Deer Creek Fall Finale 10-9-23

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Thanks for the report, my last two trips there I had about the same success. Water clarity was an issue, and when I did find some Clearwater, I only found smallmouth. The first of the two trips I got my first skunk of the year, and the second was only a single perch and a few smallmouth. My best educated guess is there is just too much food in the water. They just take a pass on my bait. As I was leaving on my last trip I saw the DWR truck dropping off all those fish you caught.

I have been at Deer Creek in September a couple of times when DWR was downloading their annual allotment of planter bows. 


What amazes me is all of the goobers that show up to fish for the new plants...while they are still hanging around the ramp...some even just snagging them.  Even funnier...to me...are the number of "anglers" who show up in boats with their pop gear to fish for the little tykes.  Some of them in big pontoons...and since the biggest boat has the right of way they sometimes cross right over the lines trailing out behind my float tube...with no apologies.


I chortle and guffaw when I see them blissfully cranking in those poor inexperienced troutkins...and then drag them around on a chain stringer all day to show them off to other Freddie  chasers.

Oh well.  Everyone to their own tastes said the old maid as she kissed the cow.