724flyfishing
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If you didn't know, this is going down this week in most places. I hit my local select stream this morning for a few hours. It's the Loyalhanna. I don't care about spot burning this because it's no secret. My observations and report I guess...
-it appears from what I could see and catch there's 3 sizes they stocked. Really big, large, and the regular 12". You see a pod of fish and it's one big 20"+, a couple 17"-18", and a handful of 12's. I'm guessing this is the pattern they stocked as they go down the creek.
-it was cold and I only had a few hours to spare. The fish were sluggish but I managed 5 10-12", 2 16"-17", and one jumbo 24". All were rainbows, all on sucker spawns. I did see some big Browns but they weren't having anything to do with anything I threw their way.
-when I left at 10, there was 4 cars at the pull off, parking lot full with one guy waiting for me to pull out, 2 more cars at the bridge, and whoever else was parked elsewhere. Keep in mind this was 10:00 am on a 30 degree, snowy Friday.
As I predicted, it's going to be a zoo. I can't see it getting any better when warmer weather rolls around. If anything worse. I don't know what the other select streams will be like but if this is any indication, good luck! For those who wanted it, be careful what you wish for. I fished this DHALO quite frequently in the past with good results with holdovers, and I have a feeling it's going to be ruined now. At least for the next few years.
-it appears from what I could see and catch there's 3 sizes they stocked. Really big, large, and the regular 12". You see a pod of fish and it's one big 20"+, a couple 17"-18", and a handful of 12's. I'm guessing this is the pattern they stocked as they go down the creek.
-it was cold and I only had a few hours to spare. The fish were sluggish but I managed 5 10-12", 2 16"-17", and one jumbo 24". All were rainbows, all on sucker spawns. I did see some big Browns but they weren't having anything to do with anything I threw their way.
-when I left at 10, there was 4 cars at the pull off, parking lot full with one guy waiting for me to pull out, 2 more cars at the bridge, and whoever else was parked elsewhere. Keep in mind this was 10:00 am on a 30 degree, snowy Friday.
As I predicted, it's going to be a zoo. I can't see it getting any better when warmer weather rolls around. If anything worse. I don't know what the other select streams will be like but if this is any indication, good luck! For those who wanted it, be careful what you wish for. I fished this DHALO quite frequently in the past with good results with holdovers, and I have a feeling it's going to be ruined now. At least for the next few years.