Conditions for good midge fishing

We all know that Winter is the very best time to fish midges on Penns or Spring Creek Creeks and it the water is down Bald Eagle is not bad at all, What conditions are we looking for before a trip, well here are the things we need for a good experience;
1. Normal water conditions for the time of year, no ice melt drop in water temp's, the water should be steady. Even if it is cold the water is stable and not effected by melting snow, cold does not have an adverse effect it's the stable water temp.
2. Sunny days seems to be the best, it tends to get them more active just by a slight water warm up.
3. Breeze days seem to be better because it tends to concentrate the adults on a bank.
4. Pattern seems not to be a big deal it is size and presentation that count, a #20-22 Grif's Gnat or a Buzz Ball will do the trick.
5. A #22 Brassie in black wire will account for a ton of fish either fished as a dropper or fished on a greased leader- just watch for the leader to move.

  Just pick a nice sunny winter day and find the rising fish, look for the soft seams near a shore line and start at the bottom and try your luck= hey it is better than sitting in the house.
  Have you ever noticed that in Oct/Nov. Penns get much clearer that other times of the year, not algae production makes for better wading and sight fishing, so go.

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Just read a news release from the Helena MT newspaper that our friends in the US House of Rep's have just changed some rules that will make it easier for them to transfer Federal Lands to State control, of course it was sponsored by a Rep. from Utah. Fellows this will mean they will sell Federal Land to the highest bidder for oil, gas and mineral rights, there by denying you access to the land and the rivers that flow thru them. OK I understand that we need to be energy independent but we are almost there but fell short because of the price of oil and OPEC not wanting the price to stay low, all the while we have been moth balling wells, well if we truly want to have energy independence we must not allow our fate to be decided by those nut jobs in the Middle East and the idiots that think we can sell all our land to people like Exxon. I see the time when there will be closings on rivers and streams that we have had access to fish as we like, I also see our hunting rights closed on these lands unless you know someone in the corporate entity that will get you permission or if you pay for it. Can you imagine having to pay to fish on former Federal Land, what a shit thought, just don't sit around and think this will not happen, the boys from Utah will not let up and you do not have anyone in Washington who gives a shit about our rights to keep and preserve land and water use for all of us- they will sell it all to the highest bidder. Write you Rep's and see the dam double talk they send back to you - all bull shit and no answers especial our two guys, our Senators are just as bad- all BS just waiting for some large corporation to tell them what to do and not giving a shit about us as sportsmen. I bet they come calling on us when they are up for relection