Well put Sean. Kent Lufkin
>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
