Putah Creek Fly Fishing

JT · JT

I made it out to the creek Friday. It rained most of the day, and I only saw two other fishermen. I started out by the bridge and landed two fish, both about 12 inches. Later, I moved down to #5 and fished the other side of the island. I hooked a nice-sized fish in the fast water.&n...

JL · JL

With snow on the mountains, clouds in the sky, and the sun peeking through, it promised to be an interesting, if cold day. Well, it turned out to be not so cold, but very very slow, to the tune of fish for me, for Yukon Mike, and for a guy whose name I think is Matt from Colorado (lives here now). Mat...

bigjohn · bigjohn

Hi All, The rookie is back. This is my third time up to PC. I fished Sunday and Monday. On Sunday I caught two about 12" and fiesty , one on a green scud and the other on a chartreus egg pattern. The water was 50 degrees. I got some additional bites on Sunday and Monday on the egg, a zug bug and a olive woll...

lightfoot · lightfoot

Drove across Putah at I-80 this morning and water looked lower. Checked the link on Gregs main page and it's down to 599 cfs

Fishon747 · Fishon747

yukon mike · yukon mike

Is it my imagination or am I seeing a whole bunch of unlicensed worm tossers on the creek this last weekend? Doesn't regular fishing season on Putah begin in April? If so, where is F&G? I would love to hear them tell me they don't have the funding to enforce the laws. If they did enforce the law, they...

The Sultan of Sod · The Sultan of Sod

Anyone have an idea as to when the lake level will be below the glory hole? Also once that time comes will they boost up the release flows from the bottom of the dam to summer levels? Hopefully they won't! Sean

KHB · KHB

Anyone care to give the creek a shot with me on Friday? Shooting to get out there not later than 10am. Keith

Shark Diver · Shark Diver

Hi All, Had a great day (late afternoon) on P.C. After a lame start, sorry Keith, I ended up in Ukiah. Let this be a lesson to you all, never have serious business discussions on the cell phone while you are also looking for road exits to get to your fly fishing grounds. Anyway lunch in Ukiah was pl...

lightfoot · lightfoot

I'm heading up to the creek Sunday morning. If anybody sees a nut with a camo boonie hat driving a lifted white Jeep give me a holler. At lest if the fish arn't biting I can play on the rocks :)

sbritten · sbritten

Well, I fished the high flows about 4 times since the first storms, and up to this point each trip has been dismal at best, skunked each time. If you've never seen a river otter in the "wild" before, you have an almost 100% chance of seeing one above the bridge, first time I've ever seen any so for me i...

Otter · Otter

I have been fishing the American, and was catching half pounders until they decided to bump up the flows to 8,000 cfs, so I decided to give Putah a try. I figured fish it like a big river. I used a 90 degree leader setup and a lot of weight. To my surprise I hooked a fish on about my fourth c...

101fish · 101fish

Is the creek rising again, or is the usgs website wrong? I havnt been out for a few weeks, but the creek was huge last I saw it, is it still that size? Anyone fished recently? IS anything going on at the creek? Just wondering.

deaddrift · deaddrift

hey gang just wondering if anyone has been to the creek lately? or you guys got jobs

no trout bums in here water does seem to be coming down ,but slowly well guess ill have to wait till someone post a report,me I work all the time and live vicariously thru other flyfishers yeah right (...

ML · ML

Me and clayton hit up the creek today and I finaly got to see how much he has improved since the first time we went fishing together. We got there around 8 and fished right below the bridge but no luck. So we moved above the bridge and Finaly around 1 clayton hooked into one that was around 16". We then move...

ML · ML

I was just wondering when the browns come back down into solano or if there already in there. Also what flies work best and what type of line we should use. Intermediate, shooting head, etc. Thanks for any advice - Mike

101fish · 101fish

Went out this evening, tried around the island, and up stream a bit, and didnt catch anything. Saw some small caddis flys and BWOs coming up, but not in numbers, and no risers

. Anyone else out this weekend?

Clayton · Clayton

Me and my buddy mike fished up by cold creek today did fair with one fish by mike on a size 16 PT the fish was about 17" but it wiggled off on the surface . Thats about all the action we saw all day. I took some pictures of the creek but i can't figure out how to post them. -- Edited by Cl...

