Tokul Creek

[kingroobes]

Ive fished below the creek a hand full of times but never actually fished the creek itself. I know there's a lot of riff raff about flossing yadda yadda... Anyway I was thinking of trying it since its open and close by, but my question is how do you even fish it? Any technique/tackle advice would be appreciated.

[BentRod]

Ive fished below the creek a hand full of times but never actually fished the creek itself. I know there's a lot of riff raff about flossing yadda yadda... Anyway I was thinking of trying it since its open and close by, but my question is how do you even fish it? Any technique/tackle advice would be appreciated.

Typical is drift style corky/yarn: light weight (~1/8 oz) and short leader (12'-24"). Target the holes behind the boulders, logs, etc. Can also try using a float above the same offering. I've only tried it once, but quickly learned that too much weight results in lost gear.

Good luck if you give it a go.

[natetreat]

Use some good roe. You need to get in the pockets and stay there as long as you can. You're going to get hung up. Pre tie with swivel, leader and weight already made up, at least that's what I do. Use a fixed float so that you get down quick, and it will drag you up over the snags. The fish are bitey, don't listen to anyone if they tell you otherwise. Bring heavy gear, the current rips and you don't have a lot of room to play a fish. Don't try to cross the creek, we don't need you to drown, it's a lot swifter that it looks, and it looks pretty dangerous. Most guys are going to flip a drift set up, but dogging it you'll have a lot more luck if you do it right.

[bob johansen]

The bass flipping technique works well and as Bent Rod says don,t use any more weight than necessary. I have caught a few steelies fishing under the bridge.

[kingroobes]

Use some good roe. You need to get in the pockets and stay there as long as you can. You're going to get hung up. Pre tie with swivel, leader and weight already made up, at least that's what I do. Use a fixed float so that you get down quick, and it will drag you up over the snags. The fish are bitey, don't listen to anyone if they tell you otherwise. Bring heavy gear, the current rips and you don't have a lot of room to play a fish. Don't try to cross the creek, we don't need you to drown, it's a lot swifter that it looks, and it looks pretty dangerous. Most guys are going to flip a drift set up, but dogging it you'll have a lot more luck if you do it right.

Ok, sounds like doggin is the way to go. So would like a 12" leader, a splitshot or two, and a fixed float about a foot or so above that sound about right?

[natetreat]

It depends. I run it about 3 feet on average. The idea is that you set the float to about 1 1/2 as deep as the deepest part of the slot you're fishing. Make sure your float is small enough to detect the bite. If you're too deep, than your float won't go down in time and you'll miss bites, but too shallow and you won't get down to the bottom in time. Be prepared to be in the minority on the creek, guys haven't caught on to doggin in that creek yet. It's super effective though. I don't fish mornings there, show up maybe at noon, and guys are amazed when they've been fishing all day and I pull out five fish from the same hole they've been fishing all day. Good quality eggs, the fish really don't go for shrimp as much. A bead or yarny under the float works too, not as well though. With the weight, you want enough to get down quick. A lot of the good areas are little pockets that if you're drift fishing, you don't get down in time when you use enough weight to stay out of the snags, and if you do use enough weight, you're going to break off on every cast. The float keeps you out of the snags, drags you along. I find that using the skinny stick lead keeps you out of the snags better. The creek is super low right now, if we get good rain that would make it fish way better, but I'm sure there are a lot of fish in it still. I haven't been down there since January though. I've been fishing the nooch and skook. If I get time, I may go out one last trip there though, it's my favorite place to fish around here. I like that small creek style.

[kingroobes]

ok thanks, I think I was underestimating how deep the actual pockets are. I've got into bobber doggin recently and it's funny how some people get so puzzled when you actually catch a fish with the set up

[jd39]

Think I'm going to try this out on Tuesday, happen to have the day off with nothing to do now (original fishing plans fell through), thanks for the thread and tips!