Members dmbrower1 Posted September 26, 2014 Members Share Posted September 26, 2014 First off let me say that this was my first time fishing for trout in particular. I usually fish for bass/crappie in Missouri and pike/walleye/bass/crappie in Minnesota. I wanted to try something new though. I went out to capps creek around 5:30pm until dark. I started out up at the jolley mill area. I could see a couple decent bass swimming around there but not much else. I was using a mepps algia spin fly kind of white or grey in color size 0. Still I tried up there for about hour. Then I decided I would go to the other access downstream by the bridge. I walked upstream there hitting any holes that looked decent. Ended up catchin a couple little largemouth but thats it. All in all I got skunked but I will definitely be back out there when I get another chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Capps is a tough place to fish even for those of us who fish it all the time. In the winter I fish it about every weekend I can and sometimes I feel fortunate if I get out of there only catching one! "you can always beat the keeper, but you can never beat the post" There are only three things in life that are certain : death, taxes, and the wind blowing at Capps Creek! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dmbrower1 Posted September 26, 2014 Author Members Share Posted September 26, 2014 Guess that's why they call it fishin and not catchin but Im definitely ready to get back out there soon and give it another try soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Like Ollie said.... Capps is not your average put and take stream. First: You have to beat the locals to the creek. Second: You have to be willing to suffer the worst weather the seasons have to offer in order to really catch fish. Third: You have to be willing to go far beyond the accesses , both up and down. Other than that Capps is a great creek, but it is more than a little challenging unless you catch the stocking just right. If fishing was easy it would be called catching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Brown Trout Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 hey Buzz and Ollie since your both here i have a question for ya, i am planning on fishing Capps alot this fall and winter i have fished it before but not in these seasons. I plan on wading, would boot waders be enough or would hip/chest waders be better. also have either of you guys tried a mouse fly here? Let the summer of Carp, begin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Chest waders is my preference, but you could get away with just hips I guess. To me there is always that one place I need to get to that is just a little too high for the hip waders. Buzz would have to chime in about the mouse fly. Or someone else. "you can always beat the keeper, but you can never beat the post" There are only three things in life that are certain : death, taxes, and the wind blowing at Capps Creek! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Sorry I just saw this. I prefer chest waders too, but like Ollie said, hippers would work for most of the creek, but there are a few places that you would need something a little higher. I've never tried a mouse fly, but under the right conditions and at the right spot it might work. I'm looking forward to the first stocking of Capps. It's been a while. If fishing was easy it would be called catching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Brown Trout Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 well i've got a couple of mice in a box somewhere, maybe i'll give them a toss pretty soon, thanks for the info guys. Let the summer of Carp, begin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 I hit the creek for a couple of hours on Sunday morning and ended up catching one nice hold over on the lower end. Went 12" so I didn't get the camera out! lol "you can always beat the keeper, but you can never beat the post" There are only three things in life that are certain : death, taxes, and the wind blowing at Capps Creek! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Brown Trout Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 nice Ollie, my plan was to do some trout fishing this weekend, but i have strep throat right now.....so that's out. Let the summer of Carp, begin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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