...was a fun outing, Sunday, to Campbell Creek. We had expectations of how many fish we would shoot - whether small, or not - and blog about. The salmon were few (as anticipated) but the trout were a no-show. The camera was ready. Our tackle, abundant with variety...
D, K, and I picked up big Don for the outing because we knew he wouldn't want to miss the adventure. We moved into what seemed to be the right stretches of creek - where we had been previously - only to find that some cute, little critter had mowed most of the forest down in the last few weeks. There was ONE hook-up in a "soft-tail" variety of salmon that tore out in 10 seconds. Hard to keep a hook in what resembles soft cheese.
We moved upstream to see if our smolt-n-oldie spot had 'bows or dollies eating the spawnings of these soft tail beasts. We found not trout, but iced slow water in the 5/8" thick realm - a product of a few nights' freezing. To check the ice thickness, we tossed a carcass on it(see circled area), then proceeded to huck rocks and sticks until it fell through.
The entire adventure was no more than 2 hours. We did not shoot any fish (aside from the carcass) but did not get wet, either, and had a good time with what we had. The next fishing trip might involve an axe, or, ice auger and some corn...
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Looks like a fun weekend outing, those are sure cute little girls that accompanied you into the field. The lack of fish in your expedition came as no surprise, let's see if we can figure out where you went wrong. Ice forms at 32 degrees, for ice to form the water temperature has to drop to 32 degrees or less. At water temperatures this low, the fish become very lathargic in order to conserve energy, consquently they are not susceptible to striking but that is theory only! By the looks of the adjoining property, you may want to consider setting up a trap line in this area, I am sure the girls would really enjoy treking through snow, beraking the ice and pulling out a dead, wet, half frozen beaver - somehthing I am sure they will share with their children in later years - "How they use to go trapping with their dad", sprng will be here soo, then you can go back to fishing.
He is already fishing...if you consider tying a worm on to a piece of thread and dangling in front of you pet fish.
The guy has the bug, winter is for doing other things, like tying flies, building halibot leaders, cleaning rods and reels, organizing your fishing vest, tackle boxes, looking at tackle catalogs there is more to lifge than fishing, he should develop other interests. By the way, how is the guiding business that he, (Plumma, Homer and Buffy) setting up - any bookings yet for Ship Creek yet?
The picture with Devyn licking the ice is great! I got a good laugh out of that one.
Guide business?
The guiding business has slowed for the winter months - unless you would like a catfish on a string (at my house).
It may pick up, again, when the ice can be chopped and stood on. I'm already saving up corn in a can and designing a spear...
This is not a WV free zone!
The primary question is, If a beaver cuts a tree down in the forest, does anyone hear it fall"? Thought to ponder.
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