Putah Creek Fly Fishing

bono · bono

With a very very heavy heart I am sorry to anounce that a good friend of mine and an advocate of Putah creek has passed away.Gordon and his wife were involved in a flash flood in Utah and both perished, the friends and guides that were with them were caught as well but managed to survive.Gordon was one of th...

JL · JL

MX - you may have been in there a month, but you didn't do a good job of tiring the fish out.? In 2 hours or so, I just killed it today. All fat natives today.? 13-15 inches average.? Nothing bigger than that - but man are those fish zippy.? Couple I hooked did 360s around me hopping out of the water the whole ti...

WytEurp · WytEurp

The fish were hungery today... had about 20 grabs.?12 came unbuttoned and 8 to hand. all about 8 to 12 inches.? You could see them stacked up in pods of 6 to 8 even saw one monster which almost looked like a salmon.? He was scarred up and as long as my arm but didnt rise once or even look at my flys. PT's as Princ...

Chrisdelat · Chrisdelat

It was second day on putah. I got to the bridge at around 8:00 and it was pretty packed. I managed to land a few stockers, but then i moved down stream to see if i could catch some wild fish. there i fished some deep pools and caught about 8 fish in a couple hours, all wild 8-12 in. Then i moved down to the split wh...

WytEurp · WytEurp

It seemed to me that last year about this time there was a huge dragon fly hatch....if you have dragon fly nymph patern it might be a good time to try it out....

ANGRYINCHER · ANGRYINCHER

Fished the creek on Saturday and hooked 4 with none to hand...little too much horsing around. They seem to still like micro mays, zebras, red copper johns, and my JW creations. Not bad for a couple hours of work. JW.

CaBrit · CaBrit

Hi everyone, finally made it up to Putah for a few hours on Sun morning and had a great time - no fish but learned a lot! Stopped at #5 first and after looking at the water talked with a couple of guys 'also on their first time time?on the creek'?who like 'FlyFishingJunkie',?suggested that up by the bridge...

JL · JL

Got out about 3:30 PM and tight lined my way up and around the split.? Landed a few fish, but all small. Switched to indicator nymphing with a prince nymph and red copper john and hooked two nice fish right away. Moved on and had no luck for about 30 minutes, then went up stream toward number 4, nymphing the...

SK60 · SK60

Like MX19 yesterday, went to the creek with a friend at Midday today. Was slow, although we both lost a few small (first year) fish using bead head may fly patterns. As we were about to leave, Mike caught a 5" brown trout with nice bright red spots-the first juvenile I've ever seen on the creek. We we...

MaxStar · MaxStar

Fished the creek today from about 2:30 to 4:00. My buddy and I fished a hole just downstream of the bridge for the most part. No kidding between the two of us we landed?20 fish. I thew a caddisfly nymph about 2 feet under a dry caddis which I used as an indicator. Every fouth cast we had a fish on. What a day. A c...

Matt R · Matt R

?I love a hard fighting good looking female.

Chrisdelat · Chrisdelat

Is anyone a member of the Grizzly Peak Fly Fishers?

spencer · spencer

I, like most fly fisherman, practice catch and release fishing.? I've never kept/eaten a fish I've caught, even when DFW regs allow it. Are there times that any of you keep and eat what you catch?? I've heard some people say that they find it irresponsible to release hatchery fish, as they'll muck up th...

Coffeen · Coffeen

I went to putah for the first time today and did not land anything. I fished between #4 and #5. Where is the best spot?

spencer · spencer

Any of you guys gonna be on the creek tomorrow? I'll be out there all day.? This will by me 2nd time fishing Putah, last time I went (back in June) I got skunked, but that was only my 3rd time ever fly fishing, and I've learned tons since, so hopefully I'll get into some fish this time. I'm driving a white 4run...

Chrisdelat · Chrisdelat

Hey guys, I am new to the area. Just moved to berkeley to study from san diego. So hopefully i will be fishing putah more often. Anyway i fished putah over the three day weekend for the first time and didn't do so bad. I didn't land anything huge but a few in the 10-15 in range and almost a dozen between 3-7 i...

JT · JT

I made it up to the creek for a couple of hours this afternoon.? The flows were in the low 500's.? I fished the hottest part of the day, thinking that I was wasting my time.? I was glad I left the waders at home.? The water felt great.? I hadn't fished Putah in a few months, but the creek didn't disappoint toda...

