Yellow Breeches, Cumberland County, 2/10/2023

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I decided to venture out to south central PA yesterday, I typically really don't fish out that way. Usually I stick to SE, NE and central PA. With the forecast being as nice as it was, I thought that the spring influenced creeks might be a good bet for trout fishing. I've only fished the Yellow Breeches once before, and I didn't have a ton of success aside from some smaller wild browns.

Weather: Low 50s, fairly windy in the morning/early afternoon
Water: 200ish CFS, mid 40F was my estimate for water temp.

I fished up stream of Boiling Springs from about 1130AM until about 4PM. The day started out slow, but around 130PM action picked up considerably. I managed to catch 6 holdover rainbows, that were pretty aggressive. The largest of the 6 was about 19-20", caught on a pink crystal meth egg fly pattern. The other fish ranged from 12" to 17".

Missed a couple subtle eats as well. Some intermittent rises, but not a ton of bug activity.
 
Wow! You had a great day no matter what season it is
 
Thanks for the report.
They probably weren't holdovers. A local club stocks some good looking rainbows and put some in as recently as December.
 
Update: March 9, 2023

Fished the C&R stretch today from 09:45am-4:00 pm. The water was pushing around 300 cfs with good clarity. There were stoneflies, sparse bwos and midges coming off. Surprisingly, several fish were rising right from the start and I took two stocked browns on top within my first four casts. The rises became less predictable as the day went on. I moved some fish slow stripping streamers, including a beautiful 18 inch rainbow and I took a couple more nymph fishing the deeper runs. The stream enhancements looked really nice and I certainly think they will help that stretch of water. There were a good number of anglers, but it did not feel crowded. In all, a great day to be on the water!
 

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