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Lake Solano
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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...
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Newbie from the Bay Area
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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...
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June 4
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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...
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Fish count
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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...
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May 24th Report
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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...
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rattlers
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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...
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Conditions
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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...
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18 May 2007
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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...
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JT
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Uploading pics????
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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?
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Packrat
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Mother's Day
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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.
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JT
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May 9th report
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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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Referencing Bono's Posting on Reg Changes
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Greg and I have had several conversations regarding what the group on this site needs to do in order to get the regs changes to better protect Putah Creek. I don't know if everyone saw Greg's latest posting on this topic. However, based on Greg's time availability we need to identify someone or a team...
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weighted leaders ?
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i recently was watching a fly fishing show on t.v and they were using a weighted leader, apparently the leader is weighted and no shot is needed. Has anyone ever used these? i know its off subject but wasn't sure were to post this question.
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Sunday the 7th afternoon/eve
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Finally. Finally! Putah came back for me. 15 or so fish to hand, half that many lost including a nice fatty (18 inches?) that breached and spit the hook. Go to fly was #14 olive fox poopah beadhead. Fish were killing it. Minor caddis hatch and stone hatch, no real topwater action though at dark above...
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Monday afternoon on Access # 5
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Well, ordinarily, I'd be telling all of you what a great afternoon/evening I had at Access #5 in terms of numbers of fish caught, fish taken on nymphs and dries, and generally how great it was to be catching fish in front of bait dunkers. BUT, in about 3.5 hours, I didn't so much as see a fish, let alone catc...
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Cuatro y Cinco de Mayo
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I made it out 2 days in a row with no fish to hand. There were not very many bugs on the water besides midges. Both of the fish that I hooked (1 each day) were on a #20 midge. I threw all that I had at them, changing the depth, amount of weight, tippet size, and flies. The fish wanted no part of it. The flows h...
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Wed Eve by the bridge
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Got back out to the creek about 6:00 PM last night and figured I couldn't possibly get skunked twice in a row. HA Wed was even worse than Monday, b/c I hooked a nice fish on about my 3rd cast and lost him immediately. Saw him flash after the hookset and gone. Late reaction, barbless hooks? Who knows. F...
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another newbie
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Hi everyone, Just wanted to introduce myself. I have been visiting this board for some years, and always find it informative, positive and very civil, especially compared to some other boards out there. I saw that some of you are getting involved in helping the creek stay healthy, which inspired me t...
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Opening Day
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I got off of work at 8 AM on Saturday after working all night, so I figured a long drive was not a good idea. Since Putah is so close, I headed over there. It was super-crowded. It was a beautiful day, though. The flows were still stable, and the sun was shining. There were quite a few bugs emerging and...
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WARNING MY CAR WAS BROKEN INTO
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Greetings all, I'm new to putah creek and have been reading these boards for their valuable information. On my second trip out to putah after work yestereday (Thur Mar 29th), I parked at fishing access 4. My friend and I went down just to scout it out and cast a little bit for about an hour and then move on...
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Just Before the Opener
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I made it out to the creek on Wednesday after school, hoping to get in some quality fishing before the crowds of bait fishermen show up on Saturday. It was pretty windy which made casting a little difficult. I didn't see much insect activity on the water. I only hooked one fish, landing none. I was pr...
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Newbie
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Hello all, I'm a newbie to this forum and just wanted to say hello. I'm out of the SF bay area and stumbled upon Putah Creek after speaking with one of the IT guys here. I spent many years fishing gold medal and blue ribbon waters in colorado then a few years doing the same in utah. Also fished around tailw...
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Trout Fry?
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I noticed large numbers of tiny fish (half inch size) in the creek today. Are those from this year's spawn already? I don't know how long it takes them to achieve any size and was curious. Oh, and if I find a fly that works on them I'll post it.  Phil
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Pontoon Boats (In & Out)
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A friend of mine and I recently purchased pontoon boats and plan to fish out of them at Putah/Lake Solano. On Sunday we launched at the park at Lake Solano and tried to paddle up to the "Y". It was our maiden voyage so it was somewhat of an adventure, but as we were putting in at 3:30 pm we were in...
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Fishing May1
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We are traveling to the Napa area April 28-May 3. We are looking to we a fly or two. The info on this site has been very helpful. Any additional info will be appreciated for our short tour. I have been wondering what the average flow for this time of year will be and if Putah Creek will be wadeable. Than...
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Pyramid Lake Cutthroat-Off Topic
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Hi All, It's been a while since I made it up to the river. Since the flows blew out all my well mapped hidey holes-I have been looking at other sites to fish. Just got back from a four day WTF flyfishing jag in Reno, NV. Got absolutely "schooled" on the Truckee river, the flows are up and down dep...
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4/21
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Made it out early this morning, at least for a college student, (7-11) and fished around the island. The lack of rain was nice, and I managed to get several grabs, a hook up and zero landed. Saw a great blue heron flying around, which was pretty cool. Fished up a side creek with no success.as well. Cre...
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Flows Dropping Again
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I just checked the flows and they have made another dive. They were at 291 cfs as of this evening. The recent rains have helped water the fields, so I guess the irrigation needs are minimal. Flows around 300 cfs are my favorite, but with all the fluctuations, I'd be afraid to wade into some of my favori...
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4/19
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I finally made it out to the creek last night. I fished for a little over an hour. I was wading under a tree and between bushes above access 1. I managed to hook five fish, but could only land one that went about 14". The fish were hitting a size 20 micro mayfly. The fish were deep. About seven f...
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04/05 Nice Day!
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Nice mid day fishing at the creek today. Had a few missed strikes on some caddis and mayfly emerger patterns. Nothing rising, but alot of bug life in the air. I decided to use some streamers, and the second cast, BAM! landed this 25 1/2 " hog! Had a good fight in em! Lost one more after this, and...
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