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JL


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First real day on the creek since my baby was born (aside from a random evening or two), and Putah did not disappoint.

I started the morning around Access three and I couldn't find much fishable water.  I did hook a few dinks and one 12 inch trout there though, all on a small flashback PT.

I moved to access five around 9:00 and after a pretty slow morning using the flashback PT and a variety of droppers (black WD40, black zebra midge, micro may fly, etc) I sampled the insect life with my kicknet and found (no surprise) mostly green caddis larva about size 14.  I promptly tied on a green fox poopah in the same size, and it really produced.

I must have caught 30 fish, (I count LDRs as caught b/c I usually pinch my barbs) but I sort of lost count.  I caught the vast majority on the fox poopah with a few others on the pheasant tail.

Also, bring some small baetis dries - there was a good hatch around 10:00 till about 11:30 and the fish were feeding on them.  A good way to get the fish during the hatch (if they won't take your dry). is to pitch a bigger mayfly dry with a small emerger tied on the shank.. the fish will often take the emerger.  I probably drew 15-20 strikes during this mid-morning hatch but for some reason, i wasn't landing them.  Mostly smaller fish feeding, but a good drift over deeper water got a couple bigger fish (12-14 inches) to come take a look.

After a siesta I hit access 5 for the afternoon-evening shift and met a few nice people.  I think I met Andon (friends with chemdoc) and Steve and we chatted about fishing the creek.  That was fun.  The afternoon proved very productive, especially in the fast water.  I caught most of my fish between 4:00 and 6:00 in faster water by tightlining.  They were slamming the poopah.  I also got several on longer dead drifts in slower moving water.

As the evening wore on, fish were rising in certain places and I got a few good strikes - but again, couldn't hook em.  I think my baby's got me out of practice.

Anyway, it was a great day, and proof that Putah is fishing great right now.

PS - I caught maybe the smallest fish ever on a fly (where the fish ate the bug) (I caught a super small trout on the Yuba - but It may not have been this small).  Check out the picture (it's a little fuzzy b/c  the fish was too small to for the camera to focus on).  Also - is that a carp?  What kind of fish is this?  very strange looking?  Bono - you know this fish? 


Tight Lines

JL




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JL great report that is one hell of a small fish.  Did you see or feel him take? If not how many times did you cast him without knowing he was on?biggrin

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Thats a pretty small fish indeed, looks kinda like a carp, I know theres riffle sculpins in putah but that dosen't really look like one, they look more like little lingcod.

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matt - this may seem unbelieveable, but I actually felt the take!

I was stripping my line in to check my hooks for moss and just as I was about to pull them out of the water I felt the slightest little tugging - and bam - there was this little dude hanging from my pheasant tail.

I'll see if can find this tiny trout or salmon fry I caught on a poxy-back golden stone that was just barely bigger than the fly.

Too funny how aggressive the little ones are.

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I can certainly vouch for JL's success on Sunday since I watched him yank two fish out of an area I worked with no luck. I also have to say you definitely didn't look out of practice....I was taking mental notes on how you were working such great drifts.  I stayed in the area where we met up, but didn't get any action.  I will my nurse my bruised ego after getting skunked by blaming the couple with the dog that decided to swim through where we were fishing.

Always nice to meet other forum members on the creek.

SCM (Steve)

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Steve:

I didn't know your handle - nice to have met you.

I'm sure if I hadn't pounded the hole before you (and before the folks and their dog swam across) you would have caught as many or more than me.

Yeah - it was a good day.  I saw you coming up the other side toward dusk but I was getting ready to leave so I didn't disturb you.

I've been skunked on Putah before - never much fun - but I was at it all day, so I had time on my side!

JL

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JL, I can't tell what kind of fish that is, but it looks like bait fishing to me. biggrin 



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That little fish that JL was fishing with (just kidding!!) is an adult stickleback which are all over Putah creek and LK Solano.These little fish are very cool and can even be found in the delta region in brackish water.I have raised numerous sticklebacks at home over the years,but have never managed to catch one on my fly rod!Yesterday evening myself and a couple of buddies had a great few hours on the creek up at the resort.Lots of smaller fish were taken,I probably caught close to 20 or so,but I did manage to land a really fat 19" and a few in the 15 " range just before dark.Birds nest brown and a variety of mayfly patterns that I made up were working the best. Bono

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JL,

Thanks for the two new patterns i am going to try them next weekend. Congratulations on the baby! I foul hooked a fish that small once at the lower Stanislous!

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I landed a Lahontan Redside (bait fish) on the Silver Fork American, but I think you still hold the record, JL.  What did you get him on? biggrin

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Honestly, I think the trout I caught in a drift boat may have been smaller still, and the irony is that he hit an poxy-back golden stone - the fly was almost as big as he was!  I held him up to for a photo and he was so thin, ths sunlight behind me penetrated his body, so he looked translucent.  That was a small fish!

Anyway, if you look closely, you'll see that this little stickleback has hooked himself on a tasty flashback PT - about size 18 I think.

What would be the best streamer immitation of that fish? curious to see how that would work.  Muddler Minnow?

Bonefish - you're welcome.  I always like to sample the insect life if I'm not having luck.  About a month ago, I saw bono, and he was slamming them on a rusty orange poopah and said that color works well in the summer and the green in the fall, I think. Well, the greens are in now - so I hope it goes well for you.

JL

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I thought that might be a stickleback, Now would that be a nine spine stickleback.



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