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05-09-2015, 09:40 PM
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Quick stop at McLean pond
Well went out to Bragg creek and a walk at the falls with the family and then a picnic at McLean pond. Quite a lovely day so I decided to throw a few flies and man did it produce. An hour of fishing and pulled 11 and lost a lot more. It was my first time on that pond and I have to say it would be my favorite as far as ponds go. Maybe just a fluke day. How do the rest of you find it? Has anyone ever fished the creek? I would like to give it a go next time I'm out that way.
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05-09-2015, 09:53 PM
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Mclean creek
I have fished the creek a few times. Small fish but fun. Pretty sure its closed until June 16th though.
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05-09-2015, 10:04 PM
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No, the pond is open all year with a trout limit of 5! You are correct re: the creek regs!
It'll get fished out soon though...
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Originally Posted by 4x4bowhunter
I have fished the creek a few times. Small fish but fun. Pretty sure its closed until June 16th though.
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05-09-2015, 10:56 PM
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Originally Posted by lds
Well went out to Bragg creek and a walk at the falls with the family and then a picnic at McLean pond. Quite a lovely day so I decided to throw a few flies and man did it produce. An hour of fishing and pulled 11 and lost a lot more. It was my first time on that pond and I have to say it would be my favorite as far as ponds go. Maybe just a fluke day. How do the rest of you find it? Has anyone ever fished the creek? I would like to give it a go next time I'm out that way.
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she's stocked already?
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05-10-2015, 12:29 AM
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Sounds great! I haven't been to Mclean yet, any tips on location or lures/flies? I'd like to check it out Sunday afternoon...
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05-10-2015, 12:34 AM
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My son fishes there every year. He always said that small black wooly buggers work well. About size 12. The reason I know that fly is the one that works is every time he goes all my small black wooly buggers are missing from my fly box.
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05-10-2015, 07:33 AM
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after may long the fishing will slow right down, people fish it out fairly quick. You'll see an army of bait fishers line the shores every weekend.
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05-10-2015, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by TroutTracker
Sounds great! I haven't been to Mclean yet, any tips on location or lures/flies? I'd like to check it out Sunday afternoon...
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Well yesterday they they were eating chironomid emergers which I didn't have any emerged paterns so I tied regular ones onto a small dry a couple inches down and they were hammering them. At first I thought they were eating dries because they would break the surface but they wouldn't take any dry I gave them and I was watching stuff on the water and they wouldn't touch it so that's when I rigged up my emerged set up
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05-14-2015, 03:48 PM
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I was there on the 10th and didnt catch a thing. Tried leech patterns, dry flies, SJ worms, hopper dropper. The people next to me were using shrimp and corn and caught about 10 within an hour, I tried focusing on figuring out what they were eating as they were jumping like crazy.
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05-14-2015, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by 1move
I was there on the 10th and didnt catch a thing. Tried leech patterns, dry flies, SJ worms, hopper dropper. The people next to me were using shrimp and corn and caught about 10 within an hour, I tried focusing on figuring out what they were eating as they were jumping like crazy.
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i think it'll be fished out soon, or until its restocked
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05-14-2015, 07:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 1move
I was there on the 10th and didnt catch a thing. Tried leech patterns, dry flies, SJ worms, hopper dropper. The people next to me were using shrimp and corn and caught about 10 within an hour, I tried focusing on figuring out what they were eating as they were jumping like crazy.
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Try chironomids just a couple inches below the surface if they are rising and not taking your dry
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