well it was a lil damp in the morning time but got nice towards the afternoon, wasnt to cold though, so couldnt complain. i was fishing is there anything better
the aquaseal patch that i did on my crotch seams did awsome, not one ounce of water in my waders what so ever. i was able to get chest deep without a driblle all day. my socks did get kinda damp, gonna need to find out why i just think it was from being in the water all day and just kinda soaked through a tad. no big deal.
the flow was crazy fast, not to much action, not to many people either. not many fish rising, no hatches.
meet up with sk60, nice meeting you and a pleasure fishing with ya. i will be takin you up on that offer to hit up amador sometime soon in your boat. and when ever you get some free time and want to join me again just let me know, and visa versa. this time remember to bring your pack. hahaha
as far as fishing goes. i have never had so many takes and nothing to show for it in my life. all the takes where on the swing, i had well over a dozen and aa half takes through out the day. fished deep pools all day. i landed one which was about 13"s and that was it. the one take that i wont for get was in the spawning area. before you get mad, i was watching them for a while after i fished the run below them tryin to get a take but couldnt buy one out of that spot, and noticed that they where all feeding, yes FEEDING. i guess with the higher flows they went on and eating spree. so put a very very small indicator on, an egg and a lil midge. my first cast didnt scare a single fish and about half way through the drift, i lost my egg and WHAM. i got nailed, i had a feeling that they would take the glo bug and sure enough thats what happened. this fish came out of no where and gobbled it, and this was the biggest one out of the bunch in that area i was fishing. oh ya those spawners, they are back in there spot just so you know. anyways this fish was huge, i mean huge. so he took the glo bug i had him or her on for less than a few seconds but it was fun while it lasted. so ya didnt have um on very long but hey the flows got them eating which is always a good thing.
anyways fished from sunrise till about 5pm, again a lil over a dozen takes and only one to land. not a great day. but couldnt complain. i was in the water and i was fishing.
water was up an easy foot and a half from the normal low flow spot. and by the end of the day it went down about 6 inches.
all in all a great day on the river got to meet up with sk60, great guy, he is definitly old school i like it, again it was a pleasure, wish we could have caught something oh well.
did see a few guys snaggin some fish above the bridge, they didnt want to hear what i had to say. but i got the point across. did here 2 fly guys talkin something about bono and fishing spawners again i just laughed cuz i know bono dont do spawners.
OH YA GOT MY PICS DEVELOPED. HERE YOU GO PICS 1-my pig 2-my pig again 3-my pig on more time 4- one of my few natives that day i caught my pig 5- same as above 6-same as above that 7-cappys pig from a few weeks back 8-my18-19"er i caught with cappy 9-this lil 13"er is gorgous so had to take a pic 10-my only fish of the day on 12-4
there you go guys sorry it took so long.
anyone know what i need to do to get a few of my pics on the putah website. i need to put the pic of lilwhippersnapper snaggin a salmon on his 5wt fly rod. that was a crazy day.
if you know how to do the putah website thing let me know.
Fishing isnt about catching fish, its not about who caught the most, or who caught the biggest, its about the experience that you have on the water, and the life long bonds you make with others on the journey to becoming a better person inside.
ya sorry guys it took so long. this is the one that i caught on oct 5th with eric (lilwhippersnapper). that was the first day that i used my reddington brand new out the case. gotta love it.
well hope everyone enjoys.
dont know why this is but, i am serious when i say that the water level went down 6 inches, but i just looked at the flow and its up to 189 now. i dont get that one bit. but hey this flow will make a lot of old places that were good great. this is real treat having flows on the high side this time of yr. lets get out and enjoy it.
-- Edited by brian clemens at 16:37, 2007-12-05
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Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiccccccccceeeeeee... Gotta love those putah creek wild trout. Time to start on a new batch of pics. Fishin is gonna just explode soon, Very soon. Fishing the swing has been good lately. To post the pics on the putah photo album just goto the post for putah creek photo album and theres a link to email the pic to Kbigelow, then he will post it. Let me know when you can fish on a weekend, Or I will be fishing the day before christmas and beleive it or not xmas day to, Now thats hardcore . Its just another day to fish as far as I am concerned, Damn I love having absolutly no responsiblity's other then work.
thaxs captain, ya its time to start up a new batch of pics. fish is about to get really good and if these flows stay up its just gonne make things even better. maybe help those spawners as well, people may go back to the older spots and not target them.
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There you go nice fish. Stories of big fish sort of fade after awhile at Putah. That first pig finally made it's way back into the loop. Very, very nice fish. We'll see you out there.
ya again i know it took a while, i know it was worth the wait. well not for me i was even anxious to see the pics.
hey cappy, ya thats gonna be tough, i will do my best to take that monday off. could you do the 26th. or do you even have a choice on what day you have off. again ill see what i can do. ya there is no way i can do christmas, remember i have a girlfriend she is gettin use to me fishing, i make sure to plan it when she is workin all day, so i can fish all day. we dont spend to much time together as it is so its tough. now that they days are shorter is pretty cool by the time i get home she is gettin off work. i like it for that, but not for less time to fish. but ya ill see what i can do. you know in the car biz aint no way a finance manager is gettin off on the weekend. right now i changed it up for a tuesday thursday one week and wednesday and thursday the next. but i can always chance on day for another if i need it.
i will do my best to get the 24th off, but let me know if you can do the 26th instead, i know i can get that one off.
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gas to get to your fav fishin spot $50 starbucks (double shot) $5 cheese danish $1.50 subway for the day $6 drinks for the day $6 fly rod (reddington) $62 fly reel with line (pfluger) $50 .... .... .... .... BLUE RIBBON GRIN PRICESLESS FISHIN W/YOUR BUDDY PRICESLESS
ya you are right those grins in the pics are pretty damn big, you should have heard me when it was jumpin and when i was fighting it and when i landed it and then after i let it go, you think the grin was big, that other stuff that i did was way crazier.
thanks everyone for the comments. a rookie only fishing putah for 3 months builds unlimited amount of confidents with a fish like that, and then catch a good 6 natives over 14" the entire day. that day was my turning point on the creek.
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Nice fish Brian. True, after you catch your 1st biggun, you know you can catch one, even if you're skunked for a while after that, still feel good just to think about the one you caught one time.
thats funny you say skunked, i have 2 weeks go by with nothing, but with a fish like that, you know theres more out there and makes you fish that much harder to land another one. and when that happens thats when you become a better fly fisherman.
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ya i think i woke up the city over too. but ya priceless.
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Fishing isnt about catching fish, its not about who caught the most, or who caught the biggest, its about the experience that you have on the water, and the life long bonds you make with others on the journey to becoming a better person inside.
"You tell yourself that it will be both educational and spiritually uplifting, as all imaginative excuses for goofing off are." John Gierach, "Music of the Spheres".
. Its just another day to fish as far as I am concerned, Damn I love having absolutly no responsiblity's other then work.
