Big Spring Creek, Cumberland County, 11/25/20

[DaveKile]

Made it to Big Spring Creek for a nice day on the stream with Derek Eberly. It was mostly cloudy and we had a high air temperature of about 52 degrees. There was a break in clouds with some sun peeking through at about 1:00 pm. A nice day to be out.

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The water was gin clear and the trout could see us a mile away as we moved up the stream. A normal day on Big Spring Creek. We did obviously try to be stealthy about it, but it was rather difficult.



We did see some sporadic #22 BWO starting mid-day and then it turn into a pretty good hatch by about 1:00. The trout started rising and we switched over to dry flies to see if we could have any luck. I was able to get close to a few trout by crawling along the bank through the weeds but could get any takers.

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The best luck for the day was a dry-dropper setup with a cress bug into the little pools. We did get a few dinks which for Big Spring Creek is a good day.

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[Wild_Trouter]

Dave-

Next time you go to BSC, maybe you can hire this kid as your guide:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpR_A2nIYXo&t=9s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oELg8RdNKZc

 

[DaveKile]

Sounds like a good idea, clearly the older guys needed some help.

 

[greenghost]

Nice report. I love that stream. Its relaxing pastoral setting is juxtapositioned against the sometimes maddeningly difficult fishing.

I've fished it since the early 80's, back when the ditch was about the only place on the stream someone could consistently catch fish. I also saw some of the largest trout in my life there.

I helped fight for the removal of the hatchery. And was thrilled to see it happen and the subsequent stream improvement projects that followed.

I was there last year for the first time in many years and caught a couple of fish more a mile or so below the ditch. I also met an old timer there in the parking lot up near the ditch by the name of Tom Henry. He was a friend Charlie Fox and I talked to him in length about the good-old-days on Big Spring. Fascinating history there.

I need to return again soon.