Daryk Campbell Sr Posted October 15 Share Posted October 15 I took a hike and did some fishing. I caught one of the prettiest long ear sunfish I've seen. It was on my homeade tenkara rod and a fly I tied. I regret not taking my micro fly rod. I seen many fish just out of reach. I was also using red wigglers from Walmart. They are coffee scented. I think many fish were turned off by that. I watched them approach, and quickly turn away. BilletHead, Johnsfolly, ness and 9 others 12 Money is just ink and paper, worthless until it switches hands, and worthless again until the next transaction. (me) I am the master of my unspoken words, and the slave to those that should have remained unsaid. (unknown) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillback Posted October 15 Share Posted October 15 Nice looking creek. Daryk Campbell Sr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilletHead Posted October 15 Share Posted October 15 7 hours ago, Daryk Campbell Sr said: I was also using red wigglers from Walmart. They are coffee scented. I think many fish were turned off by that. Next time go decaffeinated! Daryk Campbell Sr 1 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ness Posted October 15 Share Posted October 15 Not sure about how fish feel about them, but Red Wigglers just make me smile. Daryk Campbell Sr 1 John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WestCentralFisher Posted October 15 Members Share Posted October 15 Beautiful. In many ways, fly fishing for longears on these little Ozark creeks is Missouri's answer to fishing for brookies on headwater streams in the mountains. And they're every bit as pretty. Terrierman and Daryk Campbell Sr 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrierman Posted October 15 Share Posted October 15 Pickle Creek is a real gem. Good job Daryk. Daryk Campbell Sr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnsfolly Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 Great post Daryk! Love the scenery and that pretty longear. I don't know about the coffee scented red worms but I have seen fish shy away from the red worms that Walmart sells that they leave out in room temps. I have stopped buying them where possible. Nothing worse to get on a cool new species and it reject your bait. Daryk Campbell Sr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Agnew Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 "Red wigglers, the Cadillac of worms!" (WKRP in Cincinnati) I spent some nice days on Pickle Creek, including floating it one time. It used to be a place where you could catch grass pickerel; there was one or two in every pool of any size. But the last few times I waded down it, I didn't see any. Spectacularly beautiful creek! nomolites, Johnsfolly and Daryk Campbell Sr 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryk Campbell Sr Posted October 17 Author Share Posted October 17 7 hours ago, Al Agnew said: "Red wigglers, the Cadillac of worms!" (WKRP in Cincinnati) I spent some nice days on Pickle Creek, including floating it one time. It used to be a place where you could catch grass pickerel; there was one or two in every pool of any size. But the last few times I waded down it, I didn't see any. Spectacularly beautiful creek! I would imagine it would take a good rain for any consideration of a float. Or possibly in another section. It was very low in both Hawn and the nature preseve, as seen in the pictures. I did see what I believe was shaped and colored like a sauger streak by. No pickerel that I seen. I only fished in Hawn, the preserve had a sign that requested not to disturb any animals. I took it to include fish. Johnsfolly, Terrierman and bfishn 3 Money is just ink and paper, worthless until it switches hands, and worthless again until the next transaction. (me) I am the master of my unspoken words, and the slave to those that should have remained unsaid. (unknown) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdmidwest Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 I have never trailed the Pickle Creek down, but I have always thought it was a slightly wade able stream. I never knew you could launch a boat and float it. We have used the CA for photo ops in the shut in area. Terrierman and Daryk Campbell Sr 2 "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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