Anyone else waiting for Cooler Days?

[hooker-of-men]

Air temps are leveling out here in the Adirondacks, and a lot of water is coming back into play. I got out for trout twice this week: once on a small stream (it sucked, but I got a 3 inch fingerling and long-distance released a bigger but still small fish) and one morning on the Battenkill (which completely sucked as usual despite some tricos and caddis around throughout the morning).

The most fun I had with a fly rod this week was taking the kids to the neighborhood pond today.

Little man getting his loops in shape.

My 10 yr old got 5 panfish unassisted sight fishing a squirming, my 8 yr old got 3 on top on a hopper, and I even managed to pop a couple little largemouth twitching hoppers in between when the kids were fishing.

Feels like things are getting better - or at least the temps are down enough that I'm willing to go find out. Bodes well...

 

[hooker-of-men]

Let me get this thread back in track.

 

[CinnamonJoe]

You guys listen to, 'Bad Liquor Pond', 'Alalahas' or 'Brian Jonestown Massacre'?

 

[hooker-of-men]

You guys listen to, 'Bad Liquor Pond', 'Alalahas' or 'Brian Jonestown Massacre'?

Don't know the first two. I've liked some BJM songs, but I never really kept up with all their output. I used to live next to a guy in Philly who worked security at a few of their shows. He told stories of them being a trainwreck and everyone in the band being on the nod during their sets. I guess Dig! also makes them look pretty awful? I've been meaning to watch for, well, 10 years.

 

[CinnamonJoe]

I like the music, not always the people or circumstances behind it: then too, everyone sometimes at some points in life has demons to deal with. I keep an open mind about a lot of stuff, anymore.

 

[JeffK]

I usually use big (6 to 2) buggers for fall trout. A favorite I learned from Don Bastion is the Grey Ghost Bugger. Fluoro orange yarn body, gold oval tinsel rib and grey tail and hackle. Root Beer buggers do fine as well.

 

[dryflyguy]

Loving the big cool down here, that started over night.
Highs in the '70's, and lows in the lower fifties, low humidity
And no rain forecast for the next 2 weeks.

This past summer was one of the hottest, buggiest ones that I can remember
Only reason I fished through it, was because of the cicadas.
Had me wondering at times though, if it was even worth it......

 

[wildtrout2]

This past summer was one of the hottest, buggiest ones that I can remember
Only reason I fished through it, was because of the cicadas.
Had me wondering at times though, if it was even worth it......

I still think the cicada hatch is over rated. 😆

 

[dryflyguy]

I still think the cicada hatch is over rated. 😆

Penns especially was annoying to fish IMO - although the fishing itself was good
Besides the high heat, humidity, and mosquitos - it had black flies.
And I could not keep them off my face, mainly my eyes.
I wore sun hoodies, hat and buffs. Sprayed with permethrin and picardin the days I fished.
I needed a head net there I guess

 

[tjsingle]

I didn't think the bugs on Penns were that bad the days I fished it for cicada's, though my baseline for bad is northern Maine black flies

 

[dudemanspecial]

I made 2 Penns trips over the summer, one cicada and then about 2 weeks after they were done and both times the bugs drove me nuts walking and along the bank but weren't as bad out in the middle wading.

 

[wildtrout2]

I didn't think the bugs on Penns were that bad the days I fished it for cicada's, though my baseline for bad is northern Maine black flies

I've heard numerous times they're ungodly bad up there.

 

[jifigz]

I've never had a problem with excessive biting bugs on Penns.

 

[Jemoca75!]

It's been about 2 months since I fished for trout and I can't wait to get out tomorrow and Wednesday in the state college area

 

[23Scooter23]

Agree. I especially love looking at the Fall colors, it's some of the Lord's most beautiful work. The Fall also ushers in the rut, when whitetails are most active. Can't wait!

My 2 favorite times of the year, fall colors and spring colors

 

[dryflyguy]

My 2 favorite times of the year, fall colors and spring colors

I really like April
When you have all the bright yellow daffodils and forsythia blooming.
And a little later on, the red bud trees.
Just a great time to be out

 

[dryflyguy]

I didn't think the bugs on Penns were that bad the days I fished it for cicada's, though my baseline for bad is northern Maine black flies

I've fished Maine in June.
They were bad
But I was prepared with a headset.

Besides Penns being bad thus summer, lower bald eagle was terrible too.
Especially around the dowdys hole access.
Those swampy areas around it are an excellent breeding ground for mosquitos I guess

 

[23Scooter23]

I really like April
When you have all the bright yellow daffodils and forsythia blooming.
And a little later on, the red bud trees.
Just a great time to be out

I like when the maples start to bud and there’s a red tint to them from a distance

 

[bingsbaits]

Was 36 degrees here this morning in NW PA. Getting better.

 

[bigslackwater]

False Fall is upon us