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Re: Bass Fly Fishing [by PennypackFlyer]

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:46:05 -0000

Beginner Forum:: Bass Fly Fishing
BelAir, I;m slightly different in my approach - I like to keep the popper moving faster than the sunnies and bluegills can get to it and yet slow enough for the bass to nail it. I'm now looking forward to the end of June when I can target them legally.

Re: Tips for hooking fish [by PennypackFlyer]

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:18:06 -0000

Beginner Forum:: Tips for hooking fish
Wow...look at those nice soft hands in them photos...they look like they don't see to many trout!

Re: Another Good Day [by dsmith1427]

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:51:09 -0000

Beginner Forum:: Another Good Day
+1 on talking over texting. I'm lazy and talking is much easier then typing in a bunch of letters and numbers, and then having to correct what I already typed.

Re: "Emerger" pattern questions [by pcray1231]

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:56:35 -0000

Beginner Forum:: "Emerger" pattern questions
A parachute is a jack of all trades, master of none. Whether the fish require mastery depends entirely on the fish. Some do, some don't.

But in situations where perfect, exact matches are not necessary, a parachute is probably my favorite pattern.

Re: Hickory Run Flies [by L_soult]

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:34:10 -0000

Beginner Forum:: Hickory Run Flies
Quote:

troutbert wrote:
Are you aware of the waterfalls at Ricketts Glen? They are awesome. Going to see all of those, and taking pictures of the folks next to the waterfalls, along with the usual campfire, cooking, eating, hanging out, will probably make a full weekend.

My crew doesn't do anything until they screwed around at least 4 hours. Drive me nuts.

I f...

Re: St Croix Imperial? [by phiendWMD]

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:05:08 -0000

Beginner Forum:: St Croix Imperial?
Hah remember when I said I was abusive? Well I damaged a guide today. Trying to get a fly out of a tree and I ripped half the guide off. I was able to twist it back into place kinda but not really. But I don't care, because after trying like hell since early April to catch a trout on a fly rod, I did today. I am happy.
http://imgur.com/mbhncsW.jpg

Re: Yesterdays trip to the Neshannock. [by BelAirSteve]

Fri, 17 May 2013 03:12:46 -0000

Beginner Forum:: Yesterdays trip to the Neshannock.
First trout on a dry - always fun. If you are the type to write things down, do it. It is fun, years later, to take a look at your notes and remember those times on the stream.

Re: super agressive trout feeding? [by Paulson]

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:38:56 -0000

Beginner Forum:: super agressive trout feeding?
Excellent advice, I was getting excited there! I do agree, the first thing I TRY to do is just watch the stream, I am usually too ansty. Either way I learn, but usually the hard way. I will be out this weekend (finally) so I will see what happens!

Re: Flies [by D-Rock023]

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:12:34 -0000

Beginner Forum:: Flies
cool, sounds good.

Re: I learned 2 things today. [by PennypackFlyer]

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:24:15 -0000

Beginner Forum:: I learned 2 things today.
You can catch more by dragging yur parachute, just don't get caught. Only those from Bragg get away with it. HA HA!

Even setting up your own gear needs to be checked often. Lines rubbing on rocks, knots getting loose around the fly, are both succesful at helping someone lose fish.

Also gear degrades over time. I had a bass top water popper that the same bass nailed 3 times and each time I went to set the hook it ...

Re: Drifting, "Swinging" a dry fly [by Chaz]

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:05:49 -0000

Beginner Forum:: Drifting, "Swinging" a dry fly
Especially during caddis hatches trout hit the fly on a swing, so it's important to let it drift out.

Re: First Brook trout! [by L_soult]

Tue, 14 May 2013 02:22:26 -0000

Beginner Forum:: First Brook trout!
Quote:

Stagger_Lee wrote:
Good stuff Jeremy!

Quote:
L_soult wrote:

Brookies are fun. Its all we have in my immediate area.

You're very fortunate L. It seems I will have to travel abt 80+ miles anytime I want to get into brookies.

Tangles, snags, lost flies, and jagg...

Re: Another Cherry Popped ..... [by lv2nymph]

Sun, 12 May 2013 11:41:13 -0000

Beginner Forum:: Another Cherry Popped .....
Congrats stag, brookies are hard to beat.

Re: New and traveling to Hanover PA [by dsmith1427]

Fri, 10 May 2013 18:02:23 -0000

Beginner Forum:: New and traveling to Hanover PA
I spent many of my younger days with my grandfather on Lake Marburg (Project 70) catching big bluegills on a fly rod. If the big ones are in the shallow water, go after them. IMO it is just as much fun as trout fishing.

Don

Re: New to Tying - A Lucky Pattern? [by perrycountypappy]

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:08:47 -0000

Beginner Forum:: New to Tying - A Lucky Pattern?
Osprey hit it on the head, confidence in a fly is some times the only difference in catching and not catching. Ugly works at times and I don't think anyone has ever caught a fish on any fly and after the fish whacking it the fly remained pretty. I have caught a lot of fish after the prettiness of the fly had been worn off by current, rocks or other fish.

Of course as you tie your goal should be to tie the fly in the right ...

