Fished Saturday Nov. 12, most all the redds are empty now, did see a few pairs but it's over for this year. In most years we are waiting for our normal late fall flush of leaves but it apperas that it happened early with the high water and along with the colder water temps the mating occured earlier than normal, yes it is the early part of Nov. but in most years around Thanksgiving is the time frame to see big numbers. I hope that the 2/3 week jump will result in a large number of fry for our streams.
Not to fear the trout have really keyed on Midges & Olives, walking the banks of Spring Creek you will see clouds of Midges hatching and flying around the shore cover. About 11:00 AM the #20 Olives start and true to their form come in waves, believe me the trout know them very well. This Olive is not like the ones that you'll see on Penns this one does not care if the sun is out, they hatch! This occurance is likley to go on as long as the water & air temps stay about where they are now, if they both go down, it's Midge time. You will have to check out a lot of water to find the areas that hold both the Olive and Midge eaters, this does not happen the entire stream lenght.
Looks as if Penns just might be in shape to fish Midges this weekend, a wonderful time to fish them- the water clears up and makes it a bit eaier to wade (at least you can see), the takes are very slow and you will have the opportunity to land some very nice fish. Again this does not happen on every part of Penns- you'll need to put the time in and find the holes, a very slow approach using caution to not wake them will be your reward if you use a #22 Griffiths Gnat or any of your patterns but keep them dark!
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