Putah Creek Fly Fishing

bono · bono

Last Thurs afternoon/eve I fished Putah with my buddy Ricky aka "Ricardo" Lopez at access #3.Ricky got there late and only was able to fish about an hour,but I was able to get about 3 hours of quality fish time.With the low flows I decided to start off with very small flies but managed only one fish within...

101fish · 101fish

Went out in the afternoon/evening with a friend of mine in the canoe. Took it up below the dam, the water is really low, btw. Caught several on small woolly buggers, (color scheme is a secret) with a zug bug dropper, one of the best days I have had in a long time. Caught 1 over 20 and real...

beachboy · beachboy

Hi everybody: This is my 1st posting to the forum. A little background on me: My username indicates that most of the time I spend surf casting big topwater lures for stripers, and pulling out the 10 weight on the rare occasions where the Pacific Ocean is calm enough and the fi...

MotoGP · MotoGP

When I cant get up to the creek to fish because of lesser important things like school, and yard work and so on (J/k), I really enjoy looking at the photos. In a way they kinda bring me to the creek even when I cant be there. So if you have any new one's could you post them because like I said I really enjoy them a...

shon42073 · shon42073

I recently fished putah with a freind who was bait fishing, yeah i know bait fishin is a terrible thang but anyways. He caught several small what i beleive was a type of sculpin, looked alot like a sal****er "bullhead". So i was thinking that a large streamer that resembled these may be a good choice to us...

101fish · 101fish

Are the really jumping 100 or so cfps then dropping back down every couple of days, or is the system messing up? IT would not be the first time the system messed up, but then if they are working on the damn that could mess it up as well. If this is really happening, how does dramatic changes lik...

Walt · Walt

The flows appear to have dropped dramatically today based on the chart (if reported flows are accurate - - I know that sometimes these are not accurate). Anyone fish this afternoon? How do drops of this magnitude impact the fishing?

shon42073 · shon42073

i think the extreme changes in flows are making for poor fishing. any opinions on this ? I fished all day today and only managed 6 fish landed, average length was 12 inches, all came on red san juan worm and a black leech.

edog7 · edog7

Fished today creek was very low, looked like a river at tidewater when the tide was out all the rocks were sticking out with wet moss all over them. Anyways landed a few fish but was a frustrating day. I lost every fish that had any size to it, I lose more fish on Putah creek than any other place that I fish....

Resolute · Resolute

Hello all, I'm a newbie and I noticed on your posts that some of you use a dry-dropper rig. Can anyone explain that to me with the lengths of all intervals and where to put the splitshots? I was also on another site looking up some Nymphing techniques and I found this: http://www.napav...

JT · JT

I stopped by the creek for about an hour in the morning. I had to meet up with a group from school to work on a project. I figured that I couldn't waste the trip to Davis on the weekend without stopping at the creek. I hooked three fish but landed none. I had one fish, about 19", ten...

dmcc · dmcc

My son is a beginner fly fisher. We want to come to Putah Creek. What kind of flies does he need and where can we get them? Can he fish from the side? Also, someone told me that the creek is too high to fish now. Is that true? -- Edited by dmcc at 14:05, 2006-07-05

Resolute · Resolute

I've seen lots of top water action during the summer months right before you get to the island. I've fished it a few times and haven't had so much as a lick. I would fish it, get nothing, and a bait and chuck guy would throw his in and pull out a trout. How frustrating! Has anyone had...

MotoGP · MotoGP

Be careful out there, it's FRIDAY the 13th. So, today I wont go near the water or my equipment for fear of jinxing it, but ill walk under a ladder or cross a black cats path. Scary stuff!!! So if you don't catch anything don't cry about it, I warned you!!!

MotoGP · MotoGP

I use a 3.5 pound 6x tippet and Ive had two fish break me off twice. The fish were in the 20 inch range, but I figure that should be strong enough. So my questions are... What size tippet do you guys use when nymphing putah? Do you think that i may possibly have too much tension on my line whe...

Brundoggy · Brundoggy

Went out today hoping the overcast skies, cool weather and chance of rain would pay off and I would have to say it was one of my best days on the creek. Went down by access #5. On the far side of the island, caught 3 in the fast water. 10,12,14 all 'bows., using PT flahbacks and hares ears. Then when I was hea...

