Solid Morning

[jtram]

Decided to fish Hickory this morning it had been a couple weeks since I've fished there. Had a fun start by slipping on a rock while trying to get a fly out of a limb and getting my coat sleeves soaked...guess im lucky it was shallow enough to stay out of my waders Things picked up right away though and i caught a nice little 'bow on an olive pheasant tail a few minutes after getting wet which is lucky i was about to say screw it. Kept working up through the park and missed several good hits before i got on a roll and caught 3 on zug bugs within 10 minutes one of which was close to 15 inches and all of which were flyers!!!! Got slow again for about half an hour before I caught one that was maybe 8 or 9 inches with par marks??? (awful small for a stocker) Ended up fishing up just past the bridge by the helicopter where i broke off on a solid fish and decided i would like to gain some feeling in my fingers shortly and headed back down to the truck. All and all a great morning spent a couple hours and caught a few fish with nobody else on the water.

[troutfiend1985]

Got slow again for about half an hour before I caught one that was maybe 8 or 9 inches with par marks??? (awful small for a stocker)

Fly Fishing for Trout in Missouri listed Hickory Creek as one of those "rumor streams" that had wild trout. Check out the first edition. I wouldn't be suprised if trout do reproduce in that stream in low numbers.

[Buzz]

Good report. There have been quite a few reports of small fish caught from Hickory lately. I sure hope they are stream bred and are allowed to survive.

[jtram]

I will have to check that book out been wanting to read it anyways might have to break down and buy it. But if there is natural reproduction in that creek i hope idiots will stay off the beds but thats unlikely