Black Caddis

The other week on Spring Creek there was and I bet there still is a black caddis hatch that was getting fish up. The caddis are samll #16 black with a sooty black body, they are really hard to see but the trout are on them. Blind casting is the game with them unless you see any of the very sutle rise forms they leave, this is not a big number game but it is a nice slow mid morning to mid afernoon time frame fish. A black bubble back caddis using natural CDC as the bubble will work BUT tie a lot of them because they are hard to dry after each fish. Small streamers is also a good bet if your looking for horney male browns at this time of the year, I have seen males chasing each other but have not seen any females getting ready to spawn. The tem. is getting about right and the water levels are perfect, it will happen soon. Don't step on trout redds! Get ready for the next jucy insect for the trout to key in on, "The Spotted Lanternfly", it's already in the Harrisburg, Hummelstown area and heading north all the time. They are just a mess at the Hershey Medical Center fitness area and the Panera Bread in Hershey. They don't fly well but seem to be able to hop or just run away from you, they act like a stink bug does when you try to step on them. They will offer a trout a nice meal and it is a easy insect to imitate. Look it up and you'll see what they look like. They love grape vines and we all know how many wild grape vines we have on our trout streams.