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Jason McVay
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I know this is kind of late but it has been difficult to get time to log onto IDA the past week. I had some time after work last Monday night (3-24-08)to try to catch some trout in one of my favorite trout streams. People who know of Spring Branch know how tough it can be, mainly due to fishing pressure. I was suprised last week by how much the creek was altered from the spring runoff this year. The handicapped access downstream of the walk-bridge was severely damaged, and several of the holes have been physically moved from the strength of the water. The changes to the stream were very impressive. Usually an angler will spook quite a few fish out from the bank-hides, that night I saw just a few. It looks as if the runoff may have moved some fish along with the limestone rocks. I believe the DNR should have started stocking again this week so the fish will be back. It sure was nice to cast the fly rod again.
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mossydan
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Jason is spring branch the stream that goes by the trout hatchery, if it is thats a nice stretch of water. I started fishing it in my middle teens. I remember when they had walking ramps over the fences all the way down around the first curve about 1/2 miles downstream. Is this spring branch, we always called it the hatchery stream. A buddy and me limited there all the time. Whats nice is thats its 45 minutes from Cedar Rapids on Hy.13 north. 13's a nice drive all the way to its end in N.E. Iowa.
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Jason McVay
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Hi Mossy, Yes Spring Branch is the one at the hatchery in Manchester. Over the years this creek has really become a quality fishery. It is one of a growing number of Iowa trout streams that has some natural reproduction.
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walleye wisdom
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I have heard a lot of good things about that stream also. The best fishing is just over the fence in the hatchery...  I found the braided lines work best when pulling fish over the chain link.
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