donegal creek lancaster 5/15/07

[salvelinusfontinalis]

went to my local ffo only section today and had some luck. i caught 2 on a bwo size 16 and 1 one a mosquito size20. i had a lot of stikes but couldnt hook up.
i ran into a nice older gentleman to whom i talked with for awhile. he also noticed the bait containers and harvesting of fish in this c&r area. its a shame. there used to be alot of nice fish in that stream but not so many now. i was able to talk with him again before i left and he had got a few on black midges and an ant pattern i think.
i did however have my chance at a few bigger fish. one saw me and ran away after a good battle of wits. he won...im an idiot! :-D
the other nosed my bwo and pushed it about 2 ft before he determined it was an imatation! never saw anything like that before. while i agree that c&r regs can create seemingly tame fish....i like it when it makes a fish that is very angler wary. again a battle of wits that i lost. eh.
anyways.....the northern end of the fly area doesnt have to many fish. though i did catch one up there. the middle section seems to be the best. the lower area is also lacking in fish. good day though. i didnt catch as many as normal but dryfly fishing has increased my pleasure for the sport. the one trout i caught jumped completely out of the water and caught my fly! pretty exciting. never had that happen before. :-D

 

[salvelinusfontinalis]

for steve who asked about how to get there.

at donegal high school is a light. you go through that and the first left is long lane. you can park off the road and walk in. heres a pic

walk down the lan and along this fence:
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t76/salvelinusfontinalis/donegal%20creek%20lancaster/HPIM2075.jpg
you see the tractor path? at the end you can get around the fence and to the stream. if you walk upstream that is the northern end of the ffo area.

if you go down long lane and turn left on donegal creek road you can park here. this is where i recommnd you park. down the lane will be a gated road to walk back in. this is the middle section.
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t76/salvelinusfontinalis/donegal%20creek%20lancaster/HPIM2057.jpg
thats my little red car!

hey did you see the back of it?
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t76/salvelinusfontinalis/donegal%20creek%20lancaster/HPIM2058.jpg

ready for the jam? i dont know if im gonna make it, but im sure gonna try. my cabin is off of painter run rd....across from the log cabin. pines in the backyard down the hill. hopefully ill get a few brews in with some of you guys!

 

[salvelinusfontinalis]

im so retarded....you turn right on donegal creek road

 

[salvelinusfontinalis]

there is this also:
http://www.donegalfish.com/images/map_big.jpg

 

[steve98]

Thank you Sal

Unfortunately, I was not able to get out there on the 15th as I had hoped.
None the less I will get to this stream and the directions you provide earlier, and the reports of the 15th will surely help.

Thanks again
Steve98

 

[salvelinusfontinalis]

no problem ....let us know how ya do. i always like hearin stuff about my hometown stream!