And another night at Penn's

Another night at Penn's waiting for something to happen as the wind whipped upstream and the flies were blown off the water. Thank heavens for nymph fishing before that, a new style of stone fly with a tung. head and a curved hook! Not any really good fish but the ones I got were nice and in good shape. I was surprised as to how much the creek level was down in the few days since I was there! East to see where to wade and able to get to just about any fish you saw rising till the wind put them down! I was at least able to remember to take my felt sole shoes and not kill myself wading.
  Have you ever used a rod and felt that it was just not matched up with the fly line you were using or that it was just not the best one for your intended use? I took a 9 1/2' #6 Winston LTX and had a WF6F Sharkskin line and dam it never felt as if I was able to control where it was going but only in a general area. The rod felt heavy and cumbersome not confortable and maybe that's because all my rods that I have been using are 8 1/2 or 8'8" with line weight of 2,3 or 4 to me a 5wt is really heavy, heck I even use a 3wt for nymphs!?
  No Drakes in Coburn but there was traffic everywhere and guys at every spot except where I was, that makes two outing with NO ONE around! I guess Weikert is like a mad house, try to avoid it if you can but if you must just get some where early and just wait till dark or go a cloudy shitty day.

Another Night at Penn's

Well Penn's was on the agenda for Wed. night and besides a bit of wind and some colder conditions everything seemed good. It did not pan out that way, the fish were not on the many March Brown's, Grey Fox and larger Sulphurs that were on the water? There were a few guys on the far bank that were working more than any other. The big boy under the tree was working well, I got one good drift over him and at the moment he decided to take the fly it started to drag downstream- resulting an a big splash of refusal and gone for the nite! It was really cold standing up to my waste in 58 degree water with the wind blowing, not at all pleasant. Called it a nite because I was surrounded by some ass holes who have no idea of manners! I was watching a fish on the other side before I tried for the tree boy, when a guy just started to wade in right in front of me, I said something and he smartly said well do you want him while he's 1/4 the way out- he will pay some time in the future. This guy has no manners at all but what can you expect from a down easterner. I grew up fishing in a different word where manners mattered, you gave people space and never jumped in on anyone. Many years ago we had a guy do the same thing in front of Warren Wolfe and I while we were having a snack, well he paid the price as we tossed rocks into the pool to give him a little reminder of manners! The drive up the creek road again exposed the real problem, cars everywhere in all parking areas.
  I guess it's time to find a quiet spot to fish till the idiots give up after the Drake is gone. Maybe some areas of Fishing Creek will be better. Do not even attempt to go the Spring Creek given the great Sulphur hatch that is going on there now, nite time is like a traffic jam! Maybe a small Brook Trout stream might be a good option?
  Oh someone is posting about a great March Brown spinner fall- NOT, they never seem to fall on the water but they are everywhere giving you the impression that they are falling. A better bet to fish is a larger Sulphur spinner.
 

A Night at Penn's

Spent Sunday afternoon and night at Penn's below Coburn and the fishing was tough, rising fish were few and far between their rise. Wanted to fish nymphs BUT I had my Simms Headwaters Vibram Sole wading shoes on and even with aluminum star disks on the bottom they are just too dangerous to try and wade much- stupid me- getting old sucks when you can't remember to never wear them in Penn's. The shoes would be good in Loyalsock or any freestone stream not a limestoner.
  Saw March Brown's, Grey Fox, BIG Stoneflies and larger Sulphurs near dark. Yes there were a few good fish taking the Sulphurs but not the really good ones that live in the pool. Oh well I'll just go again, the traffic on the Creek Road was really heavy but no one was anywhere near me? This week will be 100% perfect abet only for the last few hours of the day but go to anywhere else.

Penn's Creek, a love/ hate relationship

Spent a wonderful afternoon at Penn's the other day, not much going on- wind and cold water prevented the insects from getting going. It was a really nice time to be able to catch up with people I have not seen in a long time, Piffy, Tom B. and a few others, time well spent. We all have different paths in life but we share a love for trout and Penn's Creek so that makes our bond strong. We watched a single trout on the far bank in the shade take about every March Brown that floated over him, no sense trying for him because he was just to dam far away at 600+ cfs! Saw March Brown's, Grey Fox's, some larger duns (never got close to one) some giant stoneflies just floating on the surface but nothing eating them.
  We talked about how some of the newer guides are just concentrating below AFREWO and making it really hard for us locals to fish in some places. I do not understand why the hell they come down here from Coburn, you have really good water up there!? I know we do not own the stream but do you have to screw up someone else's area just for the sake of a buck? Take your clients to your local waters and guide them there or do you not want them in your special fishing areas. If the current parking and guiding continues I think there might be a day of reckoning in our future, so be careful about where you park and fish.
  I bet the idiot will be singing the praises of the Green Drake coming soon, that means we will take some time of fishing and just go sit on the bank and take pictures.
  In the mean time go fish White Deer or Loyalsock.