I hope I am not borrowing trouble by posting this, but figured I might as well "test" the waters now.  I may have actually run into a few of you on the creek.  I am that crazy kayaker you saw go floating by this summer.  As I live close to Putah, I have started to become quite fond of Putah, much like the rest of you, but from a different perspective: white water kayaking.

One of my concerns is any possible clash of user groups when Putah starts seeing more kayaking traffic.  I would expect it to start seeing more boating traffic this spring/summer, since it is a very fun and easily accessable Class II+ run with boatable water pretty much year round.  So far, I have done my best to avoid any possible issues with fisherman by putting in either upstream or downstream from fisherman, and then ensuring to avoid their lines.  I often try to pop a "How ya doing today?" as I float on by to keep the peace.

With the approaching summer season, I would expect there to start being more kayakers exploring this run.   With that in mind, I was hoping to pass on any concerns and/or issues some of you may have to help prevent any issue before it occurs by fostering a culture and knowledge of mutual respect inside of the kayaking community towards fisherman specific concerns.

Now don't get me wrong, Putah is not a world class run, so don't expect hordes of kayakers, just thought I would throw out a quick heads up and open some dialogue to try and ensure that both fisherman and boaters alike enjoy Putah for the wonderful natural resource it is.