Putah Creek Fly Fishing

Kaju · Kaju

I have read a number of posts where the topic of purchasing equipment has come up, and somewhere in the thread someone has offered the opinion that it is desirable to support our local fly shops. I am in full?agreement with this sentiment so which local shops do you recommend? I live in Vallejo and plan t...

seabass · seabass

In general, what are some good size fly hooks, for example, 10, 12, 14, 16 etc... Also, do any of you know of any good and cheap online stores to buy these flies?? Oh, and these flies are mainly for trout. Oh and what is a good size for woolly buggers? Thanks! -- Edited by seabass at 19:28, 2008-06-04 -- Edit...

shon42073 · shon42073

Fished putah from the float tube today from about 3:30 till 7. Not a single detected bite. There were alot of midges on the water. My day was cut a bit short because I took my worst dunking ever , Funny now, but not then. I beached the float tube and waded out to fish without taking the flippers off, I knew thi...

Frenchie · Frenchie

Picked up a?new one man fishing raft for a trip down the E. Fork Carson. The trip got?postponed and the raft still needs a maiden voyage. Was wondering if anyone here has?ever rafted Putah, what the flows were and were there any?significant obstructions or concerns to be wary of.? -- Edited by Frenchi...

Kaju · Kaju

Just getting back into fly fishing after a 40 year hiatus, and I could use some friendly gear advice. I have a 5 wt. rod combo that my?wife gave me to get started with, but that is the extent of my gear so far. Any and all suggestions about wader types or brands, boots and any other clothing items,?fly assor...

JL · JL

Day started out pretty well. Got on the creek about 5:00 PM near access five and met a guy named Arto.? Nice guy.? We traded a few pleasantries and I did some tightlining and quickly hooked two scrappers in a fast pool.? 1st one was an LDR, 2nd to hand, about 12 inches, wild, took a green micro may fly. Was pr...

live2fish888 · live2fish888

Fished putah today but no fish. I also lost a black fly box with some wooly buggers, leech patterns, doc sproutlys and some green and red careys. They were lost around the bridge so if anybody finds them, please let me know. thanks

Emerger · Emerger

Fished the creek on Friday for a few hours and was able to get into some fish. Three to the net: 13, 18 + 18 respectively. They're out there boys and there pretty hot! Pic below, Otter style.

Packrat · Packrat

To those who participated in the swap, the flies are ready to go, see my post in the tying section. As for the extra sets, we decided to give the 3 extra sets to youngsters on the board. Darra was one mentioned, Guppy was another. We need a third youngster to receive the last set. If you are a youngster or k...

SK60 · SK60

The following was in June's California Fly Fisher Magazine: Legislative Alert: Assembly Bill 1806 From the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance Anglers, commercial fishermen, and the fish need your help to pass critically needed state legislation. Salmon, steel-head, pelagic fish,...

Stefan707 · Stefan707

Was out on the creek thursday for the first time in a while. The day started off fun and exciting when?I hooked my second bo ever on fly on the very first cast of the day. Bo was about a?13'' beaut. Later in another hole i hooked?bo?# 3 on fly, another 12-13''.?That was all for the day but it was probably the m...

SK60 · SK60

I found these glasses on the back side of Access 5. They have transition lenses, are prescription and have a magnifying triangle attached to the bottom of each lens. Frames appear pewter, although a bit corroded. Lenses are still in pretty good shape. PM me if they are yours.

Otter · Otter

Did a little hiking with the float tube to get to one of my favorite spots.? It was worth the effort.? I even picked up a few fish on a yellow sally dry at the end of the day.? Both fish on the dries slammed the yellow sally even though I haven't seen one for a few weeks. The fish in pic 4 was caught on a S and M nymph...

TomKelly · TomKelly

Spent the day on Putah Creek with the infamous Guide - Greg Bonovich and the fishing was good.? My buddy landed a 22.5 inch beauty and all together we caught 10 (most of them much smaller).? We saw 3 other people on the Creek, and the weather was perfect.? Greg will be putting the pictures?up...? It was ou...

Fishermans Friend · Fishermans Friend

Fished the Creek on May 8-9 (afternoon/evening on Thursday; morning/afternoon on Friday).? Landed a couple smallfry natives on Thursday, mid day,?at Access 2 and 4 (prince nymphs with gold/green hackle).? Skunked on Friday. Sadly, saw a bait (worm) fisherman below the bridge Thursday evening w...