Brundoggy · Brundoggy

Went out this morning. Hooked a nice size fish up under some branches. As the fish went downstream, so did 5 or 6 otters. Needless to say, didn't land the fish or see anymore action after that.

bigjohn · bigjohn

Hi All, It's been a while since I posted because it has been a while since I've had the opportunity to get up to Putah from San Jose. I went up last week for a few days. Did not have much luck but tied into a Putah hog in the 20 inch range I fought for a while. At first it seemed small and was coming along but it...

shon42073 · shon42073

I really have been wanting to catch a brown on putah, was wondering if anyone might suggest some spots that i might try. Do they preffere different type of water then bows? I saw a big one rise three times in the same place about a month ago it was at least 25 inches and very very fat, tossed everything i had a...

shon42073 · shon42073

since this is really my first year of fishing putah regularly, i was curious if you find the fish alot more "spooky" in the low water, do you think you should approach fish from down stream? do you find it neccasary to queitly approach your fishing area and keep a low profile? do you find yourself snagged...

rich · rich

I have been in the area for two years now and fishing Putah for one. Has there ever been or will there be a time when Putah might become a year-round fly-fishing only creek. I would like to know how many people might be interested in forming some sort of organization that could lobby this cause and t...

shon42073 · shon42073

Has anyone fished for bass from around winters down to stevensons bridge in the last few years? I used to do REALLY good for both smallmouth and largemouths down there. buth thqat was about 12 years ago. stopped and checked out a few spots on the way home today, looks pretty "fishy". Im thinkin about flo...

bono · bono

Yeah I know this topic has nothing to do with Putah creek fish reports...but its my website and I can do what I want!!Anyway If anybody out there is interested in possibly trading a guided trip or class on the mighty Putah creek for access of a day of hunting dove,quail,pig,pheasant deer,turkey...

MotoGP · MotoGP

I hear the reports and have seen people catch the big ones, but all I could catch were a 6 (if it was even that) and and an 11 incher. I was impressed however, because I wasnt expecting much since my parents have a place on lake Almanor where there are over 100 lakes and 1000 miles of river and st...

JT · JT

I made it out to the creek one last time Tuesday before starting school again for the Fall. I landed a couple of nice fish and lost a few, one of which broke me off. I landed five between 10-12", one 16"er, and one 18"er. Most were landed on a midge pattern, though a...

GLMann · GLMann

Fished the area around the bridge today and landed 5 fish from 6" to about 16". I hooked a very large fish that looked to be at least 22" to 24" that i fought for a few mins then took off downstream and tangled me around a boulder and log and snapped off. That fish pretty much did wh...

101fish · 101fish

I was out that creek last saterday with a friend of mine, his first trip out on the creek. Did pretty well, 6 landed, from 8 in to 16 in all natives, and countless hook ups and strikes. Anyway, as we were walking above access 2 and later, above the capground by the damn, we both decided t...

rich · rich

Has anyone ever noticed that Putah is listed on the steelhead card and all rainbows over 16" are considered steelhead ?!? This strikes me as very odd, especially when F&G stocks rainbows in the creek that are somtimes pushing the 17" range. Am I really supposed to call those 1...

Michael · Michael

I've made two trips to the creek this month and got skunked both times. I fished #5 over the island beneath the storm pipe and above the bridge at the north end of the campground. I have been drifting wd 40s, fox pupas, zebra heads and pheasant tails all small size 22 except the fox. I gotta figure I am not ge...

