The Bend Company Fly Fishing Guide Service

The Bend Company sells guided walk-and-wade trout fishing on Putah Creek, the tailwater below Lake Berryessa, and designs the trip for up to two guests, with a stated maximum of two per trip. The quarry is wild, naturally reproducing rainbows running an average of fourteen to eighteen inches, with a twenty-inch-plus fish described as no surprise, and the constant flow of cool water from Lake Berryessa is credited with making them strong and acrobatic. The operator’s line is that Putah Creek is all about precision and stealth: dry fly and nymph fishing techniques are combined depending on conditions, and because the creek has tight spots and overhanging trees the day includes work on the roll cast and the bow-and-arrow cast to get into those tricky areas. Spring and fall are named as the prime times for dry fly action with blue-winged olive and caddis hatches, while summer favors stealthier nymphing. Top-notch fly fishing equipment, a midday meal and drinks are included, and all the guest needs to bring is a fishing license, sunglasses and a hat.