Description: Working to protect and improve the wild trout fishery in Putah Creek
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…
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…
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…