Johnny Feaster Reports on September 19th, 2025 Putah CreekTarget Species: Rainbow TroutFishing Method: Nymphs with IndicatorLeader Length: 6 to 8 feetCFS: 300-400Fishing Overview: Flows have droppe...
Johnny Feaster reports on August 15th, 2025 Lake Berryessa Water Temperature: 75-80Target Species: BassFishing Method: Top water and streamersLeader Length: 6 to 9 feetFishing overview: With the re...
Lake Berryessa & Putah Creek Fishing Report - July By Local Guide Johnny Feaster Lake Berryessa Water Temperature: 75-80 Target Species: Bass Fishing Method: Top water and streamers Leader Leng...
Johnny Feaster Reports on June 27th, 2025 Lake Berryessa and Putah creek Fishing Report - June 2025 By Local Guide Johnny Feaster Lake Berryessa: Water Temperature: 73-78Target Species: BassFishing...
Rob George of The Bend Company Reports on May 29th, 2025 Berryessa is still fishing. The bite has slowed down. There are still plenty of bass around. But it seems like the big boys are down deep. W...
Rob George Reports on November 12th, 2024 Trinity River Report The fish are in!! We’ve had some seriously good days on the boat so far this season. There’s a good mix of adults and big half pound...
John Feaster reports on Nov. 13th, 2024 As the season winds down and the closure draws near, I find myself reflecting on what an extraordinary year it's been on Putah Creek. From the season opener ...
North Valley Fly Fishing: Clayton Ono Flows have increased to summer levels with the hot weather coming on strong this year, and they are running around 500-600+ cfs. They will stay in that range u...
Clayton Ono Reports on 5.8.2024 Putah Creek: Putah is fishing great right now. The fish have fattened back up post spawn, and are in prime fighting shape. The bigger fish will take you for a seri...
Nor Cal Trout Fishing - July 2023 Truckee River: The Truckee has been fishing consistently throughout the summer! Both water color and temperature have been stellar. Flows were a little high ear...
Lost Coast Outfitters Fishing Report 4/15/23 Spring Fishing has begun! We are stoked to have the report back up and running. We are now working with additional independent guides throughout Norther...
Lost Coast Outfitters Fishing Report 12/14/22 Upper Sacramento: It’s winter, who knew?! Access is tough on upper river just due to snow. If you’re sniffing around the Upper Sac, stay below Conant ...
Richard Loft Reports on 3.5.21 Hey Everyone I just wanted to check in and report whats happening on Putah Creek flows are holding right around 105 cfs as of 2/03/2021 and not seeing fish many fish...
Rob Russell Reports on 10.8.20 The creek continues to provide great opportunity for anglers as we enter the fall. The current flows of 300 cubic feet per second are very comfortable, safe, ...
Rob Russell Reports on 3.10.2020 What an incredible opening week! Putah fished well for my guests last week and should continue to provide great fishing into the spring. Flows have more than dou...
Richard Loft Reports on 2.08.2020 Hey Everyone Just checking in with current Putah Creek; Flows and other fishy news Tailwater flows are still bouncing between 44cfs and low 80s so I am just ...
Richard Loft Reports on 11.21.2019 Hey Everyone Flows have been supper low at 51cfs then up to 82cfs then back down jumping back up to 140 and up again to 180cfs Well A common belief I have heard ...
Richard Loft Reports on 11.10.2019 Hey everyone I just wanted to check in and report that flows are between 53.7 and 88 cfs pretty normal for this time of year , but fishing has held steady with go...
Jordan Romney Reports on 9.12.19 The creek is currently running out of 400cfs. That is still a bit high for the time of year but that has more to do with the hot weather. Look for the flows to sta...
6.21.2019 Putah Creek flows have been steadily rising for the past two weeks. This hopefully cut down on the number of people fishing this small creek. Fishing will be tough as fish find their high...
Richard Loft reports on 6.14.19 The Grass is always GreenerIt seems like every summer mid-day fishing slows down; temps spike and the new underwater grass growth make doing any serous nymphing pr...
Putah has been flowing at 360 CFS and fishing great. As expected it has been crowded if you want to get the guide hole you need to get there early. Remember its light at 5:30 right now!
Richard Loft reports on 5.27.19 Spring Putah Report Hey everyone, I want to report my latest intel over the last few months. Starting in March, Winter flood waters started to come down and flows f...
Rob Russell reports on 05.23.19 Putah Creek is fishing well this Spring. High water finally subsided in April and fishing has been consistently good. It seems as if it may be the year of the...
