If anyone reads this on Sat morning and are fairly close to the Russian I would get out there before this storm really hits.? It's 10 now and you may be able to go for a few hours.? We're pretty much finished after this.? We may have a couple weeks in March but it's done after this.
Tried the "slow ass water" (SAW) technique this morning around FA#3. Had one miss in the middle of a 5 minute drift, otherwise quiet. Water clarity greatly improved from earlier. Solano Lake is on the rise. Attached is image of the flow levels for the past year. If pattern is followed this y...
I am going to Bend in mid March and am looking for guide recommendations.? I am thinking about fishing the Fall or Crooked River.? The Deschutes will still be closed and the Metolius does not allow guides.? I do plan on fishing the Metolius for a day. ? I appreciate any information. Thanks, TK
I?met up with ChucktheDuck today on the creek.? I was worried when I saw the chocolate milk in Lake Solano, but we found some fishable water.? I landed an 18" rainbow on a #20 micromay.??I had another fish slam my fly on the swing and straighten my hook.? It was a pretty slow day, but it could have bee...
I made it out to the creek for a few hours this morning with dtp916.? I got to?try out my new?4wt and?net.? I ended up going 2-for-4.? I?had 2?hook-ups on a #16 Fox Poopah, but both fish spit the hook.? Then I tied on a little midge and landed a 21"er on?my first cast.? I moved to another hole, and the mi...
A trucker crashed his refinery on wheels in Oregon, 9 miles from the smith. Reports are coming out that their is a bunch of desil (spelling?)in the river. will this significantly impact the fish?
Fished the Yuba for the first time ever yesterday.? One word to describe it...unprepared!? Got out there?at 7:00?around the Hallwood area.? Location was the first mistake.? Big, fast, open water not too appealing.? Fished there till around noon and didn't see a soul around...should have gotten t...
This has nothing to do with putah, but I thought some of you might get a kick of seeing some spawning steelhead pics (russian river tributary). Couldn't figure out how to attache the images so here is a link to a slideshow. If the slidshow doesn't load just refresh the page. http://www.sieglephoto.co...
well looks like i was offered a drifting lesson on the lower sac on weds, not 100% sure yet, but it sounds like its a good. so i wont say no. so need a lil info if at all possible from you more experienced guys out there. i am hoping to start fishing a few more bodies of water. started it with the ar this yr, and re...
Anybody have a better ideas out there for glue?that works for attaching San Juan Worm bodies to the hook? I tie them the traditional way by giving one side of the worm a couple wraps, moving forward with the thread on the shank to the eye, and then wrapping a couple more on the front of the worm. I was using j...
Drifted the American today with a friend of mine from Sunrise to Rossmore. We had 10 hookups and landed 4 fish, the largest being 22", all were chrome . I talked to a friend at F&G and he said that a fresh pod had come up the river yesterday. We only saw 3 other people fishing on that drift and not on...
Here is an excerpt about Kamloops trout and survival rates. In the world of fish, it's an event as impressive as the return of red-backed sockeye salmon to Interior rivers.In fact, the return of more than 20,000 wild rainbow trout each spring to spawning beds in Pennask Creek in the central interior o...
Hey guys, I hear a lot of you speaking about the RS2.? I've seen pics of it online, but were wondering how you guys tied them for putah.? I wanna try tying that pattern and adding it to my putah box. Thanks.
Went to the fly fishing expo today .There were a lot of venders blowing stuff out at 50% off..boots, rods, waders and gizmos...A lot more stuff on sale or close out than last year...It is also a bigger exibit than last seasons , using up 2 buildings in stead of one...just thought I would pass that on...
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When does a strike indicator become just a bobber?? I have never used strike indicators and I have nothing against them but, I saw a guy today using? a bobber that was three inches long and one inch wide.?It was such a bright pink, I can't even describe it.?He was casting this thing up river and had no idea...
I've done it before elsewhere. Here's how it works. We would need 12 tiers. You each tie 13 of your fly of choice. Send them to me with enough return postage so I'm not covering for anyone. Once I get all the flies from each of the 12 guys I'll put one fly from each tier in a set and mail the mixed set back out to e...
Now you can see what I look like! Anyways I'm fundraising for this bike ride event in Napa to raise money for the ADA (American Diabetes Association) in their fight against Diabetes. I have type 2 and it sucks sometimes. For example, I don't have the strength to go several hours of fishing like I used to P...
I am wondering if someone can describe how to correctly measure the amount of dubbing to apply on a fly.? I have been having a heck of a time trying to get properly tapered nymph bodies on #18 and smaller hook sizes.? I seem to?consistently apply?to much dubbing, even when I pinch a very sparse amount of m...
I got out to the stream for four hours early this morning.? I caught only two fish, but they were both good ones.? Both were 21 inchers.? These were the only strikes I had all morning so I was very fortunate to land both.? Both were caught on bead-head mayfly nymphs.? As JT talked about in another post, the...
Tomorrow Highway 128 will be closed from some time in the morning until at least noon for the Tour of California bicycle event. They are coming across from Santa Rosa past Berryessa, into Winters then on to Davis and Sacramento. One road side Sign from the Winters side said 10:30-12. I'm going to try to...
just wondering has anyone heard or fished any of the local rivers lately, like the yuba, feather, maybe some of the coastal rivers say withing 2 hours or so of say sac or surrounding areas. dont care if its trout or steelhead, would prefer steelhead but just looking to get away from the AR crowd, was gonn...
I was reading through RJ's website and he seems to like Hogan's flies.? Does anyone have a pattern for the S and M or the Red Headed Step Child?? Hey MX 19 are these flies as good as he says?
We drifted the American last Friday, and it was a gourgeous day.? I landed what has to be the smallest steelhead for the season on the river, a whopping 4" steelhead.? I was amazed that it actaully sank my Boles Float Right when it took the nymph.? For those interested, it took a size 16 beadhead pri...
It's been a while but I finally got out on Friday for a few hours. I was in a favorite spot using a zebra midge under a San Juan worm and?got a strong strike on the first cast. The indicator went down hard and then I'm guessing about a 16-18" trout jumped?a couple of feet in the air. Within seconds it spi...
Like Tug, I also had a good day on the stream.? This was a surprise since I got skunked a week ago and caught only one 12 incher the trip before.? Today I caught 5 fish: 15, 16, 15, 22 1/2, and 18 (foul-hooked).? All were caught on beadhead mayfly nymphs.? I might add that the two big fish came from an area I wou...
Fished the trinity friday with a good friend and one of his buddys.....Steelhead season is coming to the end on the trinity...Fishing was a bit slower than last week and all the steelhead I caught were on there way out of the system.. Still a lot of guides on the water with mixed fishing?reports, some go...
