As my subject line said, The spawn is on throughout the creek. Its time to give the creek a break and comeback in March. No need to put more stress on the fish. Lets all be adults and do the right thing and give these fish their time to do their thing. If you do feel the need to be a winter time puddle pitcher jus...
On Saturday, I paddled from the bridge up to the culvert on the back side of the island for some exercise and deflower my kayak. I haven't floated any stretch of Lake Solano in years but never remembered it to be that shallow. The majority of it was 3' or less. I did find one short stretch pushing 4 feet o...
Ok then, now that I am sorta squared off about leaders, Let me ask you guys, if there were only ten (or so) flies that you could put in your pocket for a day of fishing, which ones would you choose?
On March 1 DFW will release a change to the fishing regulations for the IDR. It changes the language to clearly include Lake Solano as C/R, barbless artificial only, as part of the IDR. The current reg is vague as to what physically constitutes Lake Solano. This caused an enforcement issue and under c...
Last week LB hit the 50% level of storage, was dropping a ft per week and was 50 ft below the top of the glory hole (spill over level). Hopefully this current series of storms will start to turn it around.
December 9, 2014 was a watershed moment in the 6 year effort to achieve Wild Trout status when the Fish and Game Commission approved the designation. Much of the scientific data collected by Heritage and Wild Trout to support designation was obtained through the volunteer support of PCT members and...
Hey guys so I go to Santa Clara University about an hour and a half away from Putah. I grew up in Seattle fishing for salmon and Sea Run Cutties while spending my summers fishing for trout in Idaho. I just broke my first cheap rod which was a 9ft 5wt and upgraded with a 7'6 4wt fiberglass rod. I now have a 8wt, t...
Hello folks, I started fishing Putah this fall and was having a jolly time until I noticed that I was the ONLY spin guy on the creek. No, I don't kill fish and use single hook barbless stuff, but I always had this nagging feeling that I was not following the spirit of the creek. I went home and talked to my old...
I like to post this interview with a "PC Original" from time to time, just to take the edge off in celebration of the coming holidays:Today's Putah Creek Profile (PCP) is of local legend Orvis Remington-Peters. Petey, as he is known to his friends, is a PC original with close to 40 years of ex...
Hi Folks, A quick introduction... No stranger to Putah... I fished there when I was stationed on Treasure Island in the late 80's through early 90's. Doesn't look like much has changed, but it seems to be a very popular spot now. I remember fishing in the winter and rarely saw another angler during the...
Hey Everybody! I've been on this site for a couple of years but I think this is actually my first post. Went up to Putah on the 17th - got onto the water at around 11:30 AM. I took my girlfriend so what was supposed to be on the water at 8:00 AM didn't quite pan out - laugh all you want! It is her 6th day on the wa...
Steelheaders: See the attached announcement. Don't have any other info at the moment. The website should provide more information. Sponsored by TU.Join Trout Unlimited for a day of Steelhead ScienceThe primary objective of the workshop is to inform anglers about the state of the science regardi...
With the rainy weather (hopefully) coming soon, I thought I'd post this tip. Before you store away your rod or reel, make sure that it is dry. I have a reel that has its surface pitted because I forgot to wipe it dry before putting it away. I have a Scott rod that used to have red guides that now has pink g...
The following briefly describes the 3 principles to efficient fly casting. They may look familiar if you know the 5 principles the FFF uses however we felt only 3 where needed to both teach and implement. Feel free to ask any questions you may have here or in person at the Leland Ranch. http://www.lela...
Canyon Creek Resort offering Memberships for Fisherman The membership opportunity at Putah Creek would enable a opportunity to fish on a daily basis. The membership would be designed for fishing. Trailer hookups for free at sites across America at areas of interest for fisherman are...
A few weeks ago Chris Yama (aka "Otter") and I went Davis Lake and then Pyramid Lake NV. Davis was a little slow, but the fish were averaging close to 20 inches. Chris and I both landed 22"ers which were a lot hotter than I remember them. Two of mine took me into the backing. Chris caug...
Hey Guys so I'm new to the forum and decided to share my experience at putah recently. So I am pretty new to fly fishing(1 year), actually to fishing in general. Just started in the summer of 2014 in Mono County Twin lakes, well the first trout I caught I was hooked, i got the itch to fish. Being fairly new to...
Hi All, Just joined the forum after many months of snooping around and reading your posts. Thought it's about time I added, or maybe subtracted, some value :) Got started fly fishing nearly 45 years ago as a young boy in MI. It's one of the things my Dad and I enjoyed doing together. He's gone now, but...
?For anyone interested in a little fly fishing on the Lower Sac or Yuba rivers this spring I will take $100 off any trip done during the month of March. Just mention that you saw me on BONO's website. You pay the half day rate and get a full day of fly fishing. The spring caddis hatch on the Lower Sac should be...
Hey all, New member but I have combed through the forum in the past. It's good to see a tight knit community devoted to such a unique watershed. I have been fly fishing for 15+ years, I have lived in the East Bay most of my life and have just now started fishing Putah.... Yeah, alot of my buddies that fish Put...
All: the current South Putah Canal cleaning operation by SCWA has caused a small number of young fish to be trapped in dewatered small side channels. SCWA and CDFW have been notified. If you fish the creek this weekend look for dewatered areas and stranded or dead fish. Take a count and pictures and mak...
Looks like I picked the wrong day to skip out of work in the AM for a little fishing. Holy Cow did they shut off the water. I could tell as soon as I saw the creek. Water must have dropped over a foot in the last day. Still fished and hand some success. Just got off the creek and checked the flows - down to 4...
Spent a nice morning/ early afternoon with a friend who is just learning to fly fish... Lots of smaller fish in the system 6 to 12". Lots of splashy rises ~ 9:30 am at access 4. Still a bit tough to access the far seam in some of the areas. I noticed that Shon's hole has changed remarkably after the f...
Hey everyone My wedding band is missing and I think it slipped off while fishing or possibly along the road where I was parked at deer sign . It is ingraved with ; There is always hope ; if found please IM me . Thanks Richard
20 years of fly tying. Everything-tons of stuff. Nice oak storage chests, McKenzie vise and lights, lots of plastic bins filled with materials of all kinds. for dry flies, nymphs, streamers bass flies-the works. Can provide pics. located in Sebastopol, CA Thanks, Bill
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