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I am stuck attending a scout trip up hobble creek canyon. I am not real excited so I need your help.
I have never fished hobble creek canyon and any information would be helpful. I fully plan to slip away from time to time to fish. Let me know. Thanks in advance for your help.
Mike
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[cool]I'd recommend sending a pm to Marshall Law, Cat Man, or Carp Punisher as they are all from that area and have experience on that water.
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The best thing is a Mepps balck rooster tail with silver spoon.
If you fish the dam area thats a throw what ever you have area.....
Worms work ok, but it's slow. If you see any grass hoppers THAT IS THE BEST THING !
Have fun !
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thank you for the reply. I will be sure to give the mepps a try. I think i have several with black tails? Do you have any luck with jigs. I have recenty been creating a hybrid jig/fly which I have been wanting to try.
My scout camp is at adventure park which is past Jeramiah Johnson camp. Any good fishing in the area???
Thanks
Mike
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Thats pretty high up there..... I only trucked my G-fathers stuff up for when he did a scout camp up that high............... Are you talking about way up left hand fork ? If so, not much luck.... Right hand is the feeding stream that comes form the Berry and has the most fish.
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That area is above the golf course on the right fork if I am not mistaken, far above the catch basin which is only 1/2 mile up the canyon.
It has some decent fish in it, but it is very accessible and so can get lots of fishing pressure. This time of year, the water should be quite low and clear, so I would suggest wearing shorts and crappy shoes and wet-wading the stream. Try to keep a low profile, stay close to brush if you can and in the shadows if possible. The low, clear water makes fish spook very easily.
Fish upstream. If you cast a spinner, make sure it is a tiny one and cast beyond your target and bring it back down. A spinner might spook the fish too. Small garden worms or pieces of nightcrawler can be good if fished through holes and pockets casting above holes and let it drift through them.
Also, like Marshall_Law said, grasshoppers can be HOT this time of year. Catch some of the smaller sized ones in the grasses in the canyon, and cast them as you would a worm. If they float too much, put a tiny split shot about a foot and a half above them.
Good luck and be sure to report on how you do!
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I much rather the hopper floats.. It's kinda like fly fishing, you see those bad boys come right up and take it in and if you wait just a few seconds then slowly real in (not yank to set the hook) just real in and they will set it themselvs.
But hey thats just me [sly]
Give us a report when you get back, I really miss my ol' stompin grounds.
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If you are a fly fisherman, try a hopper imitation or a Stimulator. I've had good luck with those on Hobble Creek in the late summer and early fall. It's exciting to see a trout rise up and grab that big fly right off the surface.
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You will find a lot of private property of left fork so hopefully you can find a stretch of river to fish from. If you can't find much up left fork head over to right fork and use any small stream tactics.
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