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Flows, 06 Mar 07
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It looks like the flows are back up in the 60's.? It seems like they fluctuate quite a bit around the weekend.? During the week, it seems that they've been more stable.? I just checked the lake capacity and it's about 93% full and still rising slowly.
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Last Post
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I'm sorry to report, this will be my last post on the board. I'm moving to Texas in the morning and thought I'd say thanks to everyone on this board that has helped me become a better fisherman. My last trip to Putah was 2 weeks ago. I landed a really nice 22" bow on my backup 4wt. As luck wo...
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just a little support
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I just wanted to let you all know that I had a nice chat with a 12 year old kid by the name of Daara.Might sound familiar to you all because he has posted on this site numerous times before.He informed me that he has or maybe is still working on a site dedicated to fishing the Northbay area(I hope I'm righ...
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early opener ???
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Was reading another board and looks like theres gonna be a march 1st opener on some waters, anyone know were I can ?find a list of waters that will open on march 1st....I'm freakin dying to get up in the mountains freeze my butt off and fish. Hasn't been much snow so I think there will be some good o...
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Feb 24th...dry's
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Got to the creek about 7 a.m, started around the bridge, alot of fish were rising, hooked 2 on a #20 griffths nat, lost em both, they were small, about 10 inchers. After that had a long period of no action, moved down to access #1, an area I rarely fish, hooked and lost one on a red copper john, was a decent fis...
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Saturday Meeting to be rescheduled
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I have decided to re-schedule our meeting due to the fact that a lot of people who would have a lot of input on these issues or need to hear our issues and concerns cannot be there. I will try to co-ordinate the next date when some of these other people can make it. I hope this didnt inconvenience anybody, I w...
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Redd below #5
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Just a heads up, there is a redd in the first riffle above solano, so kindly do not fish it.? The fish on it are small, 16in looked like the average that were on it when i passed it this morning.? They are currently spawning, and I watched one pair drop eggs today.? Thanks.? This morning was 2 for 4, fished pr...
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Decrease in Flows
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Are they trying to let the lake fill up by cutting back the flows?? The last couple of times that it's rained, they've cut the flows back into the 40's.?
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stone flies
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I made it out to the creek the other for the second time since the new year.? All and all i have done better.? What was interesting was the fact that, while fishing around access five, I found what looked to be an adult stone fly.? The wings folded falt, unlike a caddis, and I am 98 % sure that it is a stone.? It...
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02/21/07
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Went out for a few hours today at around 10am.? Started at #5, water looked good, nice and clear, also the weather was good with no wind but lots of clouds.? Saw some rises in a deeper, slower pool downstream of a fast run.? There were also a few baetis spinners and tons of water boatmen in the stills.? Trie...
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Random Thoughts Feb. 15th-20th
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I camped at the resort and observed and fished each day.? The fish seemed to be located in the beginings of deep slow water at the end of faster runs.? I watch numerous fisherman fish the same water.? Many people fished the same water but only a few caught the fish.? I had sucess but only after I let the wate...
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Getting Started
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Just moved here from South Florida, where the flats fishing was way too easy.? All I had to do was zing out a chartruese clouser and strip it close the bottom and come home with sea trout, redfish, snook, pompano, flounder.? I should have taken a video of my first attempts at fishing Putah Creek.? It was h...
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2/16 Report
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Fished all over the creek today and did not catch a damn thing. Fished up and down, and back again and nothing. I was thinking the water flows would help, it was good 2 weeks ago at 68 CFS, but nobody was getting anything today. One guy caught?2 on a Hare's Ear early this morning. I threw everythi...
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conservation grant
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Hey all, I was just surfing the net and I found something that might be of interest, given the recent decision to start a Putah creek NPO.? The Northern California Federation of Fly Fishers gives out conservation grants to applicants deemed worth, and they have one coming up in June 07.? If we get organ...
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Saturday meeting
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Sorry Greg, I looked for information about the planned meeting but couldn't figure out where it was.? Perhaps making a new post and creating a sticky would help some of us old folk ? Just to let you know in advance that I'm not going to be able to make the on creek meeting.? I have a once a year meeti...
