Fished the creek yesterday afternoon.? Saw the creek had dropped substantially, so I had to cross the creek, crawl over and through poison oak, grape vines and berry bushes to get to my spot.? Put on a soft hackle hares ear no luck.? Looked in the old fly box and pull out a Matt R special tied by Emerger.? C...
Anyone on the creek today ? The flow chart reads 43 cfs, is this correct ? Is there no min. flow standard for putah creek ? I don't know about you guys but last time the flows hovered around 45 the fishing was really not very productive for me, that was winter of 2006. Well, looks like I might need to head on up...
well me and a buddy decided to hit up the carson before the winter comes in. lets just say ill be heading up there atleast one more time. fishing was great. weather was great. it was perfect.
fished from 11 to dusk. first area we fished was the west carson. i heard of some big boys that just got planted, bi...
well they say 3s company, but i think its more like 4. wyteurp and myself met up early on the river, started at a good fall spot with a big off the bat. figured we fish the lower section with the flows down while we wait for jt to show up. we then moved up stream of this hole to fish a nice pool. i got the right sid...
Today was my second trip to the creek and let me say it was a huge improvement from the previous trip on saturday. On saturday I only Landed one planter the entire day, yet today landed a few wild fish from 10-14 inches. I fished the bridge area and caught most of the fish on PT nymphs, WD40's, and san juan wo...
Well getting laid off from work means more time to fish right? Fished the staircase (very crossable with a staff) and landed 4 natives.? Moved up to the bridge and fished across from the campground for another native.? One fish landed on each--brassie, pt, glo-bug, black ap and caddis aka dubbing on a...
I just moved to the Bay Area from Montana and found this forum. I've been fly fishing for the past 8 years but it's always been dry flies and streamers. I'm really looking to getting out on Putah Creek in the next couple of weeks and seeing what the creek is about. If anybody has any advice on what flies to us...
There seems to be more and more misunderstandings here about peoples posts. We need to think about the proper "etiquette" in posting on this Forum. Proper etiquette to posting on this Forum should be the same as Email etiquette. Here is a great article to help us understand the problem and...
??????? Hello fellow Fly Fishers, My name is Jonathan Bole--a writer for SFSU's [X]Press Magazine, and I am writing an article about fly fishing Putah Creek. I am looking to capture a snapshot of the Putah Creek Fly Fishing culture; the fraternity, the code of ethics, the character, and the interest...
I will be at Putah Creek tomorrow early tomorrow morning. I'm hoping to hit the bridge at first light. Anyone else planning to be out there? I'll be the asian guy who probably doesn't know what he is doing. :P Say hi if you are not too shy!
Dear Putah Creek Forum Members: I want to take this opportunity to announce the launch of the Putah Creek Trout official web site, http://www.putahcreektrout.org. If you visit the forum regularly, you have likely seen references to some of the activities of the Putah Creek Trout organization in v...
??????????? In earnest to your concerns; I am a fisherman myself, and understand the importance of conservation--my article will not be an asinine endorsement for fishing Putah Creek. In fact, my primary focus is not the creek itself, but you, the fisherman. I want to explore the reasons why you all...
Looking for a?new?5wt. I hear the Sage Fli rod is being discontinued and from the previous posts sounds like the Fli tip flex has some problems. However, I don't know much about the Orvis TLS. Any input would be much appreciated.
I hear rumors that putah is most likely soon not gonna be stocked anymore.? They're trying to make it self substaining. I was wondering what would be the ups and downs of that.? To me it would seem that there would be less fish but the fish might be bigger because less copetition on there food.? but i would...
I'm new to the board and just wanted to say hello. I'm also heading up to the creek tomorrow to give it a shot. It's been awhile since I fished and don't know the creek that well so any help would be appreciated. I suppose a micro may would be a good fly to start with. Hope to see you guys out on the creek.
Hello all, I am just starting to get into Bamboo Rod Making and need a set of final planing forms. If you have some laying around and live in the SF bay area or close, I will come take off your hands for a reasonable price. Colin
Well, the stream trout fishing season has ended here in Minnesota, so I'm once again headed back to the tying table to try and do something to distract me from the itch to fish.? Minnesota is off the map for most fly fishermen, but I thought you might like a few pics from the seasons catch of wild browns.? T...
A buddy and I went to the creek this morning. I was surprised by the amount of people that showed up at 7 am at the bridge. What a beautiful day it was on the river. I did not catch a thing but my buddy caught a putah hog. 20" and fat as a football. To the guy that was teaching the young red headed kid how to fi...
I'm getting the impression that some of my "zeroing" on Putah may be related to oversized flies. Is it true that most fish will skip taking a bug that is even a size or tow larger than they are looking for??? One day I was using a pheasant tail bug that was a 16 or so.?? Nothing! Then I came home and...
There are a numerous amout of fly lines out there, and I wanted to know what lines you guys use and why? And what's up with that sharkskin line? What makes it so better for $100?
New to this board and a question for those that tie...I will admit a fail-success ratio of about 6-1,? as evidenced by the boxes of unusable flies in my tying desk.? This is for trout flies only.
I have fished putah my whole life and as far as i know the size limit is 12 inches,? alot of people are telling me that it is 8 or 10 inches.? Me personally i dont take any fish from putah, unless it is a monster. which hasn't happened yet. occasional 17 incher. another question is if i was going to keep a fish w...
Hi Everyone: I'm thinking of heading up to the creek soon, and am curious what the water is looking like. If you have been out on the creek in the last couple of days, it would be great if you could provide a?stream/fishing report. Thanks! James
I got there friday and fish the afternoon.? It was windy, but was catching fishing.? I started with a hopper because it was to windy to cast little flies.? The fish love rising to the hopper and then crush it.....Later i switch to Nymphing, using a size 18 caddis soft hackle on top and then dropping two ze...
Hey everyone, Wow it has been a while since I visited this board!? The season is up out here in Idaho and I am headed back to the Sacramento area in a couple of weeks.? It sounds crazy but after a hectic summer I have really been looking forward to getting back and fishing some of my favorite waters again.? T...
