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well were do i start. got my new redington yesterday in the mail. and eric got his flies, so knew we would have a decent day. went to a spot that jl told me about, def a lil walk to get back there, but can see why its soooo good. had a few on think about 4 all popped off, lilwhippersnapper, ERIC, also hooked into...

?It's been along time since i threw out a post, and its been a real long while since i fished the creek, well about 5 weeks. Which is way too long for me not to be fishing (since i usially fish the creek 2-3 times aweek, for the past 5 years), but?my time off from the creek was?all for good reason with my wife ju...

It was a good afternoon out on the creek Saturday. I stopped outside access three at around 3pm and worked the pocket water up from there with a #18 BWO and a #22 midge pupae dropper. It was slow at first, hooked a nice 15-16" bow that shook me off almost instantly. Moved upstream a little and fished f...

well just got off the phone with them, looks like they will be replacing the broken part, and hopefully the will also take a look at the loose handle, just think that part needs reglueing, i should have my st croix imperial 9ft 5wt 4pc back to me by the 19th, which as you all know is a friday, and my fishing da...

This weekend is my annual three day float trip on the deschutes, and we are saving a day to fish the upper sac on the return trip. I thought about fishing around pollard flats, but I have never fished on the sac, lower or upper. Can anyone help directe me in a direction that would allow two people to fish for...

So - Jcombs and I hit the creek about 2:30 and as soon as we got in the water, I noted that the flows seemed higher than on Friday.? (Jordan -? you'll recall me mentioning that a few times).? When I got home I checked, and sure enough, they bumped them by 60 CFS - but it seemed like more than that to me.? Well, as...

It's amazing what a difference a week makes.? MX-19 - that rock produced zero fish for me today, but the fast water below and above produced countless natives to 17 inches. I spent the afternoon fighting my way through bushes and fast water to get to areas that haven't been fished in a while.? Seemed lik...

I fished the Truckee for three days over my birthday weekend.? It was an awesome time.? I caught a ton of fish although I didn't land any really big ones.? My best was about 16" rainbow that absolutely mauled a big #4 bunny leech as I stripped it behind a rock in about 10" of water.? That was fun!...

Just back from an awesome trip to the upper sac. and mccloud rivers. Got there last wendsday about 10 a.m started fishing about noon at the cantara loop access area and only caught 2 rainbows in about 3 hours of fishing, had a few other missed hits I think. Then it happened, I finnally fell in the river . No...

On Saturday I was fishing on the far side of the creek and thought I was seeing double.? I hooked a fat fish and almost had the fish to net but he decided that he would hold in the current.? I was watching the fish in the clear water and there was an almost identical image in the current.? Both fish were 18 to 20...

Greetings, It has been a while since I've posted but I have been jealously reading about all the activity at Putah Creek. This last Saturday I had a chance to get up there (coming from San Jose). Boy did I miss this place, it being the place I first caught a fish on a fly, a thrill I will never forget. Anyway,...

Hey All.... I've been lurking about the board since late August.? You are one hilarious crew!? Been tempted to post, but kind of held myself quiet out of respect, and not sure what I could contribute. A big public shout out THANKS to you all for being so entertaining and helpful. I was feeling Brian's pa...

I am currently using a 4x leader with 5x tippet and I have been breaking fish off at the knot that connects my leader to my tippet. I recently switched from a double surgeon's knot to an orvis knot to make this connection stronger. However, I am wondering if I can buy a higher quality tippet to make this con...

Caught three small native bows this afternoon in 2 hours of fishing. One came on a size 16 pt and the other 2 on a size 18 pt. Only one long distance release. Overall, it was a great time at Putah creek. -- Edited by jcombs at 20:56, 2007-10-05

I am currently using a foam indicator. However, I am having troubling netting fish because the indicator will not slide through the guides. How do you guys get around this problem?

