Central PA Limestoners 5/24/08

[Dances_With_Brookies]

I arrived at Stream #1 around 9am. Water was crystal clear and slightly up a bit. No surface activity to speak of in spite of the warm temps. I managed close to a dozen wild browns ranging from 9-15" on #16 BH Princes and #16 Flashback Scuds. After hitting private property, I left for Stream #2. Here, I managed to hook a 24"+ rainbow, which I had on for all of two minutes before it ran me into a submerged log and broke my 6x tippet. I put on another #14 BH Green Weenie and caught 4 wild browns ranging from 9-12". Again, after hitting private property, I left for Limestoner #3. This place changed alot since I was last here. Someone removed the dam and opened up the flow considerably, which should bode well for the future. I did not do as well here, and there was evidence left behind that it had been visited recently from those of the darkside. I still managed 1 wild brown about 9" and 5 wild rainbows ranging from 5-9"-all on #16 BH Princes. It was a beautiful day to be out, though I wished there would have been more surface activity. For me, there is nothing like fishing dries...

 

[troutbert]

Could you tell me where the dam removal was, and do you think the trout holding habitat looks better or worse than before? I have an interest in habitat topics. If you wish to keep the stream name private, maybe you could pm me. Thanks.