Putah Creek Fly Fishing

Out for Trout · Out for Trout

Was out yesterday in the driving rain and not a sole out there from 10-1:00(that I saw)

it was beautiful. Manage to land a couple of hogs. Biggest about 20 or so. Was using an egg and zebra midge, as well as other various putah specials. What a change from Turkey Day. Got really windy arou...

JMB · JMB

Gorgeous day out there, water low and crystal clear. Stream crowded at times (sorry if I got too close to anybody!) - saw a couple guys looking furtive - bait slingers maybe? Hooked into a fiesty 17" rainbow at the pool below the big riffle/rapid, 2 holes down fron the the b...

KHB · KHB

Hey guy's post some pics of some of these trout, so I can at least live vicariously through you.

Teleblue · Teleblue

I spent most of the day out yesterday on the Creek. Not too much luck around the island at #5, with the exception of a 10" rainbow holding in some remarkably shallow pocket water. The highlight of the day was an 18" native rainbow just below #3 that keyed in on a black zebra midge dropper (tungste...

paul · paul

I lost a huge bow yesterday after he pulled away at my line for about 30-40 miniutes or so. It realy wasn't realy a fight. I just hung on while he looked for different holes and cover to swim to. After a hundred yard trip downstream he finaly found some overhang and got into it. I felt a bit sill...

KHB · KHB

Took a friend out to the creek yesterday, got out there about 12:30, or 1pm, and boy it was very slow up until about 3:30, then picked up a little. The creek was lower than I have ever seen it. What made my day was catching a little 9" rainbow, probably the most beautiful trout...

Out for Trout · Out for Trout

Was on the creek Thanksgiving Day Morning early. Got a few strikes but nothing hooked. Was using an egg, with a 4D40 as the dropper. The problem was around 7:30ish it was so crowded that it was like salmon fishing. No edicate what so ever from a few folks. Oh well thought there might be less crowds since it...

bigjohn · bigjohn

Hi Fellow Fly Fishers. I am a rookie fly fisherman with only about two months experience having picked up my first fly rod this past September prompted by a six day fishing trip to Yosemite. I have been trying to learn the art and science of fly fishing ever since. Someone mentioned Putah Creek. I...

keith bigelow · keith bigelow

New Zealand Mudsnail Decontamination Report Released. Myths dispelled and Treatment Protocols Unveiled. We have finally concluded our study regarding how to control New Zealand mudsnails on wading gear. The effort was exhaustive, expensive and more time consuming than any of us...

TMS · TMS

Hit the creek Monday. Fish from 8:30am-12:30pm up and down Access #5 area. Nobody there but me, a couple of Blue Herons and some fish! Found a nice stretch of quite water and proceeded to get 4 to hook, none to hand. Used a pheasant tail nymph, a #20 black midge and 2 different realistic patterns. About...

Patrick · Patrick

Made it to the island around noon today and started nymphing. Nothing to speak of for about an hour worth of labor. Noticed some risers on the other side of the bank and then saw what they were feeding on. Light cream colored mayflys? Anyways, since I wasn't having any success nymph...

Otter · Otter

Yesterday I hooked a super pig. The fish dragged me down the creek for about 50 yards for what seemed like 20 minutes before I finally yanked so much I finally lost it. I nearly had it to net 3 or 4 times, but i couldn't land it. I would estimate the fish to be 22 inche...

KHB · KHB

It was my unerstanding they were not going to raise the flow of Putah until Thursday, yet I see it is back up to 131. Is this correct? I was hoping to fish before it came up again. Anyone in the know?

TangleFree · TangleFree

I was at the 128 Bridge Sunday a.m., had the stretch above and below the bridge to myself for a few hours. I then traveled downstream to the last pool before the crick widens. After a bit, I heard a singular "snap" in the bushes behind me; I was instantly "a lert" (living in mountains m...

Steve Ekstrom · Steve Ekstrom

I fished for a few hours (10am t0 1pm) and did OK. I was in that stretch of moving water below the resort. Landed one 12" rainbow and had two on that were in the 20" range. Alas, they broke off. The hot fly was a very small zebra-like nymph (sorry, I'm not good at remembering specific names - this was a fly that...

JL · JL

Hi All: First post since the new forum. Much better this way. Was getting out of control with all the absurdly angry and pointless posts on the previous forum. Anyway, fished from 3:00 til dusk yesterday (sunday) and was blown away at how low the water was. Nonetheless, found...

