5-9-15 Upper End Water Condition

[rps]

When I put in shortly before 11 this morning I found 70 to 72 degree surface temps. The water was green clear and muddy - that means the water was clear but had large plumes of muddy water that came out of the creeks. Much debris in the creeks as well.

[kjackson]

Leatherwood probably contributed to that. My branch of the creek is nearly as high as I've seen it but very, very muddy. I've never seen it so brown. I'm thinking there was a slide above us somewhere. The mud hasn't left, either. Normally, it starts to clear by now, but with the nearly constant rains today, it may be a while.

[flyrod17]

with a lake as clear as TR, does the murky water put the fish down?

[5bites]

Nope it makes them shallow and by wood or tight to bushes if it's available.

As rps mentioned sometimes the dirt is actually just a layer on top but the water is actually clear underneath.

[flyrod17]

Nope it makes them shallow and by wood or tight to bushes if it's available.

As rps mentioned sometimes the dirt is actually just a layer on top but the water is actually clear underneath.

tend to like fishing skhallow but can fshdeep oo