JT · JT

I had a couple of hours between classes, so I headed up to the creek to check out the flows today. The creek has dropped quite a bit but is still high. With the receeding water you can see the drastic change that the high water has had on the appearance of the creek. Some areas are totally diffe...

drhays · drhays

Hi, I fished Putah during the late 60's and early 70's. The fly fishing bug has hit me again. As a newbie, could you suggest 3 fly patterns and sizes to start my collection? Thanks, Dennis

101fish · 101fish

Ive been watchin stream flows online, it looks like it wont be too long until it is fishable? needs to drop about 2000fps, but it is droping about 700-800 a day for the past couple days. Anyone been out lately to see how it looks?

chemdoc · chemdoc

Well, I headed out this morning for a couple of hours. The good news is there were no crowds and I didn't drown. The bad news is that the water is still fast and off color and I didn't catch any fish. There was one man and his son and nephew out by the bridge at 8 am when I arrived, but they only st...

101fish · 101fish

Headed out today, fished 4 and 5, had one thing that might have been a hit, hard to tell, other than that, nothing but mud and one decent sized branch. Havnt really figured out a good tactic for the putah at high water, somehow water that quick and deep, with no boat throws me of...

KHB · KHB

I'm going to go stand on the flooded banks of Putah and drowned a few nyphms tomorrow, any takers. I just gotta go. Have I lost my mind? Am I pushing it? I know I should have someone go with me...So???? Anyone? PM me if you are interested Keith

JT · JT

I fished the creek today with KHB. The flows are still HIGH. Most of the creek is inaccessible, but there are a few fishable spots. We fished from the mouth of the little creek (across from the resort) upstream towards the dam. I landed two fish, one 16" a...

chemdoc · chemdoc

I notice that many posts enumerate the number of wild vs stocked fish caught in a particular outing, and I am interested in learning how one can confidently distinguish between the two. It isn't difficult if the fish is quite large or quite small. but those mid-range ones are a challenge. ...

Lincoln · Lincoln

I am new to the area. I just moved down from Rexburg, ID were I fished once a week on Henry's Fork. I am looking for some good trout fishing and it seems like the putah is the best around. So I am looing for some of the veteran putah fishers favorite flys to use on the creek so I can tie a few up before I go. Thank...

KHB · KHB

On occasion my father told me that when the weather gets like this and the dam is spewing water from the culvert, large schools of shad get caught in the the vortex and hit the creek above the bridge, if you are a shad guy, it might be worth heading up above the bridge with some shad gear, and poke a few of thos...

KHB · KHB

Anyone want to throw some dates around when you think we may be able to get out there and fish? I saw it flowing @ 7000cfs + this morning, and coming down ever so slightly, sure would like to get up there again. Having not fished the creek previously to this year for a bout 20yrs,&nbs...

