Big Sand the name of this
stream was one we selected to fish come summer because of its easy access from its
banks. We found some nice pocket holes along its banks.
Little Bywy creek is one
of our favorites and one we fished as boys; notice the inside cut bank, which is
where Redeye Bass hang out in the summer months. A dry fly floated along the
edge of the bank would get a reaction.
Jenkins Creek pictured
here is probably the easier stream to access. There were some fast runs as well
as drop-offs into deep pools in this creek, which would whole redeye bass, as
well as Sun Perch. Casting upstream and letting a dry or nymph float through
the deep runs would be deadly.
Little Bywy just on the
Trace Parkway looks so good I just had to give it a cast or two. I know the bass
and sun perch were there, but on this day blue skies and cold temps kept them at
bay.
Middle Bywy could be a bit
more difficult to fish compared to the other streams because of its high banks.
One would need to wade this stream in places to have success. The ideal tackle
here would be the Little Jewel 10 ft. rod rigged with a nymph or dry. Catfish
are abundant in all these streams and a red worm tipped on a size six hook will
yield some nice channel catfish using the Little Jewel. As boys, we always used
a cane pole and red worms. Our cane pole will be replaced come summer with
the Little Jewel and our 7 ½ ft. fly rods. I guess you could say we have moved
up in the world of fishing.