1 st. of the Season

Fished Spring Creek two days last week , we still saw Trico's in the late mornings and small Olives in the late afternoon both had fish rising to them, not great but good enough to keep your interest. To say the water is low is an understatement, it is very low and clear, it demands a slow and quiet approach when you get into position to cast, slow is the word. The Trico's are not strong but if you look you can find feeding fish in the quiet seams along the shore below a nice riffle, the fish are not giant but they do bend the rod. The Olives are #22-24 and come off in the later afternoon, the typical Olive pools are the ones to target, slow steady risers are the norm, and a emerger was the ticket.
  I took a walk along the new wall below the Commerce Street bridge to see how the stream looked and of course see the big fish that migrate downstream (mostly the white rainbows), there were plenty of them but I did spot "1" very large redd that held "2" very large brown trout in active spawning positions, this is the 1st of the season.
  I checked Penns on my up to State College, it is sad there is just no water in it but I did see a lot of fish up and feeding in the seam along the road side below Stan's bridge but I did not want to disturb them- stay away from Penns it is just to low. Bald Eagle has some water but those big browns are just to aware of their surrounding to let you get close in this low water, better wait till we get some more rain.

What a way to go

Just received my new issue of Fly Fisherman Magazine and in it is a very interesting story of how a fellow died, ok maybe not the best subject but hey it is a good one. Well this guy retired and after that day fished nearly every day after that, he went one day but did not return home of course his wife became worried and called the sheriffs dept. they went looking for him and found him face down in his favorite stream dead with his fly rod close to him and on the end of his leader was a 21" brown trout that was landed and released back into the stream- what a way to go! I remember only one fellow that I know died that way and he was lucky, of course it is not a experience the family would like to happen but all the same far better that wasting away in a dam nursing home. I know that the quick deaths are hard on the family but maybe it's the best way to go, so let's all go fishing everyday till we end up face down in the stream.
  As a side note the recent rain helped but most of the result was short lived, the streams rose well but then came right back down, yes they are cooler but still do not have the volume of water we need- can you imagine the negative effect this will have on  this years spawn, on 11-20-16 we shall see because that is the annual brown trout redd count on Spring Creek.
  Has anyone ever experienced the following, you swear off something like watching a program, reading a web site or reading a magazine but find yourself going back and doing what you told yourself you would not do, what the heck only to get upset or disappointed with what you just saw or read. I have a love hate relationship with Fly Fisherman magazine, just can't let it go but every time I read it I get upset with the me and Joe fish catching shit but I just can not let it go, even on the days when it comes to the house with my favorite "The Drake" I still take time to read it and every time it is time to renew I still do it, am I sick or just to dam nosey?