It's Feb 19th and dam it might be time to hit the water to find some good Olive activity this weekend but first we need to get thru yet another snow/rain event! Given that the weekend is to be in the mid forties and cloudy it is looking very good. Also on the menu will be little black stoneflies but they are best fished as a small black pheasant tail under a indicator or perhaps a small olive emerger. Midges are also ever present at this time of year and the two best patterns are; Griffit's Gnat or a spent winged (no tail needed) #24/26 black or dark grey body and clear wing works best, be careful because the fish can switch from Olives to Midges and back again so be ready. Do not disparage if it seems as if the rising activity has stopped just wait and it will resume again shortly, for some reason the Olives seem to come in waves.
A quick up date on the Intruder swing flies, everything is going well after getting all the materials needed plus understanding that the makeup of the flies is not bulk but layered to look like bulk but with a ton of under water motion. I will try and get a few pictures of them to post this weekend. I'll be on Spring Creek this entire weekend and tying all night while dog sitting in State College!
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