Putah Creek Report 5.16.2019 Putah Creek flows are absolutely perfect right now which is probably why we have been hearing such great things about the fishing and bad things about the crowds. A va...
Rob Russell reports on 2.28.19PUTAH CREEK UPDATE 2/27Putah is dangerously high and blown out! The torrential rain over the last 48 hours has caused Lake Berryessa to spill. The creek is dangerous a...
Jordan Romeny reports on 2.14.19Putah Creek Unofficial Opener March 1 stThe unofficial Putah Creek opener is just around the corner. Last spring the fishing on the creek was outright incredible. I ...
Rob Russell reports on 9.6.18An amazing Summer is coming to an end at Putah Creek. Flying full-speed into Fall, more great fishing is very near. Flows will drop as irrigation demands decrease. Fish...
Jordan Romney reports on 8.28.18Putah Creek Fall OptionsDo you feel the nip in the air? That is Fall breathing down our necks. I am getting really excited about the current water situation and what...
Richard Loft reports on 8.27.18Hey everyone I just wanted to check in and report my recent fishing adventures for the last few outings; Putah Creek flows are still holding fairly high and making it...
Richard Loft reports on 7.13.18Napa ValleyHey everyone I just wanted to give a brief Putah Creek report for the last few weeks. Flows have held pretty steady between mid 500cfs and mid to high 600c...
Richard Loft reports on 5.17.18Hey, Everyone, I want to give my Putah Creek report for the last two weeks. It’s the most beautiful time of year on the Creek; whether you catch fish or not it’s the ...
Rob Russell reports on 5.17.18 Euro-nymphing or “High-sticking” has been the name of the game in the last couple of weeks at Putah Creek. This technique is highly effective and easy to learn. Ind...
Rob Russell reports on 5.3.18PutahThe colors are changing at Putah Creek. Lush foliage of the Spring is quickly replaced by the now desiccated, straw-colored grasses. Temperatures in the 70s and ...
Richard Loft reports on 5.3.18Hey, everyone, I haven’t posted in a while so I thought I would post an update. I’m not going to cover the bug info, which was nicely covered by my colleague guides a...
Rob Russell reports on 4.12.18Putah Flows have been mostly stable over the last week and fishing has been good! 200 cfs is a great flow for fishing and wading the many runs and pockets of Putah...
Rob Russell reports on 4.5.18Putah CreekNews flash! Heavy rain on the way Friday into Saturday; a dramatic change from the 80s we were experiencing last week. This is great news! Late rains will he...
Jordan Romney reports on 4.5.18Putah Creek One word to sum up the fishing on Putah Creek last month: FIRE! We had some really insane days of fishing in the first half of the month. The fish were hu...
Rob Russell reports on 3.29.18Putah Creek Flows are at 155 cfs, and have been steadily rising over the last few days. Fishing has been good, but not excellent as it was through most of March.Brigh...
Rob Russell reports on 3.22.18It’s been nothing short of a festival at Putah Creek! Henna-tattooers, face painters, and hula-hoopers; partying glitter-faced people in costumes with glow-in-the-da...
Rob Russell reports on 3.21.18Russian River1.22 inches of rain at the Sonoma County Airport in the last 24 hours has the Russian River rising fast. The steelhead season is all but over. With th...
Rob Russell reports on 3.16.18Putah Creek is fishing well. Flows are good and some really great fish are being caught. Small nymphs, dead drifted under an indicator, is standard fare at Putah, and ...
Jordan Romney Reports on 3.8.2018Flow: 128 CFSThe first day of the season started out with a bang. My guests were actually scheduled to float the Yuba but mother nature had other plans. The Yuba bl...
Jordan Romney Reports on 2.28.2018Officially I do not have a current fishing report for Putah Creek. We’ve been operating under the unofficial spawning closure since December. March 1st marks the...
Rob Russell Reports on 2/17/2018Happy Spring from Putah Creek! Many trees and flowers bloom early in the warm, mild weather that Spring brings to the Creek. Bay and Buckeye trees fill the air wit...
Richard loft reports on 1.25.2018Hey everyone I just wanted to check in and let you all know whats going on at Putah Creek this month. Flows are still really low between 63 and 55 cfs hardly worth ...
Richard Loft Reports on 12.22.2017Hey Everyone- Theres not a lot to report on Putah at this time of year– the flows are really low and the trout are spawnning so we try to leave them mostly alone u...
Rob Russell Reports on 11.30.2017Unlike their mountain brethren, Putah Creek spawn in the Winter. Beginning in November the first fish will begin preparing redds. Fish will begin to take on a darke...
