In the past several months I have not seen a GW on Putah. Today I saw two in separate vehicles in 5 minutes and talked briefly to one as I was gearing up. I made sure my new blue license was highly visible. He just asked how's it going and good luck with the dingy water. The other just slowed and waved. A sign of...
A friend and I went to Lake Amador yesterday and found the fishing to be very good.? For your purists, you might not like the fact that it is full of planted trout, but if you haven't caught that elusive "Putah Pig" yet, the fish in this lake are all huge.? They only plant large fish and they are v...
The book: Fish Food by Ralph Cutter
The DVD: Bugs of the Underworld by Ralph Cutter
I have both. If you read the book and watch the DVD I can almost guarantee you will change the way you fish. The DVD especially gives you an underwater view of what "real" nymphs look like in their natural env...
Getting up and seeing any golf a washout this morning, it was off to Putah.? Raining and 42 degrees, can't be many people up there, I thought.? Apparently, quite a few other fly fishers had the same idea as me on this holiday weekend!? Man, was I surprised.? It was cold and wet, but other stubborn fly fish...
I am wondering if any forum member(s) has experience using a Fenwick HMG fly rod?? If so, can you describe the rod's action?? I am looking to pick up a new medium action rod in either a 5 or 6-weight.? The HMG seems like a decent rod at a good price, but I can't find a definitive description of the rod's actio...
I know there are a lot of fishing sites out there, and I was wondering what were some of the other sites members here like to visit... I recently found a good one on epistomology http://www.troutnut.com/hatches?
I bought 2 heavy duty garbage cans. chained the lids to the can and put 2 full boxes of heavy duty can liners in the bottom of them...I put both of them at the bridge..one in the parking lot above and one in the lot below...WHO THE BEEP, BEEP, BEEP! STOLE THEM...I know it was none of you ..they didnt even last...
I think it's about time to take the plunge. After seeing some of the fly's you all are tying I am convinced thats the way to go. Question is what should i purchase to get started, I don't need top notch stuff, just something decent. Is one of those kits the way to go ? Probably not . I know i will need a vise, bob...
Hey Folks, new guy here....I have been reading all your posts for months and I want to thank all of you for your valuable information. I am new to the fly fishing game and I am hooked, line and sinker. I went to the Putah about a month ago and my day ended very abruptly because of my absent mindedness. Anyone...
I snuck out of the house for a few hours this morning and made my way up to the creek.? I managed to catch some nice fish but spent most of my time watching the spawners.? I could seriously watch them for hours.? In fact, I did.? Hot flies of the day were a #20 black micromay and a #16 olive fox poopah.? It was ni...
I was watching a video about trout and a it had a section about insects. If I remenber correctly it was showing mayfly adults that crawl back into the water, Lay there eggs then die off and and drift to the surface upside down and drift in the surface film in this upside down position. Was curious if anyone...
Just thought I would let everyone know: AEG Film tour is about to start again.? Feb 5th in San Francisco and Feb 8th in Sacramento.? I am very excited for this, I already?got tickets!? Hope to see some of you there. ?
Hey there everyone...On new Year's day there was supposed to be a Delta Fly Fishers barbeque and fishing day below the hatchery on the Mokelumne just above Clements.....Did anyone go to this? If so how was it? JS
i was wondering what kind of flies to use and where to fish. today i picked up some micro mayflies in size 18,20. would those work. ?also will glo bugs work and are there any streamer patterns that they will hit thanks
I had the misfortune of losing my flybox at our camp ground just below the dam on Putah Creek. In the box was an accumulation of fly patterns and sizes collected over about?5 years...Probably 150 to 200 flies. It was on the table one minute, went in to our coach, and a minute later it was gone! Bummer! Need...
I might be going to canyon creek to camp and fish this weekend. Depends on how I feel, I just got my wisdom teeth out. Anyone know if the store is reopened at canyon creek? I need some tippets.
Hey folks, any of you venture off into these rivers? I might be looking to head up there Jan. 1-2. Any news/notes/suggestions. I have looked at all the other reports online and found they were from over a month ago....Sporting goods stores and fly fishing stores have old info anyway....JS
If I never had contact with poison oak in my life, and I touch it, is it possible that I don't have any reaction. Then weeks or months later, will my body react to it the next time I touch it? Is that how it works?
In the Fresno area, the hatchery has started planting 10lb trouts into the rivers of San Joaquin below Millerton Lake and the Kings River below Pine Flat Dam. ?For anyone who will be going out, good luck fighting the crowd. ?I heard it's been crowded, almost like salmon fishing. ?People are shoulder t...
i think i might be taking a shot at the middle and the north fork of the american river where they meet up?at hwy 49 outside of auburn. i have looked it over from the foothills bridge outside of auburn, and it looked pretty good at that time, there will be some walkin that will need to be done, but it looks lik...
Fished the yuba thursday.Flow was around 100.Yuba is very pretty and you can wade so much of it...You really feel like your in the middle of know where...Salmon are just starting to come up.egg bite was slow, but fooled a few fish.Put?a lot of different flies in the water but nothing really stood out. C...
i really really want to do a truckee river trip some time soon, dont know how it would be to drive up there, but i have been hearing from little birdies that the truckee is fishing great right now. also as we all know the yuba river above hwy 20 bridge will be opening up in a few weeks as well, and i would really...
It was quite a change from catching rainbows on dries with a 3 wt yesterday, but a friend took me out in his boat today to try striper fishing on the delta.? I must say it was great fun.? I am tired from constant casting and stripping, but we had an excellent day.? Both of us caught over a dozen fish, mostly st...
Has anyone fished the Yuba in the last couple of days (after the rain)? Flows are about double pre-rain (1600 CFS). Could be tough(er) to fish in these higher flows...any info would be greatly appreciated. -Cooter
I fish because I love to . . . Because I love the environs where trout are found which are invariably beautiful Because I hate the environs where crowds of people are found which are invariably ugly Because of all the ****tail parties, television commercials, and assorted social posturies, I thus esc...
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