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Feb 16,17
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Well after a heartbraking day on Putah I was relieved to see that others shared my misfortune (except JT? ).? Fished all day on wednesday up the creek and back from #3 to #1 with #20 flashback pheasant tails and got nothing.? Not even a nibble.? Fished all day friday in all the same spots and struc...
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I got a new rod
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I just bought a new 9'?Yellowstone 4 pc. 5 weight rod, and a new Pflueger Trion 1934 reel. Is this a good rod and reel? Got it all for $230.
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2/13
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Hit the creek about 4 pm to see if the fish were still biting.? I fished my go to spot and am happy to say the fish are still biting.? Landed 3 on three different flies.? One on a size 18 micro mayfly, one on a size 16 tan and olive Barr emerger and one on a size 22 neon green midge.? The water is a little off color,...
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Spawning Redds
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Hey everyone I'm new to the board and also to Putah.? She's been kicking my butt lately but I'm not giving up!? Anyways I was looking over the forum and I had some concern over a post about a guy walking all over the redds of some fish.? I realized that I don't know what they look like or wha...
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Here is why I'm leaving...
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POST removed by "kbigelow", the webmaster. This type of language will NOT be tolerated !!!!!!!!! -- Edited by?kbigelow at 07:53, 2007-02-10 -- Edited by bono at 07:53, 2007-02-10
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10 Feb 2007
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I fished the creek again this morning.? The flows dropped another 10 CFS since yesterday.? They were already too low yesterday.? Yesterday they were at 55 CFS, and?today they were 45 CFS.? Anyway, the hole?that I found fish in yesterday was void of fish.? I moved to a slow-moving deeper hole and found...
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09 Feb 2007
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I fished the creek this morning.? It started out really slow.? The creek was a little lower than it has been.? At the first spot I fished there was a nice hatch going on, but I only saw one fish.? I couldn't find any takers, so I moved on to greener pastures.? The next spot had a nice Baetis hatch as well....
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Need a rod and reel
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I'm looking for a new rod and reel, and was wondering what the best 250 dollar combo is? I'm a new fly fisherman, so I don't know what the good rods and reels are.  Any advice? -- Edited by LilWhippersnapper at 19:57, 2007-02-06
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new rod&reel
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A while back i asked you guys on advice on purchasing a new setup, i must say thanx for all your advice, i casted a few sage rods, not as many as i wanted, but i decided on my original plan and purchased a thomas& thomas 8 foot 3 peice 4 weight rod,rod is meduim action?,a abel super series reel, and a rio. g...
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Report for 2/6 and 2/8
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I got out for a couple of hours Tuesday and today.? I caught several fish each time, but it does seem to be slower than last week.? There was a little rain this morning, but the water is still very clear. All but one fish was caught on a size 16 olive Mercer's Micromayfly.? My top fly (a BWO nymph) was ign...
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Report for 2-1 and 2-3
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This was?my first time Fly Fishing. On?Feb. 1st?I fished all day and caught 1 about 8 inches. Still had a great time though. Flies I used were the red copper john, WD40, and one I think is called the May Olive. Saw a couple of fish caught It was a thursday so I had the creek to myself. Only spot I saw people fis...
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Report 2/7
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Got out on the water today with my buddy around 10:30. Water was super low, making fishing tough. We hooked into a few fish that morning, I caught a couple 10-11 inchers that fell for a #18 black midge larva, and a 16" that ate a #20 Black Beadhead Olive Midge larva. My buddy caught his 3 on a "som...
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jan. 27th a good day on putah
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Today i fished btween areas #4 and #5, at least 15 fish hooked and 9 landed, all between 14 and 16 inches with one going 17 inches, this was a really good feeling after going the last 3 trips without a single bite, all fish were caught in one specific run, they were stacked up like cord wood most of...
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Run and Gun
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Some tips for people that don't like to fish in crowds.? Try fishing new areas each time you go out to the creek.? I have been fishing Putah for about five or six years now, and I still am finding new areas to fish the creek.? If you catch a fish or two from one spot, take a hike upstream or downstream to tr...
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Putah Creek non-profit organization
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I am currently looking into starting an organization to protect the fish and Putah's surroundings in the inner dam region(the area we all fish).To date there is nobody doing this and I think it's about time.The issues to look at would include monitoring the flows with a wintertime increase...
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