Putah Creek Fly Fishing

JT · JT

I was able to fish the creek again this morning for a couple of hours.? I hooked six fish, landing four of them.? Four of the hooked fish were typical hatchery trout, while two were good-sized.? The biggest caught was a 21" rainbow.? I got her on #24 black drowned midge pattern.? Two of the other fis...

flygirl1 · flygirl1

Hey Guys...as a newbie to this amazing sport, and as I have noticed, one of the few girls up on the creek...I just wanted to thank those of you I have met who have been the utmost of gentlemen.? Frankly, I can't tell who among you I have had the pleasure of actually meeting.? It can be a little intimidating b...

JT · JT

I wet waded the creek for a couple of hours this morning. There wasn't too much wind this morning, and the flows dropped to 565 cfs (from 800 cfs last week). I hooked six, landing three of those. The three that got away were in the 18-20" range. They were all hooked on a #22 black drowned midge. It's ha...

Doyle · Doyle

Hello All - I am new to California, live in Davis and am wanting to explore more about fishing Putah Creek.? I am guessing I have come to the right place and will no doubt appreciate any and all advise you might offer.? I have fished Lake Solano from my float tube and have had some success but need to find out...

JT · JT

I fished the creek on Tuesday after being away for a couple of weeks.? I fished the late morning, hoping to see some insect activity.? As usual there were?TONS of tiny black midges, but that was about it.? I couldn't get any takers on a small black midge imitation, but a #18 tan micro mayfly?fooled a few t...

JT · JT

I fished the creek on Friday evening?with Cole.? I hooked quite a few fish, landing 4.? The biggest was about 15".? 2 fish were landed on a #22 black midge, and the other 2 were landed on a #10 olive bugger.? I didn't see many insects besides the millions of tiny black midges that line the banks.? It w...

ChucktheDuck · ChucktheDuck

Hey Guys, I don't know if any of you are aware that this is going on, but my roomate works on the UCD campus with the Environmental Sciences department and he forwarded me this info: Creek Speak Community Talks on the Putah Creek Watershed June Creek Speak Presentation ----------------------------...

bono · bono

Putah seems to finally be picking up a bit,I think the fish have found their comfort zone with the higher flows and are more willing to grab a fly when presented properly.I've been having more luck with caddis patterns than anything else,and even had a little dry fly action as well (caddis and mayfly pa...

JL · JL

Got out to the creek again (baby is due any minute - may be the last time for a long time) and Putah didn't disappoint. Got about 10-12 fish on a dark rusty fox poopah both on a nymph rig and under a caddis dry as a dropper late in the evening. Got a couple rises on the caddis dry, but man were they hammering the f...

Matt R · Matt R

Well it's not getting any easier with these flows... Who's gonna be the one to go out and try to catch some fish in the next couple of days??? I bet JT?is studying too hard to fish....

Xnjb707X · Xnjb707X

?Hit the creek with a friend of mine on Tuesday and also hit the creek in the afternoon on Thursday. Had some major action on Tuesday morning ending up with 8 fish landed the biggest was 16" and the rest were?12" or more.?I lost a whole bunch too, my buddy landed 6 also in that size range. Thursd...

JL · JL

Got out to the creek about 6:30 Saturday eve as the sun was leaving the water.? there were some baetis and caddis flying around, but no surface activity evident. Tied on a few nymphs (green micro may fly and green fox poopah). Got a grab on the swing my second cast, but then nothing until I switched to drys...

JT · JT

I fished the creek for a few hours in the evening.? The birds were going crazy above the water eating some type of bug, but it was too hard to tell what kind with all the wind.??The wind was howling, making it hard to get a good drift, so I switched to an olive?woolly bugger.? I hooked five,?but only landed t...

bono · bono

Took 3 really nice guys out to the creek for a begginers class yesterday (Sat).The flows were really high and the fishing was tough,they did manage to hook into a few fish but not able to land anything.The last few weeks I've had nothing but entry level clients mainly wanting to just learn the sport and w...

JT · JT

I couldn't go out of town this weekend because of work, but I managed to make it to the creek this morning.? I did something that I normally don't do.? I got up at the crack of dawn to fish.??Usually I get there in the late morning or early afternoon.? It's a different place that early in the morning.??I sta...

fishrmn · fishrmn

Hey All, If anyone is interested there are a number of free podcasts available regarding flyfishing topics. A really good one is Fly Fish Radio available at http://www.flyfishradio.com/ , there are over 30 episodes that are 30min or so each, and free! Check them out.

