2004-08-01_RushCreek
The trip was keyed in after getting lost hiking down the gulch the week before. Naomi and I decided that we MUST return to this creek and hike it from Wunderlichs to Enterprise. A six mile hike, no worries, Yeah? hahaa. We got together last night in order to mentally convince our selves that we [...]
2004-04-28_MainBranchSouthBranchWhitewater
Fished the main branch and got on around 1. The caddis were off on beaver were I entered. Not too many fish on the WW keyed n the hatch yet. The dog didn;t care for them either, I guess he prefers mayflies. Hlf hour later the hatch was going full bore and the rising started. [...]
2004-04-26_SnakePitCreek
Only saw one carp breeching. No feeders or tailers. Cottonwood seeds are dropping, dumped 3 cans of chum near arrow.
2004-04-25_SnakePitCreek
This was a carp scouting mission. I found many carp tailing and feeding in the channel. I also found spawing carpsuckers. Fish were not eager to take flies. Chumming may help. There were many dead shad everywhere and I noticed cream midge flying and there was a mayfly spinner fall.
2004-04-24_GoldenValley
Fishing with the Urban Carp Project aka Tony 4-24-04 Golden Valley, MN Fish taken on #10 crane fly larva. As for Tony’s fish???? I dont really know what he was using, but this guy knows his carp!! Tony – 1/1, HDS – 1/3. First fish broke the 5x tippet, second one in photo, and taken [...]
2004-04-23_MiddleBranchWhitewater
First off still beat to hell. Secondly water temps are hovering at 60 degrees from cold spring down stream to Beaver Creek. The caddis are FLURRYING, size 16 dark body , gray colored wings. The denser swarms were at cold spring, quicy was light, MB at beaver was moderate, Beaver at first bridge was heavy. [...]
2004-04-10_CrookedCreek
Time 11:00AM-4:30PM Air temp 46 degrees farenheit Water temp 54 degrees farenheit BWO(Baetis) -30+/per, sz. 18-24++. wing casing developed, fourth instars Dark Hendrickson – 5/per, 4th instar with wing pads. March Brown(stenonema vicarium)- 4/per, sz. 12-16 Riffle Beetles – 2/per, sz. 18 Golden Stones – 1/per, sz. 16 Conditions – Water: clear and low Weather: [...]
2004-04-04_DuscheeCreek
The black midge were swarming today! 11:45AM-2:30PM Air temp 58 degrees farenheit Water temp 47 degrees farenheit No Aquatic sample taken. Midge hatch peaked from 1pm – 2pm. Fish came off dries at 2pm. Brown Midge size 26+. Fished a black skunk. 9 fish taken. 6 rainbows, 2 browns, 1 white sucker. Biggest fish 14″ [...]
2004-04-02_CoolridgeCreek
The midge were swarming today! I only made a quick stop here. There was a heavy midge hatch around 11:00AM. The larvae and pupa on the rocks at tails of runs were in the hundreds. No air/water temp taken.
2004-04-03_RushCreek
Came here to throw streamers. Bob got 1 brown and lost many others on an olive sershen skunk. 20-30mph headwinds. BWO – 20+ per, 3+/per with wing pads. water was clear and low. Partly cloudy skies.
2004-04-02_PineCreek
Time 11:00AM pH level 6.9 2 samples sites (U – upper, L – lower) Upper: 1 – 2 BWO’s coming off, size 20 BWO(Baetis) – 20+/per, sz. 18-24++. (3/per – with wing pads) Dark Hendrickson (ephemerella subvaria) – 20+/per, sz. 20-22+ (4/per, size 18 – 3rd instar) Tube Caddis – 50+/per, sz. 18, bright green [...]
2004-04-02_GribbenCreek
BWO(Baetis) -10+/per, sz. 18-24++. March Brown(stenonema vicarium)- 1/per, sz. 20 Tube Caddis – 30+/per Rock Tube Caddis – 5/per Sow Bugs – 1/per Water was clear and low.
2004-04-02_DuscheeCreek
The midge were swarming today! Time 1:15pm Air temp 58degrees farenheit Water temp 46 degrees farenheit BWO(Baetis) -50+/per, sz. 18-24++. 5+/per 4th instar with wing pads Fish holding in usual haunts. Footballs taking midge.