Putah Creek Fly Fishing

ConcordBob · ConcordBob

I have fished Putah Creek a number of times. Usually I have used bait however I am also a flyfisherman. I find the waters to be challenging..usually strong flows around the nice rocky areas and some really deep stretches which make wading impossible. I've fished...

Alan C · Alan C

First trip to the creek this year, there were lots of people but everyone got along fine. I took two friends that had never fly fished before one would not listen to advice and got skunked the other guy paid attention and and got his first fish on a fly rod,...

JT · JT

I know it's been over a week, but I fished below the bridge on the evening of May 19th after my last final exam. The final went well and the fishing was okay. It rained the whole time I was there so I wasn't fighting any crowds. I caught two fish, one hatchery and one native. It was...

101fish · 101fish

If anyone lost a trout net (about 16 inches long, shallow dip-net) on Putah, I found one stuck behind a tree right above Lake Salono today. PM me if you lost it, and think it might be yours. Fishing was a little different today, caught 5, missed 3, but they were far between.

JL · JL

Got out for a few hours on Tuesday. Hooked two nice fish in the riffle below access #5 on a small black zebra midge. Landed one. Got one more near the split, but was a dink. Like Yukon Mike - I spent a LOT of time getting the moss off my rig. JL

101fish · 101fish

Can you wade across the creek to the island (right above Salono) yet? Anyone been having much luck? I cant take this anymore, gonna go hit it up this weekend.

shon42073 · shon42073

i was curious if anyone has ever had good luck fishing below the solano lake diversion dam. i caught one 12 inch planter down there the other day, i only tried for about 20 mins at the end of my day. someone told me years ago that there were some big browns down there, could this be true? i have had some really...

chemdoc · chemdoc

I went over to access 5 this morning after seeing that the flows had supposedly dropped to 772 cfs overnight. After having my van broken into in February at the same access, I parked on the highway in plain sight, hoping that it would deter thieves. Unfortunately, that was not the case.&n...

zpomp · zpomp

We all read about the unfortunate happenings on the creek, and we should be more aware of where we park, and what we leave in our vehicles. Thanks Doc for info!!! With that said...How's da fishin..? Anyone fishing out there. I fished up by the resort last weekend and hooked up w...

bigcountryxj · bigcountryxj

hello i`m new a stream fishing and fishing it`s my second year fishing and a friend of mine told me about putah creek i went on opening day and man it was crazy. i hope some one can give me tips on fishing the creek and where to go i tried near the first bridge. well any help well do more than i have no...

101fish · 101fish

I checked the flows this morning, they were at 64 cpf!

Is this a typo on the website, or did the creek just drop 5 ft? Can anyone confirm this? That is really weird.

Davetyer · Davetyer

Fished on Sunday - find the side channels that have short deep runs and back eddys

- hooked 9, landed 8, nothing over 16 inches, 3 natural, 5 planters. Used #10 weighted prince nymph, #16 cream bead headed emerger, #16 tan fox's poopah, caught fish on all 3 with the prince nymph per...

sbritten · sbritten

It's nice to see that putah's water levels are declining (slowly), but i'm hoping that since we recieved so much rain this winter/spring, they won't release as much water this summer for farming; maybe summer levels will be more like fall levels this year! Does anyone think this is possible?&...

jcombs · jcombs

I go to UC Davis and I was just wondering if anyone knows of any other places to fish while the creek is flooded. I'll fish for anything. Bass, trout, panfish, you name it. Thanks for the help.

lightfoot · lightfoot

You remember this? EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 81,000 ft3/s, Feb. 27, 1940, gage height, 30.5 ft, present datum, from rating curve extended above 30,000 ft3/s; no flow Sept. 6-15, 1950, July 26 to Sept. 1, Sept. 6-9, 1955. Since completion of Monti...

rich · rich

I've read the posts about opening weekend. I've got to be the biggest idiot in the Bay area, I thought NEXT weekend was the opener.

fishingitup · fishingitup

Will the creek be fishable this weekend??????? I see the flows are 1800 and dropping fast????

JT · JT

I headed up to creek to check out the flows yesterday between classes. At 7140 cfs, they were incredible! The creek has since receeded to 6500 cfs. We saw some changes in the areas around the creek with the last high water and I'm sure we'll see many more changes when the flows...

sbritten · sbritten

This pretty much sucks

KHB · KHB

And I wonder? Still I wonder?

Bonk · Bonk

I hope I am not borrowing trouble by posting this, but figured I might as well "test" the waters now. I may have actually run into a few of you on the creek. I am that crazy kayaker you saw go floating by this summer. As I live close to Putah, I have started to become quite fond of Pu...

Clayton · Clayton

checked out the creek today and it is crazy. the flows are still way up and the water from berryessa is still dumping threw the glory hole.

sbritten · sbritten

I can't take it anymore, is this rain ever going to stop! ? Everywhere is either blown out, or requires a driftboat. I guess now is a good time for learning to tie flies. Good luck everyone, theres always davis, or even lafayette reservoir.

