Spring Creek Center Co 11/1/09 & 11/2/09

atlantisboy911

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Stayed at the Feathered Hook (Jonas said to say hi to all the folks he knows on this forum)

Fished Spring around Benner, Paradise and downstream. 15 Browns landed , biggest about 17in , beautiful colors. The fish are in full spawn up there. The levels were perfect on Spring, Penns was still a bit high.

All fish taken on micro pink eggs and Frank Sawyers killer bugs.

Two really nice days as the weather was perfect.
 
I envy you. I will not get to fish Spring until 2010. Tight lines.

Salmo
 
Yes Salmo its a great stream, Im just getting to know it and look forward to many more trips, where do you fish when you go up there?

I have to say they are some of the most beautifully marked wid browns I have seen anywwhere.
 
Hi Jules

Good to hear you had a couple of good days on SC. When I talked to you earlier in the week, it didn't look good with all the rain.

PaulG
 
Please stay at Spring Creek I'll fish Penns. lol
 
I have to say they are some of the most beautifully marked wid browns I have seen anywwhere.
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Jules,

I almost agree with you, wait till you see the Fishing Creek Browns.

Im glad you are having a good time on this stream. I for one(and im sure im not the only one) wished i lived in that part of the state and got to fish it more. Enjoy your time on the water here, no place in PA has more trout.
 
Yes Sal I wished I lived up there , still a 2hour drive isn't too bad.
Congrats on the baby BTW have fun!

I much prefer the scenery on Penns but have yet to hit it when the conditions were good!

Paul G, the conditions on Spring were perfect , wish you could have been there, we will defintely have to get up there together some day.
 
salvelinusfontinalis wrote:
I have to say they are some of the most beautifully marked wid browns I have seen anywwhere.
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Jules,

I almost agree with you, wait till you see the Fishing Creek Browns.

Im glad you are having a good time on this stream. I for one(and im sure im not the only one) wished i lived in that part of the state and got to fish it more. Enjoy your time on the water here, no place in PA has more trout.
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Spring has been my favorite stream for many years but you can't beat the beauty of the fish on Fishing creek, love them both!

FPC

PaulG
 
I'll pile on and agree that fishing creek browns are close to as pretty as they come. Penns browns are pretty too.
 
jayL wrote:
I'll pile on and agree that fishing creek browns are close to as pretty as they come. Penns browns are pretty too.
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I heard Fishing creek browns had a nice look about them..I only fished Fishing creek once and it was a wash out. In fact I think I only made cast on the day.Will have to get back her some time and take a closer look at those browns..

This would be a good Topic😛rettiest Browns..

I'd have to say,next to native brookies of Fall, the prettiest Browns I've come by have been Letort and Savage grown..
 
Fishing Creek would probably win the prettiest browns contest.

However, I would like to voise my oppinion that freestone browns look better than limestone ones.
 
Thats an interesting statement MKern.

I would have to generally agree, but its all what you like.

Less Spots or More Spots? Deep Dark golden hue or Bright Yellow bellies?

Personally i think its all in the arrangement of the spots that make a brown attractive looking.

Freestone browns tend to be brighter and have more spots. Its not always true but sometimes. Also browns from the same watershed can look different. I think thats all about what habitat are they holding in and what diet are they eating.

Still though, i think the limestone vs freestone thing is interesting.

We just got the baby home and my wife is feeding her. After i do somethings around the house, ill post some pics and discuss this very subject. Interesting to say the least.
 
I think they are generally (freestone) more dense as complared to length compared to the limestone browns which grow so fast because of all the available food. Meaning that limestone browns are usually leaner until the hit maturity.

All of the freestone browns I've caught (though admittally no where near as then number of limestone browns) were very "meaty" and appear to be stronger -- visually.
I think this may have something to do with water and food type -- more swimming to find food; especially dry flies.

Just my theory though.
 
I disagree somewhat Matt. Freestone browns grow in length slower than limestone browns because they have a shorter feeding window throughout the year. During the winter and summer months when the water temperature goes above or below the optimal feeding temperature (50-62 degrees) The FS trout metabolism drops and they don't feed....not because there is less fertility but because their desire is not there. They just maintain.

Whereas, Limestone trout in their feeding window for more months of the year grow longer. Weight gain is accomplished by density of protein during brief periods of time and length is obtained through time with availability of feed being necessary of course.
 
I see what your saying Mo and completely agree.

I just see FS browns as wider when compared to length, than that of Limestone browns.

It's probably because they are older, eventhough the same length.

I like the brass color of the FS over the copper of the LS.
 
Speaking of spots: Here are a couple browns i caught on Penns a few weeks ago. Notice the difference in the spot formations. Both caught in the same area, both on a BWO by the way. ( I hope I uploaded these correctly).
 

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Nets just don't do them justice...Nice looking browns though! Their spot arrangements are quite different..

I've got to get me one of those Fishing creek browns everyone is talking about..I'd have to say the Savage produces the best browns I've seen. I guess you could call the Savage a freestone, well closer to a freestone then a Spring creek any way..
 
While Penns and Spring have some nice looking browns, I vote for Valley browns as being the prettiest I have seen. They are vivid yellow, especially this time of year and nearly always have bright red spots, and many exhibit the red on the tail and/or fins. Most of my pics were lost in my computer or I'd post some.

Interesting conversation about the size and shape of LS vs. FS browns. I will try to take notice more when I fish both types of streams.
 
OMG John, that bottom fish looks awesome! One of these days I'll have some luck on Penns. Until then that pic makes me yell FPC even louder. :-D

Boyer
 
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