Lost Creek Lake.......

doublestrike · 04-17-2007, 04:21 AM

My cousin Steve and I went to Lost Creek Sunday. On the water at 7:48, rigged up and started trolling the heavy duty stuff, Ford fenders, wedding rings and worms. Went upriver near the east bank in about 60 to 75 feet of water. Steve put a chunk of weight (2oz) on his rig and I only put 1/2 oz ahead of the rudder and we both got nothing. After about 20 minutes I took my weight off. Nothing. Put on a Silver Luhr Jensen #4 lure that I had taken the treble hook off of, and tied on the wedding ring and worm. About 14 inches to the wedding ring and then about 16 inches to the worm. Steve reeled in and took off his Ford fender and put on some smaller trolling stuff and.........still nothing. Twenty more minutes and Steve reels in and puts on a frog colored flatfish #7, whamo, and then I started to catch them too. We worked along the east shore and continued to catch fish. As we rounded the point the bite quit, so we turned around and went back through again and caught 10 to 12 more fish each. At about 10:55 they quit biting so we gathered up our stuff and headed up river past Peyton bridge. Around the first point we put our stuff in again and started to troll, nothing until we got straight across from Red Rock and we started to catch fish again, but just a few. We trolled up and down around Red Rock and the bite seemed too slow, then we started experimenting. Just out of sheer frustration I put on a piece of Gulp nightcrawler with my converted lure and wedding ring setup. I started getting hit and hit a lot but no hookups, I reeled it in and cut it so that I only had about 1/2 to 3/4 inch hanging past the hook. Now we are talking catch fish! It was almost ridiculous. Steve finally reeled in his stuff and put on a Blue fox #4 silver blade spinner from which I had removed the hook. Then he tied on a snelled bait hook added the Gulp nightcrawler chunk and he was in business. We quit counting because we were too busy catching and releasing. We laughed ourselves silly. We finally conceded at 3:45 and started home.

Troutski · 04-17-2007, 08:50 AM

Those are the days memories are made of, when you can't remember how many fish you caught - well that is a great day. Congratulations on a great memory.
Where is Lost Creek ?

Chuck

doublestrike · 04-17-2007, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Troutski

Where is Lost Creek ?

Chuck

30 miles N.E. Medford on Highway 62. One of Oregon's best kept secrets, well it was!

Rick

Troutski · 04-17-2007, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by doublestrike

30 miles N.E. Medford on Highway 62. One of Oregon's best kept secrets, well it was!

Rick

Looks like my new job will bring me into your neck of the woods at least once a month......maybe I should drag my boat down with me.

Chuck

doublestrike · 04-19-2007, 04:24 AM

Or maybe you could just cal me...................

JTLunker · 04-21-2007, 05:11 PM

I used to fish there and at Willow lake when I was younger. Willow has some nice Smallmouth Bass. Both sweet trout lakes. I miss that area a lot.

Troutski · 04-21-2007, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by doublestrike

Or maybe you could just cal me...................

Send me a pm with your phone #, we can work out the details.

Chuck

doublestrike · 05-25-2007, 04:41 AM

I haven't heard from you yet......................

Rick

Troutski · 05-25-2007, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by doublestrike

I haven't heard from you yet......................

Rick

Sorry for the delay, been fishing......looks like I won't be coming down until August or Sept., but when I get the go ahead you will be the first to know.
Tight lines and have a safe day on the water.

Chuck

Metro · 06-15-2007, 05:01 PM

Lost Creek is one of my favorite lakes too. I haven't really caught any big fish there and the fish get a little furry in the summer, but if you go up the channel you're almost guaranteed to catch fish.

Too bad they announced another toxic algae warning this week

I'm curious, has any caught any chinook out of this lake? I know they used to plant about 150k fingerlings each year, but I've never seen anyone with a chinook before. They might have stopped planting it lately, but the fish live for 3-4 years so there should be some in there.

04-17-2007, 04:21 AM	#1
doublestrike Apprentice Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Central Point, OR Posts: 34	Lost Creek Lake....... My cousin Steve and I went to Lost Creek Sunday. On the water at 7:48, rigged up and started trolling the heavy duty stuff, Ford fenders, wedding rings and worms. Went upriver near the east bank in about 60 to 75 feet of water. Steve put a chunk of weight (2oz) on his rig and I only put 1/2 oz ahead of the rudder and we both got nothing. After about 20 minutes I took my weight off. Nothing. Put on a Silver Luhr Jensen #4 lure that I had taken the treble hook off of, and tied on the wedding ring and worm. About 14 inches to the wedding ring and then about 16 inches to the worm. Steve reeled in and took off his Ford fender and put on some smaller trolling stuff and.........still nothing. Twenty more minutes and Steve reels in and puts on a frog colored flatfish #7, whamo, and then I started to catch them too. We worked along the east shore and continued to catch fish. As we rounded the point the bite quit, so we turned around and went back through again and caught 10 to 12 more fish each. At about 10:55 they quit biting so we gathered up our stuff and headed up river past Peyton bridge. Around the first point we put our stuff in again and started to troll, nothing until we got straight across from Red Rock and we started to catch fish again, but just a few. We trolled up and down around Red Rock and the bite seemed too slow, then we started experimenting. Just out of sheer frustration I put on a piece of Gulp nightcrawler with my converted lure and wedding ring setup. I started getting hit and hit a lot but no hookups, I reeled it in and cut it so that I only had about 1/2 to 3/4 inch hanging past the hook. Now we are talking catch fish! It was almost ridiculous. Steve finally reeled in his stuff and put on a Blue fox #4 silver blade spinner from which I had removed the hook. Then he tied on a snelled bait hook added the Gulp nightcrawler chunk and he was in business. We quit counting because we were too busy catching and releasing. We laughed ourselves silly. We finally conceded at 3:45 and started home. __________________ Git Fishin ! Do you believe that what you believe is really real?

04-17-2007, 08:50 AM	#2
Troutski Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Springfield, OR. Posts: 1,705	Sweet Days Those are the days memories are made of, when you can't remember how many fish you caught - well that is a great day. Congratulations on a great memory. Where is Lost Creek ? Chuck __________________ Practice C.P.R. (Catch Photograph and Release)

04-19-2007, 04:24 AM	#5
doublestrike Apprentice Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Central Point, OR Posts: 34	Or maybe you could just cal me................... __________________ Git Fishin ! Do you believe that what you believe is really real?

04-21-2007, 05:11 PM	#6
JTLunker Master Angler Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tigard, OR Posts: 504	I used to fish there and at Willow lake when I was younger. Willow has some nice Smallmouth Bass. Both sweet trout lakes. I miss that area a lot. __________________ JT FISH ON!!!!

05-25-2007, 04:41 AM	#8
doublestrike Apprentice Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Central Point, OR Posts: 34	I haven't heard from you yet...................... Rick __________________ Git Fishin ! Do you believe that what you believe is really real?

06-15-2007, 05:01 PM	#10
Metro Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Rogue Valley Posts: 19	Lost Creek is one of my favorite lakes too. I haven't really caught any big fish there and the fish get a little furry in the summer, but if you go up the channel you're almost guaranteed to catch fish. Too bad they announced another toxic algae warning this week I'm curious, has any caught any chinook out of this lake? I know they used to plant about 150k fingerlings each year, but I've never seen anyone with a chinook before. They might have stopped planting it lately, but the fish live for 3-4 years so there should be some in there. Last edited by Metro : 06-15-2007 at 05:04 PM.

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