lost creek 01-07-05

[hookit]

Got to Lost Creek about 10:00 am. Fished by dam about 60 ft. out.
Ice was about 8" thick. Fish started showing up on finder right away. After setting up the shack and started fishing, bites were almost instant. Caught first fish within 5 mins. Hooked a few that got away. After about 3 hours of fishing, I probably caught about 20 fish. All were cutthroats 8-10". Sure had alot of bites that I missed. The bites were soft, you really had to watch your pole.
The depth was 50ft. Most of the fish were about midway, 21-28ft. down. Good day at Lost Creek. Dragging the Sugar Shack up the hill
by myself was a pain for about 5 mins. But it was worth it.
The wife thinks I'm crazy for torturing myself like that just for a fish.
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[wiperhunter2]

Thanks for the report, was there anyone else fishing up there? What kind of jigs and bait were you using? WH2
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[Kent]

[size 1]"Dragging the Sugar Shack up the hill by myself was a pain for about 5 mins." I want you on my next trip if you can haul anything up that hill in 5 minutes![/size]
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[hookit]

It's not too bad once you get your second wind and your legs don't give out. But like I said it was worth it.
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[hookit]

I was using whatta crickets, boogers and rat finkie jigs. It seems like the rat finkie tipped with a meal worm was getting more bites.
The green whatta crickets was o.k., but the white with a waxie worm was better. The booger (green) tipped with a waxie worm was also pretty effective.
The road up to Lost Creek was good, only a few patches of ice here and there. Whoever plows that road is doing a good job. They even spread salt on the road. It sure is alot better than last year.
Seen some nice bucks on the way up. On the way back, I seen some turkey's right where the road forks off towards cement plant. That was neat. Also seen alot of Bald Eagles.
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