I am very pleased to see the number of posts to the forum has been increasing lately, with a lot of helpful information and many new participants as well. I was very new to flyfishing when I discovered the board in September of last year, and the information on fly selection, techniques, and locations were invaluable in shortening my learning curve. I found myself buying new flies each week based on recommendations of the Putah experts until I now have a good selection of tiny flies for the creek. I still don't have the success of the long time regulars, but I don't get skunked as often any more and once in a while catch a very nice fish. I have even met some of the board members on the creek and fished with them.
For those of you new to Putah Creek and this board, you might want to look over the archives of postings from the original board. It can be very useful to see what was happening over the past few years at various times. If interested, the link is http://www.webcom.com/atk/putahcreekflyfishing/putahcreekfishingreport.html
Ya...I've been reading this board for a while now. The posts have really picked up. After reading all the stories, it makes me want to get out there...but now there's rain so it will probably be blown for a bit.
This rain will probably have little to no chance of blowing out the creek. Given enough rain the main influx of muddy water is from cold creek? out of Horse Canyon which enters Putah just below the dam.
Let the rain keep the crowds down and head on up and enjoy the place with a little solitude if you get the chance
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