Clarks creek, Dauphin County 2/26/2012

[delta_dog]

Fished Clarks Creek today from 10-5:30.
Weather: 46 and sunny.
Water temp: COLD! (No thermometer)
Stream conditions: Crystal Clear
Hatches: Small olives, LOTS of midges.

This was the first time fishing Clarks Creek and I was impressed with the creek. There are alot of log jams up and down the creek making fishing challenging but rewarding. Saw alot of fish and I even managed to catch a few despite spooking alot of due to crystal clear water. Ended up with 5 trout(2 browns 2 brookies and 1 rainbow and lost a half dozen) and 11 chubs on everything from buggers to dries. I would have caught more trout if I didn't catch so many chubs that spooked every trout in the hole. But it's always great exploring new water.

 

[Maurice]

Ended up with 4 trout(2 browns 2 brookies and lost a half dozen)

....and a rainbow I presume....hey, I like the way you hold that trout! 🙂

 

[sipe]

And a really pretty rainbow to boot!

 

[Biggie]

I also fished Clarks today from 11-5. I had a feeling I was fishing behind some one even though I never saw anyone. Looks like Delta Dog was the culprit....🙂. I got to use my new rubber net a couple of times, with long releases on several. Saw some action on top with a few caddis and BWO coming off. Started at the gun range parking lot and fished down about 3/4 mile. Dog, is this where you were fishing? Black bugger worked best. Caught one on top with a small orange ant......hmmm. As noted in another thread, the down trees sure have changed some of my favorite stretches, and not for the better for us fisherpersons.

 

[Swattie87]

The tail on that Bow is huge! Very nice fish.

 

[delta_dog]

No BIGGIE I fished the bottom end up stream about 1 mile. LOL...Thanks Maurice I forgot about that one. That rainbow was on a little black bugger. I saws 2 guys hiking streamside up stream one at 1:30 the other around 3 spooking fish the whole way up.

 

[Biggie]

Well, I guess Delta and I covered most of the FF section today. I expected to see more fishermen today since it was pretty nice out there.

 

[delta_dog]

If I didnt spend so much time in the trees and re-rigging we probably whould have met....LOL

 

[Maurice]

Swattie87 wrote:
The tail on that Bow is huge! Very nice fish.

I bet that bow was from the fall stocking based on the fins. It has been in there a while based on the fin condition.

 

[Squaretail]

First time on Clarks, eh?
You'll be back. 🙂

 

[delta_dog]

by Squaretail on 2012/2/27 3:42:38

First time on Clarks, eh?
You'll be back.

With out a doubt! I love the challenge.

 

[PaulG]

Wow, 11 chubs, I don't think I've caught 11 chubs since I've been fishing Clarks and thats been a long time.

PaulG

 

[delta_dog]

by PaulG on 2012/2/27 11:52:57


Wow, 11 chubs, I don't think I've caught 11 chubs since I've been fishing Clarks and thats been a long time.

PaulG

Your lucky. I saw groups of 8-10 chubs in a few shallow streaches. The first 2 or 3 were caucht on a size 16 GG. They were very aggresive I even had one chase my bugger about 20ft as I was trying to keep it away from him.

 

[Biggie]

I don't think I have ever pull in a chub on Clarks. I have seen plenty of suckers. I guess Delta will soon learn how to avoid the chubs, but for the first timer on the creek he did alright.

 

[sipe]

Never caught a chub on clarks. Pickeral, trout, suckers, ...never chubs. Sounds like a great day though...except the chubs part.

 

[wgmiller]

Props to that rainbow; not your average looking stocker. I've avoided Clark's on purpose, because I know once I start, I won't be able to stop!

 

[IdratherbePhishing]

There's a lot of chubs suckers on Clark's lately for sure! Good deal and I agree with Maurice fall stocked

 

[wbranch]

"The tail on that Bow is huge! Very nice fish"

My sentiments exactly! I never saw such a disproportionately large tail on a trout before. I wonder if he was actually heavier, with a thicker body, in the fall when he was stocked and lost weight since then but the tail stayed large?

 

[wbranch]

Delta Dog wrote;

"if I didn't catch so many chubs"

I've been fishing Clarks since the mid 1980's and never caught a chub. Maybe they are coming up from the Susquehanna to spawn. I did fish there last Wednesday and saw dozens and dozens of small white suckers podding up in the pools and am wondering if maybe Dalta Dog was catching some of those suckers underneath and thinking they were chubs.

 

[McSneek]

I too saw dozens of suckers when I was there a couple of weeks ago. Some were quite large. There were a few trout mixed in with some of the pods but the water was so darn clear you couldn't approach and make a cast. I was thinking sucker spawn drifted through the pod might produce a trout. Hoping we get a shot of rain tomorrow. Clarks could use it.