JT · JT

Yesterday wasn't my best day on the creek. The wind was howling which made casting and mending difficult, and it was COLD. The past few times that I've fished the creek I have wet waded because it was too hot. Yesterday was a big change. I only hooked three fish and land...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Yellow Jacket Fly (Preview) Last Thurs afternoon/eve I fished Putah with my buddy Ricky aka "Ricardo" Lopez at access #3.Ricky got there late and only was able to fish about an hour,but I was able to get about 3 hours of quality fish time.With the low flows I decided to start off with very small flies but managed only one fish within...	bono	9	2245	Nov 3, 2006 by bono
	10-29 (Preview) Went out in the afternoon/evening with a friend of mine in the canoe. Took it up below the dam, the water is really low, btw. Caught several on small woolly buggers, (color scheme is a secret) with a zug bug dropper, one of the best days I have had in a long time. Caught 1 over 20 and real...	101fish	3	1033	Nov 2, 2006 by Otter
	My first trip to Putah - Crayfish (Preview) Hi everybody: This is my 1st posting to the forum. A little background on me: My username indicates that most of the time I spend surf casting big topwater lures for stripers, and pulling out the 10 weight on the rare occasions where the Pacific Ocean is calm enough and the fi...	beachboy	3	1442	Oct 27, 2006 by shon42073
	New Photos (Preview) When I cant get up to the creek to fish because of lesser important things like school, and yard work and so on (J/k), I really enjoy looking at the photos. In a way they kinda bring me to the creek even when I cant be there. So if you have any new one's could you post them because like I said I really enjoy them a...	MotoGP	2	792	Oct 27, 2006 by Matt
	streamers? (Preview) I recently fished putah with a freind who was bait fishing, yeah i know bait fishin is a terrible thang but anyways. He caught several small what i beleive was a type of sculpin, looked alot like a sal****er "bullhead". So i was thinking that a large streamer that resembled these may be a good choice to us...	shon42073	7	1206	Oct 26, 2006 by bono
	what is going on with the flows? (Preview) Are the really jumping 100 or so cfps then dropping back down every couple of days, or is the system messing up? IT would not be the first time the system messed up, but then if they are working on the damn that could mess it up as well. If this is really happening, how does dramatic changes lik...	101fish	2	875	Oct 24, 2006 by Brundoggy
	creek flows (Preview) The flows appear to have dropped dramatically today based on the chart (if reported flows are accurate - - I know that sometimes these are not accurate). Anyone fish this afternoon? How do drops of this magnitude impact the fishing?	Walt	12	1392	Oct 23, 2006 by lightfoot
	flows (Preview) i think the extreme changes in flows are making for poor fishing. any opinions on this ? I fished all day today and only managed 6 fish landed, average length was 12 inches, all came on red san juan worm and a black leech.	shon42073	2	663	Oct 22, 2006 by Nohackle
	10/16 (Preview) Fished today creek was very low, looked like a river at tidewater when the tide was out all the rocks were sticking out with wet moss all over them. Anyways landed a few fish but was a frustrating day. I lost every fish that had any size to it, I lose more fish on Putah creek than any other place that I fish....	edog7	0	676	Oct 16, 2006 by edog7
	Different Nymphing Techniques (Preview) Hello all, I'm a newbie and I noticed on your posts that some of you use a dry-dropper rig. Can anyone explain that to me with the lengths of all intervals and where to put the splitshots? I was also on another site looking up some Nymphing techniques and I found this: http://www.napav...	Resolute	8	1243	Oct 16, 2006 by flyfishfreak
	Saturday the 14th (Preview) I stopped by the creek for about an hour in the morning. I had to meet up with a group from school to work on a project. I figured that I couldn't waste the trip to Davis on the weekend without stopping at the creek. I hooked three fish but landed none. I had one fish, about 19", ten...	JT	0	596	Oct 15, 2006 by JT
	New fly fisherman (Preview) My son is a beginner fly fisher. We want to come to Putah Creek. What kind of flies does he need and where can we get them? Can he fish from the side? Also, someone told me that the creek is too high to fish now. Is that true? -- Edited by dmcc at 14:05, 2006-07-05	dmcc	7	1256	Oct 14, 2006 by Resolute
	Right Before the Island (Preview) I've seen lots of top water action during the summer months right before you get to the island. I've fished it a few times and haven't had so much as a lick. I would fish it, get nothing, and a bait and chuck guy would throw his in and pull out a trout. How frustrating! Has anyone had...	Resolute	4	996	Oct 14, 2006 by Resolute
	Fly fishermen are weird like this! (Preview) Be careful out there, it's FRIDAY the 13th. So, today I wont go near the water or my equipment for fear of jinxing it, but ill walk under a ladder or cross a black cats path. Scary stuff!!! So if you don't catch anything don't cry about it, I warned you!!!	MotoGP	2	645	Oct 13, 2006 by KHB
	What am I doing wrong? (Preview) I use a 3.5 pound 6x tippet and Ive had two fish break me off twice. The fish were in the 20 inch range, but I figure that should be strong enough. So my questions are... What size tippet do you guys use when nymphing putah? Do you think that i may possibly have too much tension on my line whe...	MotoGP	6	1039	Oct 10, 2006 by Nohackle
