At this time of the year it is best not to fish Penns from Poe Paddy downstream it's just to darn hot plus the fact you'll catch chubs and smallmouths at best. The best water is from Coburn to below Ingleby because of the influx of cold water from Elk & Pine Creeks. OK all you Penns Creek snobs maybe it might be time to branch out and try Big Fishing Creek or Spring Creek for a cool change. I fished Coburn and found small olive spinners on the water at 8:00 AM, they reminded me of the damm spinner on Big Fishing Creek you see all the time but it never seems to fall on the water- the name escapes me now! Of course I only had Drunella emergers and spinners, they were to big but did find a few that I could cut down and it worked well, nice fish not large but fat and happy.
At about 11:00 AM started to see tan caddis emerging so I tied on "2" organza caddis emergers and started to take fish on them, 1 larger tungsten and a smaller glass beaded one below it, the fish did not seem to care. The flies are an off shoot of a Davie McPhail caddis emerger. All action over by 1:00 PM, tried beetles BUT not even a look!? Did not stay for the Drunella spinner fall, just too many hours to bake in the shade. Dam it cooled off and might have been great but just could not nap!
I'll be on Fishing Creek this Thursday and post something from it. Did take some lessons on the GoPro and have it down pat until I spaz out on another good fish- Think Trico's July is the month they start not on Penns- just another reson to move on and fish some place new.
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Monday, June 10, 2013
Spring & Penns Creek Updates
Last week Spring Creek in the morning fished very well with #18 scuds and #14 Walt's Worms, these are some of the best food sources for the trout. The trout at the old McCoy's Dam site were hanging around the banks and a dry dropped did the trick as did a scud in light pink with a red spot in the body (the rainbows love this thing). Water temp and levels are good for this time of the year but we still need rain badly. All morning long I saw a good number of #16/18 Lt. Tan Caddis emerge and the fish keyed on them, remember this will be a great key to taking fish all summer and early fall- even on Penns.
Penns on Sunday night in a not so great spot (GP's spot was taken by a guide and 2 clients), looked for Drunella spinners but not in good numbers to get all the fish up, here is the run down;
Larger light sulphurs #14
Potamantus (sp) emergers and duns #12/14 the fish chased the nymphs to the surface
Larger Yellow Stonefly adults crashing the riffles.
Drunella Spinners #16 (they look like a 14 but look at the kink in their body to determine length)
Slate Drakes #12/14 , the key to them is fishing nymphs in every area including backwater's.
We found fish in areas where guys would just walk over, look before you fish, there could be one at your feet. Same pattern will persist for weeks, be perpared for a smaller Baetis to make and apperance near the 4th of July!
Penns on Sunday night in a not so great spot (GP's spot was taken by a guide and 2 clients), looked for Drunella spinners but not in good numbers to get all the fish up, here is the run down;
Larger light sulphurs #14
Potamantus (sp) emergers and duns #12/14 the fish chased the nymphs to the surface
Larger Yellow Stonefly adults crashing the riffles.
Drunella Spinners #16 (they look like a 14 but look at the kink in their body to determine length)
Slate Drakes #12/14 , the key to them is fishing nymphs in every area including backwater's.
We found fish in areas where guys would just walk over, look before you fish, there could be one at your feet. Same pattern will persist for weeks, be perpared for a smaller Baetis to make and apperance near the 4th of July!
Monday, June 3, 2013
Post Green Drake
Well it's over for another year (maybe still on Fishing Creek?) good bye now the fish can get some rest from the crowds. I had clients out Friday and when we arrived at Coburn in the morning there were a ton of fish up and taking Green Drake Duns, Coffin Fly Spinners and a few larger light Sulphurs! The action lasted till about 10:30 with the Sulphur the main attraction after the Drakes stopped, maybe something to remember next year- avoid the evening crowds and fish in the morning. One lesson to learn from this is at this time of year never forget the larger Sulphur, the fish seem to key on them and like the Gray Foxes they hatch all day long, carry lots of loop winged emergers. Forget that dam mustard colored one that is just a tease and it's the one we see the best and think that's what the fish are taking, not so much.
Have been seeing a lot of action on Tan Caddis on Spring Creek, this will be a main stay all Summer & Fall, don't forget to pack them. Soon time for the raspberries to ripen and that's beetle time, a #12 black foam guy will do the trick for you.
Yes the Summer Olives will start any day "Drunella" or the old Cornuta is a great all day emerger fish, target the pools and tail outs for the sippers and wait for the great spinner falls every night 6:30 to 8:30 PM, not every pool has them, you'll have to find them. Remember fish the tail outs for the spinners not the riffles!
Have been seeing a lot of action on Tan Caddis on Spring Creek, this will be a main stay all Summer & Fall, don't forget to pack them. Soon time for the raspberries to ripen and that's beetle time, a #12 black foam guy will do the trick for you.
Yes the Summer Olives will start any day "Drunella" or the old Cornuta is a great all day emerger fish, target the pools and tail outs for the sippers and wait for the great spinner falls every night 6:30 to 8:30 PM, not every pool has them, you'll have to find them. Remember fish the tail outs for the spinners not the riffles!
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