Fishon747 · Fishon747

Anyone have any advice what flies to use and size.

chemdoc · chemdoc

I had a very disturbing incident at access 5 this morning. I arrived at about 8:30 and fished for two hours on the way to work. When I returned to my van, I found someond had smashed a side window and stolen several items, including my laptop. They even stole my cheap shoes while leavi...

Otter · Otter

Finally made it out to Putah last friday. The fishing was slow from 11-12 at access 2. Met another fly fisherman who said his friends call him EZ. He said he hooked a few fish in the morning, but nothing landed. I was talking to him about building bamboo rods as I switched from n...

blindman · blindman

I fished the creek today. The rain must have scared everybody but the fish away today. I strated fishing aroud the bidge area with size 16-18 zebra midges,phesant tails, and serendipitys with no luck down to the hole across from the trailer park. After yet another snag I put an egg...

Josh · Josh

Managed to get out for a couple of hours on Saturday, and despite an ugly encounter with a couple of baitcasting poachers (more on that later), had a great day. I fished under the highway 128 bridge starting at about 10:30.... For the first hour or so I threw every midge pattern I had out there, but th...

blindman · blindman

I am just one of the newbie's and am heading to the creek to do some fishing in the rain before the creek jumps again. If any body wants to join me (maybe show me a thing or two about the creek) I am in a silver Subaru with Oregon plates. I am hoping to get there by 10:00 or so.

101fish · 101fish

I was thinking of heading out saterday afternoon and giving it my first try in a few weeks. Anyone been out recently? What is the fishing like? If anyone is up for it, ill be around the Island, up to around access 5.

