Currant Creek Reservoir is only 20 miles past Strawberry Reservoir but is often overlooked for the prospects of large Cutts and Bows that are so prevalent at the Berry. Currant Creek is nestled in a high mountain setting and maintains a moderate climate during even the warmest months of the year. The reservoir is about 300 surface acres and is over 120 ft at its deepest. At 7683 ft the reservoir is quick to freeze in the winter and slow to thaw in the spring providing excellent ice fishing opportunities. Facilities include a concrete boat ramp and an improved camp ground.
How to Fish
The target species found in Currant Creek Reservoir are Cutthroat Trout and Tiger Trout with an occasional Rainbow. Fishing techniques very depending on the particular species you are after. From the shore trout baits work well for Cutthroat and worms work well for Tiger Trout. Casting spoons, Rapalas and marabou jigs also work well for any species, my favorite being a Jake's Spin a lure in gold with red spots. Shore fishing can be good any time of the year except from mid June through mid August when the target species head to cooler depths.
The reservoir is most productively fished from a boat. You can use any of the previously mentioned methods from a boat however the best methods are trolling and jigging. We have had success trolling Jake's spin a lures, small pop gear with a worm and small to mid sized flatfish. Productive jigging techniques have been using small spoons and jig heads tipped with a night crawler. Also try dropping a worm rigged behind a slide weight. Large Tiger Trout and Cutthroats have been caught using this method.
Long Lining works well when the fish are high in the water column but in the heat of the summer you may want to use down riggers or lead line to achieve productive depths in the 15 to 35 feet range
Ice fishing is productive during the winter months jigging small ice flies tipped with a piece of crawler or mill worm. Try to locate feeding flats adjacent to breaks and drop offs. Start shallow (5 to 10 ft) in the early morning dropping to 15 to 30 ft later in the morning.
Where to Fish
The shore is much easier to access on the west side. There are good areas just below the camp ground and at a popular turn out to the north and the pipe inlet on the very north side. From a boat you can reach the more productive waters including East shore line. When the fish a deep we have had success trolling the center of the reservoir west of the steep rocky shoreline where the depths reach 50 to 60 feet. The best areas are out in front of the bay on the east side between the the two rocky points as well as the steep rocky shore line just to the north. Ice fishing these areas should be productive but access is much easier closer to the dam.
Special Regulations
No Special regulation on the reservoir, statewide limits and regulations apply.
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