Putah Creek has been fishing well but very pressured. Small mayflies have been the ticket. 

North Fork Yuba has been awesome this past week. October caddis and dry fly paradise. 

Richard Loft Reports on 9.29.2016

Hey Everyone , Putah is continuing to fish really well, however it is getting a lot of pressure so consider being a little extra quite and fish seams others don’t bother fishing due to heavy consintrations of boulders that make drifts difficult , You can always go to a hopper dropper and fish those runs being over looked my most. also consider bringing a second rod...

Jordan Romney reports on 9.8.2016

Well, Summer is starting to wind down meaning the flows on Putah Creek will start to drop in our favor. No more agriculture and less ac units running means less water out of Monticello.

This summer was very typical out there with lots of small fish in the very few spots to fish the creek at the high flows. The Creek just started to drop this week and will co to use...

Richard Loft Reports on  9.1.2016

I am going to make this a short report

Fishing activity has been steadily getting better. Flows are starting to drop and I have spent most of the summer fishing and guiding the high flows of summer. Yesterday was an average day of fishing with fish hitting the usual midges and pheasant tails- they have been preforming well so I stick with em most days. Well as day...

Richard Loft reports on 8.26.2016

Hey Everyone this is a two part report ; First the fishing report for the last two weeks: Bigger fish are starting to show and responding to # 18 Flashback PT and #18 /20 black Zibra midges also # 16 green birds nests real basic flys nothing fancy. Leader length seems to be a bigger factor and setting on all hits. I had a client miss three good fish due to not...

Richard Loft Reports on 8.25.2016

I fished Putah Creek from 12;00 to 2;00 and landed 3 fish 2 of which wher over 16 in. all on a # 18 Zibra Midge / #18 Flashback pheasant tail .  Thats it , This is not rocket science . Basic skills ,Basic flys nothing fancy so stop by Lost Coast Outfitters and talk to Art or George and get some Flashback PTs / A few black or green Zibra Midgeds and go fish

Sorry no...

Richard Loft Reports on 8.18.2016

Hey Everyone; Heres my report for Late July to Aug 15th , As we all know flows jump on Putah durring summer forceing bigger fish to hold in deeper water and sections hard to get a drift i.e. edges and deep water , That said I am still getting good size fish in the 12 to 13 in range, however I am gettingb reports from others on the river of much larger fish...

Napa Valley Fly Guides Report on 7.1.2016

Hey Everyone July is here so I just wanted to summarize my June fishing report.

The summer flows have been making it challenging bouncing from mid 500cfs to low 600s but knowing Putah Creek like I do and with the willingness to do a little hiking I have found a couple of really productive spots so I have been putting in the time this month and getting on...

Napa Valley Fly Guides Report 

I hiked into a favorite spot with a friend today and was not disappointed; I landed 7 or 8 fish with just a little extra effort- switching flys, adding weight, etc etc. In my experience the fish seem to bite more when it’s overcast. I caught three on a pheasant tail- size 14 and but the fish do seem to be podded up in certain spots right now; you have to put in the...

Jordan Romney Reports on 6.9.2016

Putah Creek Fishing Well Finally

It’s been a few weeks since I have reported on how Putah Creek is fishing.  The reason being is that there wasn’t much to report.  This was the toughest late spring fishing I have ever seen out there.  

The main villain to blame here was the Wragg fire from last summer. That fire torched the hills around the creek destroying much of...