C.c. Downstream From Mdc

[Craig C]

Anybody fish much downstream of the MDC? I know the water gets deeper towards the end of the mdc land and didnt look last time I was there like you could wade the creek to go downsteam without coming out and trespassing. Was playing around on google earth and found this wide spot. Wondered if anyone had fished it as well.

[Andrew324]

I think Lao Tzu once said "Those who know, do not speak. Those who speak, do not know".

[KCRIVERRAT]

The tire tracks tell me no.

[Bamboozle]

Anybody fish much downstream of the MDC? I know the water gets deeper towards the end of the mdc land and didnt look last time I was there like you could wade the creek to go downsteam without coming out and trespassing. Was playing around on google earth and found this wide spot. Wondered if anyone had fished it as well.

The issue of trespass/navigbility was debated ad nauseum a few months ago on this forum. Many stongly-held opinions on this forum -- and a few below the belt comments! -- but I can pretty much assure you that whatever your own opinion, the opinion of the landowner will be that you're trespassing on his land.

So it just comes down to your own comfort level with interacting with angry land-owners. Considering there are almost what, 4 miles, of publicly-owned water on Crane Creek it really seems more prudent to stick to this water. There are plenty of fish, plenty of big fish, and very few anglers on it at any time.

Here's a good on-line map of the public water. In addition MDC has recently purchased the land south of the ball-fields, which is shown as private on this map.

http://www.cranecreektrout.com/PublicAccessinCrane.pdf