Fishing Report 12/15/24
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Type of Stream
Tailwater
Species
Rainbow Trout {Wild and Holdovers)
Brown Trout (Wild and holdovers )
Size
Medium width, about 4 miles long
Location
Sacramento Valley
Nearest Towns
Dixon
Winters
Season
Year-round
Special Regulations:
Artificial with barbless hooks only –
All Catch and Release, Nov 16 – last
Sat. in April
Access:
Easy
Non-Resident License
State of California
Weather
National Weather Service Link
USGS Stream Flow Data
Seasons:
\The season runs year-round, see special regulation on your left
Spring:
Early Springtime is usually good provided the discharges are reasonable
Summer:
You can catch fish during the Summer but wading is usually out due to the high discharges. Most fishing is done close to the banks from the banks
Fall:
Fly fishing Putah Creek during the late Fall can be very productive
Winter:
Fishing is good on all but the very coldest days of the Winter.
Recommended Tackle & Gear
Fly Line:
4, 5 or 6 weight
Leaders:
Dry fly: 9 to 12 ft., 5 or 6X Nymphing:
71/2 ft., 3 or 4X, Streamers 0-2X
Tippets:
Dry fly: 5 or 6X, Nymphing: 3 or 4X,
Streamer 0-2X
Best Fly Rods:
Perfect Fly Supreme Four, Superb Five
or Ultimate Six
Fly Reels:
For 4/5/6 fly line
Fly Floatants and Misc Items:
Floatants, KISS Strike Indicators
Tools & Accessories:
Nippers, forceps, retractors, etc.
Fly and Gear ordering and delivery:
Email us at (sales@perfectflystore.com) with the dates you will be fishing and we will send you a list of our fly recommendations. We can get flies and gear to you within two to three business days from the time you place your order via Priority Mail. If you provide a budget for flies, we will select them to match the budget and get them to you on time for your trip. Your can also call us at 800-594-4726 and we will help you decide what flies and gear to use. All orders are shipped free in the U.S. If under a $100 order requiring Priority mail is a charge of only $8.10. Orders over a $100 are shipped free via Priority Mail.
Copyright 2016 James Marsh
Fly Fishing Putah Creek California
Putah Creek is a unique tailwater fishery that was created by the construction of Monticello Dam. Before dams were built on the creek, it was a natural Steelhead spawning area that the dams and resulting lakes destroyed. The dam didn’t destroy all the fishing opportunities though. It just created another one that otherwise would never exist. Like many tailwaters in the warm southeastern United States, the dam created a cold, rainbow trout fishery. This one lies in the foothills of the Sacramento Valley of northern California providing good fly fishing opportunities for trout within close range of the Bay Area and Sacramento.
Putah Creek flows from the Coast Range of Northern California into Lake Berryessa but it’s the section of the creek below Monticello Dam that’s offers excellent year-round trout fishing. The water, which is discharged from the lower part of the lake, stays cool in the hot Summer and doesn’t freeze in the cold Winter. It has a good population of aquatic insects and a thriving population of trout that grow year-round.
Large trout move upstream from Lake Solano, located downstream of Monticello Dam. Trout up to twenty inches have been caught. There are also some large brown trout that migrate upstream during the Fall from Lake Solano.
Discharges from the dam are based on agricultural demands. Flows can vary from 60 to 90 cfs during the cooler months up to 500 cfs and more during the warm months. Most of the time during late Spring, Summer and early part of the Fall, large amounts of water is discharged to assist agricultural needs further downstream. By the middle of the Fall Season, the flow usually drop, providing great fly fishing opportunities. Fly Fishing Putah Creek during late Autumn can be a very rewarding experience.
Putah Creek Fly Fishing Guide:
Putah Creek is a very productive wild trout fishery but the trout are not necessarily easy to catch. Some anglers call them technical fish, meaning they can be rather selective as to what they eat. The different flows are usually the difficult part to master. The flows are often to high to wade. Anything about 250-300 cfs makes for tough wading conditions.
