Fished Putah today for the first time ever.? It was uncrowded but tough.? Picked up lots of salad on nearly every drift.? Caught a few caddis cases and one 18 inch rainbow.? Fun.? I'm wondering if the water always this color?? I went upstream to see and was suprised that it was coming in green and murky fr...
I have yet to fish anywhere but the eastern sierras. I grew up there and I know that I can catch fish there. Perhaps it's just because I have yet to fish elsewhere, but I feel a little intimidated when I think about fishing anywhere but the eastern sierras. I'm still relatively new to fly fishing, so that p...
Ditch the indicator! There was a great article in a past California Fly Fisher about direct contact nymphing. Basically high sticking without an indicator. The article states that no matter how well you think you are dead drifting, if you have an indicator tied on you are causing drag. You will learn...
Etiquette is probably the wrong word and I don't want to start any big deal threads with a bunch of controversy....BUT...I post on some other boards and I know others do as well. My question is like the old hotspotting question... I don't see anyone ever reporting on Putah, the LStan and maybe some othe...
Back a week or two ago I witnessed a pretty good hatch of these bugs on a local river. They were everywhere. Climbing on rocks, trees, and me. Anybody know what they are? Thanks to jburge from Kiene's board for the pix.
Indicators?? I don't need no stinking indicator.? Just kidding.? 2/21/09 -- Edited by papaoak at 13:09, 2009-02-21-- Edited by papaoak at 13:19, 2009-02-21-- Edited by papaoak at 17:50, 2009-02-21-- Edited by papaoak at 17:50, 2009-02-21
Winston LTX 9ft,3 peice, 5 weight ,? also includes an Able Big Game PT .5,? with extra spool.? One is spooled with a Rio nymph line and the other is spooled with a SA type 2 sinking line.? Both are in excellent condition.? This is a real good deal.? $400.00 buyer pays shipping.? I am selling because I have l...
I made a lot of bad decisions yesterday... wanted to try the creek, but decided to wait and pair up with a pal and go with Mr Bonovich for a 1/2 day and get the lay of the land. I think that's probably a good decision. After deciding the creek was out I motored to the foothills and passed up Pardee for Amador.....
You know you want a new one. Hard to justify with the economy? Let me help. I'll buy your old one, about half the original price sounds fair, you use this money to but a new, shiny one. Written descriptions or pics, your choice.You can e-mail at - thovanski@yahoo.com
Hi there. My name is Jon, I'm 23, and a student at UC Davis. I come from Bishop, Ca and although I have been fishing most of my life, I have only learned to fly fish the past year or two. Let me just say that fly fishing has become an obsession for me; so much so that I don't even want to pick up my spin rod. It's a wo...
If you are using hooks size 18 and smaller and feel you are losing a lot of fish or are just not getting a good hook set, bend the hook at the gap either left or right to offset the point. This will give you a much better chance at a good hook set when the hooks have such a small gap. See the very simple illustrati...
Wanting to try a new water this weekend so I was curios if anyone can give any info ? any spots worth trying ? I know nothing about this river but it looks alot like putah but a bit smaller from the pics. i've seen. Thanks in advance for any info anyone can give.
I hadn't been to Putah since Thanksgiving weekend, so I ran up today and braved the elements, donning my new Putah Creek Trout hat that I got at the meeting last weekend. I was surprised that the flow was still so low, 50 CFS.? The water is low and very clear, even after the rain of the last couple of days.? T...
Just watched On The Rise last nite on Outdoor channel. It was a pretty good show about the McCloud and the efforts to preserve the fishery and keep Nestle out. It's amazing how dirty and sneaky these companies can be. I must say, the residents up there put up a hell of a fight to keep them out, and I hope they...
HAVENT WRITTEN IN AWHILE...SO HERE GOES..WAS AT THE PU. TUESDAY...NUTTIN..ALL DAY GUESS MY FORM WAS OUT OF SINK..ANYWAY WHATS GOING AT PAY & PARK #2....SOME KIND OF SOMETIN GOING ON THERE....
Make your nymphs work better! Take a fly like a Hairs Ear and use some Shimizaki Dry Shake or Frogs Fanny fly dressing. It will make your nymph catch a lot more tiny air bubbles and will make it really sparkle under water and appear like a nymph filled with a gas bubble like when they are ascending to the sur...
Just a heads up that the Bike Race is going to go from Davis to Santa Rosa on Sunday. Hiway 128 along PC will be closed for a period of time-probably about noon to 2 PM while the riders go through towards SR.
just like to thank hatup for coming up with the idea for this new section! im sure it will save people alot of time and money and also allow members of the board to meet new fisherman!
Hey guys. I am new to the Sacramento area and new to the fly fishing world. I have done my fair share of river fishing in Indiana and New England, but never found time to start fly fishing. I got the chance to fly fish the Provo River in Utah last year with a guide and my father. What an experience for the two of...
I am selling my barracuda,? it includes midge jaws as well as the standard jaws, bobbin holder,?trim bag, travel pouch,? a table top tying bench,? 2 pairs of Dr.Slick scissors, 2 bobbins, half hitch tool,? hair stacker, 3 pairs of hackle pliers, dubbing whirl, whip finish tool a J.W. Outfitters Ulti...
I'd like to hear from you, our Members as to how we can improve this Forum? What changes would you like to see on this Forum? Any suggestions, comments or questions?would be very much appreciated!! I'd like to hear from you . . . Keith
Hi...My name is Mike and?I live near Santa Cruz. Everyone keeps asking me if I've fished Putah and I keep having?to say no, because (a) it's a?long drive?(b) I'm old and lazy and (c) I'm a little intimidated by new and different waters. Instead of lurking and reading all your posts I thought I should sig...
Duck season is over.? I fished the creek for the first time this year today.? It was relatively slow in the bridge area.? I took several nice fish to hand in about 4 hours total.? IMO there seemed to be a few fish scattered here and there in kind of a post spawn funk.? The two 'hot' fish I hooked escaped befor...
