#creek fishing

[wallswildernessaccess]

The absolute SIZE of this bass!

We got up early the other morning and threw our poles in to try and catch some breakfast. I am so impressed and excited about this monster, he’s huge especially for a creek fish. He along with a small mouth bass I caught made a delicious meal.

I adore the last photo of Doc & the fish. So cute.

[doover76]

[wandering-spaghetti]

Cheap Adventures & Elusive Prey

Picture it, 2016, a couple of poor young people move in together just starting out our independent, grown up (or so we thought) lives and a fish we didn't know existed.

We were both working blue collar jobs and not making a lot, but also putting a teenager (my cousin) through school, including JROTC and FFA . Money was tight and we didn't have a lot extra to go out and do your typical fun things like movies or eating out. What we ended up doing in most of our free time was riding dirt roads on our way home from work. Ths evolved into stopping at every creek along the way to see if we could catch fish. You wouldn't catch us without fishing poles in the vehicle that summer!

And there we discovered one of our favorite things to do. Even now, eight years later and a lot better off you can still catch us creek fishing multiple times a year, especially in the summer. Fishing was fairly cheap for us to do and it was always so much fun because you never knew what you would catch. And finding new fishing spots was a challenge when we had the extra gas to ride around.

Several weeks into our fishing adventures I was talking to a coworker about some of our fishing experiences and he asked me if we had caught any Redfin Pike. I had never heard of such a fish so I was intrigued and asked him what it was and why they were special. According to him, Redfin Pike is a special kind of creek fish that is really hard to catch. They are elusive and don't bite just anything that drops into the water, they are also big fighters when you hook them despite being a small fish. They only get about 12 inches long. According to my coworker and other old timers I have spoken to apparently they are quite good to eat, talked about as a "chicken of the creek". He talked about them like they were almost a mythical fish. A unicorn, so to speak.

Part of what makes them hard to find is that they only thrive in running water, so many of the streams and creeks they used to flourish in have dried up or have been redirected to the point that they don't flow enough to be a suitable habitat for Redfin Pike.

My coworker also told me that they were bloodthirsty fish and that to catch them you would want to use a lure or other bait with red on it to resemble an open wound.

That was all it took, we were on a mission. A mission to find a unicorn. I mean, a Redfin Pike.

Armed with our favorite fishing gear and some new things we splurged on for this special fish, we headed out to some of our favorite spots. It took us a few weeks but eventually we did find a good fishing hole that was, if not teeming, then definitly well stocked with Redfn Pike.

What surprised us though is that we did not catch the first ones off anything red as we had been hearing that Pike loved. We caught the first ones on a blue crappie grub while we were trying to catch Warmouths at a creek that ran through a friend's property. We were so surprised that it took us a minute to realize that we had finally caught a Redfin Pike!

They were everything we had been told and so much fun to catch. We went to that same fishing spot several days later and were able to catch a few more on a lure that is a favorite of my husband's, he has caught everything from Largemouth Bass to tiny Breem, and yes, Redfin Pike.

Picture below of my husband, so proud of catching a fish we had spent weeks trying to find, and our biggest catch to date.

To this day we haven't eaten one of these so I can't speak for the taste but they are every bit as fun to catch as they are reputed to be. If you ever have the opportunity to fish in a creek in Georgia, be sure to keep an eye out for our elusive friend the Redfin Pike.

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[spent-brass]

Spent my weekend walking the creeks of Southern Ohio and Northeastern West Virginia. Horrible fishing conditions, everything was washed out from the recent rains.

[clowfish]

They have slightly different definitions for “taking out”

[baguantte]

waiting for the day when my south park art just dries up its not coming any time soon tho

[vyva-melinkolya]

Long-tailed Salamander // Dark Fishing Spider

[samimarkart]

little roundup of some current things up in my shop! bandanas, bumper stickers, small stickers and some hand printed tully monster prints!

[fridaybear]

Hello, pals. It's Friday. The weekend is here. Y'all made it, and we're glad you're here. Make your weekend amazing.

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"Black Bear" by jitze is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

[pointandshooter]

Mattawoman Creek, Maryland

photo: David Castenson

[zichiwatchesyou]

To all the fans of the shows that I watched growing up

To all the fans of the shows that made me think women are more attractive than men.

My oc has s a silly little question for y’all (don’t worry she’s supportive)

[lake-lady]

Trout lilies are named so for their resemblance to brown trout, with reddish brown spots on a yellow background 🌼🐟

[nafohcnis]

send an ask when they least expect it - the nefarious asker

[spent-brass]

Riding the bike around when you almost crash trying to stop because you just found the best looking creek fishing spot

[clowfish]

hes just trying to be supportive

[creativity-deficient]

Young adult creek but they both dress like dads submit post