Keep in mind that during the Winter a many of trout in are either stocked trout that haven’t be use to eating the natural aquatic insects and other trout foods in the creek. Some are spawning fish that have moved upstream from the lake. This makes the fly choice deceptive at times because you don’t necessarily know what your fishing for. Stocked trout aren’t selective and the wild ones are. It is best to base your fly selection on catching wild trout. The stockers will hit about anything at times but the wild ones won’t.
Access to the water is easy. State highway #128 runs parallel with Putah Creek between Winters and Napa. There are five county operated fishing accesses. They are placed in ideal locations with anglers in mind. You pay a small fee to park at the access areas but you can park along the road. You can also access the creek just below the dam.
Though the creek drops at a relatively low declination and there are some long stretches of slack water. When the flows are low, the creek is quite different and fish are usually located in the deeper runs. High sticking is popular and a good way to fish the deeper runs.
Putah Creek Hatches and Trout Flies:
Our information on aquatic insects is based on our stream samples of larvae and nymphs, not guess work. We base fly suggestions on imitating the most plentiful and most available insects and other foods at the particular time you are fishing. Unlike the generic fly shop trout flies, we have specific imitations of all the insects in Putah Creek and in all stages of life that are applicable to fishing. If you want to fish better, more realistic trout flies, have a much higher degree of success, give us a call. We not only will help you with selections, you will learn why, after trying Perfect Flies, 92% of the thousands of our customers will use nothing else. 1-800-594-4726
There isn’t a lot of diversity in the aquatic insect population. The most plentiful species are Blue-winged Olives and Midges. The BWOs consist of several different species including about five Baetis species. These hatch in the spring and early summer and again in the Fall.
Baitfish and sculpin are plentiful. Often, sculpin pattern streamers is a very good fly selection. It is best to fish them during low light situations.
Midges hatch year-round but are more important during the cold months when few other insects are around. Most of the midges are cream colored but there is also some light green colors and a few blood, or red midges. Quite often, fishing imitations of midges is about the only way to go.
Putah has several species of caddisflies, most of which are net-spinning caddis called Spotted Sedges. There are several species including some called Little Sisters.
The Spotted Sedges hatch off and on, depending on the exact species from April though October. They range in hook size from a 14 to a 18. There are also a few Green Sedges. These hatch in May and June.
Terrestrial are popular in the Summer. The banks have plenty of ants and beetles and grass hoppers are fairly common.
Putah Creek Fishing Report:
02/15/2020 Conditions have been very
good with good numbers of trout being
caught by our customers. Stream levels are
currently normal.
02/25/2020 Conditions remain very good
with good numbers of trout being caught.
There are skwala stoneflies, BWOs, Midges,
March Browns and sculpin streamers are
working.
03/14/20 We continue to get good reports
from customers. Discharges and stream
levels are okay and some decent hatches
are taking place.
03/22/20 Stream levels are very low
but trout are still being caught. You
have to stay hidden from the trout.
There are still some good hatches.
This coming week there will be a good
bit of snow and levels should come
back up some.
04/27/20 Stream levels are at a normal
level and the water clear. There are lots
of insects hatching. Shoot us an email for
a list of recommended flies.
sales@perfectflystore.com
05/09/20 Discharges and stream levels
are well below normal. There’s rain
forecast and that will bring them back
up.There are some good hatches going
on.
05/22/20 The stream levels are staying in
good shape for wading. Trout are being
caught. This coming week should be a
good one.
06/28/20 The discharges and resulting
stream levels are in good shape and
trout are being caught by our
customers in good numbers.
07/10/20 The stream level is near
normal and good numers of trout are
being caught. Good hatches.
07/23/20 We continue to get good
reports from customers. The discharges
and flows are normal and there are some
good hatches taking place.
08/10/20 We received some very good
reports from customers recently. There
are some hatches taking place and good
numbers of trout are being caught.
