Norm M Posted July 3, 2017 Posted July 3, 2017 Well on this trip even with studying the Delorme Atlas and Gazetter and Google maps I did more driving than fish but it was worth it .I fished both branches and the main stem of two different creeks as well as two tributary creeks to each of the creeks . Gear ranged from a 5 ft ultra lite spin with a 100 reel and 6 lb test to a medium lite 7 ft spin with a 200 reel and 8 lb test depending on the size of the water . Some of these waters were a step and a half to three steps wide . A tiny split shot with a size 10 hook and a bee moth produced creek chubs, sunnies and rockies as well as two 4 inch smallies . An 1/8 oz jig with 2 inch twister tail produced smallmouth , rockies, sunnies and a few chubs in the 9 to 11 inch range . A crankbait or spinnerbait produced smallmouth and rock bass . Biggest smallmouth of the day was 15 inches, biggest rockie was 9 inches, the sunnies were all small .I caught fish every where I fished although a couple of the real small tribs took a bit of wading to find water with enough depth to hold fish . This is something I long wanted to do in one trip not in various segments over many trips . It really left me feeling like I am more connected to the entire watershed . ozark trout fisher, Johnsfolly, BilletHead and 2 others 5 what a long strange trip it's been , put a dip in your hip, a glide in your stride and come on to the mother ship , the learning never ends
Mitch f Posted July 4, 2017 Posted July 4, 2017 1 hour ago, Norm M said: Well on this trip even with studying the Delorme Atlas and Gazetter and Google maps I did more driving than fish but it was worth it .I fished both branches and the main stem of two different creeks as well as two tributary creeks to each of the creeks . Gear ranged from a 5 ft ultra lite spin with a 100 reel and 6 lb test to a medium lite 7 ft spin with a 200 reel and 8 lb test depending on the size of the water . Some of these waters were a step and a half to three steps wide . A tiny split shot with a size 10 hook and a bee moth produced creek chubs, sunnies and rockies as well as two 4 inch smallies . An 1/8 oz jig with 2 inch twister tail produced smallmouth , rockies, sunnies and a few chubs in the 9 to 11 inch range . A crankbait or spinnerbait produced smallmouth and rock bass . Biggest smallmouth of the day was 15 inches, biggest rockie was 9 inches, the sunnies were all small .I caught fish every where I fished although a couple of the real small tribs took a bit of wading to find water with enough depth to hold fish . This is something I long wanted to do in one trip not in various segments over many trips . It really left me feeling like I am more connected to the entire watershed . You're taking small stream discovery to an all new level!! "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor
Norm M Posted July 4, 2017 Author Posted July 4, 2017 Mitch , Just another case of scratching an itch . It was a matter of finding access on two different creek systems and the fact they were close enough to each other to make it feasible . Mitch f 1 what a long strange trip it's been , put a dip in your hip, a glide in your stride and come on to the mother ship , the learning never ends
Johnsfolly Posted July 4, 2017 Posted July 4, 2017 Norm Great trip report! I also love that kind of fishing. I bet that you could catch even more types of fish if you dropped your hooks size possibly down to 14 or 16. Get down to #20 and can get the darters that I am sure are present and accessible in the tributaries. Keep it up. Enjoy reading your trip reports.
Norm M Posted July 4, 2017 Author Posted July 4, 2017 The only place locally that might have size 20 hooks would be the one selling fly tie material . I could likely just use those . What sort of weighting system do you use , fly shot or the smaller, softer Euro stuff ? Do you use a float or just drift them ? Johnsfolly 1 what a long strange trip it's been , put a dip in your hip, a glide in your stride and come on to the mother ship , the learning never ends
Norm M Posted July 4, 2017 Author Posted July 4, 2017 i went and looked at those size 16 to 20 hooks . i could barely see the hole in the eye . Seeing as how being able to see well enough to tie knots in anything less than 6 lb test is a chore , I don't think I would be able to tie knots in the line small enough to fit those hooks . what a long strange trip it's been , put a dip in your hip, a glide in your stride and come on to the mother ship , the learning never ends
Johnsfolly Posted July 8, 2017 Posted July 8, 2017 On 7/4/2017 at 8:47 AM, Norm M said: The only place locally that might have size 20 hooks would be the one selling fly tie material . I could likely just use those . What sort of weighting system do you use , fly shot or the smaller, softer Euro stuff ? Do you use a float or just drift them ? Norm I'm still able to thread the 20s but just barely. I use 2# Pline. The size 26 hooks I buy are snelled. Take a look at my post "have you seen a shiner like this" in the Other ozark waters forum. I describe how I fish with the small hooks. Hope you can catch a bunch of new fish in the tribs. Good luck.
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