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...
After doing a bit of bass fishing at Berreyessa last weekend I stopped in a few spots to look at the creek conditions And i am bummed that i didnt have my fly rod with me! I know the better time to fish putah is in the fall but since that is right around the corner I figure Id better start getting out there now to...
Hey there, I'm Craig and I am new to Putah Creek. I have made a few trips recently and really enjoy the waters of Putah. The tight quarters due to trees and brush remind me of my beloved Ozark waters, which after three months I miss tremendously! Anyways, I had a question or two. First off, I noticed som...
I have two boys (11, 13y) And i would like to get them some cheap waders and boots Fort them. Their shoe sizes are 7 and 8. If you have any lying around unused, let me know. I will pick up in Davis, Woodland, Sac areas.
Well it has been fun fishing all over the mountains this summer!! Had the Tenkara Rod in the vest the whole time. I have found that it is the best way to fish dry flies. And if you are on a river with tons of fish it can make it just a bit more challenging. Caught some lahontans, browns and rainbows. Hit t...
I need this rod gone, it's sitting here and not being used. It's a 2 piece 9 foot 8wt Sage SLT. It's brand new and never been fished. I bought it when they discontinued the SLT line and it's been sitting ever since. Sage rod sock and tube also. Willing to lose some money and let it go for $200! PM me here or ema...
So I was reading on Kiene's board that the Beardsley Afterbay has taken a big hit as far as fish are concerned. Anyone been out there this year with a different report? Apparently the fish were all eaten by a crazed pack of otters. Maybe it just fishes better in spring and fall?? Picked up an Orvis Acc...
The Napa is starting to have a little run of decent Striped Bass swimming in the water. I finally caught a 19 incher with a chartreuse clouser from shore...good times. Hell of a fight!
A good reminder to everyone to take an extra minute and make sure you pinch your barbs and pinch them down all the way. A friend of mine put a giant bunny leech in her arm and had not pinched her barb down enough. She ended up in the doctors office because the 30lb mono trick broke when trying it. The docto...
I recently went to Truckee and got Scunked we landed at my fav spot geared up and fished and fished swiched fly and again and again added more weight nothing from 1pm till close to 7 ? , water temp id guess to be mid sixties . we where above the little truckee out let ? my guess water temp .. ...
There was a giant Trico hatch on the Walker over the weekend!! I only fish it a few times a year, so I don't if it happens all the time, but the clouds of Tricos were massive. Of course I looked in the fly box and had no small black dry flies.... So I tied on a size 14 pheasant tail cripple??? The fish liked i...
After going through a small fortune in store bought knotless leaders on the Pit this weekend, I'm seriously considering making my own. Anyone got any tips of good sources of instruction? Are the knotless leaders any better than home made?
