Putah Creek Fly Fishing

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...

lightfoot · lightfoot

Made it to the water around 2:30 this afternoon. Initially tried the big hole below the staircase. There were 2 cars parked upstream from the lower access and I was hoping to have the hole to myself. I crossed in the fast water below the big hole and found another flyfisherman already there. I'm und...

KHB · KHB

Had a great evening on the creek. 7 fish ranging from 11"- to a big fat 17" brown. Bead head nymphs and a 50/50 yogurt. I have just started back fly fishing after about a 10 year haitus.

I am very excited about the prospects at one of my dads favorite plac...

chemdoc · chemdoc

Well, it was such a nice day, I decided to go out again today. My fishing partner and I had a pretty good day, landing a couple of dozen fish between us. What made it interesting is that I landed fish on streamers, nymphs, and dries. Most of the fish were in the 13 to 14 inch range, but I di...

101fish · 101fish

ok, im new to the board and the area, so i did not do quite as well as some of you guys. i fished by the 360 marker turnout, not sure what number, ill check, there were a couple of cars there, and they probably did better. i went out late, and fished till dark, there was a small hatch happening in l...

chemdoc · chemdoc

I appreciate the posts from KHB and Otter. They were very informative. I went out this morning rigged for both nymphs and streamers. I fished for a while with a Fox's poopah and red WD40 dropper and managed to hook one fish. I then switched to stripping a woolly bugger and the...

Otter · Otter

October is a great time to high stick for fish. Tonight I fished the upper bridge for the first time in at least 18 months. The crowds at the bridge have always kept me away, but I pulled in and there were only a couple of cars in the lot. I fished about fifty feet below the bridge for abou...

KHB · KHB

Seemed when I was not a member, and just surfing around, there was a lot more going on in here. Is there a problem?

where has everyone gone. IT'S PUTAH SEASON!

JMB · JMB

Did anyone possibly find a Gerber folding huniting knife in the parking area by the Upper Bridge, on the South side of the road? I was fishing there Thursday Sept. 29th, and must have dropped in on the ground by my car as I was loading in to leave in the dark. I've been fishing with this knife for a few ye...

keith bigelow · keith bigelow

Please post your surrent fishing reports here. Don't forget to enter the date of the trip, weather conditions, flies that were effective and any other pertinent information.

keith bigelow · keith bigelow

I've heard numerous ways to clean my boots and waders so as to not infect other rivers with the NZ mud snails. But what is the best way? The easiest way? The most effective way? Thanks

TMS · TMS

Howdy all...My local fly guy told me the there is a new way of nymphing

He calls it the DARK SIDE

Rumor has it the folks are trying/using 30-40 feet of monofiliment at the end of the fly line in lue of a butt section/leader/tippet. Has anyone tried this method

My friend...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	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	1019	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	1713	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	932	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	899	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	881	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	917	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	1491	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	997	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	921	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	1340	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	1431	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	1153	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	1036	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	1147	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	934	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	1064	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	1047	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	1295	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	1050	Oct 14, 2005 by Grampa Spey
	10/8 Report (Preview) Made it to the water around 2:30 this afternoon. Initially tried the big hole below the staircase. There were 2 cars parked upstream from the lower access and I was hoping to have the hole to myself. I crossed in the fast water below the big hole and found another flyfisherman already there. I'm und...	lightfoot	6	1270	Oct 13, 2005 by KHB
	Fishing 9/30 (Preview) Had a great evening on the creek. 7 fish ranging from 11"- to a big fat 17" brown. Bead head nymphs and a 50/50 yogurt. I have just started back fly fishing after about a 10 year haitus. I am very excited about the prospects at one of my dads favorite plac...	KHB	4	1156	Oct 13, 2005 by KHB
	Another 10/8 Report (Preview) Well, it was such a nice day, I decided to go out again today. My fishing partner and I had a pretty good day, landing a couple of dozen fish between us. What made it interesting is that I landed fish on streamers, nymphs, and dries. Most of the fish were in the 13 to 14 inch range, but I di...	chemdoc	2	1169	Oct 12, 2005 by chemdoc
	10/8 report III (Preview) ok, im new to the board and the area, so i did not do quite as well as some of you guys. i fished by the 360 marker turnout, not sure what number, ill check, there were a couple of cars there, and they probably did better. i went out late, and fished till dark, there was a small hatch happening in l...	101fish	4	1385	Oct 10, 2005 by Otter
	Report for 10/7 (Preview) I appreciate the posts from KHB and Otter. They were very informative. I went out this morning rigged for both nymphs and streamers. I fished for a while with a Fox's poopah and red WD40 dropper and managed to hook one fish. I then switched to stripping a woolly bugger and the...	chemdoc	2	1098	Oct 7, 2005 by chemdoc
	Tips for October (Preview) October is a great time to high stick for fish. Tonight I fished the upper bridge for the first time in at least 18 months. The crowds at the bridge have always kept me away, but I pulled in and there were only a couple of cars in the lot. I fished about fifty feet below the bridge for abou...	Otter	0	1198	Oct 4, 2005 by Otter
	WHY NO POSTS? (Preview) Seemed when I was not a member, and just surfing around, there was a lot more going on in here. Is there a problem? where has everyone gone. IT'S PUTAH SEASON!	KHB	0	938	Oct 4, 2005 by KHB
	Did anyone find a knife in the parking area by Upper Bridge, South of the road? (Preview) Did anyone possibly find a Gerber folding huniting knife in the parking area by the Upper Bridge, on the South side of the road? I was fishing there Thursday Sept. 29th, and must have dropped in on the ground by my car as I was loading in to leave in the dark. I've been fishing with this knife for a few ye...	JMB	0	959	Oct 1, 2005 by JMB
	Current Fishing Reports (Preview) Please post your surrent fishing reports here. Don't forget to enter the date of the trip, weather conditions, flies that were effective and any other pertinent information.	keith bigelow	12	3175	Sep 28, 2005 by Otter
	The New Zealand mud snail (Preview) I've heard numerous ways to clean my boots and waders so as to not infect other rivers with the NZ mud snails. But what is the best way? The easiest way? The most effective way? Thanks	keith bigelow	2	1186	Sep 23, 2005 by TangleFree
	THE DARK SIDE (Preview) Howdy all...My local fly guy told me the there is a new way of nymphing He calls it the DARK SIDE Rumor has it the folks are trying/using 30-40 feet of monofiliment at the end of the fly line in lue of a butt section/leader/tippet. Has anyone tried this method My friend...	TMS	2	1290	Sep 16, 2005 by JT
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