Frenchie · Frenchie

Fished the creek on Sunday. Lots of good sight fishing opportunities. Hooked three and lost three all on small midge patterns. saw a nice sized gopher snake. Went to the American River?in the evening. Caught one tick on an armpit pattern! I didn't notice?it until the next morning in the shower. Manag...

shon42073 · shon42073

Haven't been to putah in almost 2 months, So I gave it a try this morning. Landed 2 rainbows about 12 inchers both were good healthy wild fish. I had to use a san juan worm and a LOT of shot to get down. The river is more siuted to spinning gear with the high flows. Near access 4 i sat down to take a break and sat ab...

JT · JT

I fished the creek today with some people from my Flycasting class at school.? The fishing was pretty slow.? I did manage to land one fish on a #16 olive Fox Poopah.? I also hooked a beast that shook the hook loose shortly after hook-up.? He took a #20 micromay.? I saw quite a few other fish, but most were ju...

fishrmn · fishrmn

Hey All, Any advice on fishing lake Solano? My last Final Exam is next week and Im thinking of heading out and float tubing Lake Solano. I've never fished it before and Im not quite sure what to use. I hear there are some nice rainbows and smallmouth in it. Has anyone had any luck there? Should I even cons...

RodBruno · RodBruno

Hi All, I just stopped to say Hello!? I have been watching this forum for some time now, and this is a great source of very useful information. In short,? I now live in the bay area but have been fishing with spinning rods since I was a kid still living in Brazil.? I sure have great fishing trips stories and f...

cole · cole

Worked the weekend and I know have two days off.? Fished the creek from 8 this morning until three.? Do any bugs live in this place anymore? Perhaps I left too early.? Not even a midge hatch to be seen.? Three fish on various bugs, nothing over 12".? It was slightly overcast all day with a mix of sun pe...

cole · cole

I was curious if anybody ever read or saw a per mile fish count on Putah Creek.? In other words the Truckee has so many fish per square mile or the Carson has so many fish per square mile.? It would be interesting to know since those of us who fish Putah a lot know how much the fish move around.? One day your fav...

WT · WT

Well it was a beautiful day on this creek this morning.? However, I still have yet to get my first putah creek trout.? I started out this morning at about 7:30am at Access #5 and I got two bites on a #16 and #18 copper john, however did not land them.? The water was quite a bit higher than the last time I went ou...

cole · cole

Just wanted to pay homage to my four legged family member who lost her life to a rattle snake bite two days ago.?? Ironically I had fished Putah that afternoon and as I was leaving I picked up a soda at the RV park store and noticed a flyer on the closed door warning that is was rattlesnake season.? I thought...

JT · JT

The flows have jumped back up above 600 cfs.? They'll probably stay there for a while as there is no rain in the forecast.? The winds have been ridiculous the last couple of days in Dixon, and I imagine that they're the same in the canyon.? It looks like they'll die down Wednesday and stay at or near castin...

JT · JT

The flows made it above 600 cfs again.? They were perfect for floating the back eddies on the creek today.? I fished above #1 for a little over an hour and landed three: two on a #22 black midge and one on a #18 tan micromay.? I moved downstream and floated the pool at the top of #2 for about an hour with no hits...

Packrat · Packrat

Does it work with a mac? Everytime I try to upload a pic nothing happens. I browse for the pics, attach it and try to post and it sits there, nothing happens. What's the trick?

JT · JT

Did anyone make it out for Mother's Day?? I don't imagine too many people did.? It would be kind of tough to convince the wife and/or mom to go fishing.

flyfishingjunkie · flyfishingjunkie

What a difference two weeks can make. Went for half a day today and landed only a few fish. The flows are going up and a lot of water that was very productive two weeks ago is now a little to deep and a little to fast. In fact I noticed flows increase while I was in the river, which didn't help. All fish landed op...

