Putah Creek Fly Fishing

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...

SK60 · SK60

Help! There have been very few sign ups for the cleanup next Saturday. Since the fishing is so good right now, sign up, clean up, and go fishing afterwards. I'll even have some free PCT T-shirts and caps for those helping out. Info below. Again this year PCT is sponsoring the interdam reach for a CCC cle...

rgloft · rgloft

One of the reasons I go fly fishing is to unwind. believe it or not Napa can be quite noisy . Well sunday while i was fishing at the bridge I hear this loud exploision followed By the screams of a small child . Not just a little screaming but on and on . a minute later more booms . and then it dawned on me the...

DrDan · DrDan

I took my kayak for a paddle along access #1 today. One little guy liked my #20 black midge... A bit of success goes a long way... It's good to see young of the year in the water. And yes, I filled out the survey! BTW will answering -2 on the surveys get us more resources? Just wondering.

DrDan · DrDan

Thanks to SK60 and other members willing to provide some wisdom, I had MY best day on the Putah EVER yesterday. So much so I got in trouble with the wife for staying too long! While my expereince pales in comparison to the descriptions of the past, I feel less discouraged than my prior outings. My first d...

iamamultitasker · iamamultitasker

This was my first time fishing in the summer at Putah. All the usual hot spots were under water so much of my time was spent hunting for fishable places. It was frustrating in general as many of the obvious "fishy" runs were inaccessable. I hooked 5 and landed 1 small fish. Had another 3 gra...

Rossflyguy · Rossflyguy

Took the old lady out camping this weekend. I saw a fish chasing damsel fies but not too sure what it was. We rented a canoe and took it up stream. I saw a pod of fish that were roughly 5lb average. I thought it was large trout but might have been squaw fish. I didnt't see ANYTHING else from the fork down to the b...

rgloft · rgloft

Hit the creek today kinda slow at first ended up at # 1 for an hour or so , then up to the bridge and started getting some fish Yaaaa I caught a fish then I landed a really nice fish probably the best fish I ever caught on putah really nice fish very pink and very crome God I love Putah creek

rgloft · rgloft

Ill be at putah creek today fishin anyone want to say hi ill be in my red toyota trk . Talk to you later. Richard from Napa.

Cole Davis · Cole Davis

Cabin fever had me at my wits end yesterday and decided to hit putah late morninig today. Turned out to be a good day out there. I just realized I have only fished putah twice this summer. Picked up a couple Putah bullets and had some fun. My question is this....the 1st fish had these weird lesions or m...

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	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	998	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	766	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	521	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	1184	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	1026	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	1977	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	1372	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	1394	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	778	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	2037	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	584	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	860	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	719	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	1821	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	761	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	2109	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	890	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	1036	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	647	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	1312	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	551	Sep 13, 2011 by dadx4boys
	Let's go fishing (Preview) Help! There have been very few sign ups for the cleanup next Saturday. Since the fishing is so good right now, sign up, clean up, and go fishing afterwards. I'll even have some free PCT T-shirts and caps for those helping out. Info below. Again this year PCT is sponsoring the interdam reach for a CCC cle...	SK60	5	879	Sep 11, 2011 by iamamultitasker
	Labor day fun (Preview) One of the reasons I go fly fishing is to unwind. believe it or not Napa can be quite noisy . Well sunday while i was fishing at the bridge I hear this loud exploision followed By the screams of a small child . Not just a little screaming but on and on . a minute later more booms . and then it dawned on me the...	rgloft	5	1023	Sep 11, 2011 by bono
	Labor Day fun (Preview) I took my kayak for a paddle along access #1 today. One little guy liked my #20 black midge... A bit of success goes a long way... It's good to see young of the year in the water. And yes, I filled out the survey! BTW will answering -2 on the surveys get us more resources? Just wondering.	DrDan	13	1090	Sep 11, 2011 by bono
	The effect of flows on fish location (Preview) Thanks to SK60 and other members willing to provide some wisdom, I had MY best day on the Putah EVER yesterday. So much so I got in trouble with the wife for staying too long! While my expereince pales in comparison to the descriptions of the past, I feel less discouraged than my prior outings. My first d...	DrDan	4	961	Sep 10, 2011 by Nohackle
	Fishing rpt for Thurs afternoon (Preview) This was my first time fishing in the summer at Putah. All the usual hot spots were under water so much of my time was spent hunting for fishable places. It was frustrating in general as many of the obvious "fishy" runs were inaccessable. I hooked 5 and landed 1 small fish. Had another 3 gra...	iamamultitasker	7	1204	Sep 6, 2011 by iamamultitasker
	Solano (Preview) Took the old lady out camping this weekend. I saw a fish chasing damsel fies but not too sure what it was. We rented a canoe and took it up stream. I saw a pod of fish that were roughly 5lb average. I thought it was large trout but might have been squaw fish. I didnt't see ANYTHING else from the fork down to the b...	Rossflyguy	7	984	Sep 3, 2011 by SK60
	God I Love Putah (Preview) Hit the creek today kinda slow at first ended up at # 1 for an hour or so , then up to the bridge and started getting some fish Yaaaa I caught a fish then I landed a really nice fish probably the best fish I ever caught on putah really nice fish very pink and very crome God I love Putah creek	rgloft	1	851	Sep 2, 2011 by Xnjb707X
	Fishin friday (Preview) Ill be at putah creek today fishin anyone want to say hi ill be in my red toyota trk . Talk to you later. Richard from Napa.	rgloft	0	575	Sep 2, 2011 by rgloft
	Putah Sunday (Preview) Cabin fever had me at my wits end yesterday and decided to hit putah late morninig today. Turned out to be a good day out there. I just realized I have only fished putah twice this summer. Picked up a couple Putah bullets and had some fun. My question is this....the 1st fish had these weird lesions or m...	Cole Davis	4	876	Sep 1, 2011 by Ender
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