JT · JT

I headed out to the creek this morning for the first time since February.? I saw a hatchery truck pulling away?from the resort side as I got there.??I was glad I brought my float tube today.? I didn't want to hook into hatchery fish on every cast.? I didn't hook many fish today, but the ones I did hook were g...

mx19 · mx19

Hit the creek a number of time over the last couple of months...Fishing has been great.Plenty of wild fish and the first year fish are starting to show in good numbers.Ive been catching fish in some pretty odd places.I think some of the bigger fish have pushed the smaller guys(12"-14") out...

Shark Diver · Shark Diver

Hi All, I have been away for a while and was thinking about a trip up this week or next. Any news on the planter front, have they started? I always want to avoid the sections with those hopeless little guys in it if I can. Also any word on bigger browns?

Otter · Otter

Here are the stones I have been seeing.? They are bigger than the ones Ken Davis and Steve Karr were collecting on Cold Creek.

JL · JL

OK - it's offcial. I've caught multiple small natives two trips in a row.? Got one 9 inch feisty little sucker tightlining a deep pool.? He took an orange caddis pupa.? That was the only take I had on a nymph in a few hours of nymphing.? Can't believe how slow the fishing's been on nymphs in traditional spo...

JL · JL

So, I got out very late, (around 6:45) and fished till dark. Was a perfect evening, with no wind, 75 degree temps and a pretty good stone fly, baetis and midge hatch.? Not many caddis. Not much surface action from 6:45 until 8:00 or so, but then as soon as it got almost too dark to see a small caddis on the sur...

keith bigelow · keith bigelow

I fished for 3 hours this morning and landed 7 fish, 5 of them were planters. The issue that has been bothering me?the past 3 trips to Putah is the large number of people who are clearly violating the fishing regs, even after the Puath Creek Trout organization installed all the new fishing regulations s...

Lahontan · Lahontan

Hi All! Got out today for the first time in MONTHS!? Double the flow I am familiar with. Wading a lot more challenging.? Got in a NASTY car wreck in LA on Tuesday. Still sore. Met a fellow named Jerry. Good talking with you if you read this board Jerry! Said he hit 2 X?12-14" earlier. Only fished 5:15p...

keith bigelow · keith bigelow

I fished Putah yesterday, Sunday 4/20, for a couple of hours.? I saw at least 15 people fishing during the time I was there. Today there haven't been any online Angler Surveys received, except mine.? I hope that everyone else is filling out the surveys that are located at the Survey boxes?located alon...

Otter · Otter

After a slow day on the Yuba yesterday?I went out to Putah to float around.? The fishing was very good.

Cybnew · Cybnew

Anyone planning on going? My roommate and I are thinking about driving out.

bono · bono

I have heard through the grapevine that there will be a new and rather large campground at access#4.I dont know when the project will comence but they have already put in the bathrooms and drilled the well.Personally I would really hate to see another campground go in on the banks of Putah,we already h...

Diver Dan · Diver Dan

Hi Guys, In recent years I have been getting into Freediving and Spearing fishing more than flyfishing. My main fresh water fish of choices is the squawfish. ?Does anyone know if it is legal to spearfish in the creek? I know that the laws are very strict when it come to freshwater spearfishing. Thanks,...

JL · JL

Well, I read Bono's post and thought I'd go out this evening (Sunday) and see what I could dredge up. Aside from a few fish rising spordically in the lake near the bridge at dusk, I didn't see a trout. I did, however, see three large Pike Minnows (that's what I believe them to be - Greg or someone else - do you...

