Putah Creek Fly Fishing

Gordon · Gordon

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...

shon42073 · shon42073

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.

JL · JL

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...

JL · JL

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...

JT · JT

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...

JL · JL

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...

flyfishingjunkie · flyfishingjunkie

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...

JT · JT

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...

Marford · Marford

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...

JT · JT

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...

sensei · sensei

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...

chemdoc · chemdoc

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

Zidane · Zidane

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...

TxFLyBum · TxFLyBum

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...

Shark Diver · Shark Diver

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...

101fish · 101fish

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...

JT · JT

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...

Otter · Otter

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...

Xnjb707X · Xnjb707X

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...

JT · JT

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.??

JT · JT

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.?

chemdoc · chemdoc

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...

shon42073 · shon42073

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...

Otter · Otter

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...

JT · JT

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.?

fishrmn · fishrmn

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.

rich · rich

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...

JT · JT

The flows made another jump.? They're now over 400 cfs.?

BigRothDog · BigRothDog

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...

JT · JT

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...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Referencing Bono's Posting on Reg Changes (Preview) 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...	Gordon	9	1592	May 10, 2007 by bono
	weighted leaders ? (Preview) 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.	shon42073	11	1219	May 10, 2007 by JT
	Sunday the 7th afternoon/eve (Preview) 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...	JL	2	697	May 9, 2007 by 101fish
	Monday afternoon on Access # 5 (Preview) 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...	JL	16	1658	May 8, 2007 by FlyNgo
	Cuatro y Cinco de Mayo (Preview) 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...	JT	6	937	May 8, 2007 by JT
	Wed Eve by the bridge (Preview) 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...	JL	1	849	May 3, 2007 by shon42073
	another newbie (Preview) 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...	flyfishingjunkie	4	780	May 3, 2007 by flyfishingjunkie
	Opening Day (Preview) 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...	JT	5	1211	Apr 30, 2007 by shon42073
	WARNING MY CAR WAS BROKEN INTO ( 1 2 ) (Preview) 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...	Marford	30	3161	Apr 27, 2007 by shon42073
	Just Before the Opener (Preview) 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...	JT	1	833	Apr 27, 2007 by shon42073
	Newbie (Preview) 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...	sensei	1	585	Apr 27, 2007 by JT
	Trout Fry? (Preview) 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	chemdoc	19	1589	Apr 27, 2007 by bono
	Pontoon Boats (In & Out) (Preview) 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...	Zidane	6	1609	Apr 26, 2007 by jeremy
	Fishing May1 (Preview) 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...	TxFLyBum	3	944	Apr 26, 2007 by Ranger Manny
	Pyramid Lake Cutthroat-Off Topic (Preview) 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...	Shark Diver	2	1199	Apr 25, 2007 by JT
	4/21 (Preview) 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...	101fish	3	905	Apr 23, 2007 by JT
	Flows Dropping Again (Preview) 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...	JT	1	665	Apr 23, 2007 by 101fish
	4/19 (Preview) 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...	Otter	2	890	Apr 21, 2007 by FlyNgo
	04/05 Nice Day! (Preview) 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...	Xnjb707X	8	1369	Apr 20, 2007 by dtp916
	This Weekend (Preview) 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.??	JT	6	961	Apr 18, 2007 by JT
	Special Regulation Signs (Preview) 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.?	JT	2	686	Apr 17, 2007 by Daara
	Bait Fishing Before the Season Opens (Preview) 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...	chemdoc	12	1215	Apr 16, 2007 by Daara
	4/15 WIND !!! (Preview) 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...	shon42073	1	737	Apr 15, 2007 by JT
	Float Tubing and Signs on the Creek (Preview) 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...	Otter	16	1961	Apr 13, 2007 by Nohackle
	Flows are over 500 cfs (Preview) 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.?	JT	16	1442	Apr 13, 2007 by shon42073
	Need some Advice (Preview) 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.	fishrmn	1	586	Apr 10, 2007 by JT
	Howdy Y'all (Preview) 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...	rich	2	666	Apr 5, 2007 by Spunk
	Flows are over 400 cfs (Preview) The flows made another jump.? They're now over 400 cfs.?	JT	16	1483	Apr 3, 2007 by WT
	Salmon in Putah creek? (Preview) 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...	BigRothDog	1	874	Apr 2, 2007 by shon42073
	30 Mar 2007 (Preview) 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...	JT	5	977	Mar 30, 2007 by JT
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