Neshannock Creek, Lawrence Co, 7-13-19

[Prospector]

Time Fished: 640am - 720am
Weather Conditions: 57, clear. A bit of a fog on the water.
Water Conditions: 64 degrees, running brown probably 2 foot visibility
Insects: none

I was far below the DHALO in a more shaded and cooler stretch of water. It was encouraging the water temp was 64. That’s the main reason I posted this. I don’t know how many trout made it through the hot weather we just had. I made one pass through the riffle and didn’t have a strike. The stream should be clear by tomorrow. The only concern is today’s temp in New Castle is going to 87 and the overnight low is only 67. The window to fish may be small and you should keep the fish.

 

[Prospector]

I went back today and fished from 6am-7am. The water temp was 68 and it still had a lot of color. I expected the Neshannock to be much clearer after a day with no rain, but at least visibility was better than yesterday. I only had one strike and caught a rainbow. I fished an open water section and not the DHALO.

Since I quit early I stopped at the Orvis shop in Volant and picked up some supplies. There were at least 3 guys fishing. At one point, just outside of the shop 2 guys were nymphing and just upstream was a Heron. The 3 of them were evenly spaced as if the Heron was schooled in the acceptable buffer zone when fishing this section. I did see one rise and heard there were a few others.

 

[PennKev]

Prospector wrote:

I was far below the DHALO in a more shaded and cooler stretch of water. It was encouraging the water temp was 64.

Trust me.... The water does not get cooler by going downstream on Neshannock. When it get's hot, the entire stream gets really warm. There are a few colder freestone tribs, but when hot weather sets in they don't have the volume to significantly affect the main stem. They can draw nearby trout to them but that that is the extent of it.

 

[Maurice]

PennKev wrote:

Prospector wrote:

I was far below the DHALO in a more shaded and cooler stretch of water. It was encouraging the water temp was 64.

Trust me.... The water does not get cooler by going downstream on Neshannock. When it get's hot, the entire stream gets really warm. There are a few colder freestone tribs, but when hot weather sets in they don't have the volume to significantly affect the main stem. They can draw nearby trout to them but that that is the extent of it.

In my home waters here in York we there are two sections that are colder than their upstream areas. Only by a few degrees but it does happen. This happens in heavily forested areas with steep slopes that follow weaker riparian buffered areas. Now mind you these temp recordings occurred when the stream was in the 70s so it didn’t result in opportunities to fish for trout but it was interesting.

 

[PennKev]

Maurice wrote:

PennKev wrote:

Prospector wrote:

I was far below the DHALO in a more shaded and cooler stretch of water. It was encouraging the water temp was 64.

Trust me.... The water does not get cooler by going downstream on Neshannock. When it get's hot, the entire stream gets really warm. There are a few colder freestone tribs, but when hot weather sets in they don't have the volume to significantly affect the main stem. They can draw nearby trout to them but that that is the extent of it.

In my home waters here in York we there are two sections that are colder than their upstream areas. Only by a few degrees but it does happen. This happens in heavily forested areas with steep slopes that follow weaker riparian buffered areas. Now mind you these temp recordings occurred when the stream was in the 70s so it didn’t result in opportunities to fish for trout but it was interesting.

That's really just an academic argument, no?

 

[Maurice]

Just saying it happens. Not intimate with Neshannock in that way. Never did temp
Studies there but fished it a heck of alot from ‘86 -‘99. Gave up on it for trout in june and fished for bass downstream. Caught some trout in the process with spin gear fishing for bass. Mostly bows in

 

[Prospector]

PennKev wrote:

Prospector wrote:

I was far below the DHALO in a more shaded and cooler stretch of water. It was encouraging the water temp was 64.

Trust me.... The water does not get cooler by going downstream on Neshannock. When it get's hot, the entire stream gets really warm. There are a few colder freestone tribs, but when hot weather sets in they don't have the volume to significantly affect the main stem. They can draw nearby trout to them but that that is the extent of it.

PennKev, I sent you a PM.

For the General Public, Did anyone record a temp reading at the DHALO somewhere in the neighborhood of 640am to 730am on 7-13? If so, what was it? I didn’t drive up to get it myself and I’m curious now.