I went to "The Creek" this afternoon. Thunderstorms passed though our area last week with heavy localized rains and we were hoping that they were localized at the creek as well. Garn and I went up to check it out. As we went up the highway we saw evidence of flooding over the roadway and over the banks of the river channel along the way--encouraging.
As we got to the road crossing, it was evident that lots of water had passed there. As we arrived and parked at the overlook to begin our descent to the creek it was evident that the grass on the sides of the creek had been pressed hard away by water, in some areas rolled back and away from the river channel like sod. The river was still running high and somewhat murky, but the Renegade was the ticket. I landed around 50 with the largest being 11" and Garn had between 20 and 30. We fished from the big pool about halfway up to where the road crosses the river.
It was fun to even catch fish in the little pockets that had been inaccessible due to tall grass, bushes, trees and other obstructions. While it is not scoured out, the grass has been rolled back and compressed by much of the water and it is much more accessible. If you are up this way, it is definitely worth a visit.
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That's at least temporary good news. You couldn't even get a fly to water on a lot of that stretch when I went last year. How about the road condition as you start up the hill? It was getting pretty rough in one spot where it was a little challenging even with the higher ground clearance of the RAV4
Road is still rough in that spot, but we went up.
Simon and I should come fish the creek!!!
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