Its been a fairly good year on the Northfork with fish being a little bigger and more plentiful than the past three. The Mrs. and myself have had a few very good days but as usual fishing in the canyon always proves to be tricky at best. Typically, I fish a 0.5 mile section and then after I throw on the snorke...
I was up at Putah Creek this last Saturday 11th August. It was my first time so I stopped at every parking lot and walked pretty much most of the fishable section. I saw some people fishing with live worms, and others with traditional lures. In one spot, someone had put what looked like raw chicken meat o...
I imagine we are 6-8 weeks out from any spawning habitat work that is going to be done this year as water flows typically drop by the second week of October. Are there any hard dates available yet? Any updates of expected projects or locations? Anything a Friend Of Putah might be able to help with in pr...
I'm packing the camping gear in the car and heading for the hills where it will only be 95 degrees. Silver Fork probably, to fish in the morning and evening and find a nice plunge pool to sit in in the midday hours.
Me and rgloft hit the creek today in lieu of a longer drive. Weren't feeling fishing truckee or yuba in the heat. Irrigation/rafting flows? Tough wading? Perhaps. Sluggish fish...not so much. We did alright, better than we expected. 3 fish to hand for Rich and one for me, plus five or six more hookups...
Hi again all, Despite having been around for a while, I'm still quite the newbie! I'm heading to the Grant Grove area near the Kings River in a week. I'm hoping to get some time on the main river with my 5wt on the first day but due to family commitments, most fishing will be on nearby creeks with a 2wt earl...
Spent some time outside CA for the fourth of July, did some sight seeing and a little fishing. Visited some the country's most famous waters, had one 20 fish day and smaller catches on two others. Now, to win a hot off the embroidering machine limited edition putah creek trout cap all you have to do is ans...
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...
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...
A little over a month ago I went on a walk to find carp. To my surprise I found something different. Before anyone gets any ideas I have been up and down this place on a paddle board and rarely see any fish other then Squaws, carp, and stickle back. Occassionally I will see a trout but probably 1 out of eve...
Hey friends, i just got my book finally published. i'm excited about it and would hope you might consider buying a copy. i tried to keep the POD cost as low as possible without sacrificing its quality... some of it will be familiar to my posts on my blog but in a more linear format. heres the link... http:...
I just got back from a pretty weird few days fishing around Markleeville on the East Carson. I drove up late Thursday and set up the backpacking tent in the dark which was an adventure in itself, built a fire and cracked a cold beer. I was sawing logs by 10pm and up again at 5:00 to hit the wild trout sectio...
Fished a few early hours this morning with a stoned nymph and a caddis nymph. Got into a ton of action. If anyone is wondering if they should hit the Truckee the answer is yes.
Hello, I have a near new fenwick model ff837 fly rod cost $290 over 20 years ago. I'm looking for $125 and it's yours. I also have an old 1960's trutemper fly rod that I put away as a kid over 40 years ago. Anyone know their value. I have found a few other people still using them, one in Sweden. take care...
I'm coming to the area in September from WA and looking for some suggestions on what the best water will be to throw some line in early / mid September? I hear Putah is the best but flows might still be high. Can anyone point me elsewhere? If you could also mention what kind of flies etc. will be coming off...
Hi All: our July newsletter is available on the PCT website, www.putahcreektrout.org . Note that volunteer opportunities are upcoming. We would also welcome topics for future newsletters. SK60 for the board of PCT
So I'm chillin with a cold one at the local dive before I go grocery shopping today. Giants game is ending and an expedia commercial comes on. They are showing clips of all these couples traveling the world and right at the end is Matt Heron with his monster brown he took on the Truckee(the one he tackle...
Went to the East Carson on Friday with a friend. We briefly debated fishing below Hangman's, but although he has been fly fishing for years, he is just now trying to develop deeper skills and felt uncomfortable with the sparse wild trout population down there. I had never fished there before. On the...
Got a hall pass for tomorrow and I'm thinking the North Fork of the Stanislaus at Sourgrass or the American at Silver Fork. I live in the east bay and dont want to be in the car anymore than 3 hours each way. Any tips?
Hi All: Our latest PCT newsletter can be viewed at http://www.putahcreektrout.org/ Several on stream volunteer opportunities will be coming up this fall as part of the Wild Trout Evaluation and our stream bed rehabilitation work. Keep your November calendar open.
Just out of curiousity, does anyone know why the flows at PC are so big? According to the gov website, they are very close to an all-time high. Is this to clean out some of the silt?
Hello, In september I am going to be attending UC Davis as an incoming freshman. I'm an avid fisherman down here in San Diego, and do alot of salt water fishing, and little bit of freshwater bass fishing. I have been fly-fishing in the surf down here for the greater part of a year or so and want to continue m...
Went up to the McCloud area for 5 day fishing spree over the extended July 4th weekend. We rented this outstanding pad in McCloud that was absolutely awesome. I had never fished the McCloud, so I was really looking forward to it. We even secured Conservancy passes for July 1st. We all survived a few t...
Yes I was in Utah last week and no I wasn't fishing. As alot of you know I am a rugby coach for the town of Dixon. Our varsity team made it to the nat'l championship in Sandy Utah last Friday and Saturday, we beat a team from Utah 22-10 then in ths semi-finals beat Xavier from Washington DC 20-10 which put us i...
Well here it goes I lost my new Flybox with all new flys on the east carson three or four weeks ago. it had my name and # but no call for weeks then one day after my fifty second birth day bamm I got the call some guy from arnold walking and fishin below hangmans bridge sees my box ju...
So this made me pretty angry... I go to a favorite Yuba flat above the bridge (I'm sure you all know it) and start swinging wets with my spey rod. I usually fish from 5:30-10pm on weekdays and bump into a few anglers and miners, and swing and step down runs, swing, and step, repeat. Good spey casting pract...
I am new to Putah Creek, but intend to learn to fly fish on it. I was up there yesterday, July 1, with spinning equipment but didn't get a single bite. I was told that the water was high and that the fishing was therefore poor. Is that true and, if so, when can we expect conditions to improve?
Upper Sac: Fishing best until 11am and after 5pm. Some big fish are up from the lake in the lower access points. McCrowd: My first time here. Don't take the unmaintained road to Ah-Di-Na without AWD/4WD and clearance. I was lucky to get in and out with my CRV. No surface activity but good nymphing in the...
