Muddy Creek FFO, York Co. 2/20/18

fritz

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Fished from about noon to six. WT was 52F. Bright sky, low 70s maybe for air temp. Was looking for little black stoneflies. Saw maybe a dozen here and there. One little rise observed the entire time I fished. Started with a stonefly nymph/egg combo. Landed a few bows and Browns. Moved a few others. Pretty slow til the sun came off the water when I switched to stripping a tungsten bead head olive and black bugger. Finished the day with a good bite on the bugger, again a mix of browns and bows. Great flow and nice color to the water.
 
Nice report, fritz. Great to hear you got to spend some time on the stream in the balmy February weather.
 
Me and my brother went the Saturday following through Fritz's stretch and apparently he musta fed steel to all the fish. No J/K, We got a few but expected more.

The water was flowing at 220cfs, it was clear on the sides and green in the pools, conventional wisdom woulda put it as blown out, we gambled and won. my bro got a handful of bows and a wild brown and I got a nice 16" bow and a 9" wild brown. missed a ton on streamers short striking which was weird because of the water color, thought they'd be hammering it more.

Caught fish over a long stretch in many locations that had not produced just weeks earlier so I think the bunched up fish are spreading out. good news. Ironically the typical holding areas were not producing like expected. Thats fishing!

Anyway, it never rained, the tribs were coloring up, we got out and I lost my prescription glasses at the car so guess what, you get a bonus report as I had to go back for them this am...right there next to the tire tracks, a little wet and splashed with sandy debris. there they were.

It poured this am, not raining now, criks still in good shape this am, but the tribs are muddying up considerably, Muddy Creek probably won't fish again till mid week.

Catch it coming down and clearing and the strreamer bite should be on.
 
I usually fish the C&R stretch of muddy creek a couple times a year. I walked in from the upper stretch a couple weeks ago. On my way downstream I ran into 2 posted signs that I never saw before. One up near the railroad tracks and one down near the water. Did something change around that area?
 
No, just stay near the water along the stretch near and below Toms Run. The the guy just doesn't want people roaming around toward his house. Hes OK with the fishing. Just stay along the creek there. Don;t trapse along the railbed to make your walk easier. Thats what I do. He never has come down and given anyone any guff that I am aware of. Be respectful and courteous and things are all good.
 
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