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 diversion dam 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…
Help Putah Creek Trout
These are some things you can do to help Putah Creekâs 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…
4/1/23 ALERT: HWY 128 CLOSED
CalTrans reports the closure of SR 128 directly impacting access to the Interdam Reach for fishing and other activities. No through traffic is allowed from the Solano/Yolo county line to the West (around Monticello Dam) and at Pleasant Valley Rd to the East. The…
2022 Putah Creek IDR Cleanup Day Success!
It was a beautiful day to get out and do some GOOD! Thank you to the almost 30 volunteers who came out to spruce up our home water. It was great to meet new faces and introduce them to the Interdam Reach. Some larger…
PCT Now Hosting Forum
PCT is now hosting the Putah Creek Fly Fishing Forum The passing of Keith Bigelow left the Putah Creek Fly Fishing Forum without an administrator. The forum began years ago after a discussion with Greg Bonovich: “Keith was the reason I began this website….
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