Quick Trip

[jtram]

Finally got out yesterday to try out my new 6wt yesterday afternoon with plans to fish several hours. I started at the lower bridge and worked up, saw a bait fisherman just below the log jam just up from the bridge who hadn't caught anything and started fishing the run just above him. The water was still running pretty high and hard so I started with a heavy hares ear and after a few drifts hooked a "flying fish" (3 in or so chub) and as i was about to pick him up out of the water had a really nice brown come after him several times before seeing me and high tailing it out of there. I continued working up and switched over to a bh san juan worm and immediately miseed a couple fish before finally landing a healthy 16 incher who fought hard and looked as if he had been there a while. Quickly after I landed a nice little stocker on the same fly and then unfortunately had to leave to take care of a couple things much sooner than I wanted to. Only got to fish for 45 minutes or so and fished a little to quickly to be very effective but I did get to catch a couple fish on my overpowered 6wt!! Hopefully the rain wont bring the creek up too much more so the creek is fishable again soon.

[ollie]

Did the wind give you problems? It should have! Now that spring is coming and the smallies are biting I won't be touching Capps again until Fall. Jtram, there are some nice browns in there, but don't tell anyone that!

[jtram]

Ya the wind was wicked trying to fish in but once you got around the big bend and the deep pool the wind was blocked pretty well by the bank and trees...I'm definately not done with capps for the summer, but the smallies is what the 6wt was for. should be perfect for Sugar and Indian, Still looking for that 20" smallmouth to get a replica of on my wall!!!!

[Bill Anderson]

I'm new to the area, and hope you can give me some info on Capps Creek. How far is it to the "big bend and deep pool" from the old metal bridge at Jolly Mill? I have spent some time on the creek, but so far have not been able to really find any trout. I live in Monett and sure would like to get some good info on Capps. I usually fish a 4 or 5 weight and always practice catch and release, so I'm no threat the trout population, but I sure would like to learn where to go on Capps to find some trout.

[jtram]

Probably about a mile and a half down stream of the old metal bridge but there is another bridge downstream just go west out of the park and follow the road. Cant miss it you will go over it just after you turn south (cant remember the road name but grab a map at one of the conservation dept. parking lots) but the bend is maybe a quarter mile upstream from the bridge and it forms the deep pool. Plenty of trout there to be caught but they can be a little tricky at times so keep going once you get into them you will have it figured out (at least by my experience which is questionable at best) good luck and I hope this helps

[Bill Anderson]

Thanks....I do know where that lower bridge is and I will give it a try upstream from there. Thanks for the help.