Anybody try these hooks out? My buddy got them at the Pleasanton show. Barbless tying hooks from Sweden I think? These are the scud czech nymph model. The are also slightly off center like a gama octopus. Pretty cool.
I want to get a date set for our "Informational Posse" to get the word out on the new year round Catch and Release regulations at Putah. My idea is to mix up a day of creek walking with fishing, and pass the word out while we hit the river. This will be done on a completely informational basis...
I picked up a used rod a while ago, it has the Sage logo on it and the description is "9' for 6 or 7 lines" and matching tube with the same markings. There is no serial number. Anyone know anything about old Sage rods? I'm just trying to figure out what it is. It's built on a gray blank tha...
I know this should be in the for sale section but it gets little traffic. I've finally decided to get rid of my hardware gear since it's not been used for a while and will continue to sit there. I've got crank baits, spinner baits, plastic baits, trolling gear, powerbait, filet knife, etc. The whole tack...
I guess this doesn't really fit anywhere, certainly not here . . . but did anyone else recognize how sparse the vendor attendance was at The Fly Fishing Show this year? Two years ago, there were 2 exhibit halls, this year only one. Sage, Orvis, WInston, Powell, Ross and I think even Simms and Patagoni...
just got the pins holding my hand together out this evening and i have about 30% movement but it is enough to go fishing, and the doctor has given the ok, so if anyone is going out and doesnt mind someone whos never fly-fished for trout tagging along send me a PM and i'm down to go out
Hi everyone, does anyone have experience on the East Walker or Hot Creek, I 've got family that is planning a trip out here and want take them there. Is it best to go in May or later in the year? I saw a program at the Pleasanton Fly show that said May was a great time for cuthrout, I want the visiting folks to ha...
Ok This is my first ever tube fly. It was inspired by a article in Fly tyer mag. The tube is from a Q Tip. The tube vice attachment is a 4D finishing nail that I cut the head off of and flattened with a hammer. I think it all went pretty well for the first pass, I wanted more olive in the hackle area but used what I h...
Went to the Trinity River with Brian and his friend James and it was a slow day but there was a nice hatch that was coming off and so i throw a caddis dry fly on and landed my first brownie on a dry file.
Looking for a GREAT opportunity to escape? Want to learn a little about conservation and restoration? If your like me and have a hard time being near water without a rod, Redwood Regional Park may be for you. NO FISHING OF ANY KIND ALLOWED. You'll hike, you'll be in a cool environment, you might learn s...
Today I ran into this article at work, and figured it's relevant given the sticklebacks in Putah:Stickleback Genomes Shining Bright Light on Evolutionhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100225214757.htmBiologists discovered a specific region of genes involved in the genomi...
I was fishing one of our valley tailwaters this weekend and discovered its full of small light olive scuds. So I was curious does anyone use scud patterns locally ? I've never really gave them much thought, But I will now. Anybody have any favorite scud patterns ?
Its going to be prime time to hit the Trinity next week, not only with the fresh rains, but there is a lot of fish throughout the system. Right now there are a few of us going and would like to get a few more to go as well. We will be splitting all costs from gas to food, including the house we will be staying in f...
WELL AS EVERYBODY NO'S TIMES ARE TUFF TO THE POINT.....I COLLECT KNIVES...I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT FACTORY MADE KNIVES...THESE ARE ONE OF A KIND CUSTOM MADE.IF U WOULD LIKE MORE INFO PM ME......
im itching for stripers to come back :( i havent had any luck for stripers in the delta... cause I have no boat, btu I go to a lake full of them. :) Anyone else here addicted to striper fishin?
Hi, i recently moved to Davis for school and i have been reading a lot about Putah. I do not have a fly fishing rod, only a few dry flies and two home-made one's i made after learning from a fly fishing book. I only have a spinning rod but i read of a way to fish fly's from that. If anyone has any suggestions on w...
PCT is holding a fundraiser with PCC on April 10 near Winters to support our conservation projects on the Creek. We will be showing the award winning movie "Rivers of a Lost Coast" on the decline of the Steelhead and Salmon fisheries in Northern California. Admission is from $15-$25 per pe...
Ok I know that this should be under the heading "for sale or trade" but I think sometimes people do not view that topic much,plus its my site so I guess I could pretty much put whatever I want wherever I want lol!! My question is does anyone out there have hotwheels they want to trade for flys or m...
I might be in Tahoe City this weekend and the budget isn't happy enough to rent skis or buy lift tickets. Would the Truckee be worth fishing this time of year? If not, then I might hit the Yuba or the American. I know my way around the Truckee during the summer but have never tried winter fly fishing...
where is a safe spot to park when going to the yuba river for steelies? just by the highway 20 bridge? in addition, are there any other places i can park? planning on going there saturday morning. thanks
I fish the upper reaches of the North Fork of the American river two weekends ago. It was a section of the river about five miles above the Iowa Hill Rd Bridge after the turn off at Colfax on the way to sugar pines reservoir. I had fished the area at Christmas but a lot has changed since then, entire trees hav...
Is there one single rule in the state as far as the high water mark goes. Funny I should probably know this but mostly fish public water. Most places you have to be below the high water mark. Some spots I have heard it's the median water mark. I am more specifically asking about the Russian. Found som...
Has anyone ever checked out the trails in Cold Canyon? The trailhead is just up the highway from the bridge. I did the loop trail yesterday for the first time. I went back today and went the other way around the loop. The view of Lake Berryessa and Putah Creek are awesome. If you haven't done it b...
i have heard many stories from many people saying carp on the fly is insane. however, has anyone here ever carp'd? is it as insane as striper on fly? lol anyways, heres a vid i thought id share. its awesome. http://globalflyfisher.com/video/flyfishing-carp
Fished Putah yesterday and was doing my usual scan of what kind of life there is going on on the rocks and under. Looked on top of a rock in a riffel and found what sure looked like a stone fly that had crawled out and hatched. I tried to take a picture with my phone but too blury. I thought some time back there w...
thinking of trading or selling my SAGE fli...9ft..5wt.....whats good out there????.....its in almost new shape used a hand full of times...just dont like it any mo...
