Putah Creek Fly Fishing

ez · ez

? hey guys anybody want to give me a report on water clairity / flows/ etc etc...ill be heading out friday.. PLEASE

JL · JL

Hit one of my favorite low flow spots and uh oh, another car was there. Didn't see anyone in the hole, but as I was rigging up, the dudes crept in. Went down to the creek and said hi.? It was greg from Sweeney's in Napa.? Nice guy.? He was guiding someone.? I watched his client fish the hole for about 10 minute...

JL · JL

Got out for just a bit this late afternoon. Two words:? WINDY, COLD. One bad experience:? FACE PLANT IN A RAPID Yikes.? Not too much water down my waders, but kind of jacked my ankle and got my upper body pretty wet.? With the 30-40 mph gusts, that sort of sucked. Did get one nice fish out of the deal - about 1...

jamesjw55 · jamesjw55

Hi All, I've been fishing Putah sporadically?for about 12 years now and have only recently figured out how to consistently catch the rainbows in Putah, but have not seen or hooked a brown (that I know of). I gathered from previous posts that the chances of catching a brown are much?better from Access #...

ANGRYINCHER · ANGRYINCHER

Fished Putah for a few hours on Friday with a couple pals. Went 1 for 3 with the one being about a 22" bow hen ( My Putah personal best). Rolled what looked like a brown larger than the hen, but my knot came undone...Goes to show not to hurry riggin' up. Didn't see any small fish like what others have pos...

ryanpadgett · ryanpadgett

Hey everyone! Well, I moved to Fairfield about 8 months ago, and imagine my pleasent surprise when I found out about putah creek 30 min from my house! So far, I've only had about 3 days total fishing time to devote to the creek, but I've gotta be honest...I'm gettin skunked out there! Normally, I'm the ty...

Greg Schuerger · Greg Schuerger

Guided the last 3 days on Putah.? Water was up to 114cfs for Sun and Mon.? dropped about 5pm down to 87cfs.? Fishing was pretty good for my clients most of which were flyfishing or at least nymphing for the very first time.? First day we only had 5 confirmed bites but each angler learned a lot and landed a ni...

Nohackle · Nohackle

Fished yesterday morning for about 4 hours.? Caught 3 fish: 16, 18 and 21 1/2.? The small fish was caught on a zebra midge, the other two on a beadhead mayfly nymph.? I hooked three other fish.? One was about 14, the second was probably bigger, and the third was truly a pig!? It fought much harder than the 2...

shon42073 · shon42073

I am curiouse to know what is the largest trout you have ever seen or heard of caught in putah creek? I managed a 28 incher almost 15 years ago, sorry to say it was on bait, and most likely would not have landed it, but im pretty sure it was all spawned out, i assume this due to its extreme yellow coloring and la...

Leicafish · Leicafish

Don't know if anyone saw it but there is a lengthy letter/rant in the Feb 2008 issue of Flyfisherman(page 10) about poor fishing etiquette on Putah. It is basically about someone enchroaching on someone else's spot. From the description of the location below the bridge, sounds to me like they were fi...

Otter · Otter

Pulled into Access XXX yesterday at the end of the day?and saw a fellow fly fisherman packing up, so I was asking him how the fishing was.? He said he caught about a?20" carp?and his buddy caught two carp and a trout.? I?said?great, they usually put up a good fight!!!? He said he caught his on a midge...

Emerger · Emerger

I fished the creek today for a while. I went 2 for 2 but the fishing was really slow and the fish on the small side--both were around 15". That being said, what they lacked in size they made up for in power. Both put up a great struggle. Lots of bugs on the water today. Midges, aquatic moths, those unide...

JL · JL

Couldn't get this post up any sooner... had to go to vegas for a conference early on Friday. Got out to the creek around 5:00 and fished til dark.? Hit my usual low flow spot and hooked up with the fish below on my FIRST cast.? Always nice to get validation on your bug choice, presentation, and hook-set/la...

SK60 · SK60

For those that do it, there is a new calculation for the weight of salmonoids that will actually make your fish weigh more (and is more scientically accurate). The May Fly Fisherman mag reports a study in which the formula is changed to length (to fork of tail) X girth squared X divided by 690 (instead of...

Matt R · Matt R

got out to the creek friday and saturday friday was good hooked alot only landed 1 but she was a beauty.? cloud cover had the fish active it seemed. yesterday was a different story clear skies and a tougher bite for me. chalk another one up to the JTspecial. Thanks for the sweet?pics and the use of the net?...

Otter · Otter

Hit the creek today fished #1 with no hits, but saw a few risers.? Moved up to the bridge for the first time in quite some time.? I figured the water would be clearer up there.? Found one spot that the fish were stacked up like cards.? The fish were hitting midges size 22 and 24.? Landed?two fish and lost qui...

