Dunbar Creek FFO, Fayette Co., 4/4/2009

JackM

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Greg and I went to Dunbar Creek. Greg arrived about 830 AM and I arrived about 9:45. We went to the gamelands lot at the end of the gravel road. The water was high, fast and a little chalky. We decided to walk upstream above the stocked section.

On the way, I caught a couple stocked brook trout. Greg already had one from before I arrived.

Just before the Little Dunbar/Glade split, Greg got a real nice native. Maybe he'll add a picture. We each got a couple more standard-sized ones before we headed back to the stocked section.

The air temps went from low forties to high 50s by about 200 PM. It began to cool again and was in the low 50s when we quit at about 530 PM. Water was cold, but I didn't get a temp. We may have seen a few stoneflies and Greg mentioned seeing a BWO or blue quill. There were also a few grey caddis seen on the rocks. We might have seen a rise or two in the stocked water which we retreated to around 330 PM. Greg smashed them in the jack dam.

Here's my best brookie below, one shot with some stream background and the other zoomed on the animal.
 
Jack,
What is that in the brookies mouth? Hard to tell, but it looks like a purple beadhead san juan worm???? Is that your secret, submersible dry fly?

By the way, beautiful fish!!! Glad ya had a nice day!
 
Beadhead copper wrapped pheasant tail. Sometimes a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do. I couldn't buy a strike on top. I even used a bobber for my stockies.
 
What a beautiful day to be outside today. I enjoyed your company on the stream today Jack. I think I ended the day with 6 or 7 stocked brookies from the jack-dam and the hole below. The stocked fish were taking a size 14 Hare's Ear and a size 16 green emerging caddis pupae fished deep and slow.

Here's my monster brookie, a stream shot, Jack on a rock, and a normal brookie.
 
DAAAAAAANG Greg. Nice native. Jacks got pertier markings though.
Jack, no report from wed. ?
 
I hooked one in the mouth and one in the head at Letort Weds. and caught a couple on dries at YB Thursday. Not great, but better than watching TV in the hotel.
 
Very nice fish guys!
 
JackM wrote:
Beadhead copper wrapped pheasant tail. Sometimes a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do. I couldn't buy a strike on top. I even used a bobber for my stockies.

Well, you have the proof to show your decision was the right one!
 
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