FishAddict · FishAddict

First of all, thanks to Greg for giving us this site. Yesterday was my first time on Putah Creek and I had a difficult time

. Early, I fished below # 3 and didn't see any sign of life, seriously. Moved above # 3 and there were several fish jumping all around a deeper po...

bono · bono

First of all I would like to thanks everyone involved with the mud snail / wading boot survey that took place yesterday Sat at access #5 at the creek.From what I could tell it seemed to be a huge success.Hopefully now it can be determined a little clearer what chemicals really do work best at eliminating...

w8itn4you · w8itn4you

Went to the right side of the bridge across from the resort and did some dry fly fishing.. caught about 10 ... used elk hair caddis to pmd to bwo. caught alot on the pmd.. size 16-18... two were about 12 in..alot of them were smaller... fished from 11-5pm.. came to the other side of the bridge and there were...

mick515 · mick515

What method can I employ to consistently sink my tippet while dry fly fishing? Nothing I have tried so far has worked with any consistency.

KHB · KHB

I have not been out in a couple weeks, I had a proceedure on my spine which has kept me homebound. But I would like to hear some other reports of success or defeat on the board.

Hope to get out there next week or so, if me back allows it. Keith

TMS · TMS

Having never fly fished Putah during the late Fall and Winter months, can someone post a generalized outline on the conditions. I know that flows go way down, making wading better, however, what other changes can I expect? How do the fish react to the changing seasons?...Do winter stor...

HeavyP · HeavyP

I fished Putah Creek only once before. I spent most of the time driving around and looking at the river and trying to find possible fishing spots. I ended up fishing a riffle around at access #3 and I caught a 8 incher and a 10 incher. I see mostly long slow pools separated by fast riffle sections. Wher...

w8itn4you · w8itn4you

Fishing on the right side of bridge... experimenting dry fly..caught three.. missed A WHOLE bunch!!!! still very new to fly fishing..forgot the names of the flies.... but towards evening..fish was jumping all over..couldnt get them to take it at all.. most action from 1-4pm.....us...

Teleblue · Teleblue

Quick question for the Putah panel: What is the best way to drift a Fox Poopah. It is clear that this is an important fly for Putah, but I have never had so much as a tug using one. Under a weight? Drifted deep? Up in the film? Should I attach a dropper? Thanks

Grampa Spey · Grampa Spey

Yesterday, I fished Putah from about 1:30 to 4:30 pm. There was some surface and sub surface activity in the lanes 40 to 50' past the shore on the upstream section above the bridge. I tried my go to fly in N California and SW Oregon, a Yellow Jacket fly, size 6 that hangs down about 12 to 18" of water. A...

KHB · KHB

Hey All, Just got back from a few hours on the river with my 10yr old daughter. Had just an awesome day. Weather was beautiful, fish were really hitting, and I think my daughter is going to be a natural...

I brought her bait gear with us and we tossed it a bit, then I began to...

bono · bono

I've been away for a week with my 10yr old son Nicholas deer hunting and fishing in No Calif(by the way he out fished me on the upper Sac,he landed a fat 19" rainbow and caught more fish ,I can see the writing on the wall,it will soon be "Nicks Flyfishing" I think he's planning some sort of hostile take over!...

KHB · KHB

Hi all, I'm going out this afternoon, and have yet to decide where? I have been going to turnout #5 I guess you call it, and want to try a new one this afternoon, but I am not familiar with the others. With good wading opportunities. Any info would be great. Mayb...

Grampa Spey · Grampa Spey

I spent about 6 hours yesterday above the bridge and below the dam. It was one of those Putah Days with fish jumping out of the water while chasing something and with big fish below chasing something. The something wasn't what I offered from standard little Putah Creek flies to terrestials to pupa...

