I just checked the flows, and they appear to have jumped from 77 cfs to 590 cfs in a period of an hour. A change like that can put a serious damper on the fishing. If true, why would they change the flows so quickly? The glory hole couldn't be spilling over yet.
Last Thurs afternoon/eve I fished Putah with my buddy Ricky aka "Ricardo" Lopez at access #3.Ricky got there late and only was able to fish about an hour,but I was able to get about 3 hours of quality fish time.With the low flows I decided to start off with very small flies but managed only one fish within...
Went out in the afternoon/evening with a friend of mine in the canoe. Took it up below the dam, the water is really low, btw. Caught several on small woolly buggers, (color scheme is a secret) with a zug bug dropper, one of the best days I have had in a long time. Caught 1 over 20 and real...
Hi everybody:
This is my 1st posting to the forum. A little background on me:
My username indicates that most of the time I spend surf casting big topwater lures for stripers, and pulling out the 10 weight on the rare occasions where the Pacific Ocean is calm enough and the fi...
When I cant get up to the creek to fish because of lesser important things like school, and yard work and so on (J/k), I really enjoy looking at the photos. In a way they kinda bring me to the creek even when I cant be there. So if you have any new one's could you post them because like I said I really enjoy them a...
I recently fished putah with a freind who was bait fishing, yeah i know bait fishin is a terrible thang but anyways. He caught several small what i beleive was a type of sculpin, looked alot like a sal****er "bullhead". So i was thinking that a large streamer that resembled these may be a good choice to us...
Are the really jumping 100 or so cfps then dropping back down every couple of days, or is the system messing up? IT would not be the first time the system messed up, but then if they are working on the damn that could mess it up as well. If this is really happening, how does dramatic changes lik...
The flows appear to have dropped dramatically today based on the chart (if reported flows are accurate - - I know that sometimes these are not accurate). Anyone fish this afternoon? How do drops of this magnitude impact the fishing?
i think the extreme changes in flows are making for poor fishing. any opinions on this ? I fished all day today and only managed 6 fish landed, average length was 12 inches, all came on red san juan worm and a black leech.
Fished today creek was very low, looked like a river at tidewater when the tide was out all the rocks were sticking out with wet moss all over them. Anyways landed a few fish but was a frustrating day. I lost every fish that had any size to it, I lose more fish on Putah creek than any other place that I fish....
Hello all,
I'm a newbie and I noticed on your posts that some of you use a dry-dropper rig. Can anyone explain that to me with the lengths of all intervals and where to put the splitshots?
I was also on another site looking up some Nymphing techniques and I found this: http://www.napav...
I stopped by the creek for about an hour in the morning. I had to meet up with a group from school to work on a project. I figured that I couldn't waste the trip to Davis on the weekend without stopping at the creek. I hooked three fish but landed none. I had one fish, about 19", ten...
My son is a beginner fly fisher. We want to come to Putah Creek. What kind of flies does he need and where can we get them? Can he fish from the side? Also, someone told me that the creek is too high to fish now. Is that true?
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I've seen lots of top water action during the summer months right before you get to the island. I've fished it a few times and haven't had so much as a lick.
I would fish it, get nothing, and a bait and chuck guy would throw his in and pull out a trout. How frustrating!
Has anyone had...
Be careful out there, it's FRIDAY the 13th. So, today I wont go near the water or my equipment for fear of jinxing it, but ill walk under a ladder or cross a black cats path. Scary stuff!!! So if you don't catch anything don't cry about it, I warned you!!!
Spent a day floating the Lower Sac and a couple half days on the Upper Sac. Lower Sac, as usual was absolutely tremendous! Had to adjust to setting the hook at such deep depths (this took longer than I would like to admit with me losing a few solid strikes), but once I got in the groove it was bi...
I use a 3.5 pound 6x tippet and Ive had two fish break me off twice. The fish were in the 20 inch range, but I figure that should be strong enough. So my questions are...
What size tippet do you guys use when nymphing putah?
Do you think that i may possibly have too much tension on my line whe...
Went out today hoping the overcast skies, cool weather and chance of rain would pay off and I would have to say it was one of my best days on the creek.
Went down by access #5. On the far side of the island, caught 3 in the fast water. 10,12,14 all 'bows., using PT flahbacks and hares ears. Then when I was hea...
I was wondering if anybody has ever fished in Yellow Creek by Lake Almanor. I have a place up there, but that is one the few streams I havent checked out yet. Just wondering if it is good.
Went out this morning. Hooked a nice size fish up under some branches. As the fish went downstream, so did 5 or 6 otters. Needless to say, didn't land the fish or see anymore action after that.
Hi All,
It's been a while since I posted because it has been a while since I've had the opportunity to get up to Putah from San Jose. I went up last week for a few days. Did not have much luck but tied into a Putah hog in the 20 inch range I fought for a while. At first it seemed small and was coming along but it...
I really have been wanting to catch a brown on putah, was wondering if anyone might suggest some spots that i might try. Do they preffere different type of water then bows? I saw a big one rise three times in the same place about a month ago it was at least 25 inches and very very fat, tossed everything i had a...
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...
