Geoff

oh no, i HATE how that stuff smells. i cant stand it. I try to avoid getting tangled and ripping it about.

Good to see the fish are still biting. I'll be there house sitting this weekend and plan to just walk around the cove and see what i can catch.

Thats a Panasonic lumix TS3. i was toren between it and the Nikon 100AW. I almost wish i went with the Nikon just because you can get a clip on filter adapter now, this would really benefit from a polarizer but im thinking of buying the adapter and making it work with the TS3

no idea what it is but it was all over Mill Creek too and its very good at catching fly line and fouling up your cast,

Yeah every fish I caught was nicely filled out. I can only assume the rains have helped with stirring up the stuff providing food. i didnt catch any that looked thin. I hope to return many times to this creek, it was delightful.

PIcture time... First fish of the day and in this creek ever for me. and another ooooo getting bigger so pretty about average size Getting bigger yet herro there! cant beat this color ah yes.. photos getting better look how clear that water is Last fish of the day. 10". Way to close it out. . So clear...

This is part 1 of my report at Mill Creek, part 2 will come tonight when I upload pictures. So, i went to Mill Creek yesterday for my first time. let me say, what a fantastic little stream and pleasant drive that was. I parked at the National Forest access, jumped in and caught my first Mill Creek rainbow on my 2nd or 3rd cast. A tinty little dink, all of maybe 3" long but colored nicely and very eager to eat a dry fly. The rest of the day was exactly the same. I probably caught a rainbow from 3" to 10" on every other cast, bringing a total of over 30 to hand, with atleast that many falling off the barbless fly before I got em in all the way. I did see in one hole 4 BIG trout. They would have been 12-14" EASY but they dont get big by being dumb, I couldnt convince them to eat. My last fish of the day was my biggest, i was casting a BHPT at some big minnows when this super bright green rainbow shot up and inhaled the fly, a good solid 10" fish. I left with a big smile on my face. I will be back, that creek was most excellent and the perfect middle of the week break for me. Pictures will come tonight once I upload them.

Excellent fish, great colors. Looks like its probably been in the lake for a while.Is that a lamson reel on the bank robber?

Reels in select sizes are back at Cabelas. Sierra Trading post also has them.

Sounds like a regular old banded water snake. nothing to fear about them, they are testie little critters, i stopped catching them because I have become tired of being biten by them.

That must be the same pair a gal I work with saw yesterday on the Meremec down by Campbell Bridge. Saw an adult and a juvi

They can be. Are you sure they are otters and not muskrats? I have never seen an otter down that way and I would imagin that creek being way to small to support and otter population. muskrat and beaver yes. i see lots of them.

Nice fish K4, i need to get out there again and try to catch some.

I hope I can atleast get to Mill this year, still never been. I had good luck at BSC in Jan or Feb this year finally, i'll go back, i might fish it during deer season since I hunt across the road from it.

I am pretty fond of my 7' 3wts on the creek. They seem to work very well there.

Looks like good water for a fly rod...take me next time please?!?!?!

Sure was beat up from being a punk, i thought it was kinda funny how the diver was punching it haha

Yup, I know the feeling. I have whole boxes full of flies that have never even seen water haha.

There's a few in there. Still a large area of blue foam I can see so I must tie some more.

I made a big one the other day since I dont want to spend 50 bucks on a Cliffs Beast, this one is the same box they use and some craft foam glued in, cost me 9 dollars. its 12"x3"x10" for reference

There are soem bluegill and such in there. nothing really big though

Very nice. One of these days we'll have to get out there.

Its a tropical fish from the Amazon.they cant winter over here, too cold. You can go buy one from petsmart if youd like for about 4 dollars

It did say that if June rains did not come thru, that a dought would persist until late july August. Also it didnt have much call for rain in May and June looking back at it. BUT Good news is they have rain in August and lots of rain in september and october, with snow by halloween. It was 112* according to my truck on the drive home from work today at 4pm.

Farmers Almanac is saying drought til end of july or august, i dont recall off the top of my head now.