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New to Putah
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Fished Putah for the first time today. Beautiful and fun place to fish. Didn't see anybody else out there. I have no idea where the good spots are so I spent a lot of the day exploring. Caught a lot of fish but most were under 6 inches. Here's a pic of my biggest one. Impressive huh? Well, I'm sure I'll b...
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Camping/fishing suggestions
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When i was a kid i used to go camping & fishing on putah creek just above monticello dam & i really loved it. fishing was good & even a young kid who didn't know much could really hook 'em. this was about 25 years ago . i'm just starting to fish again & am thinking of taking my son to the are...
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More small fish
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Richard, Alastair, and I fished access #5 after the Putah class today. It was good fun, and I snapped some pictures of some small fish these guys were catching. Maybe this photos will help PCT's efforts with the DFG. Also included: evidence of a beaver near access #3!
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6/27 Report
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Saturday was hot, and the creek was looking good. We did manage to catch a few small fish on mayfly patterns, but nothing bigger than 12". I did see one guy hook into a large fish above the bridge, but it threw the hook. Apparently he had landed a fish over 20" earlier in the day. I tend to fish e...
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Rainbows in Winters
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Took my nephews out to the creek in Winters and found a beautiful little spot with clear water, gravel and sand bottom and riffles. I was totally surprised when they pulled out a couple trout, one on a spinner and another in deep slow water on a bass lure. An 11 incher and a 13 incher. Any of you guys ever...
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6/18 Report
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Had a fun day, although quite hot. The long and the short of it is,I had a few firsts. 1: I caught my first fish at Putah this year. 2: I caught my first fish on a fly I tied myself. 3: I caught the smallest trout of my fishing career. Summary: I caught one fish, very small( the most beautiful fish I've ever se...
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Lost and found
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Me and my fiancee' went fishing at access 5 and on the way home she relized she lost her sunglasses--light brown with leopard print-- if anyone finds them please send me a pm thanks rgloft. -- Edited by rgloft on Friday 19th of June 2009 09:29:24 PM
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how is it out there??
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Havent heard of many reports out there from you guys!! any one been out there lately. im thinking about hitting it up with the float tube. thanks
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Let me be the first. . .
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.....to thank Steve (and his wife), Cole, James and Greg and everyone else who helped put together the great fund raiser. Really enjoyed myself. Cole you deserved that fish! Thanks guys!
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Puta class/guided trip reminder this monday
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Just a reminder.Putah creek class/trip is this monday June 15th.We are meeting at 8am at access #1.We will get things rolling at 8:30 and do our thing till 1:00..I will be bringing some drinks and snacks.I will also be hanging out all day.If you want to make a day of it bring a lunch....The cost is a $50.0...
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Found some fish... lots of little ones
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Had a nice afternoon on the creek.? After a few hours of sight fishing with one pretty nice fish to hand (see photos of him in the water and the one where I zoomed too close and missed?a perfect photo with reflection in the water), I moved to a hole I can get to at the suddenly low flows. Fish were killing a gra...
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do not try this at home, part 2
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I'm sure all of you have been staying up nights wondering if actually got poison oak after my little adventure. Short answer, yes, on my right cheek from my ear to my chin. God, how i hate poison oak. Wasn't BAD - but man does it itch. It does beget a new type of fun: For any of you wondering how to make a mosq...
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6/9 Report
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Had a few hours yesterday, and the flows seemed managable for this time of year. Havn't had much luck latley at # 5, so I thought I'de give # 1 a try. Started out abouve the bridge for a change, no luck. I did however overhear the conversations of a few campers, bait guys. One old man was telling his neig...
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Another Large beauty makes it to the dinner table!!!
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http://www.fishsniffer.com/cgi-bin/forumsyabb/YaBB.pl?num=1244432491
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ugly red thing
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Fished putah from 3pm to 5pm today.Did a quick loop at access #5...Gone are the days when you could fish the front side of #5 and be in to double digits before you started on the back half...Back side of the split was fishing well as it almost always does.caught 2 fish on some jumbo sizes brassie looking th...
