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Post by duff on Dec 11, 2020 19:23:41 GMT -5
They quit stocking that creek or what? Has the water level changed or ?
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Post by bullseye69 on Dec 11, 2020 19:30:49 GMT -5
My dad thinks something like someone has a dam down stream or something. Not sure aboot stocking it but DNR used to come out every other year and spend a week there shocking for Lamprey eels.
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Post by bullseye69 on Dec 11, 2020 19:37:08 GMT -5
Here's one of the smaller big ones we got out of there.  |
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Post by deadeer on Dec 19, 2020 16:37:07 GMT -5
My boy Luke wanted to fish Trail Creek again, so we went this morning. He got these 2 really nice steelhead on a single egg drifting thru a hole on a sharp bend. I always let him go first to get first crack at them. He is a fishing machine! He did catch a bunch of little 10" stockers on his fly rod and hand tied flies.   |
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Post by onebentarrow on Dec 19, 2020 16:45:25 GMT -5
My boy Luke wanted to fish Trail Creek again, so we went this morning. He got these 2 really nice steelhead on a single egg drifting thru a hole on a sharp bend. I always let him go first to get first crack at them. He is a fishing machine! He did catch a bunch of little 10" stockers on his fly rod and hand tied flies. Great fish. Do you keep them? I love steelhead on the grill. Have not had any in about 5 years |
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Post by ukwil on Dec 19, 2020 16:51:47 GMT -5
Amazing something that big is in a stream that small
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Post by deadeer on Dec 19, 2020 17:01:19 GMT -5
My boy Luke wanted to fish Trail Creek again, so we went this morning. He got these 2 really nice steelhead on a single egg drifting thru a hole on a sharp bend. I always let him go first to get first crack at them. He is a fishing machine! He did catch a bunch of little 10" stockers on his fly rod and hand tied flies. Great fish. Do you keep them? I love steelhead on the grill. Have not had any in about 5 years Yes we do, but not today. They lived to be caught again. Great on the smoker as well. |
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Post by schall53 on Dec 19, 2020 23:20:29 GMT -5
My boy Luke wanted to fish Trail Creek again, so we went this morning. He got these 2 really nice steelhead on a single egg drifting thru a hole on a sharp bend. I always let him go first to get first crack at them. He is a fishing machine! He did catch a bunch of little 10" stockers on his fly rod and hand tied flies. Way to go Luke, I bet he had a ball reeling those in. |
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Post by deadeer on Dec 20, 2020 1:07:45 GMT -5
For sure! He has the touch, no doubt. He got the fishing gene from my dad obviously, not me. Lol.
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Post by deadeer on Dec 20, 2020 10:38:54 GMT -5
Amazing something that big is in a stream that small It's a Lake Michigan tributary. So the fish come and go. |
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Post by ukwil on Dec 20, 2020 10:43:11 GMT -5
Amazing something that big is in a stream that small It's a Lake Michigan tributary. So the fish come and go. We don't have anything like that down here |
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Post by deadeer on Dec 20, 2020 12:03:16 GMT -5
It's a Lake Michigan tributary. So the fish come and go. We don't have anything like that down here The chinook in the fall that come to spawn and die, can be 25-30# or more. Back in the day, it used to be loaded when they were stocking more fish. Fun times for sure! The steelhead stay here all winter, so lots of time to go when the weather is decent. I used to do this with my dad when I was younger, but we got away from it. Now I thought I would try it with my boy, and its everything I remember. |
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Post by ukwil on Dec 20, 2020 12:47:50 GMT -5
We don't have anything like that down here The chinook in the fall that come to spawn and die, can be 25-30# or more. Back in the day, it used to be loaded when they were stocking more fish. Fun times for sure! The steelhead stay here all winter, so lots of time to go when the weather is decent. I used to do this with my dad when I was younger, but we got away from it. Now I thought I would try it with my boy, and its everything I remember. If we had that opportunity down here we'd be all over it. Im going more towards fishing and bird hunting the last few years. Plus my kids are die hard fiaherman |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2020 3:53:29 GMT -5
My boy Luke wanted to fish Trail Creek again, so we went this morning. He got these 2 really nice steelhead on a single egg drifting thru a hole on a sharp bend. I always let him go first to get first crack at them. He is a fishing machine! He did catch a bunch of little 10" stockers on his fly rod and hand tied flies. What a rush that had to be, setting the hook and playing those fish. WOW! |
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Post by duff on Dec 21, 2020 6:49:12 GMT -5
The chinook in the fall that come to spawn and die, can be 25-30# or more. Back in the day, it used to be loaded when they were stocking more fish. Fun times for sure! The steelhead stay here all winter, so lots of time to go when the weather is decent. I used to do this with my dad when I was younger, but we got away from it. Now I thought I would try it with my boy, and its everything I remember. If we had that opportunity down here we'd be all over it. Im going more towards fishing and bird hunting the last few years. Plus my kids are die hard fiaherman I am on the same path.. I fished a lot this year. Deer hunted. Maybe 6 times and never during gun and no duck hunts yet this year. I just not interested this year. I wish my kids were ate up with fishing but they only do it because they feel sorry for me I guess. They never want to hunt so I will take the every now and again. Keep it up guys. My favorite memories were Sundays after church sitting on a muddy riverbank catching carp with my old man. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2020 8:42:35 GMT -5
I fished and hunted the least this year. Been to bee busy, barn insulation busy, and updating house busy. Let to many week ends slip by that's for sure.
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Post by onebentarrow on Dec 21, 2020 13:04:10 GMT -5
My boy Luke wanted to fish Trail Creek again, so we went this morning. He got these 2 really nice steelhead on a single egg drifting thru a hole on a sharp bend. I always let him go first to get first crack at them. He is a fishing machine! He did catch a bunch of little 10" stockers on his fly rod and hand tied flies. What a rush that had to be, setting the hook and playing those fish. WOW! The steelhead fishing in trail creek is addicting. I love it and can not get enough. I just live too far to afford to go on a regular basis and can not justify driving up for a day just to see if I can catch one. |
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Post by treetop on Dec 25, 2020 12:35:42 GMT -5
My boy Luke wanted to fish Trail Creek again, so we went this morning. He got these 2 really nice steelhead on a single egg drifting thru a hole on a sharp bend. I always let him go first to get first crack at them. He is a fishing machine! He did catch a bunch of little 10" stockers on his fly rod and hand tied flies. When you smoke them are doing a whole side at a time I use to gut them steak them and smoke It is hard to believe how little water they can be in you’d think they need a whole lake not just a small creek |
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Post by deadeer on Dec 25, 2020 21:04:15 GMT -5
I fillet them, then cut the fillet in half to shorten length. Instead of brining, I just add favorite rub, and smoke with skin side down. Smoke until temp is 130 or 135deg (have to look up safe temp for fish), done. Comes out amazing! Saw a video and had to try one. Cant believe it!!!
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Post by esshup on Dec 25, 2020 22:44:13 GMT -5
I fillet them, then cut the fillet in half to shorten length. Instead of brining, I just add favorite rub, and smoke with skin side down. Smoke until temp is 130 or 135deg (have to look up safe temp for fish), done. Comes out amazing! Saw a video and had to try one. Cant believe it!!! I have a great brine, it's a PITA to make, but it works really well. |
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