Cole, myself and two buddies had been scheduled for a year to do a 2 day drift trip on the Trinity and Lower Sac this past weekend. The Lower Sac went chocolate about 10 days ago, reportedly from the McCloud arm fire mush being washed into Shasta and then down. So it turned into Trinity and either Yub...
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...
Bear tracks from Rose bar. Animal guide, I follow. Riffles of plenty. Mountains of Blue oak. This wilderness, a mistress of illumination. Maze of willows. Rivers edge. Walking streamside, endless Pliocene cobbles. My sore ankles. Swallows dart, Baetis dance. Morning risers, dawn briskly. Venu...
I worked the weekend and took advantage of the weather window with a day run up to the Yuba on Friday. Seeing that it was going to be 33 degrees in the morning, I got a little later start than usual. The river was in great shape, about 2-3 foot of visibility with that great green tinge to the water. There w...
ALL: THE SPAWN IS ON AND ITS TIME TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT HIGHLY VISIBLE FISH IN SHALLOW WATER ARE SPAWNING FISH. DO NOT FISH FOR THEM AT ANY TIME WHEN THEY ARE IN THESE AREAS.AVOID WADING NEAR THEM AND THE GRAVEL AREAS AROUND THEM. THE BEDS THEY CLEAR (REDDS) WILL SOON BE FULL OF EGGS OR ALEVINS THAT ARE E...
What is the best flow for Putah? Does the creek swell a great deal after average rain storms? I haven't been out there in years and I'm looking forward to getting back out there. Also are the weekends generally crowded? Thanks for any info you might offer.
I lose a good number of flies each outing on the Putah. Those trees are so grabby! When I first started fishing PC, I kept track of Flies Lost Per Hour Fished (FLPHF). Today, I may have gone POSITIVE! After casting into a branch, I pulled down this Christmas tree... 12 flies in all (including 1 egg pat...
Hey guys my name is Tyler and I'm 15 years old. Im an avid lure and fly fisherman. Ive read a lot about the creek and I am surprised I havent heard about it until now as I live an hour away from it. So now I am really wanting to go and I was just wondering if there were any rules or regulations I need to know about. A...
First I'll say I haven't fished Putah that much this year as I've been Chasing Chrome as much as possible and was taking road trips to the Yuba for rainbows during the summer! I did fish today and while "near" access 3 managed to hook into a 3-4 pound rocket that instantly snapped my 5x. I dec...
Happy Thanksgiving to all: Heritage and Wild Trout is requesting volunteers to help with putting up posts and signage to demarcate the spawning areas under study. This is a followup to my earlier post under spawning area clean up. Below is the the link to the sign up spreadsheet; anyone should be abl...
I was on a float trip a few months ago and stoped for lunch when I was done I wanted A little something More! So looking through my ice-chest I find the perfect Item: A Perfect Banana- Nice and ripe and everything ! But there was a problem: the guide tells me there's no bananas allowed in his boat! He s...
Well the Yuba must be blown out and brown as dirt!! Deer Creek was at 4,000 cfs yesterday. With more rain tomorrow the opener will probably be at about 16,000 cfs. Fish the edges and you might catch a fish!! Biggg bright flies!!
Now before i start, no i am not trying to stir up crap, like some of you automatically assume. legitimate question. I see that alot of you here in the forum speak loudly against targeting spawning trout. (which i couldnt agree more on) I was wondering what the difference is between fishing for spawnin...
Clay Hash has mapped out the major hatches on the yuba and listed several flies that match the hatch. He also has a weekly report on the Yuba. Check out his website and blog for up to date info. If you are a spey guy he has a spey class for the yuba. If you are dry fly guy he has the flies! As far as catching m...
To all: We are entering our 4th year as the only nonprofit organization solely dedicated to protecting the environment and wild trout fishery in the InterDam Reach (IDR). During the first 3 years we have worked closely with DFG and with interested stakeholders in a number of activities, including...
Now that work is finally beginning to slow down, I can get a few fishing days in before the end of the year. It's been a nuthouse this year, but all in a good way. I was originally plannning to fish the Lower Yuba on 12/2, above the bridge after it opens. In looking at the weather reports, with all of the ra...
My fishing partner has decided to go to Hawaii with his wife instead of coming fishing with me the weekend of December 15/16....what the hell is wrong with the guy? No plans made yet but looking at driving somewhere Friday evening and fishing all day Saturday and Sunday and driving back either late S...
All: PCT is planning to remove weeds and silt from 4 spawning beds areas in the upper half of the creek on the weekend of the 17-18. We are requesting volunteers to spend 2-4 hours on Saturday and/or Sunday with a rake and a 5 gallon bucket to yank out the weeds and loosen the silt from the gravel. This is the...
I will be co hosting a flats trip to Honduras in January with Matt Heron. Let me know if anyone is interested in joining us. We are looking at Fly Fishing Guanaja Lodge, Honduras. The dates will be Jan 19-26, Sat-Sat. The price is $3,500 per double occupancy. This price includes adult beverages which i...
My buddy called me last night and he has a some pheasant tail hides he wants to give me for tying. I heard I might want to treat those before I use them?? Anyone know that process or if I really need to do it.