08/27/20 Discharges and stream levels
are in good shape. There are some
hatches taking place and we continue to
get good reports from customers.
09/16/20 Stream levels are near normal
and the water clear. There are some
good midge hatches and our terrestrials
and sculpin streamers are working.
10/09/20 Stream levels are in good
shape with low discharge rates. There
are still a lot of hatching insects and our
sculpin streamers are working good.
10/29/20 Stream levels have dropped
back down to normal levels. It has been
high the past two days. You should be
able to catch good numbers of trout.
Good hatches are taking place.
11/12/20 Stream levels are back up
higher than normal. We were getting
good reports from customers. Fish as
soon as it drops some.
12/01/20 We are getting some very good
reports from customers. BWOs and
Midges are hatching good. Our sculpin
streamers are working as well.
12/20/20 The stream levels are a little
above normal but normal is usually low.
We continue to get very good reports
from customers. Midges and little BWOs
are hatching.
01/01/21 The creek continues to turn
out some very good catches for our
customers.
01/15/21 Stream levels are in good
shape and our customers are reporting
lots of trout being caught. Shoot us an
email for a fly/gear list:
sales@perfectflystore.com
01/28/21 The discharges and stream
levels are normal and the water clear.
We continue to get some very good
reports from customers.
02/11/21 We are getting some excellent
reports from customers. Very small BWOs,
winter stoneflies and Midges are hatching
good.
03/05/21 The stream levels are up a little
but should be fine. There are still good
hatches taking place. Good reports.
03/20/21 The discharges and stream
levels are in good shape. We continue to
get good reports from customers.
04/23/21 Conditions are good. There are good stream levels and trout are being caught in good numbers. Good hatches of Blue-winged Olives, Spotted and green sedge caddis, and other insects.
05/03/21 The discharges and stream levels are low but trout are being caught in good numbers. There are good hatches taking place and we are getting good reports from customers.
05/11/21 The discharges and resulting stream levels are still low but it seems to have no effect on the “catching”. We continue to get some very good reports from customers. Send us and email or call us and we will provide a recommended fly and gear list.
05/20/21 The stream is still low but trout are being caught in good numbers. There are some good hatches and we continue to get good reports from customers.
05/27/21 Several good reports come in from customers this past week. Good numbers of trout are being caught. Call or write us for a recommended fly list. The trout in this creek are selective meaning they get a good look at the fly and turn away from those that don’t look like the real insects and other foods.
06/04/21 The discharges and stream levels are still low but we continue to get good reports from customers thanks to the good hatches taking place.
06/16/21 The stream is still low but we are still getting good reports. Email us at (sales@perfectflystore.com) with the dates you will be fishing and we will send you a list of our fly recommendations.
06/28/21 The stream is in good shape and actually one of the best ones in northern California to fish right now. The water is still cool below the dam and there are still some good hatches taking place.
07/10/21 A good choice of streams to fish with the continued hot weather. Good hatches are taking place. Fish the upper sections of the river below the dam where the water is cooler. If you not using Perfect flies, you’re not getting the highest odds of success.
07/17/21 The stream is still in good condition although the levels are still low. There are still some good hatches taking place and we continue to get good reports from customers.
07/24/21 One of the state’s better trout streams to fish with the hot, dry weather. We continue to get good reports from customers.
08/01/21 We received three more good reports from customers fishing the creek this past week. Fish the upper sections of the stream below the dam.
08/10/21 Heat is affecting the fishers lots more than the fish. We continue to get good reports from customers. Our Perfect Flies will make a huge difference. The water is clear and the trout get a good look at the fly.
08/17/21 The stream is still turning out some good catches for our customers. We received three good reports from this past week. There are some hatches still taking place.
08/25/21 More good reports came in from the past week. Good hatches of very small BWOs and Tricos. Fish get a good look at your fly here and it helps a bunch to use flies including nymphs that look like the real things. We call them Perfect flies. It will make a big difference.