Flounder · Flounder

Hello: I'm new to the board, but I've been fishing Putah on and off for about a year now. I've actually met some of you guys on the creek and am thankful for the advice as I am pretty new to fly fishing. I've got a question. I've been filling out the angler survey pretty regularly lately. However, I realized...

59pines · 59pines

Went to the creek this AM with friends MX19 and Angryincher.? Had? the best day on Putah so far, however this is probably only about the 5th time total that?I've been.?Finally got rid of the skunk smell.? Got to the creek about 0730 and had the 1st fish shortly after fished all over #5.? One section of cre...

CaBrit · CaBrit

Hi everyone, new to fly fishing and heading out to Putah Creek on Sunday for my first day of actually fishing. I've fished (not avidly) for many years and always wanted to learn what I consider the 'purest' form of fishing. On a recent trip to a non fishing lake I bought a $29 blister pack to learn how to cas...

bwmcentral · bwmcentral

The Creek is running at 550cfs, I have never fished the creek before, but heard it doesn't fish that well untill around 300cfs. Is this true? Will I be able to use dry flies? Any info would help.

rgloft · rgloft

just orderd fly rod/reel from cabelas and am going to get backing and leader but dont have a qlue . ive been fishing for years . but recently fished in the river bellow rollins lake and caught some what looked like small brookies on eegs all but one swallowed the hook whitch probibly killed them. and I cou...

Napa375 · Napa375

I'm new to flyfishing but used to fish with bait on putah creek (i've taken a 20 year break), particularly what we used to call the island. I've have a couple of basic questions. Is it necessary to wade or can I be reasonably successful from the bank? Is the entire length good or just up by the dam?? The area...

JL · JL

Well, I didn't kill it, but got some good numbers. Last few times out have been pretty slow, but like MX-19, I decided to redicate myself to technique, quit being lazy, and really focus on fooling the fish. Somehow, that paid off. I fished five ways. Dry dropper (no luck, but man did I have some nice drift...

mx19 · mx19

I have not been out to the creek in a few weeks...My wife and I have been busy enjoying our little boy who was born on my birthday earlier this month.. I had a few hours to kill around mid day.. So I made my way up to the creek.Not going to say what stretch or water I visited today ,but I will tell you that my good...

gudawg · gudawg

what do you guys use to imitate a sculpin on putah?

fear no fish · fear no fish

Can someone tell me the limit regs for putah (no..no..no.. not because I want to keep fish, I am strictly catch and release) but because I have been to putah and sometimes seen bait fisherman walking out with a stringer full of fish the size that I know they are over their limit .? It pisses me off and I woul...

conefish · conefish

I was wondering when the flows will start dropping and the fishing will be good again?

spencer · spencer

Does anyone ever fish Putah above berryessa?? Or is there even any public land to access the creek from? I was looking at the stream on google maps (satellite), and it looks pretty cool.? Lots of boulders and nice riffles, and probably has a nice flow when the tailwater is roaring in the summer. http://...

