since this is really my first year of fishing putah regularly, i was curious if you find the fish alot more "spooky" in the low water, do you think you should approach fish from down stream? do you find it neccasary to queitly approach your fishing area and keep a low profile? do you find yourself snagged...
I have been in the area for two years now and fishing Putah for one. Has there ever been or will there be a time when Putah might become a year-round fly-fishing only creek. I would like to know how many people might be interested in forming some sort of organization that could lobby this cause and t...
Had the day off yesterday and made a quick run up to the N Fork of Stanislaus just for the day. Had a pretty good day fishing around the Sourgrass access point. The morning started slow, but then I caught a couple wild rainbows about 8 inches and then came into a group of obvious planters.&nb...
Has anyone fished for bass from around winters down to stevensons bridge in the last few years? I used to do REALLY good for both smallmouth and largemouths down there. buth thqat was about 12 years ago. stopped and checked out a few spots on the way home today, looks pretty "fishy". Im thinkin about flo...
Yeah I know this topic has nothing to do with Putah creek fish reports...but its my website and I can do what I want!!Anyway If anybody out there is interested in possibly trading a guided trip or class on the mighty Putah creek for access of a day of hunting dove,quail,pig,pheasant deer,turkey...
I hear the reports and have seen people catch the big ones, but all I could catch were a 6 (if it was even that) and and an 11 incher. I was impressed however, because I wasnt expecting much since my parents have a place on lake Almanor where there are over 100 lakes and 1000 miles of river and st...
I made it out to the creek one last time Tuesday before starting school again for the Fall. I landed a couple of nice fish and lost a few, one of which broke me off. I landed five between 10-12", one 16"er, and one 18"er. Most were landed on a midge pattern, though a...
Fished the area around the bridge today and landed 5 fish from 6" to about 16". I hooked a very large fish that looked to be at least 22" to 24" that i fought for a few mins then took off downstream and tangled me around a boulder and log and snapped off. That fish pretty much did wh...
I am planning a upcoming weekend trip to the upper Rouge and was wondering if anyone would like to come along. There is a place to camp right on the river a few miles downstream of the dam. I've talked to guys who have been up there and they report fishing is excellent right now with multiple hook-up...
Hey yall,
Been a while since I posted. I'm drifting the lower Sac next Sunday and Monday. I actually have set up a guide, but wanted to know if anyone here has any pointers etc. They have suggested a 6 wt rod, however the 6 rods that I have are all 5 wt. Is there really t...
Just got back from Idaho, fishing the north fork of the clear water river. My buddie and I go up there a couple of times a year. It's strictly west slope cutthroat and bull trout. Lots of them. In the summer, its 100 % dry fly and in the late summer through fall its 50/50 drys and nymphs. There are a number of n...
I was out that creek last saterday with a friend of mine, his first trip out on the creek. Did pretty well, 6 landed, from 8 in to 16 in all natives, and countless hook ups and strikes. Anyway, as we were walking above access 2 and later, above the capground by the damn, we both decided t...
Has anyone ever noticed that Putah is listed on the steelhead card and all rainbows over 16" are considered steelhead ?!? This strikes me as very odd, especially when F&G stocks rainbows in the creek that are somtimes pushing the 17" range. Am I really supposed to call those 1...
Made another day trip (wake up at 4:30, on the river by 8, back in the car by 5) up to the Middle Fork of the Stanislaus. Last time I fished the North Fork.
I particularly like the Middle Fork because it is such as classic small stream with really defined characteristics (textbook drop dow...
I've made two trips to the creek this month and got skunked both times. I fished #5 over the island beneath the storm pipe and above the bridge at the north end of the campground. I have been drifting wd 40s, fox pupas, zebra heads and pheasant tails all small size 22 except the fox. I gotta figure I am not ge...
Has anyone heard any reports about the half-pounders on the American? A little over a month ago I heard they were in the river, but I haven't heard anything since then.
Yesterday wasn't my best day on the creek. The wind was howling which made casting and mending difficult, and it was COLD. The past few times that I've fished the creek I have wet waded because it was too hot. Yesterday was a big change. I only hooked three fish and land...
Today was a pretty good day on the creek. I hooked eleven and landed three. Four of the fish hooked were 20"+ bruisers. I was only able to land one of these, a 21" rainbow. He took a #16 caddis pupa. One of the fish that got away was about 24".&n...
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so me and my brother karl fished the creek today. we got out there around 430ish, we didnt really fish to much we were just exploring looking for new less crowded places.. well while we were walking threw the trees on the way back to the car i hear this really loud bang. so i ask karl if he heard it and he didnt...
fished from about 11 am to 5 p.m on saturday, didnt do to good hooked and landed 4 fish all were bueatiful wild rainbows 3 were about 12 inchers and just as i was about to leave i got a very hard fighting 16 incher. all were near access area three, i find alot of good spots to fish there but not many fish, i think...
I love this time of year. My favorite time to fish the creek is when the flows are around 400 cfs. I have been hooking into some really nice fish the past couple of weeks. They haven't planted any fish for a while and the bait fishermen have been pounding away all Spring and Summer, so t...
I will be traveling soon and was wondering if anyone had has any problems carrying their fly rods on an airplane. I will be flying Delta to Salt Lake City and Jackson Hole.
Thanks
When I pulled up on Labor Day, it reminded me of winter with all of the cars. There were quite a few people early, but luckily they didn't stay too long. They must have had barbecues to go to. It was a pretty good day on the creek. I hooked 12 fish and la...
I haven't been able to fish the creek for a couple of months but made it out today. I fished for a few hours near the bridge and landed a fat 22" rainbow. I caught him on a #18 beadhead baetis nymph. I hooked a couple of other fish but didn't land them.
I coul...
I was able to get up to the creek 2 days in a row. It was ridiculously hot, though. I sweated like crazy any time I wasn't in the water. I think next time I'll try wet wading. It will be nice and cool in the water but bearable when I'm walking from spot to spot. Anyway, I hooke...
