Fishing Report 1-1-10

[Buzz]

Got out to Hickory Creek today for a couple of hours. After wading through about 4 holes with no takers I came to a nice long pool with good flow and depth with several fish rising. I made my way into position so not to spook them. I wasn't sure what they were feeding on, so I tried a Renegade, caught 2 nice fish in back to back casts, then nothing, but the fish were still rising. I tried to tie on a small BWO #20, but my hands were to cold to handle the small fly. Instead I tied on a Crackleback and caught a fish on the first cast,then no more takers. I decided to try a midge, so I then tied on a tan Zebra Midge and the fun really began. They were taking it on nearly every cast. After catching about 5 more fish they slowed down a bit so I changed to an olive wooly midge and started catching fish again. When the fishing slowed down once again. I fished a couple of other holes with only 1 taker on a tan wooly midge. I moved back to the original hole and caught a few more there. With time running out, I decide to try below the low water bridge and caught 2 and broke off a really nice fish. Perfect timing, it was time to head to the house for dinner. Total fish landed was 16. Only 2 fish in the 12" range with all of the others ranging from 14" to 16". Besides the afore mentioned flies, I also had luck with a tan bunny bug and a worm pattern in the deeper faster water below the bridge. Only saw 2 other fishermen the whole time I was there.

This is the only picture I took and I took it with my cell phone camera.

[KCRIVERRAT]

Looks like you had a great first day of the year Buzz! I widened my hind-end some more watching the bowl games all day...

[ollie]

I wondered how you did after I saw you in town. Capps was fishing pretty good for me on Wed. Sounds like they may have stocked the creek not long ago.

[laker67]

Glad you had a good start to the fishing year Buzz. I got out yesterday afternoon for my annual "catch the first crappie" of the new year. The crappie won this year, but I did hook up with a nice walleye. About 4 pounds and I lost him on top of water trying to land him.

[Buzz]

Thanks guys.

It's real hard staying in the house right now,even with the bitter cold temps we've been having, but nothing warms you up faster than catching a few fish. LOL

The stockings have been a little different this year than the last few. It seems they have decided to stock monthly instead of one big stocking and they seem to be putting the fish in a few different spots, which I will not divulge. Since the water is pretty low in most places they have been putting them in only the deeper faster runs and not so heavily in the places that usually get hit the hardest. Hopefully I can find a few more of those hotspots this weekend. Due to the extreme temps I haven't seen many anglers on the creek either.That's a good thing. I'm sure the next warm up will draw out the bulk of the bank fishermen. I'm just trying to educate them as best I can until then. LOL

Laker, too bad you didn't find that crappie bite you were looking for and jumped off that nice sized walleye. There's always another day. Thankfully.

Buzz

[KCRIVERRAT]

Buzz... did that steroid eatin' squirrel manage to feed the whole regiment?

[Buzz]

  On 1/3/2010 at 12:22 AM, KCRIVERRAT said:

Buzz... did that steroid eatin' squirrel manage to feed the whole regiment?

Well, the squad anyway. GO JOE!!! LOL