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Nymphing Tip #4
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Make your nymphs work better! Take a fly like a Hairs Ear and use some Shimizaki Dry Shake or Frogs Fanny fly dressing. It will make your nymph catch a lot more tiny air bubbles and will make it really sparkle under water and appear like a nymph filled with a gas bubble like when they are ascending to the sur...
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new on putah
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I am trying putah creek for the first time. Any suggestions on flys for the new guy. thanks!
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Amgen Tour of California
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Just a heads up that the Bike Race is going to go from Davis to Santa Rosa on Sunday. Hiway 128 along PC will be closed for a period of time-probably about noon to 2 PM while the riders go through towards SR.
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Another newbie saying "hi"
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Hey guys. I am new to the Sacramento area and new to the fly fishing world. I have done my fair share of river fishing in Indiana and New England, but never found time to start fly fishing. I got the chance to fly fish the Provo River in Utah last year with a guide and my father. What an experience for the two of...
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Newbie...saying hi!
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Hi...My name is Mike and?I live near Santa Cruz. Everyone keeps asking me if I've fished Putah and I keep having?to say no, because (a) it's a?long drive?(b) I'm old and lazy and (c) I'm a little intimidated by new and different waters. Instead of lurking and reading all your posts I thought I should sig...
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report 2/07/09
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Duck season is over.? I fished the creek for the first time this year today.? It was relatively slow in the bridge area.? I took several nice fish to hand in about 4 hours total.? IMO there seemed to be a few fish scattered here and there in kind of a post spawn funk.? The two 'hot' fish I hooked escaped befor...
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NOT ON A FLY!
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After hooking up a personal record trout in Putah, Pfluger set up took a rest and Penn set up came out to play?on 2/8/9.? Now i know that this is a FF forum, i just wanted to share the excitement i had and if there is a way to catch these prehistoric monsters on a fly................DAMN, WHAT A FIGHT that wo...
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FLYIN ON A LAKE?
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Other than rivers, streams, or salt water, has any body tried flyin on a lake?? Not like Solano Lake, but like Comanchee, Pardee, Chabot, or even San Pablo reservoir?? Is it even possible?? If so, what method would you use and what kind of equipment would you require?? I know that there are FATTIES in th...
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redss 101 Who's coming
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I put up a date for the redds 101 get together...I would like to know who is planning to attend.I know Bono said he might join me as well as SK60.Both those guys are coming to help.What about everyone else.I dont mind donating my time ,but I would like to know whos planning on joining us..Please reply to th...
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First time to Putah
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Just moved to the area from Mississippi. Did most of my fishing on the White River system in Arkansas (Little Red, Norfork, White). Decided to give Putah a try. You guys have a real gem. I hooked 4 about the size of the one below but was only able to land this beauty.? See you on the water.
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High end reel pouch found
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at the creek yesterday. If you lost one send pm and describe. Can bring to reds 101 tomorrow. -- Edited by paul on Saturday 1st of November 2014 03:16:57 AM
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putah report
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anyone have a report from Putah this weekend?
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tips for fishing putah during winter/low flows
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Hey guys, I was out on Putah yesterday from 9-5 with no success, not even a bite!? A very humbling experience.? Last time I was out there in November I had more or less the same issue, though I at least had one bite that day. I thought I was all prepared for yesterday.? Tied up a ton of small flies, lots of #18-...
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fishing below spawning fish
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new to the forum as well as northern california and have i guess what you'd call an?ethical question.? obviously, fishing for spawning fish is not in the best interest of fish populations, but would like some input regarding how far below spawning beds it is acceptable to fish.? i'm not talking 6 inch...
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I need a bigger net!!
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a new personal record. 26.5".? #16 Olive WD-40.
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Redds 101 Date
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Sorry it took so long to pick a date .. ?? Sunday Feb 1st 10:00am.Meet at the bridge in the big parking lot....I will park under the big tree in the middle so you know who to look for... ?? If you want to wet a line after, please bring your gear.We might get in the water during our walk so you should bring your wa...
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Nymphing Tip #1
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Try straight 4X fluorocarbon tippet from the fly line to the first fly then 6X from the first fly to the dropper. The fluoro is stronger that regular 4X and sinks way faster since it's all one diameter. A regular tapered leader will not sink nearly as fast since the thicker part doesn't cut through the wa...
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no stocking putah or lake solano 2009
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http://www.dfg.ca.gov/news/stocking/?? here is a link to the stocking (or not) list and putah creek is on the not list ... which means there will be ONLY WILD FISH taken in 2009! It also means the resorts customers will be all over putah from end to end searching for trout, lake solano is on the not stoc...
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reds and conservation
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i have been fishing Putah for about a year now and have come to love it. ?Putah is the first system i have fished that the fish are spawning. ?with out sounding ignorant,?what is the best way to help protect the reds and the spawning fish. thanks
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redds 101
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?? I read week after week about people that ask questions about spawning trout on putah.Some want to know what a redd is ,what it looks like.Others want to get out and fish, but dont know where a good spot is that wont disturb the spawners and so many other unanswered questions. ?? I want to do more for thos...
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Putah 1/1/09. A good start.
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Started off the new year the right way. A perfect winter day on putah, It was?Cold, creek socked in a layer of fog, And no wind, Winter fishing as it should be. #18 RS2's and #20 red disco midges ! A few pics. I got before camera battery died. And really I'm not prying his mouth open, He tried to bite me ! Solid...
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I have been hitting the creek once or twice a week for the last couple of months, but haven't had no where near the results some of you have written about. I thought sooner or later I would see some of these pigs, so I continued to put in the time and pay my dues. Today was the day! I ran across some nice size fis...
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Stream flow updates
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When I use the link to check on the flow, I see that there has not been an update since 12/9. Anyone have any idea what the problem is?
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Putah Makes You Tube
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I was cruising YouTube looking for some switch rod videos and decided to keyword Putah Creek, lo and behold I found a few flyfishing videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9O1Ke_b8Qc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b-3M4S1_Bo The first video is pretty rough as far as video/audio qualit...
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One to remember....
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Nice fish... Great fight... and photographs well!!?
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reply to Seth
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Somebody by the name of Seth pm'd me about a fish in one of my pics that says it was 28" long,Seth questions the true size of the fish(whatever) and now I'm wasting my time responding.Yes Seth the fish is indeed 28" the pic doesnt do it justice because it is not held straight with outstretched a...
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12/30 report
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fished yesterday, very slow, hooked 3 and lost them all, first time ive been skunked at putah for a long time.? Also extremely crowded it was by far the most crowded I have ever seen it, I think a lot of people are on vacation.? I found a spot that had some nice fish in it but they were paired up and spawning so...
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fish out of water
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Somebody e-mailed me a few weeks ago and mentioned his concern about all of the pictures of fish laying on gravel or mud and asked me to say something about it.We have in the past had a thread that spoke of this subject and I think it is a good idea to bring it up again.It is probably best to try to mostly keep t...
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12-28 on the creek
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Fished Putah with Shon42073......it was slooooooowww today. Started out promising with 2 hook ups on solid fish within the first half hour, thought the rest of the day would go like that but boy were we wrong. That was it all day, not even another bite. Very few fishermen on the creek today so that was ni...
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can,t find photo of huge fish in the forum any help
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where is the photo of the huge fish eating the little fish caught on a fly- can someone send me the link? Any help--thanks
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