Putah Creek Trout
Working to protect and improve the wild trout fishery in Putah Creek
A Wild Trout Water
The Heritage and Wild Trout Program (HWTP) of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife designated the Putah Creek Interdam Reach (IDR) as a Wild Trout water in 2014, and added Lake Solano in 2015. During the evaluation of the Putah Creek IDR and…
Fishing Putah Creek
Regulations Current Regulations on Putah Creek from Lake Solano to Monticello Dam: All year: Only artificial flies and lures with barbless hooks may be used. Daily bag and possession limit: Zero (catch and release only). If you see anyone poaching or polluting the creek,…
Help Putah Creek Trout
These are some things you can do to help Putah Creek’s wild trout: Avoid wading near spawning beds (redds) and fishing over actively spawning fish from November through April. These fish are the future of the fishery and catching them or harassing them reduces…
Hitting the Reset Button
After a heavy water season and a literal flushing of the system EVERYTHING has changed.
GUIDE CORNER: GREG BONOVICH
This is the third submission introducing the experts who fish the inter-dam stretch of Putah Creek. These guides know the Putah like the back of their hands and their shared knowledge will be appreciated. Consider hiring a guide if you want to quickly get up…
Interdam Reach Work Group Meets
The first 2017 meeting of the Putah Creek Interim Reach (IDR) Work Group took place at the Canyon Creek Resort.
