Saturday, my friend Tony invited me to fish in some streams north of town near Manitowoc. First we fished the West Twin River for smallmouth. I caught one right away, but neither of us caught any after that. It was the biggest smallmouth I've caught so far this season.
After pounding all the smallmouth structure, I saw some rising fish dimpling the surface. I tied on an elk hair caddis and went after them.
After pounding all the smallmouth structure, I saw some rising fish dimpling the surface. I tied on an elk hair caddis and went after them.
I love catching anything on a dry fly. I caught half a dozen or so of these minnows, then we headed for the east branch to try for some trout.
I caught some chubs and minnows on dries, but nothing else. Tony landed a couple browns. I managed to snap some pics of one of them
On to the Manitowoc River. We first stopped at an overpass neither of us had ever fished at. We both caught a couple fish, but nothing overly exciting. It seemed just to be an off day.
We hit one more spot a little further upstream. I went upstream, Tony headed down. I lost one smaller than average smallmouth, I don't think Tony caught any. As I headed back down to meet up with Tony I took a nasty spill that left me reeling like Peter Griffin. I stepped in a crevice between two sheets of concrete and tripped over another. The piece I stumbled over put its jagged edge into my thigh, and my attempt to brace for the fall resulted in another jagged edged piece of concrete finding the inside of my forearm. My thigh is still quite sore, the arm is fine. I must have been in some serious pain at the time, because I no longer wanted to fish, and I have fished in some pretty miserable conditions.
Back in Milwaukee, I have started fishing up above the concrete on the Menomonee River and found a healthy creek chub population. Nice sized fish that bite artificials consistantly and are great fun when I don't feel like driving. I've fished for these with fly gear and spinning gear. The best lures seem to be tiny trout spoons. A 1/8 ounce Little Cleo works great. Spinners have been productive as well. I'll try to catch anything.
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