"jloomis" wrote in message
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Wow. Very similiar Canyon Structure to a river area in Twaine Harte
Calif.
Looks like fun fishing.
Nice water condition.
Slightly green.....nice
john

The stream is Upper Creek in Burke County, NC--a quick look at Google Earth
will give you some idea of the gradient. This stream drops rather steeply
from top to bottom of the mountain. Of course, our mountains are
considerably smaller than the ones y'all have out West.

The water conditions were high and fast--dangerous climbing up the 5 tier
waterfalls!--as we have had an inordinate amount of snow this year, which
has replenished the water table in Catawba water basin. Upper Creek is fed
mostly by water seeping from the water table, as the stream has cut its way
to bedrock.

Fishing was mediocre at best, but I believe it was mainly due to the level
and current flow. Once we got to the top of the falls, where the stream
flattens out for a ways, before climbing upward again, we had some good dry
fly action.

I finish my MPA degree in May and plan on fishing agreat deal more this year
than last--this means more pics of our wonderful NC streams!

Take care!

Op --the brown in the attachment is from Upper Creek above where we fished
the other week--

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