Creek smallie!!

[BuckSlayer]

Caught these guys on memorial day at a creek in Ross county. I didnt have a scale but this one was about 21 in long, the other one is about 16 in. I had two more hits from nice fish.. Sorry the pics are blurry.http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w107/buckslayer06/SaltCreek001.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w107/buckslayer06/SaltCreek002.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w107/buckslayer06/SaltCreek.jpg

[chopiq]

Buck, nice fish. i 'd say the bigger one is close to 5 lbs. Thats a big smallie, especially coming from a creek. I'm wading the Darby this Sunday.

[mullskinner]

i can't beleive all the pic's of the jumbo smallies i have been seeing come from these lil cricks awesome !!!:coolgleamA: :coolgleamA: :coolgleamA:

[BuckSlayer]

Thanks chopiq....I had a blast...wading is the best thing to do on these hot summer days.

[mrjbigfoot]

Man, Super Nice Smallie!!! That one is a HOG!!!

:D

[chopiq]

What do you use to keep your camera in to keep it from getting wet? I wade a section that gets around 4' deep and am afraid of getting my camera wet.

[BuckSlayer]

I have a nice digital but I def dont take it....i just used a cheap $5 disposable...i just put it in a ziplock and I wear a backpack...I make sure I keep the backpack out of the water.

[cornstalk7]

Wow,.......nice creek smallies. thats my favorite kind of fishing. me and a buddy went wading Darby Creek monday, caught more saugeyes than bass...there's a nice small creek like that here in Pickaway county that I used to get some monster creek smallmouth from in the 70's and 80's. but now all I catch are 6-8 inchers.......lots of people and kids wading it now, plus new homes every 200 yards. Nice ones Buckslayer.......

[CritterGitter]

That's an awesome smallie anywhere much less from a creek. Way to go Buckslayer!

Kyle

[Full Rut]

Son! Thats some good smallies right there.

[poorboyhuntin]

what creek are you fishing in ross county,that is where i am from,have you ever used helgramites,they are the worlds greatest small mouth bait.

[BuckSlayer]

Big Salt Creek..richmondale...I have used them over at Brush creek and caught some...I caught those nice ones on a secret rubber worm I buy off the Amish in Indiana....I also caught some on a crawdad crankbait.

[mullskinner]

Big Salt Creek..richmondale...I have used them over at Brush creek and caught some...I caught those nice ones on a secret rubber worm I buy off the Amish in Indiana....I also caught some on a crawdad crankbait.

AWESOME FISH BUDDIE !!!!!!!!!:coolgleamA:

[BuckSlayer]

Thanks mully...and thanks for the congrads on the turkey contest.

[whitetail1966]

That is a great fishCaught these guys on memorial day at a creek in Ross county. I didnt have a scale but this one was about 21 in long, the other one is about 16 in. I had two more hits from nice fish.. Sorry the pics are blurry.http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w107/buckslayer06/SaltCreek001.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w107/buckslayer06/SaltCreek002.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w107/buckslayer06/SaltCreek.jpg

[coonskinner]

nice feesh i thank that feesh go around 6!!!:mischeif:

[BuckSlayer]

18incher I caught on 6-18-07
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w107/buckslayer06/Smallie12.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w107/buckslayer06/Smallie15.jpg

[tcba1987]

those are some NICE smallies, in my opinion small stream wading is the only way to fish !!! so far my biggest this year was a 18 incher that i caught in May !!!

[Kaiser878]

I caught a 13 incher on monday in the sugarcreek. What are you using for these giant smallies!

[BuckSlayer]

Rubber worms...best lure ever.

[deerhunt45]

Rubber worms...best lure ever.

I agree http://www.websitetoolbox.com/images/boards/smilies/thumb.gif

Most versatile lure ever!

[estopher]

That isn't Rocky Fork is it? I live in Ross County and wade every where. I have yet to have a day like that. I just moved back in March so you may have some competition next year. LOL I usually hit North Fork (another suspected guess at where those came from), Paint Creek, Rocky Fork, and Buckskin. I didn't get a full season in this year. Do you feel like the big ones move to big water in the summer? In-fisherman reports that smallies move as much as 72 miles in a summer -I wouldn't doubt it.

Any who maybe I'll see you out there someday. And here is a article I WROTE, if you have any tips you use I have 30 days to change it I would be happy to put them in there and give you full credit. http://fish.suite101.com/article.cfm/smallmouth_bass_use_chemical_alert

[BuckSlayer]

Nope..not rocky fork...caught em in big salt near richmondale.

[whitesnake]

Hey estopher great article and man are them some nice smallies the guy caught I am going to have to get out this weekend it has been awhile.

[poorboyhuntin]

estopher,how do you get into rocky fork creek without the tree huggers trying to run you down,they are trying to buy every inch of land on that creek.

[estopher]

I will admit the tree huggers are getting hard to deal with...If you go in at Browning Road (your first left after Paint Creek Road) and continue until you hit a bridge,the bridge that crosses Rocky Fork Creek is state land. According to state law, waters that are navigational by boat are safe as long as you don't anchor. To me? No tree hugger has given me a hard time as long as I was at least trying to meet the waterway navigational laws (i.e. dragging a kayak at least). And if you go towards the end, almost none of the residents close to the intersection of Rocky Fork Creek and Route 50 are concerned with anglers. Simply knock on a door and permission will be granted to fish all the way to the Paint Creek- Rocky Fork Intersection (I've caught a muskie and a 4 pound smallie there every year I have fished it like clock work--besides the how and when). Hope this helps you out, it is a beautiful creek and my premise is that fish move up Rocky fork out of Paint Creek, so you aren't going to hurt the fishing. It seems the harder it is fished the more fish that move into the area. But a great family float;use the state access,don't anchor, and the tree huggers can't say much

[unluckyman]

nice