Quote Originally Posted by RICHYD4U View Post
The difference is the waters out west have always had trout and are cold waters in which trout dominate. If you can't see a difference between the trout fisheries out west, and the CR....well, I can't help ya. Apparently you haven't fished the Green River in WY, or the Snake River in ID, or the Salmon river in ID, or the Provo River in UT, or the Weber River in UT, or Strawberry Reservior in UT, or Hams Fork in WY, or Henry's Lake in ID, Yellowstone River in WY (try catching fish in any of these with a "bare gold hook")....I could go on and on with examples. The simple fact is, if anybody had a choice to go fishing for trout, those would be on the top of their list (if they new anything about top trout fisheries) and if they wanted to fish for bass, they would come here..............as I said in my previous post, trout are not native here, nor are the conditions suitable for trout without man made dams. That is a HUGE difference. You can catch trout out west in a "ditch" or even a tiny creek that rolled out of a mountain canyon, full of fisty rainbows and native cutthroat (ran by my house).

I love the CR, and have stated that for years on here. I know its not going to die, never said it would, it's just going to take years for recovery. Face it or not, the river looks like crap. Nasty colored water, algae everywhere, and water temps sky high (for trout). Once they get the dam fixed and began flowing cold, clean water again....things will recover....slowly. There will still be some German Browns caught over 20", nothing like in years past. It will still remain the areas top trout fishery (what else is there?). And when flows drop back down, I'll be out there with my FF trying to catch some 10"ers and pray for an occasional 15"+.

Love the CR.

-Rich
Wow Rich...a double posting...you really wanted to get your point across...lol

I have fished the Missouri this past year, Big Springs (blue ribbon trout stream), Clear Springs (blue ribbon trout stream), the White, and the Ashtubula and I've caught fish in all of them...of course this means one thing. I AM AN AWESOME FISHERMAN! I think the CR is just as good as any I've fished. In fact, because it's more familiar I have better luck on the CR.

I don't think there are too many fish...I think it all has to do with the dam...and the increased pressure on the river. Trout are smart and if they've seen it enough they aren't going to take it. If it looks too out of place the trout aren't going to take it. If the line cast a shadow....you get the point. It's a great place in our own backyard and it will continue to be a great place.

We'll all have to meet up sometime and fish the CR together...maybe I'll share some of my secrets...more importantly I hope to steal some of you all's..