Questions About Capps

[OKFlyFisher44]

Took a detour home today from my day-trip to Roaring River and swung by Capps Creek to give it a quick look over. The section up by the Jolly Mill is a beautiful section of water...I was really impressed with the water. Lots of fishy lookin' spots. I almost broke out the 3wt but it was almost dark and I was tired n' ready to head home.

Anyways...

I came in on CR 1010 (I think) where the Jolly Mill sign is off of HWY 60. I'm guess the Mill area is what you guys call the "upper section"? I didn't find the actual Capps Creek Conservation parking lot...if there is one? I was looking at GoogleMaps and I'm guessing the other section is by the bridge on Walleye Road...correct? Or is there a parking lot that you can walk in from?

Next question, I only seen 4 trout in the upper section by the mill...has it been a while since the last stocking? Anyway to know when they're going to stock again? Is there usually more fish up there? Does the hatchery truck just dump fish at the Mill? Or are the fish just scattered up and down the creek?

Sorry to barge in on your honey hole guys I was just really impressed with the place...it was really pretty and looked fun to fish. My favorite part was that there wasn't another soul on the water from what I could tell...

I'm hoping to come back in a couple weeks to take a few days to fish Capps, Hickory, and Crane. I've fished Roaring River all my life along with Taneycomo and other places in Arkansas. Just blows me away that these lil' places were there all this time...and never even had a clue : ) Which is probably what you local guys like to hear...and I don't blame you one bit!

[timsfly]

There are a couple of places you can pull over and walk to the creek along the road, but the conservation parking lot is down past the bridge (the bridge up by the mill) a few miles,

at the old bridge, I think it might be Walleye road, just above where capps runs into shoal creek.

The next stocking will be just before march 1st, or sometime around that time.

The guys at the hatchery will call me and tell me, if I call them and remind them,

I want to know when the next stocking will be.

Capps is a great little creek, have fun.

How did you guys do at the park. fishing was pretty good yesterday afternoon, I hooked big

one in front of the lodge, but it got off just as I was about to land it, but I caught a slew of smaller fish.

[Chief Grey Bear]

Hey give me a holler when you are coming. I'll get a hold of Buzz and we will be more than happy to show you around.

[OKFlyFisher44]

Right on Tim. Thanks for the info. Kinda makes sense that they stock it around March 1st since thats the official start of the "season" for the trout parks. I could tell from Google maps that there seem to be lots of places to walk in from the road. I'm anxious to check it out...just hope there's still a few fish left in the creek and the majority of them haven't been rounded up by the freezer fillers.

We did good up in Zone 1. I just walked up and down the river looking for big fish to cast to. There just isn't as many nice fish this year it seems compared to last year. I seen a lot of 2-4lb which is fun but seems like there was more 5lb+ plus fish last year. Oh well, I caught 2 nice fish in the 2-4lb range just by the bridge and then hooked 2 toads down in the catch n' release area. Broke off on one and my knot came un-done on the other....I got a lil' excited and tried to horse them which doesn't work on my lil' 3wt. My nephews caught a bunch of stockers...

Greybear, I will let ya know...would be great to have a "guide" to show me around....

[bcfish]

i live close and just started fishing there as well. I have found a few decent spots but have also been skunked a few times. I am still trying to find my way around there. If anyone would care to meet up sometime i have been going on the nice weekends for a couple of hours. I am also going to try to make it down there this thurs around 2 or 3. I would love to have a little help finding the right access points to some spots, i am still just not sure where to go.