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Hickory Creek Catch Of The Day


Johnsfolly

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As part of trying to catch a trout in each trout stream in MO, I fished Hickory Creek on Sat the 30th. I was fishing the park and was using a 1/64 oz tan marabou jig. I caught three goggle-eye and lost a rainbow. With this being a White ribbon stream, I had no idea how many hold over fish would be in the stream. So I hoped that this would not be my last chance at a trout. I found a couple more in the hole below the walking bridge. I fished those fish hard throwing a lot of different lures at them without any interest. I finally threw out a trout magnet microjig with a cotton candy colored body. The fish moved toward the jig and I set the hook when It looked like the fish took the bait. Instead I foul hooked the fish. As I was fighting the fish, a good sized snapping turtle took an interest in the fish as well. I had to get in the water and stood off the turtle to be able to land the fish. I didn't catch another trout. I did catch several more fish on a white 1/132 oz white micro jig. The catch of the day was an 8" 1/2 lb goldfish. That was a first for me. I had to share the picture of the Hickory Creek gold.

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There are a bunch of goldfish in that creek. I've never caught one, but I keep trying. Lol.

I've found a few other places that support holdover trout up and down. A few years back when some guys were talking smack about Hickory I made it my goal to catch at least 1 trout in each month of the year just to prove them wrong and I succeeded. It's a unique creek. I'm looking forward to November. : )

If fishing was easy it would be called catching.

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That ain't a Goldfish.

That there is one of them Golden Trout!

Rare as hens teeth in these parts.

Buzz caught one a few years ago. Don't let him kid you. I think he mounted it. Put it on the wall I mean.

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That ain't a Goldfish.

That there is one of them Golden Trout!

Rare as hens teeth in these parts.

Buzz caught one a few years ago. Don't let him kid you. I think he mounted it. Put it on the wall I mean.

Yep, I got that ugly thing mounted, on my wall that is.. Lol.

If fishing was easy it would be called catching.

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