Urban fishing: Recent discovery
Trout cruising (photo from another outing)
The other day I was out scouting a local urban creek to look for some fishing opportunities. Mostly I was going to see if there were any carp in a place I had seen them before, thinking it would be fun to tie into one on a little creek. What I found surprised me. As I approached the creek, I could see there were 20-30 fish schooled up at the bottom of the run. I couldn’t distinguish what they were, so I moved in for a closer look. This move scared off several of the nicer ones and for a moment I thought I was looking at some mountain whitefish. However when I got a clear look at the few that remained I found they were all trout, some in the 14-16 inch range. I was shocked to say the least. Historically, I had caught trout on higher up on the creek as a kid, but after years of pollution and encroachment of white bass and carp, I guess I figured that trout were a thing of the past. These trout were stacked like cord wood in there and they were all wild. Amazing! Now to get back there and hook a few without drawing too much attention to myself, that will be the real trick!
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