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Fishing Putah (Preview) I have fished Putah Creek a number of times. Usually I have used bait however I am also a flyfisherman. I find the waters to be challenging..usually strong flows around the nice rocky areas and some really deep stretches which make wading impossible. I've fished...	ConcordBob	2	886	Jun 3, 2006 by ConcordBob
	5/28/06 (Preview) First trip to the creek this year, there were lots of people but everyone got along fine. I took two friends that had never fly fished before one would not listen to advice and got skunked the other guy paid attention and and got his first fish on a fly rod,...	Alan C	0	764	May 31, 2006 by Alan C
	May 19th (Preview) I know it's been over a week, but I fished below the bridge on the evening of May 19th after my last final exam. The final went well and the fishing was okay. It rained the whole time I was there so I wasn't fighting any crowds. I caught two fish, one hatchery and one native. It was...	JT	0	725	May 30, 2006 by JT
	Net found (Preview) If anyone lost a trout net (about 16 inches long, shallow dip-net) on Putah, I found one stuck behind a tree right above Lake Salono today. PM me if you lost it, and think it might be yours. Fishing was a little different today, caught 5, missed 3, but they were far between.	101fish	0	723	May 27, 2006 by 101fish
	Tuesday Fishing (Preview) Got out for a few hours on Tuesday. Hooked two nice fish in the riffle below access #5 on a small black zebra midge. Landed one. Got one more near the split, but was a dink. Like Yukon Mike - I spent a LOT of time getting the moss off my rig. JL	JL	0	825	May 24, 2006 by JL
	Putah Question (Preview) Can you wade across the creek to the island (right above Salono) yet? Anyone been having much luck? I cant take this anymore, gonna go hit it up this weekend.	101fish	4	1268	May 24, 2006 by 101fish
	trout below solano lake dam ??? (Preview) i was curious if anyone has ever had good luck fishing below the solano lake diversion dam. i caught one 12 inch planter down there the other day, i only tried for about 20 mins at the end of my day. someone told me years ago that there were some big browns down there, could this be true? i have had some really...	shon42073	1	1080	May 18, 2006 by bono
	Another #@*%$ Break-In (Preview) I went over to access 5 this morning after seeing that the flows had supposedly dropped to 772 cfs overnight. After having my van broken into in February at the same access, I parked on the highway in plain sight, hoping that it would deter thieves. Unfortunately, that was not the case.&n...	chemdoc	18	1777	May 9, 2006 by JT
	"Lets Talk Fishing! (Preview) We all read about the unfortunate happenings on the creek, and we should be more aware of where we park, and what we leave in our vehicles. Thanks Doc for info!!! With that said...How's da fishin..? Anyone fishing out there. I fished up by the resort last weekend and hooked up w...	zpomp	1	942	May 9, 2006 by Patrick
	new a fishing (Preview) hello i`m new a stream fishing and fishing it`s my second year fishing and a friend of mine told me about putah creek i went on opening day and man it was crazy. i hope some one can give me tips on fishing the creek and where to go i tried near the first bridge. well any help well do more than i have no...	bigcountryxj	2	903	May 8, 2006 by bono
	Flows (Preview) I checked the flows this morning, they were at 64 cpf! Is this a typo on the website, or did the creek just drop 5 ft? Can anyone confirm this? That is really weird.	101fish	6	1172	May 8, 2006 by bono
	Fished Sunday (Preview) Fished on Sunday - find the side channels that have short deep runs and back eddys - hooked 9, landed 8, nothing over 16 inches, 3 natural, 5 planters. Used #10 weighted prince nymph, #16 cream bead headed emerger, #16 tan fox's poopah, caught fish on all 3 with the prince nymph per...	Davetyer	0	847	May 2, 2006 by Davetyer
	Putah Creek (Preview) It's nice to see that putah's water levels are declining (slowly), but i'm hoping that since we recieved so much rain this winter/spring, they won't release as much water this summer for farming; maybe summer levels will be more like fall levels this year! Does anyone think this is possible?&...	sbritten	1	897	May 1, 2006 by lightfoot
	Other Places to Fish While Putah is Flooded (Preview) I go to UC Davis and I was just wondering if anyone knows of any other places to fish while the creek is flooded. I'll fish for anything. Bass, trout, panfish, you name it. Thanks for the help.	jcombs	6	1355	Apr 29, 2006 by lightfoot
	Hey Bono...Rain (Preview) You remember this? EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 81,000 ft3/s, Feb. 27, 1940, gage height, 30.5 ft, present datum, from rating curve extended above 30,000 ft3/s; no flow Sept. 6-15, 1950, July 26 to Sept. 1, Sept. 6-9, 1955. Since completion of Monti...	lightfoot	4	1467	Apr 27, 2006 by yukon mike
	What an idiot.... (Preview) I've read the posts about opening weekend. I've got to be the biggest idiot in the Bay area, I thought NEXT weekend was the opener.	rich	0	936	Apr 26, 2006 by rich
	Fishing this weekend (Preview) Will the creek be fishable this weekend??????? I see the flows are 1800 and dropping fast????	fishingitup	2	936	Apr 26, 2006 by Fishermans Friend
	Flows (Preview) I headed up to creek to check out the flows yesterday between classes. At 7140 cfs, they were incredible! The creek has since receeded to 6500 cfs. We saw some changes in the areas around the creek with the last high water and I'm sure we'll see many more changes when the flows...	JT	3	1207	Apr 18, 2006 by Clayton
	Still raining (Preview) This pretty much sucks	sbritten	2	1101	Apr 6, 2006 by sbritten
	Who'll stop the Rain? (Preview) And I wonder? Still I wonder?	KHB	5	1221	Apr 5, 2006 by jcombs
	Kayaking (Preview) I hope I am not borrowing trouble by posting this, but figured I might as well "test" the waters now. I may have actually run into a few of you on the creek. I am that crazy kayaker you saw go floating by this summer. As I live close to Putah, I have started to become quite fond of Pu...	Bonk	3	1191	Mar 29, 2006 by lightfoot
	the creek (Preview) checked out the creek today and it is crazy. the flows are still way up and the water from berryessa is still dumping threw the glory hole.	Clayton	1	1046	Mar 20, 2006 by ML
	GOING CRAZY! ! ! (Preview) I can't take it anymore, is this rain ever going to stop! ? Everywhere is either blown out, or requires a driftboat. I guess now is a good time for learning to tie flies. Good luck everyone, theres always davis, or even lafayette reservoir.	sbritten	8	1319	Mar 11, 2006 by sbritten
	highway 70 or 162 in oroville (Preview) Anyone have any advice what flies to use and size.	Fishon747	0	855	Mar 6, 2006 by Fishon747
	Car Break-in at Access 5 (Preview) I had a very disturbing incident at access 5 this morning. I arrived at about 8:30 and fished for two hours on the way to work. When I returned to my van, I found someond had smashed a side window and stolen several items, including my laptop. They even stole my cheap shoes while leavi...	chemdoc	9	1567	Mar 4, 2006 by yukon mike
	2/24 (Preview) Finally made it out to Putah last friday. The fishing was slow from 11-12 at access 2. Met another fly fisherman who said his friends call him EZ. He said he hooked a few fish in the morning, but nothing landed. I was talking to him about building bamboo rods as I switched from n...	Otter	5	1303	Mar 2, 2006 by paul
	2/27 report (Preview) I fished the creek today. The rain must have scared everybody but the fish away today. I strated fishing aroud the bidge area with size 16-18 zebra midges,phesant tails, and serendipitys with no luck down to the hole across from the trailer park. After yet another snag I put an egg...	blindman	2	1008	Mar 1, 2006 by ML
	2/25 - An Eventful Saturday (Preview) Managed to get out for a couple of hours on Saturday, and despite an ugly encounter with a couple of baitcasting poachers (more on that later), had a great day. I fished under the highway 128 bridge starting at about 10:30.... For the first hour or so I threw every midge pattern I had out there, but th...	Josh	3	856	Feb 26, 2006 by sbritten
	Any body going in the Rain tomorrow? (Preview) I am just one of the newbie's and am heading to the creek to do some fishing in the rain before the creek jumps again. If any body wants to join me (maybe show me a thing or two about the creek) I am in a silver Subaru with Oregon plates. I am hoping to get there by 10:00 or so.	blindman	0	725	Feb 26, 2006 by blindman
	anyone been out recently (Preview) I was thinking of heading out saterday afternoon and giving it my first try in a few weeks. Anyone been out recently? What is the fishing like? If anyone is up for it, ill be around the Island, up to around access 5.	101fish	7	1153	Feb 26, 2006 by 101fish
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