09/03/21 This continues to be one of the best destinations in Northern California. We received four good reports from customers this past week.
09/11/21 More good reports came in from customers fishing this past week. Good hatches continue. Cream midge larva/pupa rigged in tandem continue to produce well among other flies.
09/19/21 The stream is in very good shape with good hatches taking place. We received several good reports from customers fishing this past week.
09/28/21 The most good reports we have ever gotten – eight the past week. Some very large bows are being caught on our red blood midge pupa and larva as well as our size 20 BWO nymphs. Our sculpin streamers are still producing good as well.
10/11/21 Browns are aggressive and territorial. Our scupin pattern streamers, especially the articulated ones, are catching some large trout.
10/20/21 The river is up some thanks to recent rain and in good shape. We continue to receive several good reports a week from customers. Good hatches continue to take place.
11/01/21 The stream is down to a normal level and in good shape after recent heavy rain. We received three good reports from customers this past week. Our articulated streamers are catching some good ones.
11/08/21 The discharges and stream levels are normal and the river is good shape. We received six good reports from customers this past week.
11/16/21 The regular season ended yesterday. It is now catch and release season. We received four good reports from customers fishing yesterday. Blood midges (red) and cream midges, Blue-winged olives size 18, aquatic worms, sculpin and leech streamers, articulated and non-articulated are catching trout.
11/24/21 We are still getting good reports from customers. Stick with the right flies and you should catch good numbers.
12/04/21 More good reports from customers come in this past week. Discharges and the resulting stream levels are just a little below normal.
12/12/21 The discharges have dropped the levels below normal but it shouldn’t make much difference at all. We received four good reports from customers this past week.
12/20/21 It has been a little chilly on the anglers themselves, but the fish are as happy and hungry as ever. We received two good reports this past which were very good.
12/28/21 The discharges and stream levels are normal and in good shape. We received two more good reports this past week. Fish the upper sections nearer the dam where the water is a little warmer.
01/05/22 Conditions are good even though there has been some lousy weather. We received two more good report this past week. Our blood midge patterns and little BWO nymphs are catching some nice ones.
01/13/22 We received two more good reports from customers. Stream levels are just a little below normal and the water in good shape.
01/21/22 The stream is in good condition and we continue to get good reports from customers – three this past week.
01/29/22 Two more good reports came in from customers fishing our cream larva and pupa tandem rigs. Sculpin streamers also caught a couple of nice ones.
02/06/22 We received five good reports from customers fishing this past week. Good numbers and sizes of trout are being caught. BWOs, some winter stoneflies and lots of cream and blood midges are hatching. Our articulated streamers are hooking the big ones.
02/14/22 We received three good reports from customers fishing the past week. Some are fishing midge larva as droppers which isn’t good. Keep midge larvae imitations on or near the bottom. Midge pupae emerge and the best rig is a tandem rig with both with the larva on the bottom and the pupa about 16 inches above it.
02/22/22 We received three more good reports from customers fishing this past week. Remember, the water temperature is affected very little but the air temperature. Fish the upper section near the dam.
03/02/22 The stream levels are up above normal and a little warmer. We received three good reports from customers fishing this past week.
03/10/22 Two more good reports came in from customers fishing this past week. Tandem rigged midge larva and pupa, and little BWO nymphs as well as sculpin streamers are working good.
03/18/22 More good reports came in this past week. There are some nice size trout being caught. Good hatches continue to take place.
03/26/22 Conditions remain good. The water is clear and you need to use flies that look like the real thing the trout are feeding on. Our Perfect Flies are the World’s best imitations and produce good catches in Putah.
04/03/22 The water is getting a little warmer and there are a lot more insects hatching. Blue-winged olives are really coming off. Spotted sedge caddis are starting to show. PMDs are not going to be far behind.
