New Zealand Fish

Fished Big Fishing Creek Tuesday because Penns was just too dam crowded with the Green Drake crowd here for another year. Peace and quite were the order not many people around and as I stopped to look over one of the best holes in the "narrows" a fellow was there just getting ready to fish and we talked about how it is not as great as it used to be all the while fish were raising everywhere! A nice small hatch of #16 Lt. Tan Caddis was coming off and the fish were on them, as I stood there I looked to the far bank from our high vantage point and there he was a brown of 5lbs or over and a guess would tape him over 24" plus, he was in shallow water and would have been a good prospect for a #16 PT nymph but as I pointed him out to the fellow who was dressed in tan he got nervous and began to swim around and disappeared into the deeper water! Note to self tan is not a good summer color, wear green or dark colors. They are still there but not easy but they can be had if you fish two people and spot them and fish a small PH on a very small wool indicator but your casting has to be spot on. Took several nice 9" - 11" Brook Trout (limestone brookies are just colored up nice) and some nice Browns on a #16 bubble back tan caddis and as evening began the sulphur's began hatching as did the eating- the fish are still there but they come out to play where there is a good hatch or when it gets a little darker. It is worth a trip there but the Drake will be there within a week so stay away for a while- think Summer Olive's for the next month!