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	09 August 2007 (Preview) I was able to fish the creek again this morning for a couple of hours.? I hooked six fish, landing four of them.? Four of the hooked fish were typical hatchery trout, while two were good-sized.? The biggest caught was a 21" rainbow.? I got her on #24 black drowned midge pattern.? Two of the other fis...	JT	5	889	Aug 9, 2007 by cole
	Thanks for the friendly advice (Preview) Hey Guys...as a newbie to this amazing sport, and as I have noticed, one of the few girls up on the creek...I just wanted to thank those of you I have met who have been the utmost of gentlemen.? Frankly, I can't tell who among you I have had the pleasure of actually meeting.? It can be a little intimidating b...	flygirl1	15	1573	Aug 9, 2007 by Aranz
	07 August 2007 (Preview) I wet waded the creek for a couple of hours this morning. There wasn't too much wind this morning, and the flows dropped to 565 cfs (from 800 cfs last week). I hooked six, landing three of those. The three that got away were in the 18-20" range. They were all hooked on a #22 black drowned midge. It's ha...	JT	5	777	Aug 8, 2007 by Matt R
	A Newbie To The Forum and California (Preview) Hello All - I am new to California, live in Davis and am wanting to explore more about fishing Putah Creek.? I am guessing I have come to the right place and will no doubt appreciate any and all advise you might offer.? I have fished Lake Solano from my float tube and have had some success but need to find out...	Doyle	7	1226	Aug 6, 2007 by Doyle
	31 July 2007 (Preview) I fished the creek on Tuesday after being away for a couple of weeks.? I fished the late morning, hoping to see some insect activity.? As usual there were?TONS of tiny black midges, but that was about it.? I couldn't get any takers on a small black midge imitation, but a #18 tan micro mayfly?fooled a few t...	JT	5	867	Aug 3, 2007 by yukon mike
	Friday the 13th (July) (Preview) I fished the creek on Friday evening?with Cole.? I hooked quite a few fish, landing 4.? The biggest was about 15".? 2 fish were landed on a #22 black midge, and the other 2 were landed on a #10 olive bugger.? I didn't see many insects besides the millions of tiny black midges that line the banks.? It w...	JT	4	979	Jul 20, 2007 by JT
	Creek Speak: Discussing issues on the Putah Creek Watershed (Preview) Hey Guys, I don't know if any of you are aware that this is going on, but my roomate works on the UCD campus with the Environmental Sciences department and he forwarded me this info: Creek Speak Community Talks on the Putah Creek Watershed June Creek Speak Presentation ----------------------------...	ChucktheDuck	0	999	Jul 7, 2007 by ChucktheDuck
	Jamaica vs Putah creek (Preview) Putah seems to finally be picking up a bit,I think the fish have found their comfort zone with the higher flows and are more willing to grab a fly when presented properly.I've been having more luck with caddis patterns than anything else,and even had a little dry fly action as well (caddis and mayfly pa...	bono	1	970	Jul 7, 2007 by cole
	June 28 (evening) (Preview) Got out to the creek again (baby is due any minute - may be the last time for a long time) and Putah didn't disappoint. Got about 10-12 fish on a dark rusty fox poopah both on a nymph rig and under a caddis dry as a dropper late in the evening. Got a couple rises on the caddis dry, but man were they hammering the f...	JL	5	1234	Jul 4, 2007 by ChucktheDuck
	Over 700cfs (Preview) Well it's not getting any easier with these flows... Who's gonna be the one to go out and try to catch some fish in the next couple of days??? I bet JT?is studying too hard to fish....	Matt R	8	1184	Jun 25, 2007 by Matt R
	June 19 & 21 (Preview) ?Hit the creek with a friend of mine on Tuesday and also hit the creek in the afternoon on Thursday. Had some major action on Tuesday morning ending up with 8 fish landed the biggest was 16" and the rest were?12" or more.?I lost a whole bunch too, my buddy landed 6 also in that size range. Thursd...	Xnjb707X	3	1044	Jun 24, 2007 by JT
	June 23, evening (Preview) Got out to the creek about 6:30 Saturday eve as the sun was leaving the water.? there were some baetis and caddis flying around, but no surface activity evident. Tied on a few nymphs (green micro may fly and green fox poopah). Got a grab on the swing my second cast, but then nothing until I switched to drys...	JL	0	610	Jun 23, 2007 by JL
	20 June 2006 (Preview) I fished the creek for a few hours in the evening.? The birds were going crazy above the water eating some type of bug, but it was too hard to tell what kind with all the wind.??The wind was howling, making it hard to get a good drift, so I switched to an olive?woolly bugger.? I hooked five,?but only landed t...	JT	2	718	Jun 22, 2007 by JT
	Fathers day weekend (Preview) Took 3 really nice guys out to the creek for a begginers class yesterday (Sat).The flows were really high and the fishing was tough,they did manage to hook into a few fish but not able to land anything.The last few weeks I've had nothing but entry level clients mainly wanting to just learn the sport and w...	bono	4	1079	Jun 20, 2007 by cole
	Memorial Day Weekend (Preview) I couldn't go out of town this weekend because of work, but I managed to make it to the creek this morning.? I did something that I normally don't do.? I got up at the crack of dawn to fish.??Usually I get there in the late morning or early afternoon.? It's a different place that early in the morning.??I sta...	JT	7	1451	Jun 15, 2007 by Walt