Daara · Daara

I'm gonna be up on the creek tomarrow with my dad. we havn't been up in a while so we'll just have to see. As always any advice would be great. have a good one! Daara

SK60 · SK60

Couldn't stand the beautiful weather any longer today, so went up to the creek at noon. started at Packrat's brown spot for awhile, but nothing doing there. Moved upstream by wading for about a quarter mile to get into some semi-SAW for those very long slow drifts that The Captain has been so successfu...

JL · JL

So, first time on the creek for me in a LONG time. Too long, really - but that's what work does to your fly fishing habit - it crushes it. Anyway, I started out in a favorite low water run about 4:00 and in about 6 casts nailed the largest 'bow I've ever caught on Putah.? He was tired though, and didn't put up mu...

Packrat · Packrat

I just read on another post about guys tossing squaw fish/pike minnows/suckers up on the bank when you catch them or bashing them on the head and tossing back into the water. I'd be careful doing that if there are DFG around. You might think they are junk fish but it could get you busted. This is from the...

shon42073 · shon42073

I got my putah creek questionaire and aireal map. I'm not sure were I send the questionaire after I fill it out. I figured some of you may also have the same question. Kbigelow or Bono I am sure can answer this question. Pretty cool maps.

throwinmetal · throwinmetal

Is it baitfishing season already? I saw bunch of them today. Nobody caught anything. I got skunked using nymphs midday today.

edog7 · edog7

hooked this one on my fifth cast of the day, I caught one last year about the same size with the exact fly in the exact same spot in the pool. This measured a true 23 inches and was extremely thick did not fight hard at all though. edog -- Edited by edog7 at 21:27, 2008-02-28

MikeV · MikeV

Below the dam at the end of lake solano. i have only fished there a couple of times and never caught anything and never hear of any reports on here.

SK60 · SK60

Tried the "slow ass water" (SAW) technique this morning around FA#3. Had one miss in the middle of a 5 minute drift, otherwise quiet. Water clarity greatly improved from earlier. Solano Lake is on the rise. Attached is image of the flow levels for the past year. If pattern is followed this y...

JT · JT

I?met up with ChucktheDuck today on the creek.? I was worried when I saw the chocolate milk in Lake Solano, but we found some fishable water.? I landed an 18" rainbow on a #20 micromay.??I had another fish slam my fly on the swing and straighten my hook.? It was a pretty slow day, but it could have bee...

JT · JT

I made it out to the creek for a few hours this morning with dtp916.? I got to?try out my new?4wt and?net.? I ended up going 2-for-4.? I?had 2?hook-ups on a #16 Fox Poopah, but both fish spit the hook.? Then I tied on a little midge and landed a 21"er on?my first cast.? I moved to another hole, and the mi...

Capn Paul · Capn Paul

Anyone going to be out fishing the creek this afternoon? -- Edited by Capn Paul at 04:33, 2008-02-27 -- Edited by Capn Paul at 04:34, 2008-02-27

JT · JT

There have been a couple of flow spikes lately.? Are they trying to blow out the silt?? It's pretty heavy at the top of the resort.

Nohackle · Nohackle

I got out to the stream for four hours early this morning.? I caught only two fish, but they were both good ones.? Both were 21 inchers.? These were the only strikes I had all morning so I was very fortunate to land both.? Both were caught on bead-head mayfly nymphs.? As JT talked about in another post, the...

