tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36336582011-04-21T15:36:43.803-04:00the angler's quarterthe fishing exploits of alan creech and friends+ Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.comBlogger351100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-1131062307139870242005-11-03T18:58:00.000-05:002005-11-03T18:58:27.150-05:00testtesting+ Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-1091072353812667992004-07-28T23:32:00.000-04:002004-07-28T23:39:13.813-04:00tyin' fliesWow, I actually sat down in front of the TV and tied 5 flies tonight. May not sound like alot, but for me that's production tying. I'm sort of a perfectionist when it comes to my flies so I get a bit worn out when I tie. I'm always pretty satisfied with them though - that's a good thing - and they catch fish, which is even a better thing. I tied 3 #6 Clouser's Minnows (white and brown with + Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-1090615738156719812004-07-23T16:48:00.000-04:002004-07-23T16:48:58.156-04:00test+ Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-1090196584243373112004-07-18T20:01:00.000-04:002004-07-18T20:23:04.243-04:00Wow! It's been like 8 months since I blogged here. Sorry for anyone who ever looks at it. I know there are very few. I have been fishing a few times this year - mostly to Silver Creek in Madison County Kentucky - currently my favorite stream. I've caught a decent number of Smallmouth Bass. Of course, never enough. Too busy. Here are a few photos of one of the more memorable trips. My son Conor+ Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-1068659583463800592003-11-12T12:53:00.000-05:002003-11-12T12:54:48.466-05:00 I'm pretty sure I'm going here on the weekend of December 13th for a camping/fly fishing trip with my good friend Kevin. Kevin is not presently a fly fisherman. He will be though. This will be his break-in trip. I doubt many people will be on stream on a weekend in mid-December, so hopefully some of those hold-over Rainbows and maybe Browns too, will be hungry for flies. We shall see. I've + Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-1058362721420792092003-07-16T09:38:00.000-04:002003-07-16T09:38:41.376-04:00I actually went fishing last week - Monday, a week ago - very warm, but cloudy day on Silver Creek. I fished for around 3 hours and caught 11 Smallmouth. Good day. All underwater - a couple on a Mallard Minnow, a couple on a Shenk's White Minnow, and the rest on my own Wooly Thang (pictured below somewhere). Rock ledges, structured tail-outs - that's where I caught them. That's what you would + Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-1056721860284408442003-06-27T09:51:00.000-04:002003-06-27T09:51:00.266-04:00testing the new blogger deal as this blog is hosted on blogspot - we shall see. OH, and nice weather, nice weather, nice weather - aahhh, approaching the weekend when one might be able to fish - rain - of course.+ Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-959561012003-06-23T15:39:00.000-04:002003-06-23T15:39:25.256-04:00No fishing lately - rain, rain, rain in Kentucky. It seems to have calmed down though this week. It's up in the 80's now - I may try this week sometime - we shall see.+ Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-949463382003-05-27T12:34:00.000-04:002003-05-27T12:34:57.003-04:00OK, that's what the creek is supposed to look like. That was me, standing in it, taking that picture, Sunday morning. That's my favorite stream by the way, Silver Creek. I got up at 6am like a real fisherman and headed out. It was still a bit chilly when I got there - see your breath chilly. It took me about an hour or so to start catching fish, but it happened. It was slow. The water was still + Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-928941022003-04-19T12:57:00.000-04:002003-04-19T13:04:28.000-04:00 The boy and I went fishing yesterday - another attempt. It IS Spring - it's required that at least we try. Went down to Silver Creek (no I don't live in Idaho - not THAT one) to try for some Smallmouth Bass. I'm sure the Bass are still in there somewhere. None of them decided to make an appearance for us though. We had fun trying though. The water was just a little too high from the previous + Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-916604502003-03-30T14:17:00.000-05:002003-04-19T12:58:07.000-04:00 OK, here's another one from today's tying session. Conor wanted to make up a fly so I told him to tell me what to do and I'd tie it. So, he came up with one similar to the Wooly Thang of yesterday - called the Thingamabug - looks pretty decent to me. We'll be trying this one out when the time comes. + Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-916210332003-03-29T17:31:00.000-05:002003-03-29T17:31:07.373-05:00I'm on a tying kick I guess. It's becoming something I do again. I sort of had it in the closet for a while. Looks like I've dragged it out. I tied a few today as the weather has actually turned cold again in Kentucky. I know it's going to come back out of this so I'm still looking forward to hitting a Smallmouth stream soon. I tied a few Shenk's White Minnows - one of the better smallmouth