I got up to the Putah on the 13th , sorry it took me a while to post. the water was pretty darn high, I crossed by the redds just down from the campground and the water was about 2 fingers from swamping my waders. Not even a look or a twitch till I bushwacked down to the spot someone was kind enough to show me a few years back. From the submerged rock I casted up and caught five little guys (7-9") , I thought they were brookies at first glance, big beautiful spots almost purple in color but they were just juvenile rainbows, they hit like much bigger fish. after that I moved down to 5 and saw nothing, fell in ( a typical Putah day for me). I was getting ready to leave so I tied on an enormous hopper and starting hitting the edges and then tried right behind a downed log and caught my last of the day. he wasn't big but it is always great to catch on the surface at Putah!
As the fish grow, they develop parr marks on their sides. At this stage, the fish are called parr. Rainbow trout lose their parr marks as they mature. Predation is severe during a trout's early life. Kingfishers, herons, and other fishes take the greatest toll. Usually, fewer than one percent of the newly hatched fry survive their first year.
They sure are beautiful at there early stages in life but r the most vunerable.
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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.
