3/25/07 whitewater pics

[nate larson]

Well I wasn't planning on fishing today but the nice weather convinced me. I fished the south branch of whitewater and it was the first time I have fished that branch. There were a few other people out fishing today but still plenty of room. I ended up catching 5 fish and probably walked a couple of miles. It always seems like a long walk back to the car. Probably because I keep wanting to see what is around the next bend. The river looked to be in good shape. It was low enough and relatively clear. The only problem I noticed was all the trash! Everywhere I looked there was garbage on the stream bank. I must have picked up 6 pop cans and plenty of other misc. junk. I could have filled up several garbage bags full but didn't have any bags with. It makes me so mad! The other problem I noticed was the stream bank erosion. People need to keep in mind that the streams banks are very vulnerable right now. Try to stay away from the edge if possilble. Here are a few pics from my outing. The first two are nice sized browns that I caught. And the third pic shows some of the streamside erosion.

[Fish_Hunter]

That is one nice Brown there. I had the same situation, didn't plan on fishing, but ended up hitting the stream Sat. morning. Must of caught the tail end of the feeding, ended up with 17 for a total. What a fun day! Nothing to brag about, but had a great time!! Had a few nice ones that would have been bragable, but couldn't coax them into a solid hit....The minute that sun burned off the morning fog, is when it seemed to shutdown. I was till able to pull a few out on the way back to the car, but nothing like earlier in the morning. It was just plain great to be out, should have went yesterday too. That is too bad about all that trash, glad to hear your tried picking up some of it. I came back with 3 pop cans and a reel that was busted. Why can't people take their trash out??

[FlatBottom]

I know that spot! I was just there lastnight. I live just two miles or so from there as a crow flys. Good stream, good fishin'.