Slow Berry, Fast Currant

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After reading a lot of successful reports from Strawberry, my family and I took a trip to see if we could get in on some of the action. We parked next to the water near the Aspen Grove marina and walked the shoreline in search of a decent spot with some wind blockage.

The fishing was pretty slow, but we got to play with a couple of slot cutts, a rainbow, and a chub.

Here's my cutt:



Sonia got a pretty good one:



My boy has taken a liking to messing around with the camera and actually got a pretty neat shot of his favorite target, his Mama, and the bay in the background:



Not bad for a 4 year old, I thought.

A little while later, he got to reel in a rainbow for Mama:





That got his attention and helped him enjoy the day a bit more.

The wind picked up and my plan B spot started tugging at my thoughts. Soon enough, we were off to test the new pavement on the road to Currant Creek. Apparently 13 of the 19 miles are now paved and as smooth as can be. The top section of the road is still a washboard in all the usual places, but they've dumped a bunch of fresh gravel where the road normally slides off the hill.

Pulling up to one of my favored fishing areas, one truck was leaving and the rest of the area was all ours. Opting to stay in the car for awhile, my wife let me get some focused fishing in where I could find a break in the thick weeds.

The Blue Fox struck first with an acrobatic rainbow coming in:



After that, I couldn't buy a bite with it, despite seeing fish all over the place. The two spinning rods and the fly rod I brought with me would all get their fair share of use over the next couple of hours and I ended up with quite a few fish landed (although not all photoed).









There was a lot of surface action and I was hoping to get some dry fly action, but it wasn't meant to be this time. My size 18 Parachute Adams was getting rejected by anything that showed curiosity and a rubber-legged hopper only got a cheek rub. The killer caddis worked out on a couple though.

Using a dead minnow pulled in a really good tiger, as did a powerbait minnow on a jighead.





They're highly visible in the water right now, as they nearly glow in the dark with their golden shine. They've also been eating their spinach (or their neighbors). The two big ones were really strong and thick. Fighting them in was a riot.

What used to be a lake dotted with small ripples from rising cutthroat has been transformed into a boiling surface of heavy splashes. The tigers are doing very well in there and the rainbows are round. Sadly though, I didn't bring in any cutts this time. Perhaps I'll have to hike in to a different spot to find the real locals, next time.

Happy Fishing, Humans.


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[hookngrinin]

Very nice report. Those are some nicely marked tigers. They are obviously doing well. I agree with you. It would be nice to see more native cutthroat trout in Current Creek.

Thanks for the report.

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[pookiebar]

Nice report! I love the zoomed in pic of the Tiger trouts pattern. I set it as my back ground on the lap top, very cool effect! []
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[4poundonly]

Nice report and pics [cool] good to see some healthy tigers.
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[chinook]

I did not know the road was getting paved. Nice. I always rejected Current Creek because I always hated the drive on the washboard road. Anyway, I enjoyed the pics and the commentary. I will have to get my kick boat up there and see if they will eat buggers and flies. Thanks
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