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Big Spring Creek - December 22, 2007 |
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Current
Report One- and 2-year old stream-bred rainbows are present in good numbers throughout the special-regulation area. A few stream-bred brook trout can be caught, too. Brook trout seem to be concentrated in and just downstream of "The Ditch". There are some larger rainbows scattered throughout the special-regulation area, but they usually stay out of sight. Browns are becoming very, very rare. Hatch Info Midges hatch year around; trout feed on the adult and larval stages. Cress (sow) bugs, shrimp (scuds), and snails are important foods for the trout. Sculpins are also present in fairly large numbers.
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Recommended Fly Patterns Dry Flies: #18 - #20 Adams. #20 BWO Parachute. #18 Catskill-Style BWO. #18 Thorax BWO. #18 Aire-Flo Cut Wing Parachute BWO. #20 Spun-Dun BWO. Emergers: #18 Spotlight CDC BWO Emerger. #18 Snowshoe CDC BWO Emerger. Wet Flies: #16 Pheasant-Tail Soft Hackle. #16 Gallagher Special. Midges: #20 ICSI (I Can See It!) Midge. #24 - #26 Griffith's Gnat. #22 - #24 Hi-Vis Parachute Olive Midge. #22 - #24 Glass Bead Baetis. #24 Olive Midge. Nymphs: #16 - #20 Pheasant-Tail Nymph (with or without beads). #16 Shenk's Cress Bug. #16 - #18 Olive Cress Bug. #16- #18 Grey Cress Bug. #16 Shenk's Shrimp. #10 Herb's Zebra Shrimp. Streamers: #8 Shenk's Sculpin. #8 olive & black, peacock & black Wooly Buggers, and all-black Wooly Buggers (with or without beads). #8 White Minnow. Special Report Our shop is closing for the last time at 5:00 PM this afternoon; so, these are our last stream reports. We wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy, and prosperous new year. We hope to see you on our local streams. Tulpehocken Creek Outfitters is moving into our storefront; they should be open by March 1, 2008. Tight Lines Herb, Kathy, Bill, & Dusty
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