jhaquett
08-12-2007, 10:18 AM
Yesterday I fished:
1. Upper Hat Creek at Subway Cave Campground
2. Middle Hat Creek at Powerhouse #2
3. Lower Hat Creek at the Hat Creek Park off of 299
4. Burney Creek right below the falls.
Hat Creek was slow and is crowded in the upper section and gets less crowded as you get lower.
I caught only one fish in the upper section and it was very busy...not such a great place to go right now.
Powerhouse #2....fishing well. If you can get position in the best riffle you can hook around 10 fish with a midge or microfly below an electric pheasant tail or something similar. If it is busy when you arrive and the main riffle is occupied you are probably going to have a tough day. You can catch a lot of big fish at the actual spillway but it is a very synthetic experience and not something I would suggest to the members of this fine board.
Lower Hat Creek in the middle of the day (when I tried it) is very tough. No activity to speak of. Not suggested in mid-day or right at the park. I went there just to have a picnic, it is an excellent place for a picnic and to teach your girlfriend a little more about casting and presentation.
Burney Creek was by far my best experience of the day. The falls this time of year are absolutely beautiful. It was 90 degrees above the fall and 75 with a fine mist below the falls! The water is frozen cold and I didn't have waders but your legs tend to numb up plenty fast. Using my same pheasant tail/micro mayfly setup I fished the first two of the various pools up and down the creek. The scenery is amazing and if you fish with your back towards the path and keep your eye on the water you never notice another remnant of human life because of the noise from the falls. I managed to land all fish that I hooked, 7 in all. All of the fish were beautiful wild rainbows 9-11" and were excellent fighters. I only fished for about an hour.
If you go to the Burney area I HIGHLY suggest fishing around the falls! Go down the creek fishing the larger pools with an indicator setup, and on your way back up use a high-stick method for the smaller pools. 8) 8)
1. Upper Hat Creek at Subway Cave Campground
2. Middle Hat Creek at Powerhouse #2
3. Lower Hat Creek at the Hat Creek Park off of 299
4. Burney Creek right below the falls.
Hat Creek was slow and is crowded in the upper section and gets less crowded as you get lower.
I caught only one fish in the upper section and it was very busy...not such a great place to go right now.
Powerhouse #2....fishing well. If you can get position in the best riffle you can hook around 10 fish with a midge or microfly below an electric pheasant tail or something similar. If it is busy when you arrive and the main riffle is occupied you are probably going to have a tough day. You can catch a lot of big fish at the actual spillway but it is a very synthetic experience and not something I would suggest to the members of this fine board.
Lower Hat Creek in the middle of the day (when I tried it) is very tough. No activity to speak of. Not suggested in mid-day or right at the park. I went there just to have a picnic, it is an excellent place for a picnic and to teach your girlfriend a little more about casting and presentation.
Burney Creek was by far my best experience of the day. The falls this time of year are absolutely beautiful. It was 90 degrees above the fall and 75 with a fine mist below the falls! The water is frozen cold and I didn't have waders but your legs tend to numb up plenty fast. Using my same pheasant tail/micro mayfly setup I fished the first two of the various pools up and down the creek. The scenery is amazing and if you fish with your back towards the path and keep your eye on the water you never notice another remnant of human life because of the noise from the falls. I managed to land all fish that I hooked, 7 in all. All of the fish were beautiful wild rainbows 9-11" and were excellent fighters. I only fished for about an hour.
If you go to the Burney area I HIGHLY suggest fishing around the falls! Go down the creek fishing the larger pools with an indicator setup, and on your way back up use a high-stick method for the smaller pools. 8) 8)