Ahh crab creek is no secret. I have never fished it and probably will not because I am not that interested in chasing trout in rivers ,creeks, or a slough which crab creek looks like in the places I have seen it.No one on this board has given any exact spots and to think anyone had this fishery to themselves is misguided. To catch fish like those on the cover of FFM you need to get on the private land which is a challenge in itself and unlikely. Unless you are willing to pay some guy $350 for a 30 inch brown.
I really have never understood why people can get so protective at times. It seems rather selfish to me to not share this resource which belongs to all of us. I guess that is why I love to fish in the salt cause you have miles and miles of beach to explore and every year thing can change dramatically as to when and where the fish will be. Sure there are better spots than others but with a little exploring you can always find a new spot. This is true in rivers and streams as well. Let it go...explore a new area. Fishing can becoming boring if you stop learning and exploring. The last thing I want is for fishing to become repetitive. For me fishing the same spot over and over starts to feel more like work than fishing. God knows I work too much as it is. -sean Jim Speaker wrote: > You all realize now that this is in the searchable archive and everyone and > their brother is gonna be trampin around out there ruining it for > everyone... I'm really dissapointed in both Evening Hatch and others for > lack of discretion. This SUCKS. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 10:00 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Feb Fly Fisherman Magazine Cover > > Kent is right on in his description of Crab Creek. > > Crab starts near Spokane and wanders all through Eastern, WA. Very little > of > it is on public lands but there is a decent section on some BLM near Sprague > Lake. From there it wanders through Harrington, towards Odessa and then > launches down towards Moses Lake. > > Not all of the creek has year around water flow. Parts of it either go dry > or are controlled for irrigation. > > I have not fished the extreme East end of it or any sections near Moses > Lake. > I have fished the BLM land section and there are/were some big trout in > that > stretch till the word got out. I sat in one hole one day and counted 15 > rainbows that were around 20 inches sitting on the bottom. They all had > lock > jaw that day but I have pulled a few in the 16 inch range out of this > stretch. The last few times I have been out, there has been noticeably more > pressure as there are now worn trails along the creek that weren't there > when > I first started fishing it. I also haven't seen any really big fish in > this > stretch for awhile. > > The big browns you are seeing on the magazine cover come from the privately > owned stretches of the creek. A buddy of mine gets access to a farm about > twice a year through a friend of his. The friend does their taxes and gets > an invite a couple of times a season. He showed me pictures from their last > outing and it included a 30+ brown, and several well over 20". They fish > big leaches on sinking tips along the bank undercuts. > > So in summary, yes there are huge fish in this creek but access is very, > very > limited. > > Mike
