Crane Creek 1/20/2008 Report

[Buzz]

Thanks guys for all of the info on flies to use. If not for that I don't know that it would have been as good a trip as it was.

[Paola Cat]

Thanks for the picture and the report. You had a great Crane trip! PC

[chub minnow]

Tim-that was me in the Toyota. I guess we talked to mrbuzib1 in the parking lot at the dairy farm-didn't realize it at the time. We hiked down to the end of the Conservation Area and worked our way back up. I had some takes on the #14 B.H. H.E. nymph and she had a bite or two on the bugger, but in the end it was just too cold to fully enjoy Crane Creek. We left earlier than planned, but it was nice to see the creek in such good shape and with so many fish (relatively speaking).

[drew03cmc]

Great fish Kyle. I still need to make it down there, but time and money are not things in great abundance right now, so for now, it waits.

Can't wait to hear of more successful trips to Crane!

[Project Healing Waters]

Left there and went to the Wire Road Access across from the dairy farm that I've read about. I headed upstream from the bridge and started to fish a good looking hole...

Someone want to explain this? I thought everything upstream of that bridge was private property except for that little piece of woods on the corner that Little Crane runs through. Is he allowing trespass again for fishing? Or is this public ground?

[chub minnow]

I believe that there are two Wire Road Public Access points. The area above the bridge at the Conservation area below town is private property to the best of my knowledge. The Wire Road Conservation Area is split by town. The area below town by the dairy farm has been fishing well, but I haven't had much luck above town by the springs and Little Crane. I'm hoping that area is improving with the recently improved flow rates.

Two years ago there was no water there aside from a few pools. Saw a few chubs and that was about it. Check out this link for an accurate map:

http://mdc.mo.gov/documents/area_brochures/8307map.pdf

[Project Healing Waters]

Yes, I am very familiar with the Wire Road CA, Crane, and Crane Creek all the way down to the James River. I am talking about the LOWER CA parking lot below town. (there are actually THREE parking lot accesses...two above town and the one below) I was under the impression that West of the low water bridge over Crane Creek (upstream) is private property (dairy farm) and that the owner does not allow access anymore due to litter problems. Anyone in the know have a correction to that?

[strangercreek]

Yes, I am very familiar with the Wire Road CA, Crane, and Crane Creek all the way down to the James River. I am talking about the LOWER CA parking lot below town. (there are actually THREE parking lot accesses...two above town and the one below) I was under the impression that West of the low water bridge over Crane Creek (upstream) is private property (dairy farm) and that the owner does not allow access anymore due to litter problems. Anyone in the know have a correction to that?

I was in this area over the weekend. It looks like the first few yards of water directly west of the low water bridge is MDC property (at the very top access you are referring to) according to the map anyway. This part of the creek was flowing very well, not sure if there are fish up there or not.