Hi All, I have been away for a while and was thinking about a trip up this week or next. Any news on the planter front, have they started? I always want to avoid the sections with those hopeless little guys in it if I can. Also any word on bigger browns?
I've been itching to get up to the sierra for some time, and I finally fished the middle fork stan out of sand bar flat this weekend.? The fishing (and the weather) was fantastic. I pulled in 13 fish on Saturday - one big rainbow (18 inches or so), several medium browns (12-14 inch) and a whole bunch of smal...
Guys, I'm still waiting for 4 sets of flies and I'd really like to get this done and mailed out to everyone. The original completion date was March 1st...it's going to be May in a couple of days. You know who you are, let's get them in the mail to me by this weekend please.
Thanks,
Packrat
Hey everyone.? Well, no one posts anything in the local forums, even the ones designed for the entire state of Minnesota, so since this section dosen't state that this other water must be inside California, I figure I'll just post here.? I fished Putah this winter, and was glad to fish without a jacket...
OK - it's offcial. I've caught multiple small natives two trips in a row.? Got one 9 inch feisty little sucker tightlining a deep pool.? He took an orange caddis pupa.? That was the only take I had on a nymph in a few hours of nymphing.? Can't believe how slow the fishing's been on nymphs in traditional spo...
Played in a golf tourney Saturday morning, grabbed some lunch and decided to make a run to the Yuba to get in some dry fly fishing Sat. Night and Sunday. Figured with all the other rivers opening, why the hell would anyone hit the ugly old Yuba.? Well, Saturday afternoon/evening was crowded as all get ou...
I'm envious reading over different reports from Opening Day.? With ALL of my preparations, I didn't make it out!? Freak accident--Split my chin and cheek open early Saturday morning on the kitchen cupboard while making a PB&J sandwich.? Outside of those sandwiches, everything was packed.? N...
So, I got out very late, (around 6:45) and fished till dark. Was a perfect evening, with no wind, 75 degree temps and a pretty good stone fly, baetis and midge hatch.? Not many caddis. Not much surface action from 6:45 until 8:00 or so, but then as soon as it got almost too dark to see a small caddis on the sur...
Fished the middle fork stan. this weekend for a few days. The fishing was a little slower then i would have expected. Caught mostly browns 14 to 16 inchers with one nice one mixed in that was about 18 to 20 inches, All my fish came on dry's, parachute adams, and a fly that basically looks like an all black ad...
I fished for 3 hours this morning and landed 7 fish, 5 of them were planters. The issue that has been bothering me?the past 3 trips to Putah is the large number of people who are clearly violating the fishing regs, even after the Puath Creek Trout organization installed all the new fishing regulations s...
Hi All! Got out today for the first time in MONTHS!? Double the flow I am familiar with. Wading a lot more challenging.? Got in a NASTY car wreck in LA on Tuesday. Still sore. Met a fellow named Jerry. Good talking with you if you read this board Jerry! Said he hit 2 X?12-14" earlier. Only fished 5:15p...
FISHED THIS PAST SATURDAY NEAR OLD STATION WITH MY WIFE. WE JUST BOUGHT A TENT TRAILER AND IT WAS OUR MAIDEN VOYAGE. LANDED A FEW SMALL HARD-FIGHTING 6" BROWNS AND BOWS ON AN ADAMS AND BROWN HACKLE PEA****. MY WIFE ISN'T INTO FLYFISHING SO I PUT AWAY THE ROD AND BUSTED OUT THE OLD ULTRALIGHT SPINNER...
I'll be up by Whiskeytown Dam this weekend and plan on hitting a couple of spots on Clear Creek for the opener.? Last time I was up there I did a fly-by of the section down by the Bridge in Igo (Placer Drive, I think), it looked promising?but didn't have time to wet a line.? Has anyone ever tried that area?? I...
So the trout opener is about 2 weeks away ?guys, Its been a long wet and cold winter and I'm sure many of you as am I are just dieing to get up in the mountains and do some fishing. So lets here some plans and spots you all are gonna fish that last saturday in april coming up. I know some rivers are open year round...
well i went and traded in the zz TOP Z28?? as jl would put it :(??? but by no means am i sad, i went and picked up a 2001 JEEP WRANGLER SPORT 4.0l 4x4 MONSTER. it already has small 1" body lift on it as well as a big boy toy lift which is by sky jacker and is either a 3 1/2" or a 4" lift. so a big whoppin...
I fished Putah yesterday, Sunday 4/20, for a couple of hours.? I saw at least 15 people fishing during the time I was there. Today there haven't been any online Angler Surveys received, except mine.? I hope that everyone else is filling out the surveys that are located at the Survey boxes?located alon...
Hey fly swappers, I don't have my list with me but I think there are still 3 or 4 guys who need to get me their flies. If we could try and get this wrapper up by next week that would be great! If you know you owe me your set please let me know when it's coming.
Thanks,
Packrat
?Whats going on everyone? I am going to the Fort Bragg / Mendocino area this weekend&next week. I was wondering if any of you would know some rivers or spots to fish up there? Thanks in advance, Worthy
I have heard through the grapevine that there will be a new and rather large campground at access#4.I dont know when the project will comence but they have already put in the bathrooms and drilled the well.Personally I would really hate to see another campground go in on the banks of Putah,we already h...
Hi Guys, In recent years I have been getting into Freediving and Spearing fishing more than flyfishing. My main fresh water fish of choices is the squawfish. ?Does anyone know if it is legal to spearfish in the creek? I know that the laws are very strict when it come to freshwater spearfishing. Thanks,...
Well, I read Bono's post and thought I'd go out this evening (Sunday) and see what I could dredge up. Aside from a few fish rising spordically in the lake near the bridge at dusk, I didn't see a trout. I did, however, see three large Pike Minnows (that's what I believe them to be - Greg or someone else - do you...
Three of us made a run to the East Walker last Friday and Saturday, then hit the Yuba on the way home on Sunday.? I had never fished the East Walker before.? We fished the Nevada side at Rasaschi Ranch.? It reminded me of a desert version of Putah.? It was pretty small water, with tons of brush around the ban...
Guys, my daughter is in the hospital so there will be a slight delay in getting the sets out. Since I don't have them all yet any way it might end up that there isn't a delay. Packrat
Hey guys .....my first post here..just wanted to share some photos of some chunky fish caught on the Yuba in the last few weeks.....Flies used:? Hogans s&m, San Juan, Hogans March Brown Clinger, PMD Comparadun, and The WDW......"Wack um"
In 2003, there were about 70 salmon spotted in Putah below the diversion dam. There have been relatively few since then. They have closed or will likely close both commercial and sport salmon seasons this year all over because of poor returns. Since there was talk of a possible salmon sighting in Put...
