Ryan
01-23-2005, 07:18 PM
I doubt many people know the answer to this question, but I was curious about the smallmouth bass fishing in upper putah. I drove up there today just to look at it with my friend, and there are a couple parts that looked like an awesome trout stream. It looked like the truckee in alot of parts, big rocks, chrystal clear, fast, shallow pocket water. I couldn't immagine bass living there.
Another interesting thing I found was in one of the other tributaries to Berryessa. There was a decent sized creek, and it had lots of whitewater, and fast little runs... well, as it got closer to the lake, the current slowed, and it opened up. At this point, it was about 25 feet wide, and 3-4 feet deep, and as I looked down I spotted a fish that was 18-19." I swear this thing was a trout, there is no way it was a bass, maybe it was a sucker? Well anyways, I wasn't sure if it was a fish or a rock at first, so I threw a small rock near the object, and sure enough, it shot upstream, then downstream, left, right, you get the point. Does anyone know what kind of fish this could have been?
Does anyone have any experience in this area? In upper putah, or the other tribs to the lake? I'm guessing it gets too hot in the summer, so are there trout? Thanks.
Another interesting thing I found was in one of the other tributaries to Berryessa. There was a decent sized creek, and it had lots of whitewater, and fast little runs... well, as it got closer to the lake, the current slowed, and it opened up. At this point, it was about 25 feet wide, and 3-4 feet deep, and as I looked down I spotted a fish that was 18-19." I swear this thing was a trout, there is no way it was a bass, maybe it was a sucker? Well anyways, I wasn't sure if it was a fish or a rock at first, so I threw a small rock near the object, and sure enough, it shot upstream, then downstream, left, right, you get the point. Does anyone know what kind of fish this could have been?
Does anyone have any experience in this area? In upper putah, or the other tribs to the lake? I'm guessing it gets too hot in the summer, so are there trout? Thanks.