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Cat question
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I was fishing the creek a few weeks ago and I think I saw a large cat between the road and the creek around mile marker 1.8.? Has anyone ever seen a mountain lion in the area?? I attempted to scoot after it but then my senses took hold and I made a beeline to another area.? Granted my view was obscured by brush b...
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SEXING
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How do you tell the difference between a male and hen trout?
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Feb 6
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Well....?? I took a lot of pictures...?? ate my roastbeef sandwich...? and thats just about it!!! Water still looked like yoohoo at the island.? Didnt wanna move upstream, but just sitting and listening to the creek relaxed me a bit.
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Fishing sunday......any takers?
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I got my drivers lsicense ( i cant spell it though ;) so i can go places now yeah!!!!!! who wants to fish sunday?????!?!?!?!?!?! hit me up ill be round :)? ill go anyuwhere thats within an hour and a half
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Has anybody Been to Putah creek this week?
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Has anybody been to putah this week? How is the?water?s it clearing up? Im Thinking of heading up tomorow. Also please read the post by Frog under the other rivers and streams forum. It is about a possable closure of the American river. -- Edited by timmosazz at 06:00, 2008-02-06
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This coming weekend
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How do you guys think this weekend will be? I have a 99% chance of going to putah for friday-monday. Just gotta get some tippets, and repair my waders and I am good to go.
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wind
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How do you tell its gonna be windy at Putah? Is there a windy season like Summer? If it is windy in Vacaville, will it be the same at Putah?
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stan
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? whats the latest for the lower stan?????????
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all of uu
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??? out of curiosity who is the oldest person on this blog...IM 53
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Flows 29 Jan 2008
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The flows dropped back down into the 60's this morning.? Does anyone what know what the current water clarity is like in the creek and the lake?? The lake level was at about 82% of capacity?as of?Monday.? It's still got a way to go before?the Glory Hole spills.? Last year it made it to about 93% of capacit...
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Cream with your coffee (anyone)?
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I went out to the creek today just to take a hike and check the water color.? Surprisingly, driving up towards the dam there were green areas between muddy brown, that is, green between the feeder creeks dumping in mud.? Between the dam and where the dry Creek on the Canyon Resort property dumps in, the w...
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Steelhead Spotted!
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A buddy of mine has some property in Healdsburg that has a small trib to the Russian running through it. He was up there last weekend and took these pics. These are adult WILD fish!
See if you can spot the steelhead. He said this is the earliest he's seen them up there in past years.
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Don't Fish on the Redds; General Discussion
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Ok as we all know, there was a post started by "THE CAPTAIN" about an "UNETHICAL GUIDE" that was deleted the other day.?Every single one of?us did not take this guide fishing the redds lightly, and a few of us?took it to the next level. It was deleted for that purpose.?I myself?wo...
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how long does putah take to clear
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?? After a big rain on average how long does it take Putah to clear so that it is fishable?? Would it be fishable by monday or tuesday??? Does the lake get dirty?? I fish the lower Quinault river in washington and when Lake Quinalt gets dirty the Lower Quinault is usually out for about a month just wonderin...
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Ready to hear from a newbie?
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Hello to all! I am new to this website and new to Fly Fishing. No subject here just would like to say that I cant wait to learn more about this amazing sport. Just to see a fish being caught by delivering most natural presentation absolutely blows my mind. Thank you God for giving us such? beautiful rivers...
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My Quest To Becoming a DFG Officer starts here....
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well besides the 30 weeks at the academy at butte college near marysville, here is what else is involved in becoming a dfg officer. i can tell you this, it wont be easy, and it wont be a trip in the park, but if i buckle down and dedicate myself anything is possible. especially if i am going to take 3 yrs to do i...
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1-11-08
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So, got out the creek for the first time in a LONG time for me.? Been at least a few months. But even still, I only fished for about 2 hours, and it was pretty disappointing.? Not a fish, not a whiff of a fish, not a strike, nothing. Water was green, about 1 ft. visibility, tops.? I tried just about every combi...
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Hey Tug, PM sent
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Sunday, January 20 ...
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Slow today.?Water is still "stained", but fishable. Flows are low. Two takes, one to hand. New personal best! measured 23". Pic isn't great, but I really wanted to get this dude back in the water. Fished thru a brief rain shower ... that was cool! Other was a 13"(??) holdover tha...
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Sunday 1-20
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Hello board...
Well, I got an unexpected day off from work, so I hit up the creek. This was only my second time there, and I've been reading a lot about tactics and reading water, so i put my newly-found knowledge to work. I returned t the same spot i fished on my first visit, and on about my 10th cast, my in...
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Monday, January 21 Report
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Today was a awesome day for me. Started at around 8 in the morning and caught a nice 20 inch or bigger native rainbow. Super cool for first trout fly fishing. Had a bunch of followers, but no more takers. I was really pumped though. I was using a olive woolybugger. But now I know what I need to get: new waders...
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Out of Town Guides
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?? Hello everyone at Putah Creek Fishing Forum. I have been reading the forum now for about 6 months, thats when i started this completely engrossing hobby. I have read with interest every post within the last 6 months, I can say I have been able to learn quite a lot with the info that is avaliable here and...
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01-17-08 Blessed by the Putah Gods part II
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well i must start?with this "WHAT A?BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR FISHING. nice, warm, sunny, not a cloud in the sky. PERFECT." now on to the day. got there a lil later than id like to, but to my suprise not a car in site. i had the creek to myself for the whole day. went to my first spot that i always fish in the...
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Putah creek and steelhead card question
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after fishing the american yesterday and loving every minute of it, i ofcourse had to fill out my steelie card. on the back gives you codes for all the rivers where this card is needed. and low and behold. Putah Creek was one that is on this card. now when i go to putah, do i have to fill this card out as well. a...
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Gonna be there.
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Leaving right now to camp at canyon creek till monday. I will be the teenager wearing either? a hat or a beanie, brown waders too.
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friday 1/18
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I caught my 3rd and 4th trout ever. Both big ones, I'd say about 20-24". Longer than my computer keyboard which is about 18" (thinking like the striper fisherman that I am). I actually hooked two more - the first one pulled and was immediately gone. The second hydroplaned and was gone in 2 sec...
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14 Jan 2008
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I snuck out to the creek before class this morning.? It probably wasn't the best idea.? I ended up sleeping through my first class.? The water is still murky, but at least the brown tint is gone.? I met up with dtp916?before sunrise, and?we got into some pretty nice fish.? The regular old Putah flies wer...
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Water Clarity??
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Did anyone make it out today??? I'm looking for an update on water color.?? I fished Fri, Sat, and Sun this past week and the water viz was about 12 to 18 inches up around the bridge.? Unfortunately, the water wasn't improving over the weekend either.... ? If anyone has an report, I'd be grateful. Cheers...
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Here's a location tip for you Brian, you need a map!
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One of your posts on the Redds thread says:
"being in sac not to many great fishing spots around in this area. i wish i lived closer to nicer fisheries"
Get yourself a good stream map and look around, you live next to a gold mine of fishing. Lower Yuba, Feather, America, Middle Fork of the A...
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water conditions
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Can anyone report on Putah water conditions following recent rains? Is the water clear yet? Any significant level change since Christmas? Thanks, Eric
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