Re: Need some info

Fisheman · Member

Re: Need some info

Berryessie · Senior Member

Welcome Tyler. A couple of little things for you before you make your way out there. The creek is catch and release, artificial fly or lure year around. The fish are spawning right now so it is best to avoid fishing here until mid February. Make sure you pinch the barbs on your lures.

As far as places to go...the whole creek is fishy. You have an advantage with your lures from the bank in the flat water. Learn to read the currents, seems, and buckets.

If you struggle to find fish on the creek is does not hurt to go poke around Lake Berryessa. There are a ton of trout and bass in that lake that cruise the shore. Good luck out there.

Fisheman · Member

Thanks for the info. I have been checking out a lot of the forum topics and seeing access #1,2,3,4 and 5. Where are those and how do i get to them? Also where is the best place to park on the creek?

Fisheman · Member

Also I am planning to mostly use a fly rod because it is truly a lot more fun and more of a challenge.

Rossflyguy · Senior Member

Best to I can give you is explore the river. Spots change as the water fluctuates. Make sure not to bother fish that are on reds, no matter how large they may be.

drifter · Senior Member

there are probably over a thousand posts on people looking for advice about the creek, and there is a lot of good info in the responses. Use the search feature, and you will find all the info you want, and then some.

Fisheman · Member

Thank you for the info. Generally is it hard to catch fish there? And where can I find the acceses on a map? Im not quite sure how to get to any of them.

jvento · Senior Member

I'll echo what drifter said... check into the old posts, LOTS of info there. I believe a Google search will pull you access maps, but they are right off of the main road. All are marked. If you are heading to Berryessa from Winters, the accesses will be on your left.

All fish are generally hard to catch if you're not using the proper setup... check the posts.

Rorobot · Member

As a newbie myself i will say that i had some recent success with rainbow warriors with some shot to get it down at access 5. everyone that i've met on the creek has been very helpful and open to giving tips.

keith bigelow · Webmaster

Here's a map from Bono's web site

http://www.putahcreekflyfishing.com/putah_creek.pdf

Fisheman · Member

Thank you to everyone with all the help. I have one last question which you might not want to share and I respect that. Which access have you caught the most fish at? I looked at the access's on google maps and i'm thinking #2 but I want to hear from you and get the experts input.

coolbee · Veteran Member

That's very much dependent on flow and time of year. Try keeping a journal as you fish noting when and where you catch fish, on what pattern, observed bugs in the air and from flipping rocks/seining, and at what level of flow. Greg's site here has a handy little link to the USGS monitoring site. You'll be surprised at how informative this data can be.