Leicafish · Leicafish

In 2003, there were about 70 salmon spotted in Putah below the diversion dam. There have been relatively few since then. They have closed or will likely close both commercial and sport salmon seasons this year all over because of poor returns. Since there was talk of a possible salmon sighting in Put...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Support your local fly shops (Preview) I have read a number of posts where the topic of purchasing equipment has come up, and somewhere in the thread someone has offered the opinion that it is desirable to support our local fly shops. I am in full?agreement with this sentiment so which local shops do you recommend? I live in Vallejo and plan t...	Kaju	12	1154	Jun 8, 2008 by Misterbill
	What are some good size flies? (Preview) In general, what are some good size fly hooks, for example, 10, 12, 14, 16 etc... Also, do any of you know of any good and cheap online stores to buy these flies?? Oh, and these flies are mainly for trout. Oh and what is a good size for woolly buggers? Thanks! -- Edited by seabass at 19:28, 2008-06-04 -- Edit...	seabass	6	1155	Jun 6, 2008 by Packrat
	putah 6/4 (Preview) Fished putah from the float tube today from about 3:30 till 7. Not a single detected bite. There were alot of midges on the water. My day was cut a bit short because I took my worst dunking ever , Funny now, but not then. I beached the float tube and waded out to fish without taking the flippers off, I knew thi...	shon42073	7	1242	Jun 5, 2008 by Profgood
	Is Putah Raftable from RV Park to Solano (Preview) Picked up a?new one man fishing raft for a trip down the E. Fork Carson. The trip got?postponed and the raft still needs a maiden voyage. Was wondering if anyone here has?ever rafted Putah, what the flows were and were there any?significant obstructions or concerns to be wary of.? -- Edited by Frenchi...	Frenchie	6	1035	Jun 5, 2008 by shon42073
	Equipment suggestions for a newbie... sort of (Preview) Just getting back into fly fishing after a 40 year hiatus, and I could use some friendly gear advice. I have a 5 wt. rod combo that my?wife gave me to get started with, but that is the extent of my gear so far. Any and all suggestions about wader types or brands, boots and any other clothing items,?fly assor...	Kaju	5	823	Jun 5, 2008 by WT
	June 1 Evening - not NO fish - but not many (Preview) Day started out pretty well. Got on the creek about 5:00 PM near access five and met a guy named Arto.? Nice guy.? We traded a few pleasantries and I did some tightlining and quickly hooked two scrappers in a fast pool.? 1st one was an LDR, 2nd to hand, about 12 inches, wild, took a green micro may fly. Was pr...	JL	1	695	Jun 2, 2008 by yukon mike
	June 1, No fish and a lost fly box (Preview) Fished putah today but no fish. I also lost a black fly box with some wooly buggers, leech patterns, doc sproutlys and some green and red careys. They were lost around the bridge so if anybody finds them, please let me know. thanks	live2fish888	1	683	Jun 1, 2008 by shon42073
	Putah 5/23 (Preview) Fished the creek on Friday for a few hours and was able to get into some fish. Three to the net: 13, 18 + 18 respectively. They're out there boys and there pretty hot! Pic below, Otter style.	Emerger	5	1037	May 30, 2008 by Emerger
	Extra Fly Swap sets! (Preview) To those who participated in the swap, the flies are ready to go, see my post in the tying section. As for the extra sets, we decided to give the 3 extra sets to youngsters on the board. Darra was one mentioned, Guppy was another. We need a third youngster to receive the last set. If you are a youngster or k...	Packrat	3	669	May 30, 2008 by Emerger
	Assembly Bill 1806 (Preview) The following was in June's California Fly Fisher Magazine: Legislative Alert: Assembly Bill 1806 From the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance Anglers, commercial fishermen, and the fish need your help to pass critically needed state legislation. Salmon, steel-head, pelagic fish,...	SK60	3	826	May 27, 2008 by Flying Dutchman
	Thursday 5/22 (Preview) Was out on the creek thursday for the first time in a while. The day started off fun and exciting when?I hooked my second bo ever on fly on the very first cast of the day. Bo was about a?13'' beaut. Later in another hole i hooked?bo?# 3 on fly, another 12-13''.?That was all for the day but it was probably the m...	Stefan707	1	626	May 27, 2008 by Diego
	Lost and Found (Preview) I found these glasses on the back side of Access 5. They have transition lenses, are prescription and have a magnifying triangle attached to the bottom of each lens. Frames appear pewter, although a bit corroded. Lenses are still in pretty good shape. PM me if they are yours.	SK60	0	687	May 27, 2008 by SK60
	May 18 Dry flies and Nymphs (Preview) Did a little hiking with the float tube to get to one of my favorite spots.? It was worth the effort.? I even picked up a few fish on a yellow sally dry at the end of the day.? Both fish on the dries slammed the yellow sally even though I haven't seen one for a few weeks. The fish in pic 4 was caught on a S and M nymph...	Otter	11	1291	May 21, 2008 by JT
	Wednesday - 23 April - Good fishing! (Preview) Spent the day on Putah Creek with the infamous Guide - Greg Bonovich and the fishing was good.? My buddy landed a 22.5 inch beauty and all together we caught 10 (most of them much smaller).? We saw 3 other people on the Creek, and the weather was perfect.? Greg will be putting the pictures?up...? It was ou...	TomKelly	6	1465	May 20, 2008 by TomKelly
