Dunbar Cr (12-30-07)

[flyfishermanj]

Fished Dunbar Creek today.. Conditions where ideal, good flow, water was clear with a slight greenish tint. The fish were there, but they were tough, missed one while nymphing. Talked to a few others who had similiar luck. Thermo is broke, but would say the temp to be in mid-to-low 40's.

Isn't it funny how when you think you have a stream figured out, she goes and skunks ya..Doesn't matter though, it was nice to get out and get some fresh mountain air!!

JH

 

[jayL]

Same deal at valley today here in the SE. Saw one rise, a few small fish scatter, and got a few head shakes from one as he gave me the middle fin after spitting my bugger. Water seems to be in the low 40s everwhere, and damn near optimal flows.

 

[JimE]

what part of the stream did u fish i jope to make a trip down to dunbar soon

 

[flyfishermanj]

Fished the first three jackdams, would have fished further down stream, but had shoe issues.

JH

PS.. Send me a PM if you go.

 

[Chaz]

Usually when the water has that green tint in winter it's a bad thing, snowmelt is the reason, and causes the temerature of the water to drop putting fish down.

 

[skiltonian]

interesting that you associate the "green" water as a negative.
as I understand it, sunlight contains all colors. And water absorbs some of these colors more than others. You need a lot of water to notice this effect, which is why water in a glass has no color to it. in deeper water, molecules quickly absorb red light, but they don’t absorb green light nearly as well. More green light is transmitted through the water—so the water looks green. To me that means its deeper water and more conductive to hold fish and my experience has consistently been I catch fish in the deeper water. You are correct about snow melt and temporarily shocking the fish, but I do not believe the green tint has anything to do with temperature.