday. Want to meet up? (Preview) I live about an hour from Putah creek by Middletown. I haven't fished much in the last two years due to my wife's health issues. She's better now. I will be there monday for most of the day. If you want to meet up, let me know. On the other hand, I will be driving a white Ford Ranger if you see me there. Mi...	mike b	1	557	Dec 4, 2011 by iamamultitasker
	Lost fly box (Preview) Yesterday I lost a fly box close to access #3 beside the creek. It is tan and has "American Flyfishing Co" on the front. Please let me know if you find it!	Walt	2	527	Dec 3, 2011 by wormfree
	Spawn (Preview) I have no intentions of starting the argument that went on last year with this question I'm just curious. I was looking back through older posts and saw a lot of reports from late december early january that were accompanied by pictures of large obviously spawning fish. Some pictures i could recogniz...	georgek	11	1133	Dec 2, 2011 by bono
	Summary of Online survey reports for November (Preview) Thank all of you who've reported your trips to the creek. We had 42/45 reports with fish caught, 1-17, ave. 6+ (257 total). This is about double last years totals for November. These results may be skewed a bit by who is/isn't completing a survey when they go out. If you are not catching fish, that infor...	SK60	0	452	Dec 1, 2011 by SK60
	Salmon Spawn: Flows are going up tomorrow (Preview) The creek flows will be going up tomorrow to send a pulse down the lower creek to assist any salmon to come up for spawning. The flows are usually raised to around 100 cfs for several days; until Dec 5 this year. There is a need to knock holes in beaver dams below the diversion dam all the way out to the Sac ri...	SK60	6	625	Nov 30, 2011 by Cole Davis
	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	660	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	1344	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	422	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	603	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	1552	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	793	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	828	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	631	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	724	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	927	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	693	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	452	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	1104	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	952	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	1889	Oct 23, 2011 by yukon mike
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