Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Creek Fish - Winter Kill

I will have to check to see where it comes from, but I do know it dumps into a much larger creek if not the main river.

So I am sure during the spring may fish swim up through it when the water is flowing. We plan to catch some of this fresh water the spring and see what types of fish bite then.

Will be looking for some catfish and anything else that will hit some works in moving water. May even set some rigs out with GSF on them to see if there are any takers.

Well we have been to the creek a few times and have not had any luck, so either they have not started to bite yet, or there may have been a fish kill last winter.

Since we had 21 below (not too common here) it may have taken its toll on the creek fish.

Just looking for some thoughts.

Thanks

They swam away to other areas of the creek would be my guess. That's the crazy thing about a body of water that doesn't have 4 sides - the fish have unlimited mobility in at least two directions!

It often takes a while for fish to migrate back up into smaller tributaries. Be patient...

The thing with this creek is that must of it does have 4 sides to speak. It really is not a full creek most of the time, but about 3-4 pools of water that may be up to 3-4 feet deep.

I am sure there are some there, but I bet many died with the winter we had this year.

I know about 15 years ago we had a bad winter, and you could see fish frozen in the ice in a couple of ponds. (I know what the heck was I doing on the pond, could have fallen in)

Either way I want to try again now to see if we can pick up some sunfish since they are starting to spawn. I hope there are some redbreast, warmouth, or rock bass in the creek. It is neat to see the different fish in creeks as compared to must of the dirty lakes we have around here.

Anyone familiar with the types of fish in Oklahoma creeks and streams?

Yep! If you do some reading here I believe all your questions will be answered pertaining to your stream.

Well if the 30 below temps did not kill them this past winter, the nice 115 degrees have.

The creek is pretty much dried up with like 1-3 small holes that are full of algea so thick you could walk across it.

Sure is a shame as there were some nice fish in the creek.

Now I wish I would have just kept more that I caught out of it.