Little Juniata River, PA
Barree Gorge- Above the 2nd RR bridge
Outing Information
- Date
- Start/End Time
- 7:15 to 10:30
- Best Fishing Time
- 9:00 to 10:00
- Rating
- Great
- Classification
- Public
- Water Temp
- 64.0°F
- Water Clarity
- Murky - <1' visibility
- Water Level
- 2.31ft. - 167cfs
- User
- Herb Yost
Fish Caught
Brown Trout
| Caught | Avg Size | Pattern | Optional Fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 11" | #2 Silver | |
| 27 | 11" |
Weather
| Skies | Morning | Afternoon | Evening |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudy | X | ||
| Precipitation | |||
| None | X | ||
| Wind | |||
| Light - 5 to 10 knots | X |
- Air Temp High/Low
- 66.0°F / 60.0°F
- Wind Direction
- -
- Weather Front
- -
- Barometer
- 29.81 rising
- Moon Phase
- 88% Full (Waxing gibbous)
Other Patterns Tried
No other pattern information for this outing.
Hatches
No hatch information for this outing.
Insect Seining
No seining information for this outing.
Fishing Partners
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Waypoints
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Notes
MCB, TMM, and BD:
I fished the LJ in the Barree gorge this morning. I go to the parking area at the end of the trail about 6:45 and was the only person there. I walked back the trail until I was at the second RR bridge above the parking area. I usually start at the first RR bridge and finish my morning at the big island above the 2nd. RR bridge. However, when I do that, by the time I get past the 2nd RR bridge there are almost always fly-guys fishing the nice water below the big island. I got to fish all that water this morning and just as I got to the island, about 9:15 or so, the first fly-guy showed up, but it didn't bother me because I had already fished some good water. The fly-guy went up the left hand side of the island, where I had planned to go, but I just went up the right hand channel instead. By the time I fished a bit above the island and decided to call it a day, at least three more fly-guys had walked back in and were fishing.
I had a good morning, which I'm sure had to do with the water conditions a lot more than my skills. We had thunderstorms last night and the streams where up a little, coming down this morning, and nice and murky. Just the way I like them for spin fishing. I caught 27 trout, all browns, the biggest ones were a couple of 13 inch trout, but most of them were nice trout in the 10-12 inch range. I only caught a couple of trout smaller than 9 inches and again I didn't catch a single fingerling. This morning's trout weren't nearly as big as the fish I caught last week below Petersburg, but I did catch about 9/hour which is better than I often do. All in all a good morning.
When I got back to my truck there were five other vehicles there. Three of them were from Virginia, one from Pittsburgh, and one was probably local. I guess the price of gas isn't high enough to help relieve the pressure on the LJ. As I drove back home, every pull-off along the LJ had one or more vehicles in them and guys fishing most of the good runs. Maybe I do Spring tomorrow or the Little Bald Eagle or Kish, who knows?
O&O:LJH