Sorry dude; I agree with Jim. However, unfortunately most great fishing spots are only great for a little while anymore; one of the prices we pay for our passion (fly fishing) becoming so popular.
Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean Ransom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 11:32 AM Subject: Re: Feb Fly Fisherman Magazine Cover > 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 > >
