Trash On The Fly....

[Bwinkert]

Got up at 0700 and drove to Squaw Creek only to find that they had pretty much drained most of it out. Not a fish one to be found or seen. Most of the pools were dried with the exception of a few puddles, even the canals were pretty well empty. No big deal I tell myself. I'll just drive down to Browning Lake in st joe because I have fished it before and did fairly well. Well I get there and find the access has been turned into a construction yard....no good access...So 2 hours of driving one way and 2 1/2 tanks of gas and not even a shot to wet the line....

I heard a rumor of an area around 435 and Front street, some back water from the missouri that holds carp...Drove all over the area with no luck...then its off to Blue springs lake and lake jacomo to check out the spill way areas...big fat nothing..... therefore a very long day with nothing caught..not even a wet line....

[HighPlainsFlyFisher]

The chase is half the fun , right? I know what you mean , I've spent a couple days this year doing just what you did with the same success. I've often thought about trying the Missouri in town somewhere or even the Kansas River under 435 on the other side of town but never have. Theres got to be some killer carp fishing on both of those rivers if you know where to go. It's only gonna get better from here..those fish will be hungry after the spawn and that's a prime opportunity for some good numbers of fish. You can find feeding fish now but you have to do some looking no doubt , I'd try and find an area of rocky shoreline close to a spawning bank and look for fish that have finished spawning and are on the prowl. Good Luck ....Jeff

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[Bwinkert]

Its an adventure thats for sure. I enjoy the random adventure though. Saw plenty of snakes at Squaw. I agree there has to be some great carp fly fishing on the rivers around here,the Missouri is aweful muddy and pretty tough to sight fish unless you find some of those back water areas that are somewhat shallow, I've learned to keep the rubber boots in the Jeep lol. I'm always toying with the idea of the Kansas River or just venturing out to Lawrence and trying the outlets on the lower side of the dams at Perry and Clinton lake. I haven't tried either one yet so it just adds to the adventure. I also hear that Wakaursua is full of carp...

You up for catching up sometime and headed out? Be nice to find a fellow fly fisher into "trash on the fly"

The chase is half the fun , right? I know what you mean , I've spent a couple days this year doing just what you did with the same success. I've often thought about trying the Missouri in town somewhere or even the Kansas River under 435 on the other side of town but never have. Theres got to be some killer carp fishing on both of those rivers if you know where to go. It's only gonna get better from here..those fish will be hungry after the spawn and that's a prime opportunity for some good numbers of fish. You can find feeding fish now but you have to do some looking no doubt , I'd try and find an area of rocky shoreline close to a spawning bank and look for fish that have finished spawning and are on the prowl. Good Luck ....Jeff

http://highplainsflyfisher.blogspot.com/

[HighPlainsFlyFisher]

I'm always up for chasing some roughfish , PM me sometime and we'll hook up and hit the water. Like everyone else I work too much and fish too little but if I can swing it I'm always game. Clinton Lake..Hillsdale Lake and several of the smaller city and county lakes around Olathe where I live are my usual haunts. The Wakarusa below Clinton is a good fishery for lots of fish not just carp , you definitely need to give it a shot sometime.....Jeff

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[Bwinkert]

Sounds like ill be checking it out soon then. I work for the Fire Dept. so I'm lucky to have a pretty open schedule. i live in Peculiar on the Missouri side. Throwing clouser minnows in Shad patterns at Wakarusa?

I'm always up for chasing some roughfish , PM me sometime and we'll hook up and hit the water. Like everyone else I work too much and fish too little but if I can swing it I'm always game. Clinton Lake..Hillsdale Lake and several of the smaller city and county lakes around Olathe where I live are my usual haunts. The Wakarusa below Clinton is a good fishery for lots of fish not just carp , you definitely need to give it a shot sometime.....Jeff

http://highplainsflyfisher.blogspot.com/