Pacemaker Fishing Forum

I gave Tyler a ride down to VT on Saturday and we decided to make a stop at Mossy Creek.  Tyler had fished it once and I had never fished it.  A quick stop at Mossy Creek Outfitters had us drooling over stories of 24 inch Rainbows that were being caught in the creek.  The rain let up, wind wasn't too bad, and it even got a little sunny.  Got to Mossy Creek and everything really looked good.  Water wasn't too high or fast.  A little murky but not too bad.  Only one or two other fisherman on the creek the whole time we were there.  All looked perfect.  Except the fish seemed to have other ideas of "perfect".  We worked our way about a 1/2 mile up the creek and back with nothing.  We were working the bottom pretty hard (by suggestion of the guys at Mossy Creek Outfitters).  Finally Tyler switched to a streamer he bought for $1 at Tie Fest and worked it a few inches below the surface.  He got a few looks at some big fish, but no takers.  I got nothing.  We saw a couple swirls on topwater and tried some nymphs but didn't get to work that pattern very long. I still had to drive 2 more hours to VT and 4 hours back to Ashburn.  Time to leave and come back another day.

Bottom line....no fish caught, but Tyler saw enough to make him want to make this a regular stop going to and from VT.  I took some pictures of the cows that were watching us and the pastures, but no fish.  It really is a unique and beautiful place.....if you don't mind trudging through cow patties all over the place.