Cougar Creek

Date: July 1, 2007
Location: Curd Mouth, Bridge
Air temp: 80s
Water temp: ???
Hatches: ?
Fish landed: skank

Present members of the Fly Anglers Guild :|: Upper Midwest Chapter, for this outing were:

TP
Xan


Sleeping in after a night of keg stands and general sin, the prospect of spending a Sunday relaxing in an air conditioned room, trying to once again lead the Lions to a Super Bowl in Madden 2004, sounded like the best plan on the table.

As I was settling into a home game versus the Saints, I got a call from TP. Scout out a new river? Sure, why not. If anything could shake the effects of the previous night, stream time would be it (especially since T offered to drive).

From his agents in the field, TP had gotten word of trout activity not far from the Curd. We initially set out for one river, but found ourselves closer to another investigative worthy creek. Plum Creek, at least in the areas we found, turned out to be crap.

We then decided to explore the lowest areas of the Curd. We found an access point not far from the mouth. From the bridge, we saw a couple huge trout, and many, many larger suckers. We also discovered the local watering hole, occupied with families and cougars.

After gearing up and exchanging pleasantries with the locals, we went up the river. The water was decent in spots, and we saw some fish, but there was no action. We then drove to the Bridge, where we fished Quickdraw's favorite run. Fish were rising, but not to any dry we threw at them. The skunk continued and the day was done.