	10/3 (Preview) Went out today hoping the overcast skies, cool weather and chance of rain would pay off and I would have to say it was one of my best days on the creek. Went down by access #5. On the far side of the island, caught 3 in the fast water. 10,12,14 all 'bows., using PT flahbacks and hares ears. Then when I was hea...	Brundoggy	7	1257	Oct 10, 2006 by bono
	Otters (Preview) Went out this morning. Hooked a nice size fish up under some branches. As the fish went downstream, so did 5 or 6 otters. Needless to say, didn't land the fish or see anymore action after that.	Brundoggy	9	1312	Oct 9, 2006 by Brundoggy
	A little vacation fishing (Preview) Hi All, It's been a while since I posted because it has been a while since I've had the opportunity to get up to Putah from San Jose. I went up last week for a few days. Did not have much luck but tied into a Putah hog in the 20 inch range I fought for a while. At first it seemed small and was coming along but it...	bigjohn	0	557	Oct 9, 2006 by bigjohn
	browns??? (Preview) I really have been wanting to catch a brown on putah, was wondering if anyone might suggest some spots that i might try. Do they preffere different type of water then bows? I saw a big one rise three times in the same place about a month ago it was at least 25 inches and very very fat, tossed everything i had a...	shon42073	5	970	Oct 9, 2006 by flyfishfreak
	fishing low flows (Preview) since this is really my first year of fishing putah regularly, i was curious if you find the fish alot more "spooky" in the low water, do you think you should approach fish from down stream? do you find it neccasary to queitly approach your fishing area and keep a low profile? do you find yourself snagged...	shon42073	3	799	Oct 7, 2006 by shon42073
	Fly-Fishing Only (Preview) I have been in the area for two years now and fishing Putah for one. Has there ever been or will there be a time when Putah might become a year-round fly-fishing only creek. I would like to know how many people might be interested in forming some sort of organization that could lobby this cause and t...	rich	8	1260	Oct 4, 2006 by Eric
	putah creek bass (Preview) Has anyone fished for bass from around winters down to stevensons bridge in the last few years? I used to do REALLY good for both smallmouth and largemouths down there. buth thqat was about 12 years ago. stopped and checked out a few spots on the way home today, looks pretty "fishy". Im thinkin about flo...	shon42073	3	1046	Oct 2, 2006 by lightfoot
	Trade hunting for fishing (Preview) Yeah I know this topic has nothing to do with Putah creek fish reports...but its my website and I can do what I want!!Anyway If anybody out there is interested in possibly trading a guided trip or class on the mighty Putah creek for access of a day of hunting dove,quail,pig,pheasant deer,turkey...	bono	1	637	Sep 30, 2006 by flyfishfreak
	First time on Putah (Preview) I hear the reports and have seen people catch the big ones, but all I could catch were a 6 (if it was even that) and and an 11 incher. I was impressed however, because I wasnt expecting much since my parents have a place on lake Almanor where there are over 100 lakes and 1000 miles of river and st...	MotoGP	1	601	Sep 29, 2006 by GLMann
	26 Sep 2006 (Preview) I made it out to the creek one last time Tuesday before starting school again for the Fall. I landed a couple of nice fish and lost a few, one of which broke me off. I landed five between 10-12", one 16"er, and one 18"er. Most were landed on a midge pattern, though a...	JT	0	530	Sep 28, 2006 by JT
	9/24 (Preview) Fished the area around the bridge today and landed 5 fish from 6" to about 16". I hooked a very large fish that looked to be at least 22" to 24" that i fought for a few mins then took off downstream and tangled me around a boulder and log and snapped off. That fish pretty much did wh...	GLMann	6	1022	Sep 28, 2006 by bono
	Canoeing the Putah (Preview) I was out that creek last saterday with a friend of mine, his first trip out on the creek. Did pretty well, 6 landed, from 8 in to 16 in all natives, and countless hook ups and strikes. Anyway, as we were walking above access 2 and later, above the capground by the damn, we both decided t...	101fish	1	990	Sep 24, 2006 by bono
	Steelhead ? (Preview) Has anyone ever noticed that Putah is listed on the steelhead card and all rainbows over 16" are considered steelhead ?!? This strikes me as very odd, especially when F&G stocks rainbows in the creek that are somtimes pushing the 17" range. Am I really supposed to call those 1...	rich	2	1402	Sep 24, 2006 by bono
	Rigging for putah? (Preview) I've made two trips to the creek this month and got skunked both times. I fished #5 over the island beneath the storm pipe and above the bridge at the north end of the campground. I have been drifting wd 40s, fox pupas, zebra heads and pheasant tails all small size 22 except the fox. I gotta figure I am not ge...	Michael	3	1009	Sep 19, 2006 by Nohackle
	15 Sep (Preview) Yesterday wasn't my best day on the creek. The wind was howling which made casting and mending difficult, and it was COLD. The past few times that I've fished the creek I have wet waded because it was too hot. Yesterday was a big change. I only hooked three fish and land...	JT	1	673	Sep 17, 2006 by JT
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