Caught My First Mccloud Today

[K Wells]

I took my first trip down to Crane Creek today and managed to catch a McCloud. Since I sometimes have a hard enough time catching trout at Taneycomo, I was pretty proud of myself. I caught it and a feisty creek chub just below the baseball fields on an olive wooly bugger, casted down stream and stripped back up at a moderate speed, 6 inches at a time.

The picture isn't very good, but I thought I would do it a favor and handle it the least amount possible. Thanks for looking and good luck fishing!

[mic]

Nice one two. It is on my to do list.

[Buzz]

Nice fish!!

[BassHunter132]

Nice McCloud. Congrats on your first.

[KCRIVERRAT]

Looks kinda like Dennis Weaver... Good for you bud... congrats!

[shawncat]

nice'n.

[2sheds]

congrats ! A very special first, indeed. These are world-famous fish and as challenging as trout can be.

Just be sure to avoid the upcoming redds season to let them spawn in peace. Keep an eye here. Folks will let you know when to become a stream watcher, and when its good to fish again.

[Quillback]

Very nice!

[Ham]

What happened to it's nose / mouth? Is it supposed to look that way?

[K Wells]

What happened to it's nose / mouth? Is it supposed to look that way?

The net is covering it up. haha It does look like it is missing part of its face.

Thanks everyone for the congratulations. I hope to get back down there after the redds season and try out some of the other holes. I didn't look at the map on here until after I went and I didn't actually fish any of the holes that Tim recommended on the map.