04/11/22 There are some Pale Morning duns starting to hatch on the lower sections of the river. Also, spotted sedge caddis are plentiful there as well as with plenty of BWOs. Midges should still work good if rigged in tandem.
04/19/22 The stream is flowing just a little below normal level and turning out some good catches of trout for our customers. Good hatches are taking place including Pale Morning Duns.
04/27/22 We received three good reports from customers fishing this past week. Conditions are good with good hatches taking place.
05/05/22 The creek is still turning out some good catches for our customers. Lots of insects are hatching. Stream levels are up to just a little below normal level.
05/13/22 All sections of the stream are turning out some good catches for our customers. Good hatches continue to take place. Use Perfect Flies which look like the real things and watch your success increase.
05/21/22 Good hatches continue to come off. Remember, PMD spinner falls occur in the mornings, not afternoons, and that can bring some good dry fly action as well as the hatches.
05/29/22 We continue to get good reports from customers. All sections of the river are turning out trout. The most hatches are taking place in the middle and lower sections of the stream but it is all good.
06/06/22 There are some very good Pale Morning Dun spinner falls occurring in the mornings. Good hatches are taking place in the afternoons. We continue to get some very good reports from customers.
06/13/22 The stream is still turning out some good catches for our customers. Good hatches continue. All sections of the river are producing. Shoot us an email for a recommended fly list.
06/20/22 Good hatches continue to take place. All sections of the river are turning out good catches for our customers. Match the hatch the best way – use Perfect Flies.
06/27/22 More good reports came in from customers fishing this past week. All sections of the tailwater seem to be working good at this time. Good hatches continue to take place.
07/04/22 We continue to get a few good reports from customers. Good hatches of PMDs as well as both Spotted sedge and Green sedge caddis.
07/11/22 We received three good reports from customers fishing this past week. Good Trico spinner falls and there are still some good PMD hatches as well as Green sedge caddis and spotted sedge caddis.
07/18/22 The stream is flowing at a normal level and clear. We received five good reports from customers fishing this past week.
07/25/22 Fish the upper sections of the stream. The nearer the discharges from the dam, the cooler the water. We are still getting some very good reports from customers.
08/02/22 We received three good reports from customers fishing it this past week. Fish the uppermost mile or two of water below the dam for the best opportunity.
08/08/22 Conditions remain good from the middle to the uppermost section of the stream. The PMDs are about done but little BWOs should be starting to hatch soon. There are lots of Spotted sedge caddis hatching.
08/15/22 The discharges and resulting stream levels are normal. We still recommend fishing the upper sections of the river where it is a little cooler. Good hatches continue to take place. We are still getting good reports from customers.
08/23/22 Two many are using dropper rigs and not getting the bottom fly down near the bottom where nymphs exist. Fishing to fish you can’t see with flies you can’t see depends on feel or a good strike indicator setup.
09/3/22 We received two good reports from customers fishing this past week. Conditions are just fine.
09/14/22 The river is in good shape with okay levels and good numbers of trout being caught. We received three good reports from customers fishing this past week.
09/21/22 We received three more good reports from customers fishing this past week. Conditions remain good.
10/07/22 Conditions remain good. Blue-winged olive nymphs, size 18, fished near the bottom, aquatic worms, and cream and red or blood midge pupa and larva rigged in tandem are producing very good for our customers.
10/21/22 The stream is flowing just a little below normal and clear. We received three good reports from customers fishing this past week.
11/06/22 The rain should really help the river. Watch the discharges and stream levels and fish anytime it ranges from a little above normal to lower than normal. Scuds, sculpin streamers and BWO nymphs are working good.
11/20/22 The stream levels are okay and the water mostly clear. We received three more good reports from customers fishing the river this past week. Cream and blood or red midge larva and pupa rigged in tandem are working very good as well as the items listed in the above report.
12/07/22 Sorry for the missed reports. Our customers have been reporting good catches for the past three weeks. Aquatic worms, Cream and light Green midges, little BWOs, Sculpin streamers and other flies are working.