youngtalent29 · youngtalent29

I went out today with my gf cousins, their third time fishing. I got out to solano park in the mourning. there were fish jumping everywhere and a lot of them looked to be a really good size. unfortunately I didn't have my fly rod cause the youngsters don't fly fish. so I tried everything I had and even bough...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Gordon Chapple (Preview) With a very very heavy heart I am sorry to anounce that a good friend of mine and an advocate of Putah creek has passed away.Gordon and his wife were involved in a flash flood in Utah and both perished, the friends and guides that were with them were caught as well but managed to survive.Gordon was one of th...	bono	8	2017	Sep 19, 2008 by Lahontan
	More adventure, more rewards (Preview) MX - you may have been in there a month, but you didn't do a good job of tiring the fish out.? In 2 hours or so, I just killed it today. All fat natives today.? 13-15 inches average.? Nothing bigger than that - but man are those fish zippy.? Couple I hooked did 360s around me hopping out of the water the whole ti...	JL	4	773	Sep 18, 2008 by JL
	Sept 19th (Preview) The fish were hungery today... had about 20 grabs.?12 came unbuttoned and 8 to hand. all about 8 to 12 inches.? You could see them stacked up in pods of 6 to 8 even saw one monster which almost looked like a salmon.? He was scarred up and as long as my arm but didnt rise once or even look at my flys. PT's as Princ...	WytEurp	4	821	Sep 17, 2008 by Flying Dutchman
	September 14th (Preview) It was second day on putah. I got to the bridge at around 8:00 and it was pretty packed. I managed to land a few stockers, but then i moved down stream to see if i could catch some wild fish. there i fished some deep pools and caught about 8 fish in a couple hours, all wild 8-12 in. Then i moved down to the split wh...	Chrisdelat	2	581	Sep 16, 2008 by Chrisdelat
	Dragon Flys (Preview) It seemed to me that last year about this time there was a huge dragon fly hatch....if you have dragon fly nymph patern it might be a good time to try it out....	WytEurp	16	1253	Sep 16, 2008 by ANGRYINCHER
	SEPTEMBER 13TH... (Preview) Fished the creek on Saturday and hooked 4 with none to hand...little too much horsing around. They seem to still like micro mays, zebras, red copper johns, and my JW creations. Not bad for a couple hours of work. JW.	ANGRYINCHER	2	624	Sep 16, 2008 by ANGRYINCHER
	No longer a Putah virgin! (Preview) Hi everyone, finally made it up to Putah for a few hours on Sun morning and had a great time - no fish but learned a lot! Stopped at #5 first and after looking at the water talked with a couple of guys 'also on their first time time?on the creek'?who like 'FlyFishingJunkie',?suggested that up by the bridge...	CaBrit	7	1075	Sep 16, 2008 by Xnjb707X
	Late afternoon/evening at access 5 (Preview) Got out about 3:30 PM and tight lined my way up and around the split.? Landed a few fish, but all small. Switched to indicator nymphing with a prince nymph and red copper john and hooked two nice fish right away. Moved on and had no luck for about 30 minutes, then went up stream toward number 4, nymphing the...	JL	0	550	Sep 15, 2008 by JL
	Juvenile Brown (Preview) Like MX19 yesterday, went to the creek with a friend at Midday today. Was slow, although we both lost a few small (first year) fish using bead head may fly patterns. As we were about to leave, Mike caught a 5" brown trout with nice bright red spots-the first juvenile I've ever seen on the creek. We we...	SK60	7	976	Sep 15, 2008 by JL
	9/13 (Preview) Fished the creek today from about 2:30 to 4:00. My buddy and I fished a hole just downstream of the bridge for the most part. No kidding between the two of us we landed?20 fish. I thew a caddisfly nymph about 2 feet under a dry caddis which I used as an indicator. Every fouth cast we had a fish on. What a day. A c...	MaxStar	2	659	Sep 13, 2008 by MaxStar
	Creek babes (Preview) ?I love a hard fighting good looking female.	Matt R	11	1241	Sep 13, 2008 by Coffeen
	Grizzly Peak Fly Fishers (Preview) Is anyone a member of the Grizzly Peak Fly Fishers?	Chrisdelat	1	629	Sep 11, 2008 by Coffeen
	The ethics of keeping your catch (Preview) I, like most fly fisherman, practice catch and release fishing.? I've never kept/eaten a fish I've caught, even when DFW regs allow it. Are there times that any of you keep and eat what you catch?? I've heard some people say that they find it irresponsible to release hatchery fish, as they'll muck up th...	spencer	18	1236	Sep 9, 2008 by flyfishingjunkie
	Where to fish on the Putah? (Preview) I went to putah for the first time today and did not land anything. I fished between #4 and #5. Where is the best spot?	Coffeen	2	792	Sep 8, 2008 by Coffeen
	On the creek tomorrow (Preview) Any of you guys gonna be on the creek tomorrow? I'll be out there all day.? This will by me 2nd time fishing Putah, last time I went (back in June) I got skunked, but that was only my 3rd time ever fly fishing, and I've learned tons since, so hopefully I'll get into some fish this time. I'm driving a white 4run...	spencer	0	530	Sep 6, 2008 by spencer
