Penns Creek Temp and a Spring Creek Monster

Had a couple of great days fishing Spring Creek Friday and Saturday.
First let me say that the Penns Creek water temperature at the parking
lot side of the stream at the trestle bridge was 76 Thursday evening.
The good news though, on Saturday morning it was 67 up near the Fish
Commission sign. That’s what cool evenings will do- give the fish a
break. Just like we enjoy a break from the heat.

So, I fished Spring Creek below Fisherman’s Paradise on Friday, I got
squat! That was in spike of being on the water by 7AM. Late in the
morning I took a break and had my lunch at a Paradise picnic table.
Then I went to Benner Spring section of Spring. The 4 fisherman
calling it a day at the parking area all had success that morning.
Everything from caddis, to midges, San Juan worms, and scuds.

So, I walked down stream and working up, I hooked 5 or 6 in an about
an hour and a half. I got them all on pink San Juan worms. Between
the rocks and the trees, I ran out of the them in my box. None of the
fish were particularly big but I was amazed as to how much different
that part of Spring Creek fished as opposed to down below the concrete
bridge.

Saturday, I figured, I repeat the process. Get there early and toss
SJ worms. I lost one fairly small brown and got a 14 inch sucker to
the net in the first 10 minutes then zip. My reloading the box with
Pink San Juan worms was for naught. But then I switched to a beetle
with a scud about 10 inches off the back. Bam! I got a 12 incher
then a 16 incher. My day, no, my weekend was made! But 15 minutes
later I caught and brought to net a 20 incher! A 20 incher! I
thought my 5 x tippet might break but I held onto my 9 foot 3-weight
for dear life and got him in the net. “Three weight” you might ask?
I thought I was going to be casting size-24 tricos but they never
materialized. What a day! What a weekend.

On 08/01/2010 02:03 PM, Gene wrote:
Saturday, I figured, I repeat the process. Get there early and toss
SJ worms. I lost one fairly small brown and got a 14 inch sucker to
the net in the first 10 minutes then zip. My reloading the box with
Pink San Juan worms was for naught. But then I switched to a beetle
with a scud about 10 inches off the back. Bam! I got a 12 incher
then a 16 incher. My day, no, my weekend was made! But 15 minutes
later I caught and brought to net a 20 incher! A 20 incher! I
thought my 5 x tippet might break but I held onto my 9 foot 3-weight
for dear life and got him in the net. “Three weight” you might ask?
I thought I was going to be casting size-24 tricos but they never
materialized. What a day! What a weekend.


Hi Gene,

Awsome! Sounds like you had a blast.

What kind of trout did you catch? And how deep were you drifting?

I do believe some grinnin' and strutting are called for. :-)

-T

On Aug 1, 5:09*pm, Todd wrote:
On 08/01/2010 02:03 PM, Gene wrote:
Saturday, I figured, I repeat the process. *Get there early and toss

SJ worms. *I lost one fairly small brown and got a 14 inch sucker to
the net *in the first 10 minutes then zip. *My reloading the box with
Pink San Juan worms was for naught. *But then I switched to a beetle
with a scud about 10 inches off the back. *Bam! *I got a 12 incher
then a 16 incher. *My day, no, my weekend was made! *But 15 minutes
later I caught and brought to net a 20 incher! *A 20 incher! *I
thought my 5 x tippet might break but I held onto my 9 foot 3-weight
for dear life and got him in the net. *“Three weight” you might ask?
I thought I was going to be casting size-24 tricos but they never
materialized. * What a day! *What a weekend.

Hi Gene,

Awsome! *Sounds like you had a blast.

What kind of trout did you catch? *And how deep were you drifting?

I do believe some grinnin' and strutting are called for. *:-)

-T

Sounds great. There are some very big fish in Spring, but they have
lockjaw for the most part. Congrats!!!
Frank Reid

On Aug 1, 6:09*pm, Todd wrote:
On 08/01/2010 02:03 PM, Gene wrote:
Saturday, I figured, I repeat the process. *Get there early and toss

SJ worms. *I lost one fairly small brown and got a 14 inch sucker to
the net *in the first 10 minutes then zip. *My reloading the box with
Pink San Juan worms was for naught. *But then I switched to a beetle
with a scud about 10 inches off the back. *Bam! *I got a 12 incher
then a 16 incher. *My day, no, my weekend was made! *But 15 minutes
later I caught and brought to net a 20 incher! *A 20 incher! *I
thought my 5 x tippet might break but I held onto my 9 foot 3-weight
for dear life and got him in the net. *“Three weight” you might ask?
I thought I was going to be casting size-24 tricos but they never
materialized. * What a day! *What a weekend.

Hi Gene,

Awsome! *Sounds like you had a blast.

What kind of trout did you catch? *And how deep were you drifting?

I do believe some grinnin' and strutting are called for. *:-)

-T

They were wild Brown Trout.