01/01/23 The stream level is running near normal, but conditions will probably deteriorate with rain moving in for the nest week. Good winter hatches are still taking place.
02/16/23 Very good hatches of size 16 BWOs are taking place. Fish the BWO nymph until you see surface action and then change to the emerger or dun pattern. Sculpin streamers are also working, especially our articulated sculpin patterns.
03/07/23 We are getting some very good reports from customers. Very small BWOs, size 18 or 20, winter stoneflies and cream Midges are hatching good.
03/18/23 The stream has been very high and stained but it is now cleared up and down to just a little below normal level. You should be able to catch trout.
03/28/23 Conditions are good. We received two good reports from customers fishing this past week. Good hatches are taking place.
04/08/23 The stream is flowing at a low level due to low discharges. You should fish the deeper holes with our BWO nymphs. Cream midges are hatching.
04/21/23 The stream is flowing below an normal level in good shape. We received two good reports from customers fishing this past week. Good midge and BWO hatches continue to take place.
04/28/23 Two more good reports came in this past week. Good hatches continue to take place.
05/08/23 The discharges and stream levels are below normal but it isn’t affecting the “catching” that much at all. We received three good reports from customers fishing this past week.
05/19/23 The stream is flowing just a little below normal level and clear. We received three more good reports this past week from customers. Good hatches continue to take place.
05/29/23 The stream is still flowing a little below normal and in good shape. We didn’t receive any reports but conditions remain good.
06/09/23 The stream is still flowing just a little below normal and in good shape. We received three good reports from customers this past week.
06/17/23 The stream is flowing at a normal level and clear. Good hatches continue to take place including some PMDs and several other insects. We received two good reports from customers this past week.
06/28/23 The stream is flowing just a little below normal level. We received two more good reports from customers fishing it this past week. Good hatches continue to come off.
07/07/23 We received the best reports from customers fishing this past week that we have seen in a long time. Match the hatch closely in the clear water. Trout get a good luck at them.
07/15/23 The stream continues to produce some good catches. Good hatches are taking place.
07/23/23 The stream continues to be in good shape in all respects. There are good hatches of Pale Morning duns, spotted sedge caddis, green sedge caddis, Little yellow stoneflies and others.
08/02/23 We received three good reports from customers fishing it this past week. There are some good hatches taking place.
08/08/23 The stream is still turning out some good catches for our customers. Stream levels are just a little below normal. Some are being caught on the dry fly in the middle and lower sections of the river.
08/18/23 The stream is still in good shape with lower stream levels and clear water. There are some good hatches taking place including lots of cream midges and tricos. Fish the midge larva and pupa imitations in tandem for the best result.
08/25/23 Good Trico hatches are taking place on the lower section of the stream. Midges and small BWOs along with Spotted sedge caddis are hatching throughout the stream.
09/01/23 The stream is still in very good shape. Stream levels are normal and the water clear. We received two good reports from customers fishing the past two days.
09/08/23 The stream is still turning out some nice trout for our customers. Good hatches continue to take place. All sections of the tailwater are turning out some good catches.
09/15/23 More good catch reports came in this past week. Lots of BWOs, Spotted sedge and Little Sister Caddis.
09/21/23 The stream is still turning out some good catches for our customers. Good late season hatches continue to come off. Have you tried using Perfect flies that look like the real things?
09/28/23 Two more good reports have come in during the past week. Good BWO and Cream midge hatches are taking place.
10/06/23 October Caddis are starting to hatch. Fish the pupa just as you would a nymph. https://perfectflystore.com/product-category/flies/perfect-fly-trout-flies/caddisflies/october-caddis/
10/18/23 Stream levels are up quite a bit due to heavy rain. They should drop in a couple of days and conditions will be good again.
10/27/23 Stream levels are back down where wading is safe with caution in many places. We received three good reports from customers fishing it this past week. Good blood and cream midges hatches are taking place along with the Blue-winged olives. Our articulated scupin streamers are also working good.
