Big Elk Creek

[hookedlikeu]

Fished in the canyon at Big Elk last Sunday. Ice is great. At least six or seven inches of solid clear stuff with a good solid bank. Fishing was pretty slow until the Kokanee swarm came in about 1:30 in the afternoon, about the time I had to leave. Hooked a couple in the 12 inch range, but I could see bigger fish through the holes in the ice. They were just below the ice, maybe three to five feet down. Wish I could have stayed to catch a few more. I hope to make it back up this Saturday. The main lake has yet to freeze, hopefully in the next couple of weeks.
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[forever_fishing]

sounds great! any other fish or just the kokanee? Were you clear back in there or more towards the road? questions, questions....[]
thanks for the post[]
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[BrianID]

hookedlikeu,

Good to see you back and thanks for the report.
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[hookedlikeu]

I was fishing twenty or so feet off the rip rap just down from the road. I didn't catch any trout but I think I got there a little late in the morning for them. If you can stand the cold, first light is when I have done the best for trout at Palies. I like fishing at Big Elk because you always have a chance for a stray Mack to swim by too. Been a while since I caught one of those. Any, like I said the Kokanee were shallow and I caught them on a white sixteenth ounce tube jig tipped with a mealie. Good luck if you go up.
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