If you can get there go fast, if it's cloudy get there faster. I fished Bald Eagle this morning and without the sun the Tan Caddis was weak at best but the Trico's were on big time, from mid pool to the tail out there were fish rising in a rythm, just line it up and keep it in line, they either took it or gave you a snooty false rise below the fly, that means no thank you in bold terms. I took small rainbows that I was sure were good fish on the bank and some really good brown that you just know from the rise forms that they are big. Some of the fish really liked it when I got the fly to sink into the surface and just under, they took it without any hesitation. At about 10:00 AM the fog rolled down stream and we all know what that means, the end. I did try a Walt's Worm and a Tan Caddis Emerger in the early morning but they did not produce like I wanted them to, last week there were a ZILLION med tan/yellow #16/18 Crane Flies all around- so a Carne Fly Larvae- no not so much.
Had lunch at Sheetz and beat feet to Penn's below Coburn, well every fish in every pool (except Still House Run Pool) was up and eating in rythm. I could not get dressed fast enough and grabbed a few boxes of flies, thank heavens I grabbed my Olives! All you needed was a #20 Med Dark Olive Baetis floating emerger or if you like a dun, then pick a fish and cast till you screw it up or hook it. At Stan's bridge there were 55+ trout above and to the bend below just eating every Olive that came down stream. I took 27 browns till 1:00 PM and it was just as easy as it is in Sulphur time- if it's cloudy go there! Hint there are 4-5 very large fish below the walk over bridge on the parking lot side, it's a long walk to come back up for them but some of those guys push some big water, I like it above that pool and have been a fixture there for years.
I'll post 2 pictures on Thursday morning, too much coffee to do much now, jitters!
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