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Little Juniata
Still high but dropping
Fair
Filed by TCO Staff of TCO State College on Sep 25
USGS gauge
Reading from Sep 26, 6:15 AM
Flow
428cfs
Gage height
2.82ft
Little Juniata River at Spruce Creek, PA USGS data
Flow rating
Pushy
Clarity
Stained
What's Hatching
The Little J is on the drop and should be fishable over the weekend. Carry a wading staff for that extra 'leg' with the higher water on days you can make it out. Terrestrials are a good option; try searching in the riffles with an ant, beetle, or chubby. Toss streamers to the banks and soft spots.
Hatches
BWO (18-22)
ISO (10-14)
October Caddis (8-10)
Tan Caddis (16-18)
Midges (20-24)
Hatches
BWO (18-22)
ISO (10-14)
October Caddis (8-10)
Tan Caddis (16-18)
Midges (20-24)
What they're eating
Hot flies
Flow
TCO's own calibration of the creek's fishable window. The needle is where it sits right now.
428 cfs · Pushy
0
200
400
600
950
Skinny0–200
Prime200–400
Pushy400–600
Blown600+
Up, moving and off color.
Water temp
32°
48°
56°
64°
68°
80°
52–
58
F
Staff-estimated range across the day.
Cold<48°
Cool48–56°
Prime56–64°
Caution64–68°
Not safe for trout68°+
Prime temps. Trout are active.
Range estimated by TCO staff
General Information
Summertime water temperatures on the Little Juniata can reach fatal levels for trout. Regardless of where you fish on the LJ, carry a thermometer and consider calling it a day when water temperatures exceed 66 degrees, the fish will thank you later.
Flow bands and temperature bands are TCO's own calibration from years on this water, not a USGS product. The 68° line is a conservation threshold, not our opinion. Gauge data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey.