OK the nuts are gone!!!

The Drake is over and all the one week wonders are gone, thanks for small favors. I do enjoy just seeing the wonder of a full blown drake hatch and the frenzy of feeding fish it brings but have never enjoyed the hoards it brings and the incessant talking and yelling that happens between the one week wonders, hell they can't even park right let alone have any manners at all. Now we have some of the very best fishing before us now, Drunlella coruta (old Conrutta) small Olives (Drunella corutella & Drunella lata) and ISO's are on tap as is the ever present ants,beetles and hoppers. Remember we also have some very large PE Duns in bright yellow and orange and the fish do key in on them from time to time, a dun or a floating nymph will usually do the trick if you can find that one fish that has taken a few of the duns.
  I love this time of year for one other insect the light tan caddis that will be present from now till fall, count on these guys every morning even during the Trico hatches, speaking of which usually starts around July 15. I have not seen Trico's on Penns except for a small population on uppers Penns but have heard that the fishing can be good from Spring Mills to Coburn, give it a try. For the caddis a CDC bubble back light tan caddis adult in size #16  or a caddis emerger will get you most of the fish but you might have to resort to something else to fool that one special fish your looking for some can be tough to fool but not the ton's of rainbows in Bald Eagle
   We can fish in relative peace and quiet till next year, what a blessing to have Penns to us free from the nut jobs who chase the Drake. Speaking of nuts I had an encounter with a guide from The Hook who wanted to put his client in front of me, never asking if it was ok or if I was done with the spot- well I hope they liked fishing to rock fish, what an ass hole.
  Fished Monday night and yes the big stoneflies are crashing the riffles, time to get the big stimulators and high floating "Big" dries out and search the riffles with them. Did also see some "Fish flies" but just not that many of them. The big happening was the Drunlella "Cornuta" spinner fall it was big, I saw nymphs everywhere on my hands as I handles the line and duns but the spinners were just nuts! The water was a bit off color and it was hard to see the feeding lanes the trout were in but boy did they eat and were they picky- you gave them the right color and size or don't even try it. I'll be back every other night to get some of the big guys I saw!