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Whoa! Trains actually use the tracks that run next to the North Branch! Chris and I were there in late September on a miserable, wet day and were walking down the track when started to hear a strange noise. It did not sound like a train, sounded like more of a moan/clack. Anyway, we could not figure out what it could be other than a train and bailed out. Sure enough, about 5 minutes later, the train comes rolling through. I did not barrel by, it was going pretty slow - as if they know there might be fishermen using the track as a path.
In terms of the fishing - the water was way, way down as you can see from the pictures below. We did not have any luck in the runs between the pools but did pick up some trout and smallies in the larger holes.
The water was crystal clear and I looked down at my favorite spots from the railbed and could not see any of the hogs that were present the last time we walked by here. Since we were there at the end of the delayed harvest season, I concluded that the fish had been popped into various frying pans and any further visit should wait for a stock truck or train to visit.
The water was a fairly warm 64 degrees by my stream thermometer , so that might have been a factor as well - the trout may have been nosing up to the cool spots I have not found yet and not out in the main areas of the river.
The weather was nasty, rainy and cold, so we only worked this stretch for a few hours before bailing out and heading home.
Pressure: On this miserable Sunday, we were the only loons out in the woods. That said, I have never felt that this section was pressured. This was the second time I fished this section in 2006 and we were the only guys there both times
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Steyer, MD gage reading
Getting there:
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