flies+ Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-912309402003-03-23T12:46:00.000-05:002003-03-23T12:47:57.000-05:00Well, Spring is here and a couple of my kids wanted to do some fly tying yesterday. Of course I drug out my stuff first and got the desire going. So, I coached Conor and McKenzie through tying a good ole Wooly Worm. They did a great job! Here are a few photos of the action. Hopefully we'll be using these bad boys soon and I'll put some photos of the fishing action up too. + Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-896025432003-02-23T11:34:00.000-05:002003-02-23T11:34:12.126-05:00Well, snow on the ground once again in Ketucky, after a nearly 60 degree day yesterday, an ice storm a week earlier, etc. It IS still Winter technicaly I suppose. I'm starting to get "the fever." You know what I'm talking about. If you have a rod that has the shape of your hand practically imprinted in the cork grip, you definitely know what I'm talking about. And if you're around 36 with 4 kids+ Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-883640192003-02-01T00:03:00.000-05:002003-02-01T00:03:48.010-05:00Met some folks in Idaho last week - I think the next time I go out there I'm gonna be wettin a line or two. I'll let you know.+ Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-848169032002-11-20T10:07:00.000-05:002002-11-20T10:07:01.973-05:00My next fishing trip is planned. I didn't say when - just sort of out there, planned for me - by my youngest daughter McKenzie. She's 7. She wants me to take her to fly fish for Rainbow Trout at Indian Creek. I think I'm going to be in big trouble if I don't take her soon. We're supposed to tie flies too. Hopefully I can take some pictures of these events and post them here very soon - relatively+ Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-829350352002-10-13T18:05:00.000-04:002002-10-13T18:05:56.250-04:00OK, I did it. Yesterday I went "fishing" - I didn't say "catching" but fishing. I went in spite of the fact that I knew that several days of rain had probably rendered the streams unfishable. I got to my favorite Smallmouth stream and it was high and running worthy of a kayakers dreams. It wan't totally muddy - sort of that opaque green but running high and too fast. I strung up and fished anyway+ Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-827745542002-10-09T23:55:00.000-04:002002-10-09T23:55:04.476-04:00Saturday! This Saturday I get to go fishing! As you can imagine, I'm excited about that. Can't go too far - my favorite Smallmouth stream about 30 minutes from here. That will be good. I have been there since earlier this year. Liz works in the a.m. on Saturday and I'll go when she gets home in the evening. I should have about 3 good hours to fish. Come on Smallmouth! Still be awake!! Report to + Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-824656272002-10-03T09:47:00.000-04:002002-10-03T09:47:14.356-04:00Fishing? What's that? I can't remember. It's foggy. I still look longingly at every River and Creek I drive over or past on any road going anywhere. I have snap fantasies of myself standing down there in the water popping that fly underneath the tree limbs on the far bank. I'll get there again. My Dad, who taught me to love fishing, has had two major surgeries in the last week and a half and he's+ Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-808239302002-08-28T10:25:00.000-04:002002-12-22T14:44:48.000-05:00Here’s one of my favorite flies. I’ve been promising to put this thing up for a while, so here it is. The famous Letort Cricket, invented by Ed Shenk of Carlisle, PA. I met Ed once in Carlisle. I think I’ve name dropped, I mean, told that story before. He was nice enough to sign my copy of his book. This is a great general trout fly for Summer/Fall - a dry fly obviously. It’s usually tied between+ Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-806376592002-08-23T21:30:00.000-04:002002-12-22T14:47:12.000-05:00OK, here they are. Two photos of my best catch. Yes, the largest Trout I've caught was the 16" Brown I caught at Bonny Brook on the LeTort in Carlisle, PA - a wild Brown mind you. It was a great catch - great fight. I did get the fish on land with a net in order to take the photo. Then I revived it until she was ready to swim away, and she did. Here it is - beautiful fish. + Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-806188892002-08-23T12:30:00.000-04:002002-08-23T12:30:08.826-04:00fishing not looking like it's going to happen. What do I have to do!? I took the whole freakin' week off! Still can't go fishin. What's up with that!? I have a sad life, let me tell you. Maybe this weekend sometime - don't know. I did find some old photos though to help me remember what its actually like. I'll post them a little later...+ Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-801991782002-08-13T16:07:00.000-04:002002-08-13T16:07:03.070-04:00Taking next week off - fishing is imanent - will report soon.+ Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-800038022002-08-08T20:12:00.000-04:002002-12-22T14:45:37.000-05:00OK, I know it says "fishing journal" up there but since it's my blog, I'll take the latitude to show off my first Quail - from this past Winter. I shot it on my parent's property in Whitley County, Kentucky - within sight of their house. They have a resident covey of at least 24. I was by myself at the end of a morning's hunting, I stomped through a briary thicket area and 3 flew - I focused in + Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-799360272002-08-07T09:56:00.000-04:002002-08-07T09:56:35.670-04:00It was hot - too hot to fish. Now it's almost the perfect weather. High of 82, lows at night in the upper 50's! Man! I've got the Trout fishing bug creeping into my soul now. I would love it if this weather lasted till Fall. Probably won't happen, but it would be nice. I'm taking some time off soon since we're not really going anywhere for a vacation this year. Maybe I'll get up to the Gorge and + Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-798563332002-08-05T15:22:00.000-04:002002-08-05T15:26:15.000-04:00I'm lame - sorry - will put it up soon. I haven't been fishing again since Conor and I tried to fish the muddy Silver Creek torrent - that's just sad folks. I tell you though, it has been so damned hot here that I think I'd get sick if I tried to fish in this stuff. I used to do that - just go out and Smallmouth fish in bathtub warm water in the scorching heat all day long. Not now boy. I will + Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-795254482002-07-28T19:58:00.000-04:002002-07-28T19:58:23.790-04:00First experience of losing a whole damn post on this thing! Damnit! I had written out the whole pattern and tying instructions for the Letort Cricket and just lost it - wow! I am in no mood to do this again now - maybe tomorrow.+ Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-793900722002-07-25T08:54:00.000-04:002002-07-25T08:54:25.233-04:00OK, OK! I'll get the Letort Cricket thing up today sometime - I promise! I have to steal somebody's photo from somewhere on the web - don't say anything. And I will go fishing again soon - I will, I will. I'll just keep telling myself that.+ Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-791612962002-07-19T15:27:00.000-04:002002-07-19T15:27:32.510-04:00Got comments on here now - down there below the post. If you want to talk back about anything you read here, please leave a comment - thanks!+ Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-791366312002-07-19T00:57:00.000-04:002002-07-19T00:57:35.770-04:00The LeTort Cricket, invented by Ed Shenk of Carlisle, PA, is one of my favorite flies. It's a great all round fly for trout - or if you're into sunfish, bluegill, etc. they won't stay away from them. I'm going to put a photo and the pattern in the next day or so for the tiers out there. I'm up waaay too late right now - gotta a headache - need to go to bed. LeTort Cricket coming soon!+ Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-790168842002-07-16T09:21:00.000-04:002002-07-16T09:21:15.623-04:00OK, I'm officially tired of memories. I want to go fishing for real - right now! Of course I work, I have a family - a wonderful wife and 4 children, I have friends I like to spend time with, etc. I understand why people like me don't get to go fishing much. It gets chunked down the priority list. I will go though. At least I tried, with the Con man, on Sunday. Try, try again, I guess is the + Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-789514962002-07-14T20:37:00.000-04:002002-07-14T22:41:43.000-04:00Memories >>> These are some photos I took on a very memorable trip to Carlisle, Pennsylvania to fish the famous Letort Spring Run. I had met someone there the year before who happened to be a part of the Letort Regulars - a club of folks who love and have a history with that storied stream. Jack Hunter invited me to come back to their yearly picnic in 1992 at Charlie Fox's house on the Letort. + Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-789366132002-07-14T11:33:00.000-04:002002-07-14T11:33:55.700-04:00OK, got up early this morning - got the boy up, and we drove to Richmond to fish Silver Creek. We go there around 8:00am. As we came around the last corner we saw the raging torrent of a stream - yellow mud! Damnit! I didn't expect it to be that high. Oh, well. We got out anyway and let Conor cast a few times under the falls just because we were there - no luck. Then we skipped rocks for a while + Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-789155142002-07-13T18:42:00.000-04:002002-07-13T18:42:02.920-04:00I like to fish alone, but I also love to take my kids with me. I want to hand that down to them as my Dad handed it down to me. I grew up fishing rivers in Southeastern Kentucky, being carried on my Dad's back from the age of 3 when I was too young to wade. So, running water is in my blood you might say. My 8 year old son and I are going tomorrow morning to fish Silver Creek, a Smallmouth stream + Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633658.post-788769372002-07-12T16:19:00.000-04:002002-07-12T16:24:37.000-04:00Ah, welcome to the angler's quarter - my fishing journal. I've thought about this several times, so I'm finally doing it. a place to keep record of fishing trips, talk general fishing "stuff" and fly tying. Stay tuned for photos, stories, etc.+ Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com0