Had the week off this week so I was able to put a good bit of time in the seat of my kayak. Wednesday morning I got up early and headed toward the Elk River. I had never been there before so my plan was to put in the dam for a bit and then put in at Ferris Creek Bridge and paddle upstream and fish my way back. I ended up putting in at Ferris Creek first and never did make it to the dam. I paddled upstream to what looked to be about halfway to the dam on the map. Once I finally started fishing, I was catching fish immediately. They hit about anything I threw at them but I caught most on spinners and TM's. I lost count but probably caught 30-40 trout in 4 hours of fishing. I didn't catch anything huge but did find a large Brown dead. The Elk was really nice. It's just a different kind of river than the Caney. I would definitely make the drive again.
On Thursday, the wife and I packed up to go camping below Center Hill and fish the Caney. After we got all settled in, we launched the kayaks in the pond to fish for a couple hours. There was one generator running and the fish were biting pretty well. While the wife got accustomed to her kayak, I sat in one spot and caught 15-20 trout in about an hour. Most were small but did get lucky with one nice Brown.
The next morning we made the rainy float from the dam to Happy Hollow. Fish were biting just about anything. We caught 50-60 trout between the two of us. I caught most on spinners and TM's. Wife was using corn for the most part. Nothing huge but the wife managed the biggest fish of the day with an 18" rainbow. Overall, it was a great trip and a good experience for the wife just getting used to fishing from the yak. It was so nice being on the Caney and not having to battle the crowds. We saw a half dozen or so fishermen wading and that was it. Sorry for the long read.
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Caney and Elk Rivers 7/16-7/19
