wgmiller
Well-known member
Well, I experienced a bit of cranial flatulence and was a week early for the "Manada Mini-Jam". I realized this around 09:00 before I left home, but decided to head up anyway and fish the stream since I had the day free.
I arrived at 10 and parked along Furnace Lane. Air temps were in the 30's upon arrival and it was overcast/cloudy. I fished upstream to the 443 bridge landing one and missing a few others. I moved a few fish, but overall the activity was sparse. I fished a white bugger most of the time as the water had that green tint to it and the bugger just really "popped". I need to work on my nymphing because I know that I probably could have done better using that technique.
Moving upstream of the 443 bridge, I fished sporadically to the access road to FIG. I wanted to hit a few select holes, but didn't have any luck. Put a lot of walking on the wading boots as I hiked back to the car on Furnace Lane from the top of the DHALO area.
Stream temperature was 40 degrees and the clarity was very clear. Flow was on the low side which I believe put a lot of the fish into their lies. I saw some midge activity, but no risers.
This is the first time I fished below the 443 bridge and the level of destruction from TS Lee's flooding is just beyond belief. I can't even imagine what it was like on this creek when the flood hit. It had to be like a freight train coming down the mountain because the amount of damage is just unbelievable. The fishery took a big hit and I think in addition to harvest, a lot of the fish just couldn't ride out the torrent of water. On the plus side, a lot of the fallen trees have created new habit, although it's really tough to fish.
I'm really impressed though with Manada as a stream and I really like the section from 443 to Furnace Lane. It has the feel of an upstate mountain freestoner, close to home. This would never happen, but I'd love to see the 443-Furnace Lane stretch made C & R FFO, below Furnace Lane - ATW, and above 443 - DHALO. I'm sure there are alot of reasons why this couldn't happen, but it would be neat to see.
My lone fish of the day - 14" brown
I'm looking forward to meeting up with others from paff.com next weekend and hitting the stream again!
I arrived at 10 and parked along Furnace Lane. Air temps were in the 30's upon arrival and it was overcast/cloudy. I fished upstream to the 443 bridge landing one and missing a few others. I moved a few fish, but overall the activity was sparse. I fished a white bugger most of the time as the water had that green tint to it and the bugger just really "popped". I need to work on my nymphing because I know that I probably could have done better using that technique.
Moving upstream of the 443 bridge, I fished sporadically to the access road to FIG. I wanted to hit a few select holes, but didn't have any luck. Put a lot of walking on the wading boots as I hiked back to the car on Furnace Lane from the top of the DHALO area.
Stream temperature was 40 degrees and the clarity was very clear. Flow was on the low side which I believe put a lot of the fish into their lies. I saw some midge activity, but no risers.
This is the first time I fished below the 443 bridge and the level of destruction from TS Lee's flooding is just beyond belief. I can't even imagine what it was like on this creek when the flood hit. It had to be like a freight train coming down the mountain because the amount of damage is just unbelievable. The fishery took a big hit and I think in addition to harvest, a lot of the fish just couldn't ride out the torrent of water. On the plus side, a lot of the fallen trees have created new habit, although it's really tough to fish.
I'm really impressed though with Manada as a stream and I really like the section from 443 to Furnace Lane. It has the feel of an upstate mountain freestoner, close to home. This would never happen, but I'd love to see the 443-Furnace Lane stretch made C & R FFO, below Furnace Lane - ATW, and above 443 - DHALO. I'm sure there are alot of reasons why this couldn't happen, but it would be neat to see.
My lone fish of the day - 14" brown
I'm looking forward to meeting up with others from paff.com next weekend and hitting the stream again!