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	heading out (Preview) ? hey guys anybody want to give me a report on water clairity / flows/ etc etc...ill be heading out friday.. PLEASE	ez	2	439	Mar 19, 2008 by shon42073
	Afternoon of 3/10/08 (Preview) Hit one of my favorite low flow spots and uh oh, another car was there. Didn't see anyone in the hole, but as I was rigging up, the dudes crept in. Went down to the creek and said hi.? It was greg from Sweeney's in Napa.? Nice guy.? He was guiding someone.? I watched his client fish the hole for about 10 minute...	JL	20	1074	Mar 18, 2008 by flyfishingjunkie
	Thurs Late Afternoon (Preview) Got out for just a bit this late afternoon. Two words:? WINDY, COLD. One bad experience:? FACE PLANT IN A RAPID Yikes.? Not too much water down my waders, but kind of jacked my ankle and got my upper body pretty wet.? With the 30-40 mph gusts, that sort of sucked. Did get one nice fish out of the deal - about 1...	JL	7	843	Mar 17, 2008 by LilWhippersnapper
	Go-to flies for targeting Putah browns (Preview) Hi All, I've been fishing Putah sporadically?for about 12 years now and have only recently figured out how to consistently catch the rainbows in Putah, but have not seen or hooked a brown (that I know of). I gathered from previous posts that the chances of catching a brown are much?better from Access #...	jamesjw55	8	1441	Mar 16, 2008 by Nohackle
	PUTAH MARCH 14TH... (Preview) Fished Putah for a few hours on Friday with a couple pals. Went 1 for 3 with the one being about a 22" bow hen ( My Putah personal best). Rolled what looked like a brown larger than the hen, but my knot came undone...Goes to show not to hurry riggin' up. Didn't see any small fish like what others have pos...	ANGRYINCHER	2	531	Mar 15, 2008 by avid
	New guy on the creek!!!(help PLEASE?LOL) (Preview) Hey everyone! Well, I moved to Fairfield about 8 months ago, and imagine my pleasent surprise when I found out about putah creek 30 min from my house! So far, I've only had about 3 days total fishing time to devote to the creek, but I've gotta be honest...I'm gettin skunked out there! Normally, I'm the ty...	ryanpadgett	20	1045	Mar 13, 2008 by JT
	Three Day Putah Report (Preview) Guided the last 3 days on Putah.? Water was up to 114cfs for Sun and Mon.? dropped about 5pm down to 87cfs.? Fishing was pretty good for my clients most of which were flyfishing or at least nymphing for the very first time.? First day we only had 5 confirmed bites but each angler learned a lot and landed a ni...	Greg Schuerger	12	1047	Mar 13, 2008 by Daara
	03/12/08 Report (Preview) Fished yesterday morning for about 4 hours.? Caught 3 fish: 16, 18 and 21 1/2.? The small fish was caught on a zebra midge, the other two on a beadhead mayfly nymph.? I hooked three other fish.? One was about 14, the second was probably bigger, and the third was truly a pig!? It fought much harder than the 2...	Nohackle	2	524	Mar 13, 2008 by dtp916
	putah's biggest fish??? (Preview) I am curiouse to know what is the largest trout you have ever seen or heard of caught in putah creek? I managed a 28 incher almost 15 years ago, sorry to say it was on bait, and most likely would not have landed it, but im pretty sure it was all spawned out, i assume this due to its extreme yellow coloring and la...	shon42073	17	1858	Mar 13, 2008 by ChucktheDuck
	Letter to Editor in Flyfisherman Magazine ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Don't know if anyone saw it but there is a lengthy letter/rant in the Feb 2008 issue of Flyfisherman(page 10) about poor fishing etiquette on Putah. It is basically about someone enchroaching on someone else's spot. From the description of the location below the bridge, sounds to me like they were fi...	Leicafish	48	3047	Mar 12, 2008 by ryanpadgett
	Carp Season (Preview) Pulled into Access XXX yesterday at the end of the day?and saw a fellow fly fisherman packing up, so I was asking him how the fishing was.? He said he caught about a?20" carp?and his buddy caught two carp and a trout.? I?said?great, they usually put up a good fight!!!? He said he caught his on a midge...	Otter	13	2018	Mar 10, 2008 by JL
	3.6.08 (Preview) I fished the creek today for a while. I went 2 for 2 but the fishing was really slow and the fish on the small side--both were around 15". That being said, what they lacked in size they made up for in power. Both put up a great struggle. Lots of bugs on the water today. Midges, aquatic moths, those unide...	Emerger	10	1036	Mar 10, 2008 by shon42073
	Afternoon of 3/6/08 (Preview) Couldn't get this post up any sooner... had to go to vegas for a conference early on Friday. Got out to the creek around 5:00 and fished til dark.? Hit my usual low flow spot and hooked up with the fish below on my FIRST cast.? Always nice to get validation on your bug choice, presentation, and hook-set/la...	JL	1	455	Mar 10, 2008 by shon42073
	New calculations for weight by dimensions (Preview) For those that do it, there is a new calculation for the weight of salmonoids that will actually make your fish weigh more (and is more scientically accurate). The May Fly Fisherman mag reports a study in which the formula is changed to length (to fork of tail) X girth squared X divided by 690 (instead of...	SK60	4	499	Mar 10, 2008 by SK60
