Tuesday, October 4, 2005

Lots of Fish on Crooked Creek

DATE: Tuesday, 10/4/2005

TIME: 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

WEATHER: Low 80’s, cloudy, light wind

WATER CONDITIONS: Slightly high

LOCATIONS FISHED: Crooked Creek, downstream of Snow Access

HATCH: None

ROD USED: Winston 9’ 7-weight BL5 Joan Wulff Favorite

FLIES USED: #10 grasshopper, #10 chartreuse hard body popper, #14 foam beetle, #14 mini bugger, #8 wooly bugger

OTHER: I fished with Slim. We had a great day, and threw everything at the fish except the kitchen sink. We caught lots of fish, though most were small. I managed to take only one small smallmouth and lots of bream on the various top water flies used, as did Slim. About one mile downstream, I discovered a fairly long pool with some depth, and noted a school of about 8 carp, most over 5 pounds, as well as 4 smallmouth over 20 inches. I could not get the smallmouth to even look at a fly. In the same pool were many smaller smallmouth bass. I'll definitely return to that pool, though the walk back upstream is a killer.

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