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	Update (Preview) Was out yesterday in the driving rain and not a sole out there from 10-1:00(that I saw) it was beautiful. Manage to land a couple of hogs. Biggest about 20 or so. Was using an egg and zebra midge, as well as other various putah specials. What a change from Turkey Day. Got really windy arou...	Out for Trout	1	684	Dec 2, 2005 by EO
	Tuesday (Preview) Gorgeous day out there, water low and crystal clear. Stream crowded at times (sorry if I got too close to anybody!) - saw a couple guys looking furtive - bait slingers maybe? Hooked into a fiesty 17" rainbow at the pool below the big riffle/rapid, 2 holes down fron the the b...	JMB	2	868	Dec 2, 2005 by JT
	Post Some Pics (Preview) Hey guy's post some pics of some of these trout, so I can at least live vicariously through you.	KHB	2	751	Dec 1, 2005 by procrastinate
	Friday Report (Preview) I spent most of the day out yesterday on the Creek. Not too much luck around the island at #5, with the exception of a 10" rainbow holding in some remarkably shallow pocket water. The highlight of the day was an 18" native rainbow just below #3 that keyed in on a black zebra midge dropper (tungste...	Teleblue	8	1091	Nov 30, 2005 by crawkraut
	5x tippet!!!!!!!! (Preview) I lost a huge bow yesterday after he pulled away at my line for about 30-40 miniutes or so. It realy wasn't realy a fight. I just hung on while he looked for different holes and cover to swim to. After a hundred yard trip downstream he finaly found some overhang and got into it. I felt a bit sill...	paul	1	907	Nov 29, 2005 by bono
	Sunday (Preview) Took a friend out to the creek yesterday, got out there about 12:30, or 1pm, and boy it was very slow up until about 3:30, then picked up a little. The creek was lower than I have ever seen it. What made my day was catching a little 9" rainbow, probably the most beautiful trout...	KHB	2	799	Nov 29, 2005 by bono
	Update (Preview) Was on the creek Thanksgiving Day Morning early. Got a few strikes but nothing hooked. Was using an egg, with a 4D40 as the dropper. The problem was around 7:30ish it was so crowded that it was like salmon fishing. No edicate what so ever from a few folks. Oh well thought there might be less crowds since it...	Out for Trout	1	732	Nov 29, 2005 by bono
	A Rookie Walks Through It (Preview) Hi Fellow Fly Fishers. I am a rookie fly fisherman with only about two months experience having picked up my first fly rod this past September prompted by a six day fishing trip to Yosemite. I have been trying to learn the art and science of fly fishing ever since. Someone mentioned Putah Creek. I...	bigjohn	1	824	Nov 29, 2005 by bono
	New Zealand Mud Snail Report (Preview) New Zealand Mudsnail Decontamination Report Released. Myths dispelled and Treatment Protocols Unveiled. We have finally concluded our study regarding how to control New Zealand mudsnails on wading gear. The effort was exhaustive, expensive and more time consuming than any of us...	keith bigelow	4	780	Nov 25, 2005 by keith bigelow
	Monday Report (Preview) Hit the creek Monday. Fish from 8:30am-12:30pm up and down Access #5 area. Nobody there but me, a couple of Blue Herons and some fish! Found a nice stretch of quite water and proceeded to get 4 to hook, none to hand. Used a pheasant tail nymph, a #20 black midge and 2 different realistic patterns. About...	TMS	0	657	Nov 23, 2005 by TMS
	Dry flies on Putah Today (Preview) Made it to the island around noon today and started nymphing. Nothing to speak of for about an hour worth of labor. Noticed some risers on the other side of the bank and then saw what they were feeding on. Light cream colored mayflys? Anyways, since I wasn't having any success nymph...	Patrick	0	709	Nov 21, 2005 by Patrick
	A Creek runs Through it!!! (Preview) Yesterday I hooked a super pig. The fish dragged me down the creek for about 50 yards for what seemed like 20 minutes before I finally yanked so much I finally lost it. I nearly had it to net 3 or 4 times, but i couldn't land it. I would estimate the fish to be 22 inche...	Otter	0	826	Nov 16, 2005 by Otter
	Tomorrows Flow Rate (Preview) It was my unerstanding they were not going to raise the flow of Putah until Thursday, yet I see it is back up to 131. Is this correct? I was hoping to fish before it came up again. Anyone in the know?	KHB	3	1418	Nov 15, 2005 by Patrick
	PC Wildlife (Preview) I was at the 128 Bridge Sunday a.m., had the stretch above and below the bridge to myself for a few hours. I then traveled downstream to the last pool before the crick widens. After a bit, I heard a singular "snap" in the bushes behind me; I was instantly "a lert" (living in mountains m...	TangleFree	1	736	Nov 15, 2005 by lightfoot
	Nov. 14 report (Preview) I fished for a few hours (10am t0 1pm) and did OK. I was in that stretch of moving water below the resort. Landed one 12" rainbow and had two on that were in the 20" range. Alas, they broke off. The hot fly was a very small zebra-like nymph (sorry, I'm not good at remembering specific names - this was a fly that...	Steve Ekstrom	0	665	Nov 14, 2005 by Steve Ekstrom