11/03/23 The stream is in good shape with good late season hatches. We received three good reports from customers fishing this past week.
11/06/23 Conditions remain good. Our customers report that our Cream midge larva and pupa pre-rigged in tandem are working very good. You can fish them under a strike indicator and keep the bottom fly near the bottom. https://perfectflystore.com/product/pre-rigged-tandem-midge-larva-pupa-tippet/
11/13/23 Stream levels are still a little above normal but okay. Good late season hatches continue to take place and we continue to get good reports from customers.
11/20/23 Conditions are in okay shape with good numbers of trout being caught mostly on our pre-rigged in tandem Cream Midge larva and pupa. Some are also coming on our Brown Sculpin streamer.
11/29/23 The stream is in good shape flowing near a normal level and clear. Our cream and blood or red midges, with the larva and pupa rigged in tandem are working very good. We sell these pre-rigged on fluorocarbon or nylon tippet for those who have trouble seeing to tie o the tiny flies.
12/11/23 We received five good reports from customers fishing this past week. Cream midge larva and pupa flies, rigged in tandem as above, are working great. Another option is little size 20 Blue-winged olive nymphs.
12/26/23 Conditions are good as the stream levels and discharges are back near normal. Fishing cream and or red or blood Midges are still key.
01/08/24 Conditions continue to be good. We received two good reports from customers using our pre-rigged light green midges and winter stonefly nymphs and adults.
01/16/24 The river is turning out good catches for our customers. Our light green midges as well as the red blood midges are working best rigged in tandem with the larva the bottom fly and the pupa the top.
01/26/24 Discharges and resulting stream levels are still normal and the water clear. We continue to get good catch reports from customers.
02/09/24 The discharges and stream levels are a little above normal. Add some weight to your tandem rigged midge setups and Winter stonefly nymphs and get them down near the bottom.
02/22/24 The discharges and stream levels ha\ve been very high until today and they are back at a normal level and with clear water. This should be the best California location to fish with all the heavy rain. Use Perfect flies that match the real things and watch your success increase.
02/29/24 The stream is flowing well below a normal with clear water. We received two good reports from customers fishing yesterday.
03/08/24 The stream is still flowing well below a normal level and clear. We received two good reports from customers fishing this past week. Good hatches are taking place.
03/14/24 The stream is flowing well above a normal level and lightly stained. You will have to add a little more weight to get your nymphs down near the bottom. We received another good report from a customer fishing last week.
03/21/24 Conditions are very good. The stream levels are okay and the water lightly stained. Good hatches are taking place.
03/28/24 The stream is flowing a little high and strong and you have to use some weight to get you fly down where the trout are hold near the bottom out of the stronger current. Cream Midge larva and pupa rigged in tandem should work well under the current conditions.
04/04/24 The river is still above a normal level and mostly clear. Our customers are still reporting good catches using BWO nymphs and sculpin streamers as well as cream midge larva and pupa.
04/11/24 The river has been high but back down to a normal level in good shape. Good BWO and Midge hatches continue to come off. We received two good reports from customers fishing yesterday.
04/18/24 Discharges and resulting flows are down just a little below normal which is good. Good hatches continue to take place and we continue to get good reports from customers.
04/25/24 The stream is flowing below a normal level which isn’t a bad thing at all for fishing opportunity. We received two good reports from customers fishing this past week.
05/02/24 The stream is still flowing a little below a normal level. We received two more good reports from customers fishing this past week.
05/09/24 Stream levels are still low which is good. We received three good reports from customers fishing this past week. Good Blue-winged olive and Little Black caddis hatches along with the blood and cream midges.
05/16/24 The stream is in good shape with normal flows and level. Good hatches continue to take place. We received two good reports from customers fishing this past week.
05/23/24 Conditions remain good. We received two more good reports from customers fishing this past week.
