San Mateo, CA: pix of Putah Creek: I remembered I had these shots of the creek if anyone is interested… The brown water stream is just after the big rain recently, nearby the house.

Fishinfoolyes Loc: Menlo Park

I remembered I had these shots of the creek if anyone is interested…

The brown water stream is just after the big rain recently, nearby the house. Just raging down the creek bed. Fishing banned there…!

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OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin

Looks fishy to me 😉

Graywulff Loc: Cortez,Co.

Fishinfoolyes wrote:

I remembered I had these shots of the creek if anyone is interested…

The brown water stream is just after the big rain recently, nearby the house. Just raging down the creek bed. Fishing banned there…!

Always interested to see what wonder there is. Thanks sir.

Flytier Loc: Wilmington Delaware

Real party water there

Bassmatter Loc: Rohnert Park Ca.

Fishinfoolyes wrote:

I remembered I had these shots of the creek if anyone is interested…

The brown water stream is just after the big rain recently, nearby the house. Just raging down the creek bed. Fishing banned there…!

So good to see all the creeks and streams flowing in Ca. Reminds me when I was a kid! Let’s just hope we get more rain, the Drought is not over yet! Good luck and be safe!!

NJ219bands Loc: New Jersey

Nice 👍

smitty Loc: maine

whats putah?

Fishinfoolyes Loc: Menlo Park

Putah creek is a creek that was filled with junk and other uncaring people's garbage that local fishing enthusiasts saved by physical work, political pressure and finally waking up the local authorities that there were actual people interested in recovering the waterway for fishing. I am not one of those people, but I admire their work from a distance. The fishing part of the creek runs 3-4 mile only, out of the Berryessa reservoir east towards a town called Winters. You can get there from I 505. The creek has a healthy population of trout (and bass I am told) that is for fly-fishing. It is all C&R (Catch and Release), barbless hooks, and fly fishing only, or primarily, I'm not sure on that point... It's consider technically difficult because of the configuration of the stream, vegetation, and access difficulty. It is running about 80-100 cfm now and runs higher in summer (not sure why). Those who speak Spanish raise their eyebrows when the word is used as it has another meaning in Spanish. Try Hooker.

Fishinfoolyes Loc: Menlo Park

The other brown-water stream runs alongside Alpine road that exits off of I 280 in northern Santa Clara county. It has not run for a few years. It drains a lot of the Santa Cruz mtn section behind it. There is a tennis and recreation club upstream about 2 miles or so that is right along side of the creek. At a log jam in the creek just near the 280 intersection, I counted 8 basketballs, 4 NFL-style footballs, dozens of tennis balls, athletic shoes (without owners), and other associated garbage jammed up there. Too lazy to get their junk out I suppose - and it all ends up - wait for it - in the Bay. There is an active (but molasses-slow) movement to repopulate this creek along with some others on the same drainage slope, with Steelhead and other species. The challenges are bureaucratic, and that the streams do not run all year, etc, etc. These recent storms have scoured out the stream in many places down to smooth bedrock. One could have generated power for a neighborhood for several days during the recent storms - it was powerful!

FishermanLeeSonoma

That's nice. I always wanted to check that stretch below Berryessa.

Fishinfoolyes Loc: Menlo Park

Make sure you crimp those hooks. The rangers do come by!

FishermanLeeSonoma

Fishinfoolyes wrote:

Make sure you crimp those hooks. The rangers do come by!

If I ever get out there will crimp or probably just use the barbless hooks I have... LOL!

Gmchief Loc: New Hampshire coast

Winters. You jogged my memory bank. When I was stationed in Petaluma I would drive to Winters to buy bushels of tree ripened peaches to can. They were as big as softballs and dripping with sweet juice. I miss all the fresh California produce.

FishermanLeeSonoma

Gmchief wrote:

Winters. You jogged my memory bank. When I was stationed in Petaluma I would drive to Winters to buy bushels of tree ripened peaches to can. They were as big as softballs and dripping with sweet juice. I miss all the fresh California produce.

I remember driving anywhere north or south, or east of SF and finding all kinds of great produce stands. 5 cent artichokes, it was awesome but I am probably dating myself.... LOL!

Gmchief Loc: New Hampshire coast

FishermanLeeSonoma wrote:

I remember driving anywhere north or south, or east of SF and finding all kinds of great produce stands. 5 cent artichokes, it was awesome but I am probably dating myself.... LOL!

We’re probably close to the same age. I remember the artichokes 20/30 for a dollar also! I also remember how small they were compared to the ones in the store. I got stuck behind an onion truck one night all the way from Bakersfield to Tracy!🙄