One of my favorite things to do was to go fishing. Living on the Roundout creek was probably one of the best places in the world for fishing. My brother John used to go down to the creek just about every day. We had a special place to go where we used to pull  out Small Mouth Bass, Rock Bass, Catfish and Bullheads. I’m not talking about a few fish, we would bring home upwards of about 20 fish each. We used to have a big freezer and every day we would bring fish home, clean them, wrap them and throw them in the freezer. You see, this is clean water here and the fish in the Roundout are clean and healthy.

 

The Roundout was a great place to hang out. You could go rafting for a stretch of about 40 miles. It was nothing but woods and water. I have fished the Roundout for the better part of my life and know every nook and cranny, every fishing spot and every swimming area. Growing up in the 70s the Roundout creek was a part of me.

 

I can remember hanging out with Timmy Lent and Mark and Mike Hinetz at this great fishing hole in back of the old post office. We would make a dough out of corn meal, caro syrup and vanilla, cook it to make sticky balls. We would then load our real’s with 4lb test and use 3 prong treble hooks. Mold the balls on the hooks and cast out about 60’. This would take place in July and August when the water was very warm, low and calm. The cark would gather in schools and would be very large at that time of year. The average carp was about 10 to 15 lbs. Do you know what it is like to pull in a 15 lb carp with only 4 lb test at about 60’. All I can say is your arms get tired after about 20 minutes of fighting them.

 

Here are a few pictures of the creek I am talking about. When I think about the 70s, The Roundout creek always comes to mind.

The picture above is taken from the rail bridge. You see where the land jets out way past the bridge on the left? This is where we used to catch the carp.

Looks like a beautiful spot...that's an impressive railroad trestle crossing that second shot...what part of the world are we talking about? (I should probably read back for enlightenment, eh?)

Oh how I love those fishing stories. The river looks like an awesome place to fish. :)

Wonderful memories! ~And what a view! What more could a kid need?