If you have read this blog for a time you will know how much time and effort I have put in learning what products do and do not work in the UV resin world, gone is Clear Cure Goo (bad product and really bad company). I settled on "Deer Creek" from the UK because is was thin and cured tack free but back then it was a bit hard to get but now it is readily available on the market. The UV lights have been a source of frustration because unless you use them a lot by the time you set up to tie you will need batteries in them or wonder why you heads are tacky, along comes Loon with a really nice new product;
Loon Outdoors UV Infinity Light that uses a USB charging system, it has a 3 watt output, rechargeable using a USB cable (included), uses 1 18650 battery( included), on/off switch indicates power level. I got mine and wanted to set it up so like a dumb ass I hooked up the USB cable and plugged it in and left it for 4 hours, green light on but no light, OK what do I do- call Loon. Loon tells me to take the battery out and take the plastic off, OK I thank them and hang up. Well trying to take that GD battery out is just madding, until I discover that the light comes apart in two sections and you only have to push it out, I tried every way to get it out even resorting to a pair of pliers! OK set it up again and same shit, OK now I have to turn the battery around to get it to charge. I leave it charge 4 more hours and took it off the USB cable and turned it on- NICE bright light and now I want to tie some streamers but can not get the dam thing to turn off, I can turn it off when plugged in but who the hell wants to do that, call Loon again and they tell me to hold the switch down for "2" seconds-WORKS. Tied some big streamers and some midge pupa using both Deer Creek and Loon UV resins and the cure was tack free and less than 10 seconds, and in all a dam good product, not cheap but worth the $59.95 price tag. Loon has told me that they will include a better set of instructions and also Fly Fish Food is going to do a short video on how and what to do when you buy one.
Loon has been one of the top companies in the Fly Fishing industry always moving forward with better products, this is just another example of that as is their selection of resins that do cure tack free. Give them a try, available in most well stocked fly shops and on line.
Now is a good time to hit the water, post spawn trout tend to eat to regain their spent energy but they will not move that far for your offerings. Have not seen a great deal of movement to their typical winter spots yet, the water is not that cold yet but look for them to seek the softer water very soon and at that time it is slow and deep!
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Monday, December 4, 2017
Final results of 2017 Spring Creek Redd Count
Well another redd count season is behind us and the results are down but confusing, best guess is that we were early in our counting, perhaps another week was needed in order to get the trout going but here they are with some sections to note.
Boalesburg downstream to just above the quarry, 13 active redds BUT in 2016 this section had 171 active redds!
Route 26 bridge downstream to Puddintown bridge, 67 active redds and in 2016 this section had 30 redds BUT - NZ mudsnails were found in this section! Be careful and allow your wading gear to dry well between fishing sessions or have two pair in the ready to rest one and allow the snail fry to die in the air and absence of moisture.
The bridge on Rockview property down stream to the bridge above the PFC pistol range had 181 active redds and in 2016 it had 184 redds, a good solid number each year.
The Rout 550 bridge downstream to the Distillary bridge had 39 active redds and in 2016 it had 119 redds, some of this area is very hard to see but still the numbers are down.
Overall the number have fallen in the past years,
2015 had 1945 redds
2016 had 1597 redds
2017 had 1236 redds
A drop of 348 from 2016 to 2017 and a drop of 361 from 2016 to 2017, I hope this trend does not continue but I think we need to go back to are old date to do our survey even if it hurts us in the cold, just more hot coffee and chili to keep us warm in the process.
Boalesburg downstream to just above the quarry, 13 active redds BUT in 2016 this section had 171 active redds!
Route 26 bridge downstream to Puddintown bridge, 67 active redds and in 2016 this section had 30 redds BUT - NZ mudsnails were found in this section! Be careful and allow your wading gear to dry well between fishing sessions or have two pair in the ready to rest one and allow the snail fry to die in the air and absence of moisture.
The bridge on Rockview property down stream to the bridge above the PFC pistol range had 181 active redds and in 2016 it had 184 redds, a good solid number each year.
The Rout 550 bridge downstream to the Distillary bridge had 39 active redds and in 2016 it had 119 redds, some of this area is very hard to see but still the numbers are down.
Overall the number have fallen in the past years,
2015 had 1945 redds
2016 had 1597 redds
2017 had 1236 redds
A drop of 348 from 2016 to 2017 and a drop of 361 from 2016 to 2017, I hope this trend does not continue but I think we need to go back to are old date to do our survey even if it hurts us in the cold, just more hot coffee and chili to keep us warm in the process.
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