Fishing An Un-Named Stream Today

[flytyer57]

I got to the stream at about 5:30 this morning. The parking lot was totaly empty. It was dark and I could barely make out the fog forming over the water. I started to put my waders on when I realized I forgot my socks. Dangit. Gonna have to go without cuz I aint driving 25 miles back home to get socks. So I put my waders on and my fishing vest and check to see if I had my license. Oh no. Where did it go? Did I leave that at home too? I started rummaging through the van and finally found it in my wallet. I think to myself; "This is gonna be a great day." Of course I was being sarcastic.

I got all my gear ready and headed down to the creek. In the darkness, I could see the water level was lower than I have ever seen it. Is that once deep hole gonna be wadeable now? I start out across the shallow water near the bank and make my first cast. One smallie of aboout 10 inches slams my Tiny Torpedo. I release him and several casts later, I catch another fish.

The sun is starting to come up and I can see that the deep water on the other side of the creek is in fact wadeable. I try going up above the bridge to see if I can catch a fish from the same little hole where I caught a fish last week. Nope, couldn't get past that snag because of a HUGE spider. Yes, I hate freaking spiders. So lets try going around on the other side since it is wadeable.

Since the sun is getting pretty high in the sky, I decide to take off the Torpedo and tie on a Rapala Shad Rap #7 in a chrome pattern. I venture over to the other side of the creek, and not wanting to spook any fish that might be lying there, I cast up between the bridge pilings and the bank. After just a couple cranks of the reel, another fish on. Wait! This one is bigger than the others. This fish didn't come up and jump, it just tried like the blazes to get into cover and break me off.

Didn't happen. I landed that bad boy and got this picture of a nice 18" Crooked Creek smallmouth.

"Wow!" I thought to myself. "This creek is so infamous and yet I caught a big smallie from it and I wasn't having to fight for space to fish." Hmmmm...

After a couple of photos and releasing him to be caught by a poacher, I began fishing some more. I started to go down creek and thought to myself; "I got my big fish for the day, now I'm gonna go get the light action rod and tone down the size of my lures. I fished for about another hour or so catching several fish in the 8-12" range. Even a small fish fights nice if you have the right tackle.

I got down to the end of the park area and decided that it was time to go home.

[Chief Grey Bear]

Now that is the way to start the day! Way to go there. I like throwing chrome myself. Some days it seems as if that is all they want.

BTW, how long have you been living down this way?

[flytyer57]

Now that is the way to start the day! Way to go there. I like throwing chrome myself. Some days it seems as if that is all they want.

BTW, how long have you been living down this way?

1 year September 3rd.

[Trav]

Love the title to the post! Haha

[gotmuddy]

Awesome, cannot wait until monday to float it.

[joeD]

Waders? In August? Hopefully you brought a muffler too, to ward off the chill.

[flytyer57]

Waders? In August? Hopefully you brought a muffler too, to ward off the chill.

At 5:30 in the morning it was a little chilly. At least for me, and I'm a yankee from WI. Besides, I didn't feel like getting wet. Breathable waders were just perfect for the situation. Didn't even break a sweat.

[Wayne SW/MO]

That's funny, waders in August in a warm water stream? Just when I thought you Yankees were tough.

[flytyer57]

That's funny, waders in August in a warm water stream? Just when I thought you Yankees were tough.

The water was a lot warmer, at least 20° warmer, than the air temp.

I hate the cold. After getting frostbite once, I always get chilled real easy. My feet and hands feel cold all the time. Especially if they are wet.