Remote Sanctuary of Darkness- Part 3, Baker Creek
- Jun 20
- 2 min read
In the last chapter we set out to search for the source of the rushing water sound. It didn't take very long to find it! You had to fight through a moderate amount of brush, some thornbushes and low hanging tree branches, but it was basically about a 5 minute hike from the campsite. The creek was amazingly vibrant and crystal clear for its' size. It was about 10 foot wide on average and not very deep, maybe a foot or so.
Now supposedly there were fish in there but I was trying to figure out how that was possible given the depth of the water as well as the fairly robust current flow!
Well as you can see there were fish in there! I was blown away by how many I was able to catch because you sure as heck couldn't see them. They were all brown trout which I learned were introduced into the lake and creek some time ago. The only native fish was apparently cutthroat trout which were found mostly further upstream toward the lake. At any rate some were fairly decent size for the body of water they were in! The largest one I caught was perhaps around 8-10 oz.
I've never done creek fishing before and it was certainly a learning experience. Basically the trick was to find a less turbulent section of water, such as behind larger rocks, and just drop your weight into it and let it sink to the bottom. No way you're going to cast with all the low hanging branches and brush around. I would let out about 4 feet of line and just place it right where I wanted it, then let out a little more line to let it run downstream so the fish would notice it. The best time was early in the morning just at sunrise.
I hadn't anticipated fishing in these conditions so the lightest weight equipment I had was this Daiwa bait caster, but it did the trick! Just a couple #4 split shots for weight. And the bait?.....live nightcrawlers of course. I have never seen a fish that didn't like live worms!
Thanks for reading...and watching!
DrDave
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