I fished a little creek a couple of minutes from my house today. I was there for about an hour and caught 5 little browns. I used to fish this creek alot, but I haven’t fished it much the last couple of years. It was a nice change from the lake fishing I usually do. Not very big fish this time, but they sure are pretty.
That looks fun, man. I’m gonna have to do more stream fishing this year. I love sneaking up on a little creek that’s like 5 feet wide and drop a grasshopper in a slower current and watch it get attacked by a hungry brown.
Fishing bigger creeks with spinners is a hoot too, as is flyfishing. Congrats on a fun day out!
Yea those are some really pretty little guys. Thanks for the pics. Back when I use to bow hunt I think I spent as much time fishing as I did hunting. we use to camp up by the boy scout camp in the Uinta’s and I would take my fly rod adn catch a bunch of the little buggers at lunch time, always had a great time doing it as well.
That is a nice stream you picked to fish. It looks alittle shady, so this yearly in the spring, it will take some warmer temps to hatch out all the critters. Then, you will probably be catching the bigger ones. There is bound to be some in there.
Nice fish. That stream looks a little like corn creek. There is some nice browns in in that stream. I love to fish there when the mormon crickets are around.
Nice report and pics. Just the right amount of information. Anybody who is upset because you did not name the stream or give directions is unreasonable. Little streams like that do not need more pressure.
**Actually, from the pictures your stream could be one of hundreds I have experienced over the years…in several states. Doesn’t matter where they are, they all have that “trickle crick” charm. **
**I grew up fishing tiny creeks in my home state of Idaho, but have since sought them out on the backroads of just about every western state. They may not always have big fish, or lots of fish…or any fish at all…but they are all lovely. **
The fish that do inhabit those little streams are almost always streamborn fish. They have all their fins and are generally the epitome of coloration for their species. Never will you see more striking colors on cutts, brookies, bows and browns than on those you lift from those creeks.
It almost seems a sacrilege to kill any of those beautiful little tykes. However, in many streams C&R is more harmful than good. Small flows can only support so much fish life and without some harvest the fish become overpopulated and stunted. If you know your favorite little stream well, you will know whether or not you can and should take a few out of the food chain.
Among all of the anglers I have known, most of them carry special images in their memories of little creeks like this…and of the finny jewels they have caught from them. For me and many others, it is such memories we conjure up in moments of extreme stress or pain, to help restore our inner tranquility.
Just standing on the banks, listening to the water spilling over the rocks in the shallows and looking for those little fishies in their hidey holes is the best therapy you could ever ask for…for whatever ails ya.
I am sorry for all of the people who have never had the opportunity to know a trickle crick.
Looks like one of those places you can sit down and forget about everything. Thanks for the pictures.
Great pics..
I have fished a few sreams like that and have great success with a smal split shot, hook and a worm. You walk up the creek and cast above a pool and just pick up the slack. The fish pull on it like crazy and you can catch a few fish out of each hole.
It makes me want to head out to my favorite small cree and give it a go.