I'm always looking for ways to make my fishing easier, especially tying on flies. Last year, while wrapping my outdoor water pipes with foam, I hit on tying pairs of flies to tippet at home, then wrapping the set around the foam wrap and holding the "snells" in place with a rubber band. In the...
Flows down and the creek's back on boys and girls. Still a wee bit high but the fish are on the pre-winter/pre-spawn chomp. Been up there the past 4 or 5 weeks in a row and had to work hard for 3-4 fish a day. Today I did 12, maybe 13, kinda lost count after a while. They are feisty though, of all of those, only ma...
The plastic ring that was attaching the tippet holder to my vest broke and I lost all the tippet spools attached. This happened on 9-19 around area #3 going toward #2. If anyone finds this, please let me know. tks.
Below is the information about the electro-fishing survey that Heritage and Wild Trout Program will conduct in mid October. As you can see, there are numerous opportunities during that week to volunteer. At the bottom of this post there is a link to the volunteer sign-up page. Note that this is a week...
I was fishing earlier today at access 5, fishing was great until I herd someone let off a few rounds within a hundred feet of me. They came from across the creek on the backside of the island. It was from around 9-10 am that I herd repeated gun shots. Maybe someone should look before they let off a round or tw...
I went yesterday for a couple of hours. I haven't fished the creek in over 6 months due to some medical problems. I landed only one fish, but it was a good one, a 21 1/2 inch male. The bad news was that I foul-hooked it. I was daydreaming when my indicator went down so I was very late in setting the hook....
Members of the Forum and Friends of the Creek: PCT is sponsoring its annual event in coordination with the Coastal Commissions International Clean Up day Putah Creek Council is again handling sign ups at their Website: www.putahcreekcouncil.org On their home page, look for "Upcoming Event...
I am doing a little project for a restaurant in Winters called Preserve. Does anyone have any high quality pics of the creek they can send me? It does not necessarily have to be fish pics but those wouldn't hurt. PM me and I can give you more details if you have something. Cheers
A couple of years ago when I was getting back into fly fishing after a 20 year hiatus, I stumbled upon the Orvis store in SF (I'd already bought all my gear at Creative Sports in Pleasant Hill). They were offering a beginner day trip to the Stanislaus and I signed up. Three guides about 18 beginners/retu...
Just returned from Henrys lake area of Montana Idaho, just outside of west Yellowstone. I went with my 17 yr old son Nick and my buddy Pete and his 18yr old son Vinny. We fished the Henrys fork, Red Rock creek, Henrys lk,Hebgen lk, Hidden lk,Firehole river, Madison river and the Gibbon river. We were the...
Good article in field and stream on the rules of the river. Take a look, all of need to be reminded from time to time. Going into the fall season it would be nice if we could all read this and share the river. In my experience I have had more positive encounters then negative on the creek, however the nega...
My DVR must be broken. I keep trying to record "The biggest loser" but for some reason the LA Dodgers keep showing up on my TV. Haaahaaahhaa. What a day, go giants go niners.
Fall is in the air. Bird diversity is WAY up on the Creek. The fishing will follow soon. Saw several(!) Pileated Woodpeckers trolling the cottonwoods today. And for beer aficionados, like myself, the Berryessa Brewing tap room is now open in the Berryessa Gap Winery grounds on HWY 128, 3-8 Fri, 1...
Well I got off work a little early today and decided to check out the creek. I nearly just went back home because it was so hot out there... Anyways the fishing was pretty good. Hooked a few lost a few and had a ton of fun. The fish are fat and hungry! Nothing too big, but lots of fight!
Made it to the lower Stan last Saturday morning, found water at about 230cfs, clear, and many cooperative fish, almost all of them came on a 20-22 midge pattern. I started with a size 18, got a couple and suspected I wasn't small enough. Sizing down made a huge difference. I used a beadhead attractor...
Flows were nice this past week. I had a group out this morning, flows were nice around 510 and we found some happy fish. It looks like things just spiked up to 851 from when we left around 1:00pm. Be careful out there.
Finally got out this weekend. We have a claim between Goodyear bar and Downieville with a couple of nice pools, the fish are not large but will rise to a caddis in the afternoon. We found some nice gold in the morning.
Flows at 562 cfs. Fished above and below bridge - one small fiesty trout and a larger tug. Thats it for the day.
Waded across to Shon's hole. It looked like no one had been over there in a whie as there was a thicket of blackberry and that tall grass stuff. I'm sure I created a few small holes i...
Friends of the Creek: you can view our latest newsletter at www.putahcreektrout.org Please note that the cleanup is coming up in about three weeks. Sign ups are at www.putahcreekcouncil.org or email me. Also note that DFG Wild Trout will be conducting efish surveys Oct 15-19 and need volunteers. T...
I have a Sage 10 weight that I need to get off of my hands. This rod has only been used 3 times. The handle looks brand new. No nicks on the rod. Comes with rod sock and tube. This is the perfect sal****er rod from fishing large stripers to casting at dorado in baja. $350. I can deliver in Chico or I will mail the...
Waded across to Shon's hole. It looked like no one had been over there in a whie as there was a thicket of blackberry and that tall grass stuff. I'm sure I created a few small holes i...