Stauffer creek

[davesilva]

Last year in the fall I was meaning to take a trip out to the creek heard its great in the fall

However it is open now and has anyone been fishing it lately I've been itching to get out for some fishing thinking about it

Any advice would be appreciated thanks

[davesilva]

Wow thanks for the help I'll just try streamers

[Bhflyfisher]

You're going to have your ass handed to you by those trout specifically, if you dont have the patience to wait more then 5 hours for a response....

Streamers are a good choice. Try the upper sections near the springs. They will be the only parts ice free.

[Dak1138]

Try fishing the deeper pools and fish during he warmest part of he day.
I wanted to head out last weekend but ended up working late on Friday and didn't make it out.
Looks like it is getting cold again.
Good luck.

[davesilva]

Ya after thinking about it I decided to go out for some canine hunting

When is this creek fishable in summer im guessing not till June?

[Okotokian]

Where is Stauffer? I've heard the name but couldn't find it listed in the regs.

[davesilva]

It's the north Raven I believe some even call it french mens creek is im correct?

Someone correct me if I'm wrong only my second year fly fishing

[Don Andersen]

Locally known as the "Creek from Hell" for it's ability to humble nearly every angler.

[Okotokian]

Originally Posted by Don Andersen

Locally known as the "Creek from Hell" for it's ability to humble nearly every angler.

tough or not, I'm intrigued by any trout stream open in winter. Just can't get interested in sitting over a hole in the ice.

[Dak1138]

Originally Posted by davesilva

It's the north Raven I believe some even call it french mens creek is im correct?

Someone correct me if I'm wrong only my second year fly fishing

"Frenchman's Creek" flows into "Lake X". Both are terms used by anglers to keep their spots a secret.

[Bhflyfisher]

its fishable all through the year. As temps warm up the fish get going. However, stay off it in october. No need to bother the spawning fish.

[davesilva]

Are there actually bears by this creek?

Weird cause I've been reading on other posts on fellow said watch out for bears!

Any of you guys fish the spot by lazy M lodge?

[Don Andersen]

Dave,

Is there bears on Stauffer? Certainly as possibility. I've never seen one on the 44 years and several thousand trips. Don't mean they ain't there.
Better to be concerned about attack cows and irate landowners.
Closest I got to getting tuned up by wildlife was a ****ed muskrat.

Don

[Tb_45]

Originally Posted by davesilva

Are there actually bears by this creek?

Weird cause I've been reading on other posts on fellow said watch out for bears!

Any of you guys fish the spot by lazy M lodge?

One thing to watch out for is cougars, bears are always possible i guess but i know from personal experience, and have had pictures shown to me by landowners who let me access stretches of creek that cougars are present.

[drhu22]

Originally Posted by davesilva

Last year in the fall I was meaning to take a trip out to the creek heard its great in the fall
However it is open now and has anyone been fishing it lately I've been itching to get out for some fishing thinking about it
Any advice would be appreciated thanks

That would be btfl in the winter... post pictures when you get back?

[WillyOneStyle]

Bears and cougars, maybe. There used to be a white dog that would visit and scare the heck out of me. The bush is thick and noisy which had me wondering what it was that approached. I have lots of great memories at Stauffer, not very many of them involve catching fish. That isn't to say that they aren't there, but for the most part, they bested me.

[WillyOneStyle]

One evening a friend and I emerged from the thickness surrounding Stauffer to where we had parked near the bridge on 761. We had been beaten both by the creek and the hike in and out. As we got to the guard rail a fella and his wife pulled up in a car and parked. He grabbed a spinning rod from the trunk with a single spoon tied to it, walked down to the bank next to the bridge and sent the lure in. Wham. Nice Brown, looked to be somewhere around 16 inches. We left.

[potatogun]

Originally Posted by Don Andersen

Dave,

Is there bears on Stauffer? Certainly as possibility. I've never seen one on the 44 years and several thousand trips. Don't mean they ain't there.
Better to be concerned about attack cows and irate landowners.
Closest I got to getting tuned up by wildlife was a ****ed muskrat.

Don

Are you sure it wasn't an otter

[Don Andersen]

Spud gun,

Only city folks are confused. Muskrats are green whereas otters are generally putrid yellow.

Hard to see Otters in the fall due to fallen leaves. They hide in fallen leaves.


Don

[wags]

Originally Posted by Don Andersen

Spud gun,

Only city folks are confused. Muskrats are green whereas otters are generally putrid yellow.

Hard to see Otters in the fall due to fallen leaves. They hide in fallen leaves.


Don

Hi Don,

I'm a city folk who wasn't confused until you made the statement above. what exactly are green and yellow?

[greylynx]

Don:

Muskrat and Otter? The first thing that goes through my head is " what kind" of fly you tie with them.

On a serious note, how is the frac sand permit on the Stauffer coming along?

Thanks.


P.S.

Wags: stay out of trouble with those early season expeditions of yours.

[wags]

Originally Posted by greylynx

Don:

Muskrat and Otter? The first thing that goes through my head is " what kind" of fly you tie with them.

On a serious note, how is the frac sand permit on the Stauffer coming along?

Thanks.


P.S.

Wags: stay out of trouble with those early season expeditions of yours.

I'm too old and tired to get into trouble. But apparently not old enough to understand what Don is saying lol

[diamonddave]

Me either???