Falling Springs Branch, Franklin County, 02/08/2015

[3wt7X]

Time Fished: 1200-1430 hours

Weather and Water: Overcast with little wind. The air temp was in the lower 40s and it was nice day for early February. I'd estimate that the water was a little cooler, probably around low 50s with the run off. The water was clear in the upper end and cloudy, as you went further down.

Hatches: BWO (size 18) and Midges. The olives were sparse, but they were around and I was able to take two small rainbows on snowshoe BWO patterns.

Technique: Dry fly fishing for an hour to a small group of risers, then working the undercuts with streamers.

Results: Two little wild rainbows (skittles) and a nice brown in the 16-18 inch range on an olive sculpin. Great day for a short trip!!!

 

[SteveG]

Nice report and fish. I need to try Falling Spring sometime.

 

[Fishidiot]

Wow - that's a beauty.

You had better luck than we did on Letort today.

 

[addictedangler]

I think many of us went fishing today. However I was standing on hard water looking into a 8 inch hole at Marburg.

 

[LeTortAngler2]

Great catch for FS, a beaut for sure. With cabin fever peaking it was a great weekend to get out. Almost felt like spring

 

[sarce]

Nice fish! My friend and I got skunked on Beaver Creek (I see you're in Hagerstown), bwo's were out there too but had a darker body than any of my patterns. We also got there as that hatch was ending and there were just a few leftover bugs in the eddies. May have been a different result if we were there an hour earlier!

 

[beerbyrnes]

I bet that brown made that reel sing, those pocketwaters are loud!

 

[krayfish2]

Hey, nice rod! Glad to see that thing getting some lovin.