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Putah Creek Trout Membership and a Day on the Yuba
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Forum Members: PCT is recruiting new members to join the fight for our beloved Creek. Yearly membership is $25, but for $40, you can also join us for a Day on the Yuba on private waters (the additional $15 covers expenses to set up the trip). Right now, we have at least 10 openings of the 20 members allowed...
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Putah class/trip fund raiser SIGN UP's
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MX 19 and myself are going to hold a half day guide trip/class on putah creek,but first we must find out who is interested and how many. The cost will be a minimum "donation" of 50.00 and all of the proceeds go to our PCT group (non profit). The class can be split up in two parts if we have a mixed ba...
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530cfs to over 700cfs? Thanks a lot SCWA
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http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv/?site_no=11454000&agency_cd=USGS
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Do not try this at home
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Got out to the?creek today around 1:30, thinking that not many folks would actually be fishing on Mem. day and was right about that. Started at access 5, noticing that someone had hung a snake (presumably a rattler) from the fence under the tree by the road.? It was quite decomposed, but I don't think pe...
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Hot Spots
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From Colorado, and am planning a trip to the bay area in a few months, would like to take a day to fish some local waters, any suggestions on where to go? never been to the area before.... -- Edited by ColoradoAngler on Friday 17th of April 2009 12:42:57 PM
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Putah has Ballz
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Was at the creek yesterday for a few hours picking up trash and fishing. I found lots of fun stuff: big red ball with a garden hose anchored to it, a beach ball, a tennis ball, 2 float mats, an uneaten lunch with a baggie in it that contained a lighter and a cigar, plastic cups, water bottles, plastic ziploc...
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Putah flies
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What happened to the flies that? bono was going to make and offer for sale in a package specifically for putah? Im still interested.
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22 inch native.
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Went up to the bridge yesterday for a hour and a half or so in the evening. Landed 2. one being about 5 inch's. the other being my personal best for putah.? And the most beutifull fish i ever caught. big hooked jaws. beutiful color. a 22 inch native that put up a hella of a fight.? I knew it was of decent size bu...
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Winters PD warning!
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For those of you that head to Putah from the East... the Winters PD is really hitting speeders hard on 128 heading East. I was out last week with a first time fly fisher (damn high flows skunked us) and she got a speeding ticket coming out of Winters 14 mph over the limit. Today I was heading back home (one ho...
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Morning or afternoon
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Hi , I'm pretty new to fly fishing so I'll try to be as clear as I can. Tell me everything you know about fly fishing! Just kidding. I have the day off tommorow and I am going the creek. Should I be out there earlymorning, mid-day or early evening? A location suggestion or two would be nice but I wont push it wi...
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Putah Creek Fund Raiser
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Here is the carved trout that I am donating to the fund raiser. It will be raffled off June 13 in Healdsburg. Tickets are $10.00, you can contact SK 60 for the tickets.
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Warning: Ticks, Snakes, Poison Oak
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They are back!?The ticks tend to be in tall grass, low shrubbery waiting to hop on. The larval ticks are tiny, the nymphs and adults are also small??Check your clothes , waders, skin-especially around the hairline. It takes them several hours to attach, so you have some time to remove them. The threat...
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Cinco de Mayo
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Spent about four hours on the creek yesterday.? The rain seemed to have no effect, the water seemed to be clearer than usual.? Saw two bait guys, thats it. One fish for me at about hour two.? Six inchs, took it on the swing. After bushwacking through 6' tal black berries, (because I'm an idiot), I came up a...
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Putah class/trip fund raiser
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MX 19 and myself are going to hold a half day guide trip/class on putah creek,but first we must find out who is interested and how many. The cost will be a minimum "donation" of 50.00 and all of the proceeds go to our PCT group (non profit). The class can be split up in two parts if we have a mixed ba...
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anyone know the hatch this week
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going to putah today just wondering what the hatch is ?thanks richard from napa
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