Came from work last Tuesday. Had laptop on floor. It was semi-tucked under seat, but it was visible - (I know, dummy me). Car locked with windows cracked about an inch. Someone pulled the window down on passenger side (and ruined the mechanism) and took the laptop. Live and learn, but I'm reeling about...
Decided that before I went back to school I needed to get after some trout on a small Sierra fly-fishing trip. I left San Diego at 8:00 am heading to a small campground on the Owens river just outside of Bishop California. Stopped a few times on the road and ate lunch and generally took my time. I arrived to...
Looking for a little help please. I'm looking at getting a longer than 9'-0 rod for some Tight-Line and Euro Nymphing. I've checked out but not cast the Greys Streamflex and the Hardy Sintrix Zenith rods. Does anybody have any experience with the Zenith line of rod's, or the Streamflex line? Also the H...
Just got back from a 4 day trip up Highway 89. We left the Bay Area on Thursday morning in my buddies new RV, Jeep and Hobie fishing kayaks in tow. First stop was Mountain Hardware in Truckee for some 'ammunition" and inside intel on where was fishing well. An hour up the road we pulled over at one...
took my lil brother out fishing perfect day to be out slightly over cast we both caught a 1 little trout each then i decided to stop at a spot where i know some big fish are sittin an landed a real monster roughly 27 28 inches im sure it was nearly 8 or 9 pounds one big football thats gonna lay all kinds of eggs an...
I was at the creek today with 2 clients doing a class at the guide hole and stumbled upon a fish cat float tube with a spinning rod sitting on top of it, and a pair of waders with fins piled up right next to it. Everything was completely dry and there was leaves on top like its been there for at least a couple of...
Great day of fishing at putah creek! Didn't seem to matter what section of the creek we fished but there were plenty of active ones around. Caught several fish in the 12-15 inch range and lost a few more a bit bigger than that right at the net. Also got outplayed by a fairly large fish who after a few arial as...
Went fishing on PC with a buddy a few days ago. When we got to the run, I saw the scene in the photo below... Float tube, spin fishing rod with Kastmaster (barbed), waders and a pair of sunglasses all neatly stacked on the bank. I assumed that the guy was standing in the run but there was no answer to our ha...
Folks - 3-4 fish were observed spawning over redds on this middle reaches of the creek today. Very early for this, but might be due to the strangely low hydrograph for this time of year. Regardless, please be aware of areas of "clean" gravel and fish laying out in the open -- please give the...
Hi all, I just got back from a very fun week on the Puget Sound with some feisty sea-run cutthroat and I'm eager to connect with some local fish. I'm thinking of going to Putah this weekend and would really appreciate fly recommendations. I understand there are caddis and midges around. Anything else?...
I stopped by the california Fly shop earlier this week and it looked like a place that wasn't doing well. The rod racks were almost empty and they seemed to be holding very little stock in everything from reels to nets to fly boxes. Hopefully they are just in a restocking cycle. Can't afford to lose an...
Hi All, It's been a while. I lost a small fly box yesterday (sep 25th), it's a small green box with a lot of nymphs. I know it's a long shot, but if anyone found it please let me know. Thanks, Marcel
Greetings to friends and colleagues:Its been a quiet summer on the Putah Creek Trout front, but Fall is just around the corner when lower flows will allow us to access the Creek again for volunteer activities. Our first volunteer opportunity is the annual Creek cleanup that coincides with the state...
Flows are down the creek is on fire. Fish on the pre-spawn/winter chomp. You have to sort through a lot of little ones but the big guys are back in their usual feeding lanes again. My big fish went around 20" and made me chase him a couple hundred yards before politely unbuttoning himself right as I...
so i went up to the creek yesterday just to mess around for a couple hours and i was under the bridge and seen a disturbance and a family of otters came out of the water and jump up on to land a foot away from me. so i stood perfectly still and they just came right up on to the bank doing their thing eating crawda...
decided to get out for a few hours today. weather was beautiful a little warm still. the water has gone down a few feet since the last time i was out almost that time of year. caught a lil guy. nice to just get out.
Just for grins n giggles. This was the first photo I found on my computer without digging too much. No idea how to kill the water mark for the Cliffhangers...sorry. This is located where?
Just a heads up that the LT is going to be dropping to 15 cfs this week. They are doing their annual maintenance on the dam and need to lower the water. Trout Unlimited worked with the powers that be to do a gradual drop to give those fish a chance to move.
Any one interested in a Fishpond "Tundra Tech Pack"? Pack only (If the chest portian is a deal breaker I could include it for an extra $40). This dose not include the chest pack.The pack had only been used lightly for one season. A repair has been made to the "Spandura front pouch"...
So my phone was going out all the time and decided there were headphones plugged in. I went to where it was bought and they wouldn't even help. You have to go the Apple store they said. So off to the apple store. When I walked in there were about 30 apple employees and about 40 customers in about 1,800 sf...
If you are serious about making a long term committment to learning how to fish Putah creek, you may want to consider creating a fishing journal. To start, bring a small notebook and pen in your vest. For each trip record the date, start time, end time, the weather, wind, outside temperature, and m...
Salmon farming corporations often cite the low genetic risk of escapees. Today, Norwegian researchers published a study finding strong historical genetic changes to wild populations exposed to farmed populations. Most troublesome is that the amount of genetic exchange was not directly rel...
It's been at least 10 years at least since I fished the creek in the summer time but after reading all the posts about how it used to be I decided to go today. I had the place to myself except there was a Subaru parked at #5. I never saw the owner. I noticed right away that there was a lot less trash everywhere. S...
I haven't fished this creek in a couple years. Still have a nice box of home tied custom favorites wasting away in a closet. I have to say that in my opinion this creek is a shadow of what it was years ago. My partner caught a 12 lb rainbow in there around 94-95 on a custom little caddis pattern. Curious to...
