New Stretch of River (at least for me)

[AndyS]

Nice trout, surprised you didn't get any Smallmouth.

[akoop]

Originally Posted by AndyS

Nice trout, surprised you didn't get any Smallmouth.

No smallmouths but I did get a sunfish and I saw some big creek chubs.

[Drossi]

Originally Posted by akoop

I saw some big creek chubs.

There are some big ones in there for sure. In the less fished spots I've gotten some close to 13 inches. Wild fish!

[thmyorke1]

Originally Posted by Drossi

There are some big ones in there for sure. In the less fished spots I've gotten some close to 13 inches. Wild fish!

13 inch creek chubs or fallfish just to be clear? Cause big creek chubs are a rarity for me.

[Drossi]

Originally Posted by thmyorke1

13 inch creek chubs or fallfish just to be clear? Cause big creek chubs are a rarity for me.

Fall fish, I have a habit of using the term creek chub for both but I'm referring to fall fish. There are some brutes in there. You can tell by the number and size of them where the bait fishermen aren't fishing.

[Chrisper4694]

nice fish. the worst part of exploring rivers is when you find those damn chains blocking access. You'll find some area on google maps, go there, hike through the woods, wade for hundreds of yards and then boom no access. It has to be the most ridiculous thing in this world that if you have property on either side of a big navigable river you can close the water off. really starting to piss me off more and more.

and now we have guys kicking us out of non-posted spots claiming they own it and i have to then go look it up online. The most recent one was claiming he owned much more property than he actually did after i looked up the property lines.

maybe there's a loop hole, someone told me as long as you're floating you can go through....so i can finally put some use to my homer donut inner tube...

[akoop]

Originally Posted by Chrisper4694

nice fish. the worst part of exploring rivers is when you find those damn chains blocking access. You'll find some area on google maps, go there, hike through the woods, wade for hundreds of yards and then boom no access. It has to be the most ridiculous thing in this world that if you have property on either side of a big navigable river you can close the water off. really starting to piss me off more and more.

and now we have guys kicking us out of non-posted spots claiming they own it and i have to then go look it up online. The most recent one was claiming he owned much more property than he actually did after i looked up the property lines.

maybe there's a loop hole, someone told me as long as you're floating you can go through....so i can finally put some use to my homer donut inner tube...

How about this...

[briansnat]

Originally Posted by Chrisper4694

maybe there's a loop hole, someone told me as long as you're floating you can go through....so i can finally put some use to my homer donut inner tube...

If the river/stream is considered "navigable", then you can float through private property, but you can't fish without permission.

[thmyorke1]

Originally Posted by Drossi

Fall fish, I have a habit of using the term creek chub for both but I'm referring to fall fish. There are some brutes in there. You can tell by the number and size of them where the bait fishermen aren't fishing.

I see, I learned lately that folk fish them out for bait. I'd always find the bigger ones away from the most accessible spot.

[thmyorke1]

I hear you Chrisper. That's some bs.

I was fishing under some bridge one time and a young man drives up and asks me to leave , kindly and even gives tips on some other holes to fish, cool dude. But I found it funny how if I was just 20 ft away on the other side I was alright. I got nothing against him though.

I bet people that have to put up wire and signs up on there property have had problems with anglers / hunters before. I wish more streams were open to the public somehow.