Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monticello Dam Dam | Dam / hazard | 38.51339, -122.10421 | Base of Lake Berryessa; top of the interdam trout reach. |
| 2 | USGS streamgage – Putah Creek USGS streamgage | USGS gauge | 38.51516, -122.08188 | Real-time flow in the interdam reach. |
| 3 | Putah Creek Wild Trout Area Special-regulation reach | Regulation section limit | 38.50500, -122.06500 | Interdam Wild Trout Area, Monticello Dam downstream to Lake Solano (CDFW). |
| 4 | Lake Solano Park Campground County park campground | Campsite | 38.49456, -122.03249 | Solano County Lake Solano Park, on the lower interdam reach. |
| 5 | Lake Solano Park Boat Launch Non-motorized launch | Access / boat ramp | 38.49292, -122.02851 | Car-top / electric-motor launch at Lake Solano Park. |
| 6 | Putah Diversion Dam Diversion dam | Dam / hazard | 38.49324, -122.00441 | Impounds Lake Solano; bottom of the interdam trout reach. |
| 7 | Winters City Park City park | Park / conservation area | 38.51982, -121.97592 | Near the Putah Creek crossing in Winters. |
| 8 | Blue Oak Park Creekside park | Park / conservation area | 38.52594, -121.96097 | Putah Creek frontage in Winters. |
Gauge: USGS 11454000 — PUTAH C NR WINTERS CA. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brown Trout, Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Sacramento Sucker, Smallmouth Bass
Regulations: wildlife.ca.gov/Fishing/Inland/Regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Interdam reach below Monticello Dam - the top of the wild trout water, reached from Highway 128.
Highway 128 turnouts through the canyon - numbered roadside pull-offs and steep walk-downs.
Putah Creek Wildlife Area - the main managed access with parking and marked trails.
Putah Diversion Dam - the lower boundary of the trout water.
Winters Putah Creek Nature Park - easy bank access on the lower creek in town.
Lake Solano County Park - still water and the reach just below the diversion.
Russell Ranch and the lower creek near Davis - warmwater bank fishing well downstream.
Spring: strong baetis hatches and good fishing before irrigation releases ramp up.
Summer: high, cold, fast releases through the canyon - dangerous wading and limited fishable water.
Fall: releases drop, the creek clears and the best wading and dry-fly fishing of the year arrives.
Winter: low stable flow, technical midge fishing and the fewest anglers on the water.