Dam it!

Off to State College to dog sit again Friday, Saturday and Sunday! Friday was just wonderful, no one in sight at Bald Eagle and the fish were up, OK get ready and check your gear- dam it! I attached the GoPro to my wading stick and off I went, well of course I had to piss as soon as I got to the stream edge, OK take everything off and pee then put it back on, check the GoPro- LOW BATTERY-Noooo!
  Fish were up and taking off the top, a mix of Trico's and Tan Caddis but they were very picky, the first fish was a very healthy 19" fat brown that jumped like crazy and ran all over the place- no 2 wt today. After the big brown the fish were smaller in the 9" -14" range and all browns today. I did see a really big brown chasing minnows on the other side near the junk that lines the bank- minnows flying everywhere and me with no streamer and no way to cast one anyway on a 3 wt.! I moved over and saw a few fish feeding above the area and did catch one of the minnows and they are really silver with a big eye and a lighter olive back, note to self you need to tie some of these- Daniel Berman style!
  No smaller rainbows were had and after checking with the Fly Fisherman's Paradise fly shop they said that the Fish Comm. has not stocked the rainbows in Bald Eagle yet, they stock them there because the are not allowed to stock Spring Creek but know they will take off and swim upstream!
  After all the fish stopped rising I took off the above Bellefonte and found a ton of fish up taking tan caddis, just worked my upstream and had a wonderful time, a #16 bubble back tan caddis did the trick. A morning that was well spent with a lot of fish and NO people except for the stupid ass kayaks that took out at the Milesburg bridge but left their half filled water bottles float downstream.
  What a difference Saturday was, no fish up on Bald Eagle but there were people all over the place, most every spot had at least one car in it! Found an area on Spring and waited for the Trico's to fall, and waited some more- just a few and not many fish up, all were little guys. I have seen the Trico hatch diminish in the last 5 years on Spring and have no reason for it because the water quality is still very good, maybe it's just a cycle. Had to move again to way up Rock Road and fish beetles in the forest- good choice! As soon as you plopped the beetle in you would see a wake coming or a very quite take and your on! Sunday was worse - people everywhere and they were rude as hell- OK go home and make sure you fish during the week. The only place that is crowded during the week is Paradise in the morning because the local guys meet there to fish and bust each others ass, they have a great time and do catch some fish.
  I check my two smaller Nikon cameras and guess what low battery on both of them- next time check this shit before I go!!!!!!!!!!!!!