Sunday September 16th, 2012 marked a perfect day for fishing. I had never fished the Bald Eagle, but after driving to a few sections of Spring Creek and seeing that it was extremely low with excessive vegetation, I dedicated the day to finding a new place that I've never fished. I drove through Milesburg, and found a place off the beaten path that offered a series of deep runs and riffles that looked promising. I still wasn't certain I was going to fish it, but after taking a stream temperature that recorded 58 degrees, I was on board.
The entire afternoon was devoted to nymphing. In all I caught a lot of fish and I thoroughly enjoyed the aggressive hits that I got due to the cooler stream temperatures. The final fish of the day (pictured in the last three photos) hit so hard that I had to grip the handle tight because it almost took the rod out of my hands!
If you've never fished the Bald Eagle, I would give it a try. I plan to explore this stream as frequently as possible over the next week or so to see if I can catch a few more beautiful brown trout like the ones pictured below.
Enjoy!
