Fishing the Elkhorn - ORCA 2022

Share your fishing adventures, especially ones using antique tackle!
Post Reply
User avatar
kyreels
Super Board Poster
Posts: 1147
Joined: Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:12 pm
Location: Louisville, Kentucky

Fishing the Elkhorn - ORCA 2022

Post by kyreels »

The Elkhorn Creek was down this year and the larger ORCA group switched to the Ky River. But Bill McVeigh led myself and Scott Edwards on a 1/2 day wading trip down the shallow Elkhorn. Bill caught 6 nice smallmouths and Chris and I caught a couple each. I also managed a nice little sunfish on a tiny Big O.



I was fishing a crawfish imitation and having no luck when I spotted a cottonmouth snake with a small frog in its mouth. I thought it would be nice to try a live frog, but the cottonmouth would not give it up without some work. I managed to capture the snake in my tackle bag, and luckily I had some Elijah Craig bourbon with me. I poured some Elijah into the bag, which subdued the snake enough to get the frog and release the snake unharmed. I proceeded to try the frog out, with no real luck. However, when I turned around, the Cottonmouth approached me with some degree of anticipation, and he had two more frogs in his mouth.

All-in-all a good day on the water.
Matt Wickham
Collector of Casting Weights, KY Reels and KY Tackle
User avatar
Brian F.
Star Board Poster
Posts: 3536
Joined: Sun Sep 14, 2003 1:23 am
Location: Hilo, Hawaii

Re: Fishing the Elkhorn - ORCA 2022

Post by Brian F. »

Great story, Matt.
Aloha
Brian F.
_________

ORCA Member 1997
Got a spare reel stamped "Pflueger" or a Montague Imperial?
"Caution, objects in reel view mirror are older than they appear."
User avatar
Steve
Star Board Poster
Posts: 3940
Joined: Sun Sep 14, 2003 6:11 am
Contact:

Re: Fishing the Elkhorn - ORCA 2022

Post by Steve »

Matt, I hope you can find a cottonmouth with less expensive taste. You definitely spoiled that one.

Steve Vernon
ORCA Honorary member

Book: ANTIQUE FISHING REELS, 2nd Ed.
Websites:
Antique Fishing Reels
Kopf reels
Hendrick reels

"Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose."
Post Reply