chemdoc · chemdoc

I went up to Putah today just to see how bad it was, and yes, it looks bad. I happened to follow Bono as he checked out some of the areas, so he will probably have a detailed report later. I did post some pictures on Kiene's message board, so those of you too far away to get to the creek can check...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	17 Feb (Preview) I made it out to the creek Friday. It rained most of the day, and I only saw two other fishermen. I started out by the bridge and landed two fish, both about 12 inches. Later, I moved down to #5 and fished the other side of the island. I hooked a nice-sized fish in the fast water.&n...	JT	1	891	Feb 21, 2006 by sbritten
	Sunday Fishing (Preview) With snow on the mountains, clouds in the sky, and the sun peeking through, it promised to be an interesting, if cold day. Well, it turned out to be not so cold, but very very slow, to the tune of fish for me, for Yukon Mike, and for a guy whose name I think is Matt from Colorado (lives here now). Mat...	JL	4	1041	Feb 21, 2006 by Kegger
	Holiday fishing (Preview) Hi All, The rookie is back. This is my third time up to PC. I fished Sunday and Monday. On Sunday I caught two about 12" and fiesty , one on a green scud and the other on a chartreus egg pattern. The water was 50 degrees. I got some additional bites on Sunday and Monday on the egg, a zug bug and a olive woll...	bigjohn	0	756	Feb 21, 2006 by bigjohn
	new flows (Preview) Drove across Putah at I-80 this morning and water looked lower. Checked the link on Gregs main page and it's down to 599 cfs	lightfoot	0	818	Feb 18, 2006 by lightfoot
	anyone do any good lately (Preview)	Fishon747	3	1001	Feb 15, 2006 by Shark Diver
	Bait casters on Putah (Preview) Is it my imagination or am I seeing a whole bunch of unlicensed worm tossers on the creek this last weekend? Doesn't regular fishing season on Putah begin in April? If so, where is F&G? I would love to hear them tell me they don't have the funding to enforce the laws. If they did enforce the law, they...	yukon mike	7	1552	Feb 15, 2006 by JT
	flows (Preview) Anyone have an idea as to when the lake level will be below the glory hole? Also once that time comes will they boost up the release flows from the bottom of the dam to summer levels? Hopefully they won't! Sean	The Sultan of Sod	1	957	Feb 13, 2006 by bono
	Friday Fishing? (Preview) Anyone care to give the creek a shot with me on Friday? Shooting to get out there not later than 10am. Keith	KHB	10	1282	Feb 13, 2006 by KHB
	Putah Creek-Great Fishing (Preview) Hi All, Had a great day (late afternoon) on P.C. After a lame start, sorry Keith, I ended up in Ukiah. Let this be a lesson to you all, never have serious business discussions on the cell phone while you are also looking for road exits to get to your fly fishing grounds. Anyway lunch in Ukiah was pl...	Shark Diver	0	882	Feb 11, 2006 by Shark Diver
	kind of late but.... (Preview) I'm heading up to the creek Sunday morning. If anybody sees a nut with a camo boonie hat driving a lifted white Jeep give me a holler. At lest if the fish arn't biting I can play on the rocks :)	lightfoot	3	1019	Feb 6, 2006 by lightfoot
	Days of 900-1000cfs... (Preview) Well, I fished the high flows about 4 times since the first storms, and up to this point each trip has been dismal at best, skunked each time. If you've never seen a river otter in the "wild" before, you have an almost 100% chance of seeing one above the bridge, first time I've ever seen any so for me i...	sbritten	0	878	Feb 6, 2006 by sbritten
	2/2 (Preview) I have been fishing the American, and was catching half pounders until they decided to bump up the flows to 8,000 cfs, so I decided to give Putah a try. I figured fish it like a big river. I used a 90 degree leader setup and a lot of weight. To my surprise I hooked a fish on about my fourth c...	Otter	2	1017	Feb 4, 2006 by bobcb
	Flows (Preview) Is the creek rising again, or is the usgs website wrong? I havnt been out for a few weeks, but the creek was huge last I saw it, is it still that size? Anyone fished recently? IS anything going on at the creek? Just wondering.	101fish	1	879	Feb 2, 2006 by JT
	AWFUL QUIET IN HERE (Preview) hey gang just wondering if anyone has been to the creek lately? or you guys got jobs no trout bums in here water does seem to be coming down ,but slowly well guess ill have to wait till someone post a report,me I work all the time and live vicariously thru other flyfishers yeah right (...	deaddrift	7	1131	Jan 29, 2006 by Patrick
	1-28 (Preview) Me and clayton hit up the creek today and I finaly got to see how much he has improved since the first time we went fishing together. We got there around 8 and fished right below the bridge but no luck. So we moved above the bridge and Finaly around 1 clayton hooked into one that was around 16". We then move...	ML	0	847	Jan 28, 2006 by ML
