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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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This Weekend
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Is anyone going to make it out this weekend?? I need to fill my fly boxes, so I'll be tying most of the day.? I probably won't be able to get out there until next weekend.? But, at least I'll have flies to use then.??
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Special Regulation Signs
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I received a reply from Roger Bloom at the DFG today.? Our request for authorization to post signs on the creek?has been passed on to the right people.? Hopefully?we will receive a quick response.? At least we might have signs posted before the end of?this coming?trout season.?
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Bait Fishing Before the Season Opens
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It seems that all of us are seeing more and more bait fishermen on the creek before the season opens.? I ran into some last Thursday and JT and I did again on Friday.? I decided to call the CALTIP number at DFG today to see if they can do something about this problem.? Hopefully a warden will make a more regul...
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4/15 WIND !!!
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Got to the creek at 8 a.m today, fished #5, started at the "no rental boat beyond" sign. Pretty much went completely around the island twice, hitting every good looking spot, not spending alot of time in each spot, Only one fish hooked on a #16 pheasant tail, lost it, was maybe 15 inches. The w...
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Float Tubing and Signs on the Creek
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JT? I thought I had to work on some other projects this weekend, but I can now put in some time tomorrow.?? If anyone wants to meet and talk about signs tomorrow I will be at access 1 tomorrow at noon.? I plan to float above access 1.? If we can get some people together it would be fun to float from access 5 down...
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Flows are over 500 cfs
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The flows just went over 500 cfs this morning.? If you're out there fishing, be careful.? The flows are changing quickly and without warning.?
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Need some Advice
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Hey guys, I was up at Putah this last weekend and the flows were pretty fast. Im somewhat new to flyfishing and was hoping for some advice on where would be a decent spot for a novice to easily fish on the creek w/o too much difficulty. Any help is appreciated.
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Howdy Y'all
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Howdy, everyone ! I sure the creek ! No rainbows anywhere near me. I have managed to get out a few times to our stock ponds which are LLLLOOOAAADDDEEEDDD with monster bass. My biggest is 9 lbs. The fish are starting to spawn so I've stopped fishing them for a while. I'll send pics soon. BTW, the current sta...
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Flows are over 400 cfs
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The flows made another jump.? They're now over 400 cfs.?
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Salmon in Putah creek?
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My Buddy and i fished here a month ago right next to the dam in float tubes and cought a few raimbows, and a few?nice hogs, and a salmon suprisingly. It was only a pound or so. I didn't know they were in the creek. Heres a few pictures...
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30 Mar 2007
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I fished the creek today with a friend.? I was hoping to get him into some nice fish.? He managed to hook one--a big, beefy rainbow--on a #16 olive caddis pupa.? It got around a rock and got off.? Those fish are true escape artists.? I?hooked two, landing one--a fat 17"er.??He took a #20 mayfly nymp...
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Glory Hole
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I drove in through Napa today and was looking to see how close the glory hole was to screwing up the fishing.? To my surprise it dropped today.? The flows jumped as a result.? I did manage to land a fish today, but the fishing was terrible.? The fish were blown around and will probably be confused until the...
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What the hell is wrong with me!!!!!
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LOL ive fished lakes for abut 5 years now and im pretty good and only started fishing Putah recently,but yeasterday took the biscuit!!!!!! Jesus how the hell do u fish this creek i snagged hundreds NO JOKE of flys, and then to top it of i near drowned  Some of the guys out there were n...
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Were is these access u keep tlkin abut?
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?Is there a map or something i here Ascess #1 2 3 4 but have no clue anyone have a pic?
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Web article on midge fishing
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Below is a URL for an article on fishing midge imitations, it was written for Montana waters but I found it applies very well to Putah, hopefully I'll have a chance to try a few new things this weekend though it looks like the flows will be driving a change in tactics.? Midges have been a bit of a mystery to m...
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not much
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this is my first post. just got done reading some of the stuff everybody wrote for the gentlman who fished the pu for the first. and i would like to thank all of u for giving him some advice. what to do and not do. whosays fly fisherman are stuck up. i no where to go next time i need advice.??? GOD BLESS U ALL.? A...
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Signs Along Creek
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I have been working on a sign for the creek.? Does anyone how much it costs?for lamination?? Again, does anyome know if?it is necessary to get a permit to post signs along the creek??
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casting video
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? I came across this video of trick casting on youtube, check it out, its pretty cool. Makes me realize how much practice I still need.
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floating solano lake ???
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Next weekend I'm gonna camp at solano lake with a few freinds (non flyfishers ) But I'm workin on em. So I figured this would be a good oppurtunity to try something new I planned to put my float tube in at the island around access #5 and float down to the pleasants valley road bridge, maybe fu...
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27 Mar 2006
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I had to get out to the creek again before I go back to school tomorrow. Putah kicked my butt today. Actually, the wind kicked my butt today. The wind was howling straight downstream the whole time I was there. To even think about getting a drag-free drift I had to nymph downstream. There were some midges...
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17 Feb
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I fished the creek for two hours this morning.? I really shouldn't have done it.? I have way too much homeweork to do,?but I had a tough week at school and needed a break.??I grabbed my 3wt and headed out to the creek.? I usaully use my 5wt, but with the low flows and slow water,?I figured it would be mor...
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Regular Season Size Limit
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I would like to propose for discussion placing a maximum size limit of 18? during the regular season.? All fish above 18? should be catch and release.? I almost cry when I see a nice fish on a stringer.? How do you feel?
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20 Mar 2007
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While I was out looking around for the sign issue today, I fished for a couple of hours.? It was pretty cold and rainy.? Some midges started coming off the water about 10AM.? I hooked 3 fish, landing 2.? I really had to work for those fish, though.? They were obviously eating something a couple of feet bel...
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23 Mar 2007
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Now that finals are over, I can get some more fishing in.??I made it out this morning for a couple of hours.? There were?TONS of midges in the air and on the water when I got there.? The surface of the creek was full of emerging midge pupae?and pupal shucks.? There were quite a few caddis?coming off the wat...
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High Flows and Radioactive Waders
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I arrived at the river yesterday at 1.00pm to whitewater conditions at three of my best sites. There was a small BWO and caddis #18 hatch and some trout taking them subsurface at the bridge. I got lucky for about 3 seconds with a cripple on the surface and an explosive onetime only take. The rest of the day...
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White Spider-like Parasite
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Otter, I remember you mentioned something about the white parasites with big legs that attach themselves to the trout.? That was a couple of years ago on the old site.? Did you ever find out what they were?? Does anyone else?know anything about them?? They are on a lot of fish.? Are they harmful????
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