Refer to these maps for orientation...
For creek levels check here
| Access Points: | Creek miles between points: |
|---|---|
| Pyatt Bridge | |
| Patton Cemetary | 3 (Pyatt to Patton Cem.) |
| Snow Access | 4 (Patton Cem to Snow) |
| George's Creek | 6 (Snow to George's Cr) |
| Kelly Slab | 8 (George's Cr to Kelly Sl) |
| Yellville Bridge | 2 (Kelly Slab to Yellville) |
Crooked Creek Canoes (870)404.6054 does shuttling (Becky Walker).
Generally, we use spinning or casting gear throwing bait like Flukes (by Zoom), 5", pumpkin seed, lavender green, shad colors; Centipede (by Zoom), 4", pumpkin seed, green pumpkin; Gitzit, 3" or 4", pumpkin seed, green pumpkin; HulaGrub, 3", pumpkin seed, green pumpkin; Grubs, 3", root beer, lavender green. For the "lead heads" we usually use either 1/8 oz or 1/4 oz.
The Smallmouth like to hide around logs and rocks.
A very successful catch on Crooked Creek. All were released.
Read an article on Charles' Crooked Creek Trip.