Beaver Creek advice?

[David Constantine]

Headed out to Beaver Creek for the first time this Saturday.  Anyone have any advice?

[Danny Barrett]

Park at that school. And only fish downstream from there. Thats what i did over the summer atleast.  Down stream was mkre open easier casting and more fish. I hiked up stream just to see. It was tight casts in my opinion. Only been there once tho.  Cant wait to hear how you do

Danny Barrett

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On Sep 11, 2012 11:08 PM, "David Constantine" <davideco...@gmail.com> wrote:
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[Trent Jones]

Beaver Creek in MD or VA?

[David Constantine]

Sorry.  MD.

[Kyle B]

David,

Beaver Creek is a great spring creek to fish! Personally, I like to park at the midway parking lot (the lot is there for fisherman and an access gate is on the opposite side by the stream). Its located just over the bridge on Beaver Creek Church Road. From there I like to walk back over the bridge and enter the woods just past the farm, and work my way down to the creek. Then just work my way up stream back to the car (the stream loops around the back end of the farm). There are a bunch of little riffles and tail outs that support a healthy number of fish and hours of fun. You can also continue upstream all the way to the shop (Beaver Creek Outfitters, talk to James the owner, he's a good guy and is always up for giving tips or advice on where the BIG guys are!). One thing to note: it is extremely over grown this time of year making fishing from the bank and accessing the stream difficult if not down right infuriating. A shorter, lighter weight rod will payoff well. Dry flies if a hatch is on, or terrestrial patterns near undercut banks can draw out some truly large fish! Simple Black or Green streamers if the water is off color. Cress bugs or caddis nymphs dead drifted have always produced.  

Good luck and have fun, should be a gorgeous weekend to get out and fish!!

Cheers,

Kyle

[eric]

It is a small creek in tight cover.  In my experience the absolute most important thing about fishing beaver creek is using a slow and stealthy approach.  If the water is clear, use small tippet.  There is a parking lot off of beaver creek rd, just NW of it's intersection with beaver creek church rd (sidebar: I thought the point of rd. names was to distinguish them from each other!).  There is a trail (with signs I think) from that lot, to the lower end of the C&R water.  I have fished all the way from there up to the shop, but that would be a long day if you are walking as slowly as you should be.   In general, the lower section is more open with more larger fish (including some stray pig rainbows from the private water below), and the stream gets tighter and more 'featured' as you move upstream. 

Good luck,
Eric

[Trent Jones]

I double what Eric and Kyle had to say. I fish very slow and deliberately up on Beaver Creek. Go slow, and change flies and tippet as needed for the water that is right in front of you. The slow pace will allow you to read the water, not spook fish, and adjust accordingly….and catch fish. Let us know how you do.

-Trent

On Tuesday, September 11, 2012 11:08:50 PM UTC-4, David Constantine wrote:

[David Constantine]

Wow, thanks for the great advice, guys.  We are headed to the Beaver Creek fly shop first thing Saturday morning.  Will let you know how it goes.
Anyone else want to chime in?

On Tuesday, September 11, 2012 11:08:50 PM UTC-4, David Constantine wrote:

[David Constantine]

Went out on Saturday and had a great time.  My buddy Tim landed his first trout on a fly rod.  A very nice 13 inch Brown.  Gorgeous fish, fun fight, and he was walking on air the rest of the day.
You guys weren't kidding about the vegetation.  Casting was tough.  You had to fish very slow and stealthy.  Crystal clear water.  Fish were holding on the bottom of pools and seemed lethargic. Water level was low and slow.  We didn't catch a ton of fish, but it was beautiful, quiet country.  We only saw one other angler the whole day, who we of course told about the TPFR.
James at the Beaver Creek Fly Shop was extremely helpful.  Drew us maps and everything.  Great guy who also guides the Creek.
We will be heading back soon.  We saw 2 Monster Rainbows that were utterly unafraid of us.  They also had no interest in our flies.  Not sure how to catch those guys.  The smaller guys all hit the Cress Bugs we were nymphing.  Bouncing them off the bottom as deep as we could get them.  6x leader and tippet.  Tiny bugs.
Thanks again for all the advice, and I highly recommend taking a trip out there.  And the smaller your rod, the better. 
Dave