	May 8-9 on Putah (Preview) Fished the Creek on May 8-9 (afternoon/evening on Thursday; morning/afternoon on Friday).? Landed a couple smallfry natives on Thursday, mid day,?at Access 2 and 4 (prince nymphs with gold/green hackle).? Skunked on Friday. Sadly, saw a bait (worm) fisherman below the bridge Thursday evening w...	Fishermans Friend	3	959	May 17, 2008 by bono
	12 May 2008 (Preview) I headed out to the creek this morning for the first time since February.? I saw a hatchery truck pulling away?from the resort side as I got there.??I was glad I brought my float tube today.? I didn't want to hook into hatchery fish on every cast.? I didn't hook many fish today, but the ones I did hook were g...	JT	15	1243	May 16, 2008 by Diego
	A months worth (Preview) Hit the creek a number of time over the last couple of months...Fishing has been great.Plenty of wild fish and the first year fish are starting to show in good numbers.Ive been catching fish in some pretty odd places.I think some of the bigger fish have pushed the smaller guys(12"-14") out...	mx19	0	663	May 14, 2008 by mx19
	Big Browns and Planters (Preview) Hi All, I have been away for a while and was thinking about a trip up this week or next. Any news on the planter front, have they started? I always want to avoid the sections with those hopeless little guys in it if I can. Also any word on bigger browns?	Shark Diver	4	984	May 8, 2008 by Nohackle
	Little Brown Stones (Preview) Here are the stones I have been seeing.? They are bigger than the ones Ken Davis and Steve Karr were collecting on Cold Creek.	Otter	15	1542	May 6, 2008 by JT
	Late saturday night (a few more small fishies) (Preview) OK - it's offcial. I've caught multiple small natives two trips in a row.? Got one 9 inch feisty little sucker tightlining a deep pool.? He took an orange caddis pupa.? That was the only take I had on a nymph in a few hours of nymphing.? Can't believe how slow the fishing's been on nymphs in traditional spo...	JL	0	644	May 3, 2008 by JL
	late thursday night... some small fishies (Preview) So, I got out very late, (around 6:45) and fished till dark. Was a perfect evening, with no wind, 75 degree temps and a pretty good stone fly, baetis and midge hatch.? Not many caddis. Not much surface action from 6:45 until 8:00 or so, but then as soon as it got almost too dark to see a small caddis on the sur...	JL	2	799	May 2, 2008 by JL
	Putah Creek Friday April 25 (Preview) I fished for 3 hours this morning and landed 7 fish, 5 of them were planters. The issue that has been bothering me?the past 3 trips to Putah is the large number of people who are clearly violating the fishing regs, even after the Puath Creek Trout organization installed all the new fishing regulations s...	keith bigelow	10	2073	Apr 30, 2008 by yukon mike
	return of the little guys! (Preview) Hi All! Got out today for the first time in MONTHS!? Double the flow I am familiar with. Wading a lot more challenging.? Got in a NASTY car wreck in LA on Tuesday. Still sore. Met a fellow named Jerry. Good talking with you if you read this board Jerry! Said he hit 2 X?12-14" earlier. Only fished 5:15p...	Lahontan	7	1436	Apr 29, 2008 by bono
	Putah Creek 4/20/08 (Preview) I fished Putah yesterday, Sunday 4/20, for a couple of hours.? I saw at least 15 people fishing during the time I was there. Today there haven't been any online Angler Surveys received, except mine.? I hope that everyone else is filling out the surveys that are located at the Survey boxes?located alon...	keith bigelow	2	857	Apr 21, 2008 by keith bigelow
	Fun in the Sun (Preview) After a slow day on the Yuba yesterday?I went out to Putah to float around.? The fishing was very good.	Otter	16	1476	Apr 19, 2008 by Lahontan
	Saturday 4/19 (Preview) Anyone planning on going? My roommate and I are thinking about driving out.	Cybnew	2	807	Apr 19, 2008 by Cybnew
	new campground at access#4 (Preview) I have heard through the grapevine that there will be a new and rather large campground at access#4.I dont know when the project will comence but they have already put in the bathrooms and drilled the well.Personally I would really hate to see another campground go in on the banks of Putah,we already h...	bono	18	2630	Apr 17, 2008 by dtp916
	Spearing Squawfish (Preview) Hi Guys, In recent years I have been getting into Freediving and Spearing fishing more than flyfishing. My main fresh water fish of choices is the squawfish. ?Does anyone know if it is legal to spearfish in the creek? I know that the laws are very strict when it come to freshwater spearfishing. Thanks,...	Diver Dan	3	1154	Apr 17, 2008 by drifter
	Crap Fishing and Pike Minnows?? (Preview) Well, I read Bono's post and thought I'd go out this evening (Sunday) and see what I could dredge up. Aside from a few fish rising spordically in the lake near the bridge at dusk, I didn't see a trout. I did, however, see three large Pike Minnows (that's what I believe them to be - Greg or someone else - do you...	JL	12	2541	Apr 16, 2008 by JL
	Salmon in Putah (Preview) In 2003, there were about 70 salmon spotted in Putah below the diversion dam. There have been relatively few since then. They have closed or will likely close both commercial and sport salmon seasons this year all over because of poor returns. Since there was talk of a possible salmon sighting in Put...	Leicafish	0	627	Apr 13, 2008 by Leicafish
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