As December comes to a close and Santa is only a few days away, who is thinking of trout, we all are! Last night we had heavy rain and the streams are up again, not fishable till maybe mid week if your lucky! On Thursday I saw the first Little Black Stonefly of the season and if I saw it you can be sure the trout have seen them, a #16/18 black pheasant tail would be a great choice the next time you go. Given the fact that this year has to be one of the wettest on record, the trout should grow big and fat without the normal pressure given to them, maybe Spring Creek has had the most pressure but there are still sections that receive little attention. Streams like Penns, Big Fishing Creek (blown out most of the year) and Bald Eagle have had a break from the steady pounding of late summer and fall. It looks as if this year will be a great young of the year hatch and the amount of bank cover and wood in our streams will help keep the predation of the fry down, our hope is that we will see a few really small guys next spring waiting to eat our flies. Lots of new products on the market that I really need to try, more as I use them. I'm still working on the Simms aluminun studs, can't get in the water to test them yet.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
