Crane Creek was good to me this morning

[Terry Beeson]

Suger cured ham in a pot of beans

Pepper sauce covered turnip greens

Cornbread smothered in butter and honey

And fried peach pies shinin' like new money!

YUUUUM... YUM!!!!!!!

"Wijadija"

You didn't brang your truck wijadija?

[Crippled Caddis]

<Suger cured ham in a pot of beans

Pepper sauce covered turnip greens

Cornbread smothered in butter and honey

And fried peach pies shinin' like new money!>

Sure hoping you move back to MS soon! I'll be a regular vistor---------

around dinnertime. ;o)

[brownieman]

In the past ( when I was younger and able) I have walked endless miles in pursuit of trophy size trout...not so called lunkers ( 3 lbs and up ) I'm talkin 5 lbs. and up.

If a trout less than 15, 16 inches is after my plug I generally try to keep from hooking the fish so as not to disturb the hole where I know the "Big Boy" is to avoid spooking the one I am after.

Guess you could say ( not being your typical trout fisherman ) that I hunt big fish.

Have walked by miles of good fishable water at daylight many mornings trying to get to a hole while it is undisturbed in an effort to hook the fish I know is there...used to keep a journal of when and where I spotted these fish and always shared that journal with a few select friends.

I have had many a grudge match with a fish and have been defeated more than successful, lol.

Have always felt I am in their environment therefore I am at a disadvantage...my only advantage is a better thought process...fish aren't noted for having high intellegence but the big ones haven't got big from being dumb.

Many times I have been standing chest deep in water and a big fish follow my plug downstream right to my rod tip...I just freeze with my bait sitting on the waters surface under my rod tip until the fish finally moves back upstream to where he was...I don't move a bit till he has moved back upstream...if he detected me I saw him no more and my 3 mile walk to get to him was wasted.

Fish have lateral lines to detect movement in the water...in some cases (especially in stiller water) they can feel you long before they can see you...not as bad in swift water cause the waves created by wading is taken downstream.

Due to these two variables...sight and sensory perception...I always fish upstream...I feel I have to out smart the fish and it's tough when you are on his turf.

[drew03cmc]

I am going to be down in August or early September for my trip. I will stop in Tim, and will probably run by Crane, BTW, how far is Crane from KC?

[timsfly]

Don't know how far it is from K.C., but it is 35 miles northeast of cassville.