Drove to State College Wed afternoon and was worried about the 1/2" of rain and the effect it would have on Spring Creek, arrived at 4:00 PM and checked the stream, it was 90 CFS before the rain and was at 180 CFS after the rain, the color was a bit off but not muddy and with the low water conditions I was optimist about the next day. Arrived at stream side Fisherman's Paradise, the color was wonderful as was the level, maybe a bit high but more than fish able, drove downstream looking for risers and pulled in at "The Pines", Mark Antolosky pulled in behind me and we watched the water for signs of action, they were up and really eating, as Mark said "you could hurt them" I got ready and never had to move more than 35 yards and took 16 browns before lunch, I figured that I also missed at least another 10 fish in that time- yes Olives! The morning session lasted from 10:15 till 12:00 PM, then lunch at Sheetz, they don't care if you come in with wading shoes on and the hot dogs are the best deal in town. Wanted to try and location below town that has always been a great Olive section, it's below "The Shit Plant", when they took out McCoy's Dam it really made this section faster but still holds a ton of fish,and still does, they ate the Olives, took another 10 fish there before the hatch petered out. All fish were in the 8" to 12" class, healthy and colored up. Saw a wonderful 16" plus brown that only raised once but I have him marked and saw another very large guy eating behind a bridge pier, I'll remember both of these guys. Not too many guys on the stream but did see one dude in shorts and a spinning outfit- dumb!
Only had to use "1" fly all day a #18 dark olive emerger on the new Trout Hunter 6X tippet material, works very well and holds a great knot. Used a Winston 8' #2 for the morning fish but had an issue with the line not tracking well, maybe I'll change the line. In the afternoon I used a Winston 8'6" #3 BIIX with a new Rio Gold Trout line- hate it- anone want it?
If you guys want to stand on the banks of Penns and bitch so be it but Spring has the Olives and the trout are eating, not on in every hole, investigate then fish but not on the weekends.
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