When I was a little boy I thought that every bridge had a troll under it - perhaps I was right!

Grahler

Stockers are a piece of cake to catch, but try targeting something like the wild browns. Not so easy, young jedi.

Colin

The force is strong with this one.

How does flyfishing get more difficult? After 22 years I find the simpler and simpler it gets. I have my share of bad days, but at Putah that is usually the result of not fishing at the right time.
This is a cool board and I am a new guy that may be posting from time to time.
My name is Steve and I do not live far from the creek so I have fished it off and on for quite a few years. I have to say that I still say fishing here is easy---under the right conditions.
Tie the fly. Drift the fly. Catch the trout. Repeat.

I guess i did a lousy job of explaining myself.  It is easy when you look at it in it's simple tasks . . . tie fly on, throw in water, drift, catch fish.  What I'm saying is only this . . . not that fly fishing becomes harder, but that it does not always work out as easily as it's laid out in this statement. I guess, depending on one's perspective, you may or may not read alot more into it . . . that's all. I look at the other factors that go into the day as part of the challenge, i.e. conditions, hatches, flows etc.  I guess baseball could be summed up as throw pitch, batter swings, batter out, but along the way many more things can happen!!  I guess this horse has been beaten to death.  The reality is that we all find this passion as a way we enjoy spending our time, and each has a different perspective on their own time on the river.  It's up to each of us to find what pleases ourselves.

By the way MX, I love your quote!

-- Edited by ONEWEIGHT at 21:42, 2008-10-01

So what is the point of fishing Putah Creek if it is so easy? Are you posting here to enlighten us or is this a challenge. I would like to fish with you sometime , I have the camcorder loaded , ready for your expertise. As my grandfather use to say, talk is cheap, it takes money to buy whiskey.

James

Steve,

I think you statement about fly fishing is a bit naïve.  There is a lot more to fly fishing than tying on a fly and catching a fish.  There are so many variables to factor in.  First figure out where the fish are holding.  Then you need to study the water to decide what rig setup you are going to use.  Tie on two flies under and indicator?  Which flies do I tie on first?  Maybe not use an indicator and high stick.  To reach that far seam that no one has fished, can I throw the perfect roll cast 20 feet out that is far enough above the fish to get the perfect drift? How much weight do you put on the line so your drift looks natural?  How you handle these scenarios separate the average fisherman from the guy who catches all the fish.  What I am trying to get across is anybody can go to the river, tie on a fly and catch a fish (planters).  Then there are the skills required that take years to master that allow a few fly fisherman to land that 5lb native that no one can bring to the net. 

 

oh no, DEJAVU, do we have the starting of another brian (from back in the day) on the board that used to get under everyones skin.

you guys remember those days. those was some crazy times.


so lets get back to fishing.

gonna be hittin up east carson on tuesday with an old fishing buddy and putah on weds with jt and ac22

Brian you've come a long way man, I think we all would agree with that. Ideal conditions ? Of course its easier under ideal conditions, If i wanna go fish putah I'm going to go fish putah no matter what the conditions ! If its flowing at 900 and the wind is blowing on a hot summer day then I'm gonna go give it my best shot. I don't wait for ideal conditions anywhere, I go and I give it all I have with the conditions I have been givin that day. It's about having a good time, sharing time with freinds, observing nature and seeing things others may miss, Its about all the great places flyfishing has takin me, Its about trying to master an art I know I never will master. It's a state of mind ! To me flyfishing is one of the few things in this screwed up world that still makes sense to me. Now lets kill this crap and get back to positive things here please.

one that i will never forget.

Hey Steve, great to hear from you!  Believe me, I'm looking forward to your posts.  I remember that day clearly and I've related that story on many occasions, you may have caught 3-4 fish as you were passing by but I was watching you in that pool below me for about a half hour.  I swear, it was like a fish on every cast - tie the fly, drift the fly, catch the trout, release the trout, repeat.  When you were coming through I just stood back and gave you my stretch so I could watch what you were doing, take a break and have a chat. You gave me some great pointers on indicator fishing, in fact I was up on that same stretch and that same pool last weekend.  I couldn't quite wade across safely on my own so I did some mega bushwacking to get there and no-kidding I was focusing on doing exactly what you showed me that day and it payed off.  Overall I do a much better job of choosing the appropriate method, tightline or indicator, ever since that day.  I've still got a lot to learn though.

Looking forward to running into you again on the creek sometime.

You guys keep bickering....Im going fishing.....( I hear there is no one on the creek, their all arguing online)

man u cant wait until weds, fishing putah with jt from about noon till when ever. but ill be out there from first light till my and jt fishing. man i am gettin antcy.