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02 Jan 2008
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I snuck out of the house for a few hours this morning and made my way up to the creek.? I managed to catch some nice fish but spent most of my time watching the spawners.? I could seriously watch them for hours.? In fact, I did.? Hot flies of the day were a #20 black micromay and a #16 olive fox poopah.? It was ni...
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Help
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i was wondering what kind of flies to use and where to fish. today i picked up some micro mayflies in size 18,20. would those work. ?also will glo bugs work and are there any streamer patterns that they will hit thanks
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Happy New Year
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Happy New Year everyone!!! Hope your first fish of the new year comes quick.
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Fish Survey
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http://www.putahcreekflyfishing.com/putahcreeksurvey.html -- Edited by kbigelow at 11:24, 2007-12-29
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Going to the creek perhaps
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I might be going to canyon creek to camp and fish this weekend. Depends on how I feel, I just got my wisdom teeth out. Anyone know if the store is reopened at canyon creek? I need some tippets.
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Merry Christmas
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of you.? I hope Santa brings you all a new fly rod and reel.?
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Bee Metro article on catch and release fishing
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In this morning's metro section there is an interesting discussion on the effect of C-R on the health of fish populations. Well worth the read.
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Why We Fish-Dec 18th
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Woke this morning to rain. Not your average rain, but a cold steady driving rain. Storm front rain. Hopped in the car at 6.00am and pulled up to my first stop at 7.00. The rain as I had hoped had not stopped and now combined with wind was whipping the tree tops around in a falling leaf filled fury. For a momen...
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Newbee Success
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I've been fishing Putah since July with my friend.? He put me on fish the first time I used a fly pole seriously.?? I hooked up with 20+ fish and landed about a dozen.?? I was happy as hell.?? BUT. . . my partner wasn't because we were'nt catching "natives".?? I got skunked the last two times I we...
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Visiting Fisherman
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I'm a catch and release purist from Minnesota who will be in the bay area, and am looking to put some line on water in Putah Creek. I promise to be respectful of your local waters, and was wondering if any of you could offer me a bit of advice on Putah creek. I've been going over the Forums and can get a general...
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Mending help???....
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Hey guys I know what mending is and I have a good idea of how to do it but im not sure when to use mends or whether im doing it correctly. Could anyone give me some help with it?
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15 Dec 2007
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I did some shutting up and?some fishing today.? I met up with dtp916 early this morning.? It was actually a pretty good day.??We hooked into quite a few nice fish.? The hot?flies of the day for me were a #16 olive fox poopah and a #20 olive JT Special.? It was nice meeting you Lahontan.? It was good running...
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Happy Holidays
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16 December fishing Putah...
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Slow day started out losing all my small nymphs when I fell due to a very slippery rock...... So i tried a #16 prince nymph got 1 hook up for bout 10 seconds..... few hits but no real takes. tried some other flies that i salvaged but none of them were really succesful lotta fisherman not havong luck from wha...
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Putah Surprise!
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Fished the Creek on Monday 12-10. Started at the bridge with only 1 other car in the parking area. Immediately my buddy and I started hooking up on LARGE fish. The thing is they also got off as quick as they were hooked, about 6 between the 2 of us ALL LARGE fish. Moved to another location and we both got the P...
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Canyon Creek Resort?
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Who here has a membership to them? I want to find some fishing buddies to meet with next time I go camping there. I am only 17 and just getting into flyfishing. Loving it so far. Coming from pretty much only bass fishing, this is a challenge. Caught me some pigs from a local lake 5 minutes from me. Caught off...
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Wed. Dec 12
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Today was a nice day at the creek. Me and a friend got to the creek at about 7:30 and fished till about noon. The action started right when we got there too, but picked up at about 10am. I lost 3 pigs probilly over 20 inches or so, and then I lost about 10 or so more that were smaller, I was just having one of those...
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Private Message System
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I recently learned something about the PM system that I had somehow missed in the 2+ years I have been a member.? I always had to go to the site to see if anyone had sent me a PM and Kieth recently told me that I could change a setting in my profile to automatically receive an email notifying me that a new PM had...
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monday dec 10
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I fished my?favorite holes today and caught a lot of fish in the 12 to 14 inch range. I stuck 3 monsters, one of which I know was over 20 inches.? So I need some advice from some of the masters out there who can actually land one of the big ones.? Its fun playing them for 30 seconds and all but I would really like...
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Sunday-Dec 9th-Bye bye Window!!
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First off I'm new to the forum and just wanted to say hi.? I have fished Putah for about 5 or 6 years now, only the last year as a fly fisherman though.? Unfortunately, I'm posting for the first time to give warning to everyone else.? I fished the creek this past Sunday between access?2 and 3?from about 9-1...
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Fishing Etiquette Question
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I ran into a situation today on the creek that raised a question of proper fly fishing etiquette, and I am interested on hearing your thoughts. I went out for a couple of hours at dawn to fish a spot I like, a fairly small hole about 30 feet across.? I like it because dries will usually catch a few fish there,...
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Unethical putah creek guide
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This Topic is CLOSED !!!!
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fishing 12-11
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may be too windy? -- Edited by papaoak at 05:56, 2007-12-11
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this sunday-12/9
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i'm gonna be heading up to the creek with my pa. if anyone wants to join us let us know.
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Brian Clemens: mystery fly
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Brian: in honor of your Amador Trip, I have attached a picture of a fly that is deadly on Amador cut/bows. If you name the fly-no help please-I will send you these 4, which are the last of my collection.
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Dec. 8th. Swingin !
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I arrived at putah at 6 a.m made it to one of my favorite spots by flashlight, Had to wait a bit to fish due to darkness. Started out a little slow, Fish were rising all over. I started using midges and the fish wanted nothing to do with em today. After awhile of trying every midge i have, and several other pat...
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Nets and minimalism
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I'm on a minimalist kick and replaced my vest with a Fishpond San Juan chest pack that?I really like. I asked the vendor who sold me the vest where I hook on my net and he didn't really have an answer, other than to say he doesn't use a net. Instead he "tails 'em." By that he meant that he brings the...
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Let the Hogging begin!
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Arrived to the creek this morning at 7.00am. After seeing what Brian landed a few days ago I began to understand what the term "Putah Hog" really meant. Clearly the fish I have been managing to bring in were not in the Hog Class, fine fish, but I needed some work. So,today was a school day on the...
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Need to buy some flies
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i usually buy on blueflycafe.com, but i am need to get some flies for tuesday, anyone know a place around in this area for cheap flies, not 1.85 each. let me know
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Lost Wading Staff
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I was fishing Thursday 12/6 and lost my wading staff on the creek, just below the deer sign turn, just past the general store near the bridge.? It is an Orvis staff and its green in color.? The flows were pretty high yesterday, so who knows where its going to end up, but if anyone comes across it I would appr...
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