I saw a post by Bono in another thread where he mentions talking to DFG about designating Putah as a wild trout fishery. Making Putah a wild trout fishery would be a great idea. The only problem with that is since it's so close to an urban area there had better be some DFG enforcement on the regs., like a f...

Worked the creek from mid day till evening.I wanted to fish a spot so bad I broke my rod down and crawled under the bushes and made a tunnel about 25 ft long...I have fished it before but the flows were always a lot lower and I was able to wade to it.I new if I could get to it at a higher flow it would be epic.That i...

Man, what a Tuesday I had on the creek. Normally I wait until late October and sight fish the bigguns who are milling around on the low flows. You gotta present to these guys just right or they just brush you off. I took some solid advice and went south of #5 and followed the river down to two sections of rive...

So, while Brian was busy breaking his new rod, I was busy setting?a new personal record for hooked fish, every single one a native, most between 10 and 17 inches, and countless - I mean countless hooked and lost PIGs.? I hooked a PIG that was so strong, the hook melted from the friction as it sped down stre...

I fished the creek this afternoon with Brian Clemens.? He was making me look bad when we started.? It was like I couldn't remember how to get a hit.? That was until I landed a FAT 19"er.? I got him on a drowned bwo pattern I've been working on.? I?hooked two fish that?were 20+".? They both broke...

i bet that title really gotcha wondering huh, and considering most of you know i had a great day on thursday with jt and i just got some new equipment, you figured?lets see what the?rookie got.?well the only thing epic about it is that on the third roll cast 5th of the morning SNAP, yup thats right broke th...

Howdy all, I am dropping by tomorrow for the day and wanted some good intel on where to fish. Usually in the winter I do not drop much past the bridge, sometimes about a mile past. Anyone have a good thought for fishing in late summer. Deep pools, close to the dam, the bridge? Thanks for the intel, makes the...

just wondering how do i go about using the bwo cdc emerger, it looks like thats what would work great in the morning time on putah, just tryin to up my chances in the morning its really slow for me until about 10 am, so whats good to use in the morning, and how do i use the emerger, thanks guys

I might be up at Mt. Tam this weekend and was wondering if any of you guys have fished Lagunitas or the surrounding lakes recently. I know it's managed by the DFG as a wild trout fishery but reports I've read here and elsewhere seem to indicate that the quality of fishing doesn't really correlate with its...

I went camping this week with my wife.? We started out at Burmey Falls, and headed over to Fowler's Camp on the Upper McCloud River.? Tuesday morning I fished Burney Creek for a?couple of?hours and only managed to land two fish, both rainbows.? That evening I also fished the creek, landing seven, incl...

Made it to the creek by 8:00 and started at #5. Had a nice fish on right off the bat on the second or third cast. It was about 14 inches and a wild fish. Hooked but did not land another from the same run a few casts later, same size possibly a little smaller. Moved up stream a little and caught another smaller pl...

Had a good day yesterday with about 16 on and 9 landed...one 20 incher. Found three nice flies in one of the bushes by the creek...added them to my collection. Flow is getting lower which makes it so much easier for a smaller person like me to wade. Thank you Matt R for the dry fly lesson. I defintely need to...

Fished the high Sierras from Rock Creek to Walker this last week, on my way back to Davis this fall. Best way to go to school in my opinion. Weather was good at Rock Creek Lake until a week ago, then it went south quick, with lots of wind and a dusting of snow. At the lake we managed some browns (biggest was 17,...

Fished the East Walker and Hot Creek with my Mom this weekend for the first time and was totally humbled. The East Walker flows out of the Bridgeport Reservoir. It reminded me a lot of Putah...only a little narrower in spots, shallower (flow was 66), with incredibly slippery rocks and lots of snags. To...

Just fished the Truckee for 3 days.?Best fishing was am hours.? Decent?hatches going off throughout the morning. Getting cold up there at night, feels good in the morning to fish in temps in the 30's.? Fished alot of water, fished alot of hours, caught alot of hard fight energetic wild trout.?landed...