Deer Queek Quickie 7-17-24

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Hey Pat, Thanks for another great report and pictures! I was glad to see there are still catchable fish in DC. I actually made a trip up there 2 weeks ago. Jon and I decided we would go in the afternoon and stay late, maybe all night to get the morning bite in as well. The trip gave me a new experience and perspective. I will try hard not to have the same experience any time soon. 







It was July 5th and we got to the ramp at about 4:30 P.M. I think we got the boat in the water a little after 6 P.M. Headed over to the flats to look things over while we waited for the crowds to go home. I have never seen such a crowd. Waves were about 2-3 feet tall and coming every 10 seconds from every direction. We saw fish on the sonar in almost exactly the same depth you did, but they wanted nothing to do with our offerings. All I dredged up was somebody's black felt hat with what looked like prop cuts in it. No blood though, thank goodness.




Well after dark we found a little spot that yielded a footlong eye and 3 nice rainbows in about 10 FOW, but we were so tired and beat up from the artificial wave making machines earlier in the evening that we called it a trip and went home. 

I usually work fairly hard to avoid crowds and I'm going to work even harder now! I had no idea how busy that place could get.

Thanks Jim.  Glad you at least got a few fish.  Sorry you got to experience Deer Creek at it's worst.  Don't know if there are any really GOOD days...depending on day of the week and time.  Seems like the attitude on many of our formerly quiet fishing ponds is now that the biggest, noisiest craft...making the biggest waves...has dominion over all other inconsequential boats and their occupants.