Re: Will work for help!! [by J55tyger88]

Thu, 09 May 2013 00:08:22 -0000

Beginner Forum:: Will work for help!!
PM sent

Re: What kind of Fish??? [by TroutKilla]

Wed, 08 May 2013 22:06:58 -0000

Beginner Forum:: What kind of Fish???
haha im pretty sure i saw a fish but it is possible it could have been a snapper. i have seen quite a few suckers and carp on the river. just thought i would share the story. one of the weirdest things that has happened to me

Re: Satisfaction [by PennypackFlyer]

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:30:46 -0000

Beginner Forum:: Satisfaction
About 12 years back, I laughed at the fly fishers in my area. Then one day I tried it out. Didn't catch a dam thing which made it a challenge and I kept returning to the challenge. Now that I am catching trout, bass, muskies, etc with the flyrod i am HOOKED, and enjoy it much more than spin or bait casting. And from time to time, I will hook a fish and give a kid in the area a chance to try it out.

Re: New to fly fishing [by PennypackFlyer]

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:34:32 -0000

Beginner Forum:: New to fly fishing
I normally start with around 3 feet of 8 or 10 lb spiderwire. to a 4 feet of 4lb spiderwire to a dry fly and then up to 3 1/2 feet of 2lb Flouro to the nymph. This usually give me the best set up. I will normally change out the 2lb flouro if it gets a knot in it within 2 feet or less of the nymph. My two lb flouro is tied to the hook shaft of the dryfly.

Re: chewing snuff... [by marcq]

Wed, 01 May 2013 01:05:14 -0000

Beginner Forum:: chewing snuff...
I always seem to pickup fish when I take my pinch out. haha I should stop and Id catch fish all the time. probably will.

Re: Furled leaders? [by mutzinbaugh]

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:59:00 -0000

Beginner Forum:: Furled leaders?
i make mine out of black nylon thread that i get at wally world for 2 bucks a spool. never tried anything else like mono or uni...

Re: What happened to my drift? [by pcray1231]

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:42:40 -0000

Beginner Forum:: What happened to my drift?
Happens to me on occasion. If fish are rising in slow water, cast accurately and let it sit.

Occasionally it works, especially if fish are in a no holds barred frenzy. More often, a fish comes up and stares down the fly for about 2 minutes before refusing it. That's when I I realize that it ain't gonna work, too much time to inspect, and if you impart any sort of movement it's drag and it doubly ain't gonna ...

Re: Fishing around Huntingdon, PA [by Fishidiot]

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 11:59:51 -0000

Beginner Forum:: Fishing around Huntingdon, PA
Quote:

JuniataKid wrote:
Any thoughts on dry flies vs nymphing around this time? I prefer dries, but will nymph as well if the fish aren't hitting dries. And though I've never fished bass on a fly rod, I am certainly open to it. Are there any different techniques I need to learn or any different flies I should buy or is it similar to trout?

This is a good tim...

Re: Introduction and Thank you [by Stagger_Lee]

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:17:19 -0000

Beginner Forum:: Introduction and Thank you
Welcome aboard swr78 ... life must be good in ur parts

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Re: What dry fly is good for MARCH [by tulenkot]

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:39:35 -0000

Beginner Forum:: What dry fly is good for MARCH
If a size 16 parachute adams is not working, try a size 18... If fish are rising, adams will work.

Re: Grass Casting [by PennypackFlyer]

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:15:06 -0000

Beginner Forum:: Grass Casting
Maybe safer for the flyline in the yard. Ponds tend to have alot of chemicals that can degrade you flyline.

It's alot of fun to practice in the yard with squirrels. have them investigate your fly and than you give it a good tug and watch them jump like crazy.

Re: Beadhead Kenobi Egg [by Volksnurse]

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:07:02 -0000

Beginner Forum:: Beadhead Kenobi Egg
Bug eggs, fish eggs, bugs, fish.
The spinner is the spent, dead or dying end of the bug's life. Usually ended by the process of laying eggs (Females anyway). Grannoms are the perfect example. So fishing the spinnerfall is toward the end of the life cycle (pretty soon time to think trico spinners....fish eggs (in SEPA more likely sucker spawn this time of year) can be pretty effective....

I recently got to spend a fair bit of tim...

Re: 1st Brookie of the Year [by Stagger_Lee]

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:05:11 -0000

Beginner Forum:: 1st Brookie of the Year
Congrats LSault ..

Re: I fully understand how HA, Fox, JT, DD, etc feel [by David]

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:53:07 -0000

Beginner Forum:: I fully understand how HA, Fox, JT, DD, etc feel
Great feeling when things go as anticipated! Hopefully you've got him off golf and on the stream with ya!

Nice job!

Re: Finding small streams [by docsab]

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:17:59 -0000

Beginner Forum:: Finding small streams
Quote:

pcray1231 wrote:
CWE, use the following link. On the right side, click "google physical". Pan and zoom at your heart's delight to the area of interest. All the streams overlayed with light blue lines are streams which have wild trout. Click on the stream and it gives you it's name.

OldLefty wrote:
mgh-pa:

I'll be working at McConnell's beginning at 11a.m. and we'll be glad to have you cast some rods. When I work with someone purchasing a rod they usually get some subtle casting instruction thrown in, too. If you come in after 11 you can ask for Dave - that's me.

Sounds good! I'm...