	FlyFishing Podcasts (Preview) Hey All, If anyone is interested there are a number of free podcasts available regarding flyfishing topics. A really good one is Fly Fish Radio available at http://www.flyfishradio.com/ , there are over 30 episodes that are 30min or so each, and free! Check them out.	fishrmn	6	834	Jun 13, 2007 by Matt R
	Beware of Ticks (Preview) Fished the creek on Sunday. Lots of good sight fishing opportunities. Hooked three and lost three all on small midge patterns. saw a nice sized gopher snake. Went to the American River?in the evening. Caught one tick on an armpit pattern! I didn't notice?it until the next morning in the shower. Manag...	Frenchie	2	726	Jun 12, 2007 by JT
	June 3rd. (Preview) Haven't been to putah in almost 2 months, So I gave it a try this morning. Landed 2 rainbows about 12 inchers both were good healthy wild fish. I had to use a san juan worm and a LOT of shot to get down. The river is more siuted to spinning gear with the high flows. Near access 4 i sat down to take a break and sat ab...	shon42073	11	1436	Jun 10, 2007 by JT
	07 June 2007 (Preview) I fished the creek today with some people from my Flycasting class at school.? The fishing was pretty slow.? I did manage to land one fish on a #16 olive Fox Poopah.? I also hooked a beast that shook the hook loose shortly after hook-up.? He took a #20 micromay.? I saw quite a few other fish, but most were ju...	JT	4	867	Jun 8, 2007 by JT
	Lake Solano (Preview) Hey All, Any advice on fishing lake Solano? My last Final Exam is next week and Im thinking of heading out and float tubing Lake Solano. I've never fished it before and Im not quite sure what to use. I hear there are some nice rainbows and smallmouth in it. Has anyone had any luck there? Should I even cons...	fishrmn	5	1413	Jun 7, 2007 by 101fish
	Newbie from the Bay Area (Preview) Hi All, I just stopped to say Hello!? I have been watching this forum for some time now, and this is a great source of very useful information. In short,? I now live in the bay area but have been fishing with spinning rods since I was a kid still living in Brazil.? I sure have great fishing trips stories and f...	RodBruno	11	1399	Jun 6, 2007 by RodBruno
	June 4 (Preview) Worked the weekend and I know have two days off.? Fished the creek from 8 this morning until three.? Do any bugs live in this place anymore? Perhaps I left too early.? Not even a midge hatch to be seen.? Three fish on various bugs, nothing over 12".? It was slightly overcast all day with a mix of sun pe...	cole	1	595	Jun 5, 2007 by JT
	Fish count (Preview) I was curious if anybody ever read or saw a per mile fish count on Putah Creek.? In other words the Truckee has so many fish per square mile or the Carson has so many fish per square mile.? It would be interesting to know since those of us who fish Putah a lot know how much the fish move around.? One day your fav...	cole	0	657	May 30, 2007 by cole
	May 24th Report (Preview) Well it was a beautiful day on this creek this morning.? However, I still have yet to get my first putah creek trout.? I started out this morning at about 7:30am at Access #5 and I got two bites on a #16 and #18 copper john, however did not land them.? The water was quite a bit higher than the last time I went ou...	WT	2	846	May 25, 2007 by Nohackle
	rattlers (Preview) Just wanted to pay homage to my four legged family member who lost her life to a rattle snake bite two days ago.?? Ironically I had fished Putah that afternoon and as I was leaving I picked up a soda at the RV park store and noticed a flyer on the closed door warning that is was rattlesnake season.? I thought...	cole	4	1034	May 22, 2007 by Brundoggy
	Conditions (Preview) The flows have jumped back up above 600 cfs.? They'll probably stay there for a while as there is no rain in the forecast.? The winds have been ridiculous the last couple of days in Dixon, and I imagine that they're the same in the canyon.? It looks like they'll die down Wednesday and stay at or near castin...	JT	1	714	May 22, 2007 by shon42073
	18 May 2007 (Preview) The flows made it above 600 cfs again.? They were perfect for floating the back eddies on the creek today.? I fished above #1 for a little over an hour and landed three: two on a #22 black midge and one on a #18 tan micromay.? I moved downstream and floated the pool at the top of #2 for about an hour with no hits...	JT	2	728	May 19, 2007 by JT
	Uploading pics???? (Preview) Does it work with a mac? Everytime I try to upload a pic nothing happens. I browse for the pics, attach it and try to post and it sits there, nothing happens. What's the trick?	Packrat	6	950	May 18, 2007 by keith bigelow
	Mother's Day (Preview) Did anyone make it out for Mother's Day?? I don't imagine too many people did.? It would be kind of tough to convince the wife and/or mom to go fishing.	JT	1	696	May 16, 2007 by ConcordBob
	May 9th report (Preview) What a difference two weeks can make. Went for half a day today and landed only a few fish. The flows are going up and a lot of water that was very productive two weeks ago is now a little to deep and a little to fast. In fact I noticed flows increase while I was in the river, which didn't help. All fish landed op...	flyfishingjunkie	4	991	May 12, 2007 by JT
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