	Low Flow Fishing - Report 11/13 (Preview) Hi All: First post since the new forum. Much better this way. Was getting out of control with all the absurdly angry and pointless posts on the previous forum. Anyway, fished from 3:00 til dusk yesterday (sunday) and was blown away at how low the water was. Nonetheless, found...	JL	0	659	Nov 14, 2005 by JL
	A little help please. . . (Preview) First of all, thanks to Greg for giving us this site. Yesterday was my first time on Putah Creek and I had a difficult time. Early, I fished below # 3 and didn't see any sign of life, seriously. Moved above # 3 and there were several fish jumping all around a deeper po...	FishAddict	1	706	Nov 14, 2005 by paul
	Putah Low Flows (Preview) First of all I would like to thanks everyone involved with the mud snail / wading boot survey that took place yesterday Sat at access #5 at the creek.From what I could tell it seemed to be a huge success.Hopefully now it can be determined a little clearer what chemicals really do work best at eliminating...	bono	2	1274	Nov 13, 2005 by paul
	11/6/05 REport (Preview) Went to the right side of the bridge across from the resort and did some dry fly fishing.. caught about 10 ... used elk hair caddis to pmd to bwo. caught alot on the pmd.. size 16-18... two were about 12 in..alot of them were smaller... fished from 11-5pm.. came to the other side of the bridge and there were...	w8itn4you	3	783	Nov 8, 2005 by Josh
	Tactics-sinking the tippet (Preview) What method can I employ to consistently sink my tippet while dry fly fishing? Nothing I have tried so far has worked with any consistency.	mick515	0	688	Nov 7, 2005 by mick515
	Love to hear a report (Preview) I have not been out in a couple weeks, I had a proceedure on my spine which has kept me homebound. But I would like to hear some other reports of success or defeat on the board. Hope to get out there next week or so, if me back allows it. Keith	KHB	5	1070	Nov 5, 2005 by bono
	FALL/WINTER Conditions (Preview) Having never fly fished Putah during the late Fall and Winter months, can someone post a generalized outline on the conditions. I know that flows go way down, making wading better, however, what other changes can I expect? How do the fish react to the changing seasons?...Do winter stor...	TMS	10	1149	Oct 26, 2005 by bono
	Fishing Locations (Preview) I fished Putah Creek only once before. I spent most of the time driving around and looking at the river and trying to find possible fishing spots. I ended up fishing a riffle around at access #3 and I caught a 8 incher and a 10 incher. I see mostly long slow pools separated by fast riffle sections. Wher...	HeavyP	1	905	Oct 26, 2005 by KHB
	10/23 Report (Preview) Fishing on the right side of bridge... experimenting dry fly..caught three.. missed A WHOLE bunch!!!! still very new to fly fishing..forgot the names of the flies.... but towards evening..fish was jumping all over..couldnt get them to take it at all.. most action from 1-4pm.....us...	w8itn4you	0	786	Oct 24, 2005 by w8itn4you
	Fox Poopah (Preview) Quick question for the Putah panel: What is the best way to drift a Fox Poopah. It is clear that this is an important fly for Putah, but I have never had so much as a tug using one. Under a weight? Drifted deep? Up in the film? Should I attach a dropper? Thanks	Teleblue	1	934	Oct 20, 2005 by chemdoc
	Fish were striking on 18 October (Preview) Yesterday, I fished Putah from about 1:30 to 4:30 pm. There was some surface and sub surface activity in the lanes 40 to 50' past the shore on the upstream section above the bridge. I tried my go to fly in N California and SW Oregon, a Yellow Jacket fly, size 6 that hangs down about 12 to 18" of water. A...	Grampa Spey	0	707	Oct 19, 2005 by Grampa Spey
	Report 10/16 (Preview) Hey All, Just got back from a few hours on the river with my 10yr old daughter. Had just an awesome day. Weather was beautiful, fish were really hitting, and I think my daughter is going to be a natural... I brought her bait gear with us and we tossed it a bit, then I began to...	KHB	3	825	Oct 18, 2005 by 101fish
	Tricos (Preview) I've been away for a week with my 10yr old son Nicholas deer hunting and fishing in No Calif(by the way he out fished me on the upper Sac,he landed a fat 19" rainbow and caught more fish ,I can see the writing on the wall,it will soon be "Nicks Flyfishing" I think he's planning some sort of hostile take over!...	bono	0	787	Oct 16, 2005 by bono
	GOING OUT THIS AFTERNOON (Preview) Hi all, I'm going out this afternoon, and have yet to decide where? I have been going to turnout #5 I guess you call it, and want to try a new one this afternoon, but I am not familiar with the others. With good wading opportunities. Any info would be great. Mayb...	KHB	4	909	Oct 16, 2005 by bono
	Report 10/12 (Preview) I spent about 6 hours yesterday above the bridge and below the dam. It was one of those Putah Days with fish jumping out of the water while chasing something and with big fish below chasing something. The something wasn't what I offered from standard little Putah Creek flies to terrestials to pupa...	Grampa Spey	5	841	Oct 14, 2005 by Grampa Spey
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