I fished the creek on Tuesday. It was a really nice day with crowds at a minimum. There was a decent hatch of BWOs in the early afternoon. It was neat to see some of the monster fish actually rise to these tiny insects. I hooked some really nice fish but none in the net. I had two fish half way in my net. One, a 15"er, took off again and threw the hook. Another, about 22", broke off as tried to horse him in the rest of the way. I had a few more hookups, one being a huge male that just wouldn't give up. I guess he was about 22-23". He eventually broke me off. Flies of the day were a #20 BWO nymph and a #22 midge imitation.
I also fished the creek on Saturday, 30 Dec. I had a nice day then, too. Crowds weren't as bad as I expected. I hooked six and landed two. One was 20" spawned-out female. The other was a 24" male. The big male fought hard. I'm surprised I didn't break him off. He looked really clean with no marks on him and had amazing coloration. Both of these fish were caught on egg patterns.
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