Heading To Crane Creek This Evening (Report Now Inside)

[Trout Commander]

Will Be leaving from work in Nixa shortly after 5pm. If anyone else is there I will be driving the gravel road car today, my wifes red Grand Am. If you see a guy sweating to death in chest waders with a light greenish t-shirt and blue gray Yankees hat, looking befuzzled as to where to fish and struggling to catch them; feel free to provide constructive criticism. If you see said guy actually catching fish feel free to ask me what I'm using and how I'm presenting it. I have met a few members and would love to meet more. I believe I will be starting at the bridge on Grisham Ford just off of Quail Spur.

I can't wait to try out my new 4wt! Wish me luck!

[Hopper]

If you get a chance to fish the hole below the ped. bridge under the rock overhang in the city park there are two very nice bows(+/-24")one will have a peach egg pattern and the other will have a #14 brown bugger in there lip, they use that log under the overhange to there advantage a 3wt with 6x tippet I did'nt have much chance of slow em down. I fished it last Fri 8-6-10. some really nice fish in that little creek, Lots of poision ivy, and a few copperheads.

Gregg

[Trout Commander]

Thanks for the heads up Gregg (fish and otherwise)!

I will of course report back!

[Chief Grey Bear]

Why where waders?

[Trout Commander]

Its freaking hot. Waders will probably not leave the car.

[Trout Commander]

Why where waders?

LOL my above post was after yours, but I had the page open before you posted. I think that makes since.

I won't be wearing them.

[eric1978]

I'd rather have a copperhead bite than wear waders today. I'm ready for fall. Good luck out there JDC...take your camera.

[Chief Grey Bear]

Yeah it looks like we were posting at the same time.

I usually put my waders away in March, depending on the weather of course, and I don't get them back out until November. And boy let me tell you, after this summer, I am freaking ready for November! But hey, the W man says we are going to cool down into the low 90's next week. Whooohooo!

[Trout Commander]

Rolled into Crane about 6:30. Decided to start in the City Park after driving to a couple of other accesses. I parked back on one of the RV hookup sites and fished a fast little run that had a couple fish in the 10-12" range. !st hang up on the big limb going across a portion of the limb came on cast one. 1st really solid bite came on cast two. I killed the mosquito before cast 3 but could not kill them fast enough. I think they actually liked my cheapo off brand repellent. Cast 3 brought the first lost rig of the night.

I am nothing if not persistent. Sometimes to a fault. Last night I was persistent to a fault. I spent around 45 minutes fishing at those same fish. I think I was being stealthy enough since they were in fast choppy water, I just couldn't get a hook up and only managed 2 or 3 strikes.

Next I moved down below the red foot bridge and found a TON of fish, with a few thumpers, holding in a nice wide, straight, slow stretch of water. I threw everything I had in my box (those that survived hole #1) but couldn't get a presentation they liked. They were definitely feed on the bottom and I had a couple #6 split shots on but if I cast far enough upstream as to not spook them I couldn't get a long enough drift without mending and the mend would spook them. If I cast close enough to still have a drag free drift to the fish without a mend it would spook them.

I need some serious help in how to figure that part out. I should have headed for faster water that I am competent in fishing in but I am nothing, if not persistent.

[eric1978]

It's pretty hot, JDC...those fish were probably pretty sluggish. Get out there at dawn someday, or wait until this weather breaks.