Continuation of memory lane 4/19/25 -mouth of Keg Creek

[Gill-T]

Today’s adventure was a hike down to the mouth of Keg Creek. This area is fishable with any sort of South wind. This is a gem of a spot that I hadn’t been to since the early 90’s. Cold and wet weather didn’t stop the Browns from crashing the beach.  I probably had 15 follows up to my rod tip. I lost a bunch of fish today. One was a big steelhead that hit my lure, shook it off and then proceeded to skyrocket out the water another 10 times in front of me to show off. One giant melon head brown followed my bait 6 different times before he decided to hit the lure with only two feet of line out. He shook off too but I will admit I may have pooped in my pants a little when I saw the fish follow and open its giant mouth at waters edge. I don’t think you can fish too shallow right now. Again, follows with minnow baits and hits with the Rebel brown trout gobie imitation. 

[Gill-T]

My old visions of seeing Keg Creek listed in the Sander’s fishing guide and fishermen standing shoulder to shoulder far above and below rt. 18 access during the 1980’s salmon runs have been replaced by the reality that there is only .1 miles of access on Keg Creek. There are DEC fishing access signs so it may be confusing.  I don’t want anyone reading this thread to get into trouble by trespassing. Best play would be to get permission from property owner to walk to the mouth. 

https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/kegcreek.pdf

Edited April 20 by Gill-T

[choked-up]

Nice! That red rock brings back memories here too. There used to be a rope swing in that area, that you could swing out into the lake. Good times. Early 90’s I would say. Congrats on the fish.

[Gator]

So much of what I remember from the '80s and '90s has changed. We used to roam more freely and fish these places without getting harassed. Maybe part of that was being young and not knowing any better, but I think that the landscape has changed, too (pun intended). On Keuka, for example, used to be that nobody cared if you roamed the beach during the winter, casting for trout. Now, with all the McMansions that have been built, you're looking at a visit from the local sheriff if you try that.