Crooked Creeking With Some Coworkers

We are up in North Arkansas again, assisting the Trout Program with some brown trout fingerling marking. This type of work can not be properly done without a fishing pole in the back of the truck. After work, we waded a 3 mile stretch around the Fred Berry Education Center. The brownies were favoring minnow imitations over crayfish baits. Unfortunately i only packed crayfish baits. Matt Horton on the other hand gave a clinic on fishing small grubs. He caught the most (by far) and the largest. I learned a valuable lesson. I kept getting strikes but I was coming up empty. I finally checked my craw bug and my hook was broken off at the bend!
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Tomorrow after work, I will swallow my pride and use some salt and pepper triple ripples. Hopefully I will redeem myself!

Way to go Matt. Swallowing your pride is worth it if you catch more fish. LOL

Sweet! Funny looking Crappie though......

Save that bait with the broke hook. Be a good trick to play on someone . :Rofl Looks like a fun way to spend a hot afternoon .

good times after work is fun.
Do you over stock Little Red River at Leslie, Arkansas.

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Originally Posted by 1sunkenbobber

good times after work is fun.
Do you over stock Little Red River at Leslie, Arkansas.

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We do not stock the Little Red River at Leslie. Open systems (rivers, creeks) are difficult to improve with stocking. I wish that this drainage was as productive as Crooked Creek or the Buffalo. Then I wouldn't have to drive so far!

you need to try from Elba to Rumley.Good creek fishing!

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Originally Posted by 1sunkenbobber

you need to try from Elba to Rumley.Good creek fishing!

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I'm going to Google Earth that area tomorrow at work.

Good fun wading... Congrats on catchin!!

Are these public access points? We are heading up there next week after we float the Kings this weekend.

Are these public?

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Originally Posted by 1sunkenbobber

you need to try from Elba to Rumley.Good creek fishing!

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No, landlowner at Elba don't mind.

Yes. They are all public accesses. The first day we fished upstream of Kelly's Slab out side of Yellville. The second day we fished upstream of Pyatt Access.