	03 07 (Preview) got out to the creek friday and saturday friday was good hooked alot only landed 1 but she was a beauty.? cloud cover had the fish active it seemed. yesterday was a different story clear skies and a tougher bite for me. chalk another one up to the JTspecial. Thanks for the sweet?pics and the use of the net?...	Matt R	2	502	Mar 9, 2008 by cole
	Stacked up like cards (Preview) Hit the creek today fished #1 with no hits, but saw a few risers.? Moved up to the bridge for the first time in quite some time.? I figured the water would be clearer up there.? Found one spot that the fish were stacked up like cards.? The fish were hitting midges size 22 and 24.? Landed?two fish and lost qui...	Otter	14	1157	Mar 8, 2008 by cole
	3/9/08 (Preview) I'm gonna be up on the creek tomarrow with my dad. we havn't been up in a while so we'll just have to see. As always any advice would be great. have a good one! Daara	Daara	0	345	Mar 8, 2008 by Daara
	030308 Report ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Couldn't stand the beautiful weather any longer today, so went up to the creek at noon. started at Packrat's brown spot for awhile, but nothing doing there. Moved upstream by wading for about a quarter mile to get into some semi-SAW for those very long slow drifts that The Captain has been so successfu...	SK60	37	1893	Mar 7, 2008 by cole
	Afternoon of Feb 27th (Preview) So, first time on the creek for me in a LONG time. Too long, really - but that's what work does to your fly fishing habit - it crushes it. Anyway, I started out in a favorite low water run about 4:00 and in about 6 casts nailed the largest 'bow I've ever caught on Putah.? He was tired though, and didn't put up mu...	JL	12	975	Mar 5, 2008 by WytEurp
	Not a good idea! (Preview) I just read on another post about guys tossing squaw fish/pike minnows/suckers up on the bank when you catch them or bashing them on the head and tossing back into the water. I'd be careful doing that if there are DFG around. You might think they are junk fish but it could get you busted. This is from the...	Packrat	12	1131	Mar 4, 2008 by SK60
	question on the putah creek map and survey i received. (Preview) I got my putah creek questionaire and aireal map. I'm not sure were I send the questionaire after I fill it out. I figured some of you may also have the same question. Kbigelow or Bono I am sure can answer this question. Pretty cool maps.	shon42073	13	898	Mar 4, 2008 by bono
	bait season (Preview) Is it baitfishing season already? I saw bunch of them today. Nobody caught anything. I got skunked using nymphs midday today.	throwinmetal	5	675	Mar 3, 2008 by bono
	feb-26 picture putah hog (Preview) hooked this one on my fifth cast of the day, I caught one last year about the same size with the exact fly in the exact same spot in the pool. This measured a true 23 inches and was extremely thick did not fight hard at all though. edog -- Edited by edog7 at 21:27, 2008-02-28	edog7	9	1083	Mar 1, 2008 by jamesjw55
	Anyone ever fish... (Preview) Below the dam at the end of lake solano. i have only fished there a couple of times and never caught anything and never hear of any reports on here.	MikeV	12	914	Mar 1, 2008 by bono
	Morning of Feb 28 (Preview) Tried the "slow ass water" (SAW) technique this morning around FA#3. Had one miss in the middle of a 5 minute drift, otherwise quiet. Water clarity greatly improved from earlier. Solano Lake is on the rise. Attached is image of the flow levels for the past year. If pattern is followed this y...	SK60	5	671	Feb 28, 2008 by dtp916
	25 Feb 2008 (Preview) I?met up with ChucktheDuck today on the creek.? I was worried when I saw the chocolate milk in Lake Solano, but we found some fishable water.? I landed an 18" rainbow on a #20 micromay.??I had another fish slam my fly on the swing and straighten my hook.? It was a pretty slow day, but it could have bee...	JT	20	940	Feb 27, 2008 by shon42073
	18 Feb 2008 (Preview) I made it out to the creek for a few hours this morning with dtp916.? I got to?try out my new?4wt and?net.? I ended up going 2-for-4.? I?had 2?hook-ups on a #16 Fox Poopah, but both fish spit the hook.? Then I tied on a little midge and landed a 21"er on?my first cast.? I moved to another hole, and the mi...	JT	28	1293	Feb 27, 2008 by Emerger
	Wednesday? (Preview) Anyone going to be out fishing the creek this afternoon? -- Edited by Capn Paul at 04:33, 2008-02-27 -- Edited by Capn Paul at 04:34, 2008-02-27	Capn Paul	1	520	Feb 26, 2008 by brian clemens
	Spikes in Flows (Preview) There have been a couple of flow spikes lately.? Are they trying to blow out the silt?? It's pretty heavy at the top of the resort.	JT	7	1243	Feb 24, 2008 by shon42073
	Feb 20 Report (Preview) I got out to the stream for four hours early this morning.? I caught only two fish, but they were both good ones.? Both were 21 inchers.? These were the only strikes I had all morning so I was very fortunate to land both.? Both were caught on bead-head mayfly nymphs.? As JT talked about in another post, the...	Nohackle	5	857	Feb 21, 2008 by SuperFlyGuy
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