Little Juniata(and tribs), Blair/ Huntington counties, 6/30/11

[evw659]

my brother and I started out on a small trib of little bald eagle to try for natives and wild browns. it was our first time here, and even though this stream is on the wild trout list, were always skeptical. stream conditions: low and clear, water temp 51 degrees! wasnt a great day for numbers, but a decent one(at least for me) landing two brookies and two browns all on dries. Forgot to add that i lost my dry fly box with about 50 of my ties in it.

Then on our way home we decided to stop at the j near tyrone milling. Our first water temp was 64, so we started fishing but then we realized there was a spring trickling in just above from where we took the temp. so we moved up above the spring and took another temp. 70 degrees. we moved downstream to pemberton and took another temp, 63 degrees at 6:30 PM. Fish were taking emergers right near dark but not consistently. my brother brought one to hand, I hooked a bunch but couldnt get one in the net. Just before we left i had a 20"+ take me on 2 second run and snap me. just a great day to be on the water.]stream[/url]]stream[/url ]stream]brookie[/url][/url]
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[csoult]

Nice Fish

 

[PaulG]

evw

Enjoyed the scenery pics....thanks!

PaulG

 

[flyfishinx2]

very nice wild browns !!

 

[flyfishinx2]

I believe you'll find that the river gets cooler as you move downstream to Baree from where you fished .

 

[nymphingmaniac]

Actually, the middle of river is the coolest. It warms up a bit down by barree.
Sure call me names for "spot burning", but if people feel they must fish the J during warm temps, I'd rather they fish the coolest part of the river and spare the fish the stress in the warmer sections.

 

[ryguyfi]

flyfishinx2 wrote:
very nice wild browns !!

That is actually a wild brook trout. Dark body, light spots equals brook; light body, dark spots equals brown.

That brookie actually has next to no red on his belly. None the less is a fantastic fish for a small stream like that. NJ!

 

[evw659]

thats actually my best wild brookie to date, just over 9 inches.....nymphin maniac, as far as water temps go, if you know where the springs are, youll know where the coolest water temps are in the j........

 

[nymphingmaniac]

But, NEVER fish directly below the springs during high temps.
Fish a few hundred yards downstream to allow the whole stream to cool. Pulling fish out of a seep/spring and through the warm water to land them is the worse thing you can do. Keep in mind pulling a fish from a 52 degree spring through a 65 degree (still considered a good temp by most) isn't a good thing.
This is particularly a problem in the most upstream major spring on the J (people who know the river know where I am referring to). The temperature differential is very steep.

Read evw659's post carefully and do the same-
"Our first water temp was 64, so we started fishing but then we realized there was a spring trickling in just above from where we took the temp. so we moved up above the spring and took another temp. 70 degrees. we moved downstream to...."

 

[skybay]

nice brookie, tnx for report,
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