	Browns (Preview) I was just wondering when the browns come back down into solano or if there already in there. Also what flies work best and what type of line we should use. Intermediate, shooting head, etc. Thanks for any advice - Mike	ML	5	1330	Jan 24, 2006 by ML
	1-21 evening (Preview) Went out this evening, tried around the island, and up stream a bit, and didnt catch anything. Saw some small caddis flys and BWOs coming up, but not in numbers, and no risers . Anyone else out this weekend?	101fish	1	1048	Jan 23, 2006 by Cole Davis
	1-19 (Preview) Me and my buddy mike fished up by cold creek today did fair with one fish by mike on a size 16 PT the fish was about 17" but it wiggled off on the surface . Thats about all the action we saw all day. I took some pictures of the creek but i can't figure out how to post them. -- Edited by Cl...	Clayton	0	878	Jan 19, 2006 by Clayton
	Flows (Preview) I had a couple of hours between classes, so I headed up to the creek to check out the flows today. The creek has dropped quite a bit but is still high. With the receeding water you can see the drastic change that the high water has had on the appearance of the creek. Some areas are totally diffe...	JT	0	832	Jan 19, 2006 by JT
	nymph patterns (Preview) Hi, I fished Putah during the late 60's and early 70's. The fly fishing bug has hit me again. As a newbie, could you suggest 3 fly patterns and sizes to start my collection? Thanks, Dennis	drhays	2	956	Jan 18, 2006 by sbritten
	How long? (Preview) Ive been watchin stream flows online, it looks like it wont be too long until it is fishable? needs to drop about 2000fps, but it is droping about 700-800 a day for the past couple days. Anyone been out lately to see how it looks?	101fish	5	1050	Jan 18, 2006 by sbritten
	Putah on 1/16 (Preview) Well, I headed out this morning for a couple of hours. The good news is there were no crowds and I didn't drown. The bad news is that the water is still fast and off color and I didn't catch any fish. There was one man and his son and nephew out by the bridge at 8 am when I arrived, but they only st...	chemdoc	6	1157	Jan 18, 2006 by bono
	1-15 (Preview) Headed out today, fished 4 and 5, had one thing that might have been a hit, hard to tell, other than that, nothing but mud and one decent sized branch. Havnt really figured out a good tactic for the putah at high water, somehow water that quick and deep, with no boat throws me of...	101fish	3	880	Jan 16, 2006 by sbritten
	Gotta go fish (Preview) I'm going to go stand on the flooded banks of Putah and drowned a few nyphms tomorrow, any takers. I just gotta go. Have I lost my mind? Am I pushing it? I know I should have someone go with me...So???? Anyone? PM me if you are interested Keith	KHB	8	1032	Jan 16, 2006 by rich
	Friday the 13th (Preview) I fished the creek today with KHB. The flows are still HIGH. Most of the creek is inaccessible, but there are a few fishable spots. We fished from the mouth of the little creek (across from the resort) upstream towards the dam. I landed two fish, one 16" a...	JT	1	1013	Jan 14, 2006 by deaddrift
	Identifying Wild and Stocked Fish (Preview) I notice that many posts enumerate the number of wild vs stocked fish caught in a particular outing, and I am interested in learning how one can confidently distinguish between the two. It isn't difficult if the fish is quite large or quite small. but those mid-range ones are a challenge. ...	chemdoc	4	1431	Jan 13, 2006 by NickVA
	Favorite flys on Putah (Preview) I am new to the area. I just moved down from Rexburg, ID were I fished once a week on Henry's Fork. I am looking for some good trout fishing and it seems like the putah is the best around. So I am looing for some of the veteran putah fishers favorite flys to use on the creek so I can tie a few up before I go. Thank...	Lincoln	4	1165	Jan 10, 2006 by KHB
	Shad (Preview) On occasion my father told me that when the weather gets like this and the dam is spewing water from the culvert, large schools of shad get caught in the the vortex and hit the creek above the bridge, if you are a shad guy, it might be worth heading up above the bridge with some shad gear, and poke a few of thos...	KHB	3	1169	Jan 6, 2006 by Old Grouch
	When can we fish again? (Preview) Anyone want to throw some dates around when you think we may be able to get out there and fish? I saw it flowing @ 7000cfs + this morning, and coming down ever so slightly, sure would like to get up there again. Having not fished the creek previously to this year for a bout 20yrs,&nbs...	KHB	4	1063	Jan 5, 2006 by BROKERFLYMAN
	Putah Creek Pictures (Preview) I went up to Putah today just to see how bad it was, and yes, it looks bad. I happened to follow Bono as he checked out some of the areas, so he will probably have a detailed report later. I did post some pictures on Kiene's message board, so those of you too far away to get to the creek can check...	chemdoc	2	1277	Jan 5, 2006 by bono
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