Fishing High Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 12/27/2002
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Located at Burt Dam Fishermen's Park. This cache is located between parking lot and the river

This cache is loaded with goodies and a first to find coin. You must follow your GPS for this one. Cache is in a one gallon rubbermaid container. Please hide well as the 1st cache was stolen. This cache is well hidden.


FLY FISHING EIGHTEEN MILE CREEK IN NEW YORK, TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO


Not to be confused with the stream that bears the same name on Lake Erie, Eighteen Mile Creek located near Olcott in western New York is blessed with strong runs of trout and salmon that originate in Lake Ontario. The creek is located in Niagara County immediately north of Lockport. Eighteen Mile Creek is also known by the name Burt Dam and is really more then a creek; closer to a small river. With its close proximity to the fish rich Niagara Bar, Eighteen Mile is a tributary worth investigating.
Eighteen Mile Creek is typical of western NY tributaries, enjoying World Class angling opportunities for trophy salmon, steelhead and brown trout. The runs are similar to its watery cousin just east in Orleans County, the Oak Orchard River. King salmon are the first to arrive in mid to end of September. The Kings are large, often pushing water in large V-wakes as they negotiate shallow runs. The huge salmon so exposed often draw "fishermen" in large crowds. The practice of snagging is illegal, but some creative rigs are often used to harvest the salmon! In October and November, good numbers of brown trout will be holding in the shallow runs and small depressions with fly anglers drifting the usually suspects like glo bugs, scrambled eggs (the fly was originated on this waterway), carpet flies, beadhead nymphs and woolly buggers. Steelhead and "domestic" rainbows also can be found in the Fall, shadowing the salmon and picking off an easy meal of salmon eggs. Winter fishing is excellent, with holdover brown trout and steelhead arriving on select freshets from January through May.

Eighteen Mile Creek has a short stretch of classic driftable water below the Burt Dam. The stretch may be only one-half mile and compounds the problem of angler crowding. At Burt Dam there is a turbine hole and overflow pool. They both spill simultaneously into a narrow stretch of white water and tail out into a nice long, curved pool. The creek is productive all the way through to just below the trestle bridge. The contours of the creek are not abrupt and at first glance the water may seem none to inviting. But the brown trout and steelhead will hold in the flat water that is often deeper then it looks or small depressions and around any structure like rocks and boulders. Wading is generally a calm affair, just watch your step in high, discolored water or when attempting a crossing of the white water just below the dam.

Eighteen Mile Creek can get discolored from rain or snowmelt events. The savvy angler will know that it can still be fished effectively when there is just less then six inches of visibility. In-fact, when the water is too clear, spooked fish are the norm and legitimate hookups are difficult.

All manner of flyfishing techniques are employed on Eighteen Mile Creek. The lower stretches just above the trestle bridge are conducive to long casts on a floating line and swung flies. Little or no weight is usually needed. Equally productive through this stretch are strike indicators and tiny egg patterns. The cover here is mostly open and casts can be made in the traditional overhead manner Approaching the fast water just below the dam, long leaders with weight added off a dropper or tag end of the tippet and leader junction are employed in the same manner as fishing most other western NY tributaries. Running lines are seldom employed, as the only time it would be a better method then traditional setups would be when the creek is too high and turbid to fish anyway. Flyfishing the turbine hole or overflow pool may be the only spot where a "chuck and duck" running line method will work best. You won't miss much if you leave that water for the spin fishermen.

Traveling anglers from the south can get to Burt Dam directly via Route 78 (Transit Road) or from Routes 63 or 98 passing through Medina or Albion to the east and proceeding west on Routes 104 or 18. The NYS Thruway, Lake Ontario State Parkway and Interstate 17/86 will get anglers to western NY from points to the south. There is one angler's parking lot on Route 78 on the east side of the creek at the town of Burt. The lot is marked and a trail from the parking area leads right down to the best water upstream.

Eighteen Mile Creek is targeted by many anglers sometimes too eager to latch onto a huge salmon. Flyfishing is enjoying growing popularity on the tributary and genuine sportsmen are the rule during late Fall, Winter and Spring angling times. The waterway is a consistent producer of trout and salmon and during peak runs it seems as if some fresh fish arrive each day. Don't overlook this nice sized tributary and you may be rewarded with a hot day of fishing where you'll remember each thrashing hookup vividly.






Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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