	First Day on Putah (Preview) Hey guys, I am new to the area. Just moved to berkeley to study from san diego. So hopefully i will be fishing putah more often. Anyway i fished putah over the three day weekend for the first time and didn't do so bad. I didn't land anything huge but a few in the 10-15 in range and almost a dozen between 3-7 i...	Chrisdelat	2	644	Sep 5, 2008 by Chrisdelat
	03 Sep 2008 (Preview) I made it up to the creek for a couple of hours this afternoon.? The flows were in the low 500's.? I fished the hottest part of the day, thinking that I was wasting my time.? I was glad I left the waders at home.? The water felt great.? I hadn't fished Putah in a few months, but the creek didn't disappoint toda...	JT	3	856	Sep 4, 2008 by Xnjb707X
	New to the Board (Preview) Hello: I'm new to the board, but I've been fishing Putah on and off for about a year now. I've actually met some of you guys on the creek and am thankful for the advice as I am pretty new to fly fishing. I've got a question. I've been filling out the angler survey pretty regularly lately. However, I realized...	Flounder	15	1116	Sep 4, 2008 by Flounder
	Labor Day AM! (Preview) Went to the creek this AM with friends MX19 and Angryincher.? Had? the best day on Putah so far, however this is probably only about the 5th time total that?I've been.?Finally got rid of the skunk smell.? Got to the creek about 0730 and had the 1st fish shortly after fished all over #5.? One section of cre...	59pines	1	705	Sep 1, 2008 by mx19
	A newbie adventure! (Preview) Hi everyone, new to fly fishing and heading out to Putah Creek on Sunday for my first day of actually fishing. I've fished (not avidly) for many years and always wanted to learn what I consider the 'purest' form of fishing. On a recent trip to a non fishing lake I bought a $29 blister pack to learn how to cas...	CaBrit	20	1647	Aug 29, 2008 by throwinmetal
	Putah Creek Flow (Preview) The Creek is running at 550cfs, I have never fished the creek before, but heard it doesn't fish that well untill around 300cfs. Is this true? Will I be able to use dry flies? Any info would help.	bwmcentral	5	791	Aug 28, 2008 by shon42073
	could use some help getting started / flying frm napa (Preview) just orderd fly rod/reel from cabelas and am going to get backing and leader but dont have a qlue . ive been fishing for years . but recently fished in the river bellow rollins lake and caught some what looked like small brookies on eegs all but one swallowed the hook whitch probibly killed them. and I cou...	rgloft	7	940	Aug 28, 2008 by bono
	gearing up (Preview) I'm new to flyfishing but used to fish with bait on putah creek (i've taken a 20 year break), particularly what we used to call the island. I've have a couple of basic questions. Is it necessary to wade or can I be reasonably successful from the bank? Is the entire length good or just up by the dam?? The area...	Napa375	5	888	Aug 28, 2008 by SuperFlyGuy
	Pretty good night on the creek for August (8/6) (Preview) Well, I didn't kill it, but got some good numbers. Last few times out have been pretty slow, but like MX-19, I decided to redicate myself to technique, quit being lazy, and really focus on fooling the fish. Somehow, that paid off. I fished five ways. Dry dropper (no luck, but man did I have some nice drift...	JL	8	1189	Aug 28, 2008 by bwmcentral
	8/25 report (Preview) I have not been out to the creek in a few weeks...My wife and I have been busy enjoying our little boy who was born on my birthday earlier this month.. I had a few hours to kill around mid day.. So I made my way up to the creek.Not going to say what stretch or water I visited today ,but I will tell you that my good...	mx19	7	1055	Aug 27, 2008 by mx19
	sculpin (Preview) what do you guys use to imitate a sculpin on putah?	gudawg	5	832	Aug 27, 2008 by gudawg
	STINKING POACHERS ON PUTAH!!! (Preview) Can someone tell me the limit regs for putah (no..no..no.. not because I want to keep fish, I am strictly catch and release) but because I have been to putah and sometimes seen bait fisherman walking out with a stringer full of fish the size that I know they are over their limit .? It pisses me off and I woul...	fear no fish	12	1258	Aug 27, 2008 by shon42073
	When the flows drop? (Preview) I was wondering when the flows will start dropping and the fishing will be good again?	conefish	7	1013	Aug 25, 2008 by bono
	Fishing Putah above Berryessa (Preview) Does anyone ever fish Putah above berryessa?? Or is there even any public land to access the creek from? I was looking at the stream on google maps (satellite), and it looks pretty cool.? Lots of boulders and nice riffles, and probably has a nice flow when the tailwater is roaring in the summer. http://...	spencer	3	1108	Aug 20, 2008 by bono
	tease (Preview) I went out today with my gf cousins, their third time fishing. I got out to solano park in the mourning. there were fish jumping everywhere and a lot of them looked to be a really good size. unfortunately I didn't have my fly rod cause the youngsters don't fly fish. so I tried everything I had and even bough...	youngtalent29	10	833	Aug 19, 2008 by shon42073
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