Working to protect and improve the wild trout fishery in Putah Creek
The 2017 Down the Hatch Festival is now a happy memory for many. If you joined us, THANK YOU for your generous support! If you didn’t have the opportunity – don’t miss this event next year!
Support Putah Creek Trout by having a blast… The Orvis Down the Hatch Film Festival presented by Fly Fishers of Davis and Putah Creek Trout will be on September 9, 2017 at the Davis at the Davis Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium
Saturday June 3, 2017 featured the annual PCT Volunteer appreciation fish-out at the Lower Yuba UC Davis Field Station. It was a day I had on my calendar for months and looked forward to seeing my fellow board members and many volunteers who had… Continue Reading “2017 Volunteer Fish-Out on the Yuba”
Finally… What many hoped would happen… happened on February 17, 2017. The water crested the rim of the Glory Hole and began to spill a torrent of “clean” water past Monticello Dam and into lower Putah Creek.
After years of drought, two major fire events, and now too much water all in a short time period, the Putah is now severely impacted with siltation.
What an INCREDIBLE day! Almost 50 volunteers showed up to help improve a major spawning area in Putah Creek. The fish will undoubtedly soon be seen taking advantage of the 2000 sq ft of brand new spawning beds. Everyone had fun and there was… Continue Reading “If You Fill It, They Will Spawn”