05/30/24 We received two more good reports from customers fishing this past week. Good hatches of Blue-winged olives, Little Black Caddis, and Cream Midges are taking place.
06/06/24 Two more good catch reports come in from customers fishing this past week. Midges, with the larva and pupa rigged in tandem, and BWO nymphs are working good.
06/13/24 Good conditions exist. We are getting good reports from customers fishing.
06/20/24 Conditions are very good. Discharge and stream levels are near normal and the water is clear. We received two good reports from customers fishing this past week. Good hatches are taking place.
06/27/24 The stream is flowing at a normal level and clear. We are getting good catch reports from customers. Light Green Midge larva and pupa, Pale Morning Duns and sculpin streamers are working good.
07/04/24 We received three good reports from customers fishing this past week. Good hatches continue to take place.
07/14/24 Conditions are good. This is an excellent choice with all the hot weather problems going on. We received two good reports from customers fishing this past week. Our pre-rigged tandem larva and pupa light green midge setups are working very good.
07/18/24 Conditions remain good. We received another good report from a customer fishing yesterday.
07/28/24 The stream discharges and flows are down some and a big help. It is still a little tough to wade, so use caution. We received two good reports from customers fishing this past week.
08/03/24 The stream discharge is currently 606 csf which is strong making it unsafe and difficult to wade. Check back and fish it when the flows drop some.
08/11/24 We received two good reports from customers fishing this past week. The stream levels are down to a safe to wade level for strong waders, but always use caution. Both our Spotted sedge caddis pupa and our Little Sister caddis pupa worked very good.
08/19/24 We received two more good reports from customers. Fish the upper section near the dam. Our pre-rigged double nymph rigs are working good. Fish late in the day for the best caddisfly action.
09/01/24 The stream is flowing a little below normal in good shape. We received two good reports from customers fishing it this past week.
09/06/24 We received another good report from a customer fishing yesterday.
09/13/24 Conditions are good. We received two good reports from customers fishing this past week. Good BWO hatches are taking place along with Tricos and Spotted sedge caddis.
09/20/24 We received two good reports from customers fishing this past week. Conditions are good.
09/27/24 We received another good report from a customer fishing this past week. Swinging our Spotted sedge caddis pupa across and down is working good along with our size 20 Blue-winged olive nymphs.
10/04/24 The stream is flowing a little above normal making wading tough for most. Our double nymph and dropper rigs are working good. We received two good reports from customers fishing this past week.
10/11/24 Blue-winged olives, cream and red or blood midges and October caddis are hatching. We received a good report from a customer fishing yesterday.
10/19/24 The stream is still turning out some trout for our customers using our pre-rigged in tandem cream midge larva and pupa. Fish it under a strike indicator. Little baetis or Blue-winged olives are hatching along with the cream midges.
10/26/24 Conditions remain good. We are still getting good reports from customers. Good hatches continue to occur.
11/03/24 The stream is flowing near a normal level and clear. We received three good reports from customers fishing it this past week. Good Cream Midge and BWO hatches are taking place along with some October Caddis.
11/12/24 The stream is in good shape flowing near a normal level and clear. Good Midge and BWO hatches are taking place and we are getting good reports from customers.
11/19/24 Good conditions exist. We are getting good catch reports from customers. Good hatches continue to take place.
11/23/24 We received another good catch report from a customer fishing it this past week. Good midge, BWOs, and other insects are hatching.
11/30/24 The stream is in okay shape with good hatches of midges, Blue-winged olives and other insects. Our sculpin streamers are catching some good ones. Customers using our pre-rigged in tandem cream and light green midge larva and pupa are catching good numbers. Fish it under a strike indicator. https://perfectflystore.com/product/pre-rigged-tandem-midge-larva-pupa-tippet/
12/08/24 Good conditions exist. We are getting some very good catch reports from customers.
12/15/24 We are still getting good reports from customers. Cream and Red midges, size 18 BWOs and winter stoneflies are hatching.
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