Stacked up like cards

Otter · Senior Member

Stacked up like cards

shon42073 · Senior Member

Sounds like a good day otter. I was out yesterday the 4th and hooked 3 good fish and landed 1 about 18 inches, This fish was really fat like you'd expect to see in the summer. Like Otter, I thought it may be fould hooked because of the fight, But nope, right in the lower lip. Hit a pattern I've had for months and never tried its a hogan brown fly called a better baetis. The creek has pretty much cleared up and is all fishable now.

keith bigelow · Webmaster

I hope everyone is remembering to fill out the Putah Creek Angler Survey.

It's really important that we gather this information for the DFG.

http://www.putahcreekflyfishing.com/putahcreeksurvey.html

Thanks

-- Edited by kbigelow at 11:39, 2008-03-05

Emerger · Senior Member

Hey Otter, do you have a pic of that midge emerger w/ flash wing?

Otter · Senior Member

I don't have a picture of the midge emerger, but it is easy to explain and tie. Black thread, 8/0 wrapped back to the bend on a Tiemco 2487. Wrap the thread forward with gaps for ribbing tie in about six to eight strands of midge flash just before the eye, whip finish and cut the midge flash to about 1/4 inch.

Keith

I filled out the survey on the creek.

Emerger · Senior Member

Thanks Otter!

WT · Senior Member

Otter are you using the thread for ribbing then?

Otter · Senior Member

Yes the thread is the ribbing.� You can also use light dun cdc for the wing or a combination of CDC and pearl midge flash.�

Stefan707 · Member

Sounds like a good day, lookin forward to getn out there next week, heard it might rain hope it doesnt affect the water condition

WT · Senior Member

thanks otter

shon42073 · Senior Member

Last winter I posted about the most epic day of trout fishing i have ever had. I said fish were stacked up like cord wood at a certain access area. Then came the dozens of nasty pvt. messages about how I shouldn't post that type of info. I'm surprised Otter didnt have the same thing happen.

JT · Senior Member

I remember that.� I think the main difference was that Otter's post didn't come right before Super Bowl Sunday.� Of course everybody had that day off, skipped the Super Bowl, and when they arrived on the creek found tons of people fishing that hole.

shon42073 · Senior Member

I learned my lesson quickly. I didnt realize how many people fish putah in the winter.

-- Edited by thecaptain at 17:39, 2008-03-06

Otter · Senior Member

As most of you know there are several good areas to fish near the bridge, and it is usually very crowded. I was pretty careful not to say where the spot was and not to post a pic. I usually like to fish away from crowds, so I usually am crawling through bushes and poison oak a little lower on the creek. I was up there yesterday and drove up to the bridge to check out the crowd, and there was no one fishing the spot. I usually don't fish the same areas back to back just to give the fish a break, so I didn't fish it again. Cole was up there giving me some tips for the Russian. Thanks Cole for the green caddis they worked great!!!

cole · Senior Member

No worries, anytime! biggrin