CinnamonJoe
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Time: 12:30-3:30pm
Air Temp: 65-70° F
Water Temp: 60° F
Weather: mostly cloudy, occasional mist
Location: Natural Repro section, per PFBC atlas
Perfect fishing weather, to both my taste & experience today.
Fished primarily dries: #16 Royal Coachman was the winner. Did try an inchworm, then a beadhead partridge & orange nymph after a long slump, but without any improvement. Despite good rains in this region recently, the stream looked like any other mtn freestone stream in late June with levels dropping, and the maturity of bankside vegetation marking that transition into summer.
I caught just one little guy early on, missed a few more on the 'Coachman. A month or more earlier, maybe it would fish better?
I did see bugs, but no heavy hatches of any sort. There were some sporadic small grey colored caddis, as well as a few small grey mayflies; maybe some kind of slate drake? I opted to use the #16 'Coachman as a do-all dry attractor, which has worked well for brookies in the past.
Another infamous Allegheny Front stream killed by AMD; and now, well on its way to recovery. I had to see it for myself today: found a unicorn & laid eyes on a few more.
It still has a ways to go. On similar streams, north & south of it coming off the escarpment, with the same fishing effort, at the same time of year, I had 2-3x the action. Granted, I temper that with the obvious observation that one trip makes me far from any sort of expert on this stream, FWIW. Still, this a beautiful stream; and that it is recovering, and can produce some fish, should be a matter of pride to all involved in the efforts to make it right.
(the hoagie can be obtained @ the Tunnel Hill mkt LOL)
Thanks for the memories!
Joe
Air Temp: 65-70° F
Water Temp: 60° F
Weather: mostly cloudy, occasional mist
Location: Natural Repro section, per PFBC atlas
Perfect fishing weather, to both my taste & experience today.
Fished primarily dries: #16 Royal Coachman was the winner. Did try an inchworm, then a beadhead partridge & orange nymph after a long slump, but without any improvement. Despite good rains in this region recently, the stream looked like any other mtn freestone stream in late June with levels dropping, and the maturity of bankside vegetation marking that transition into summer.
I caught just one little guy early on, missed a few more on the 'Coachman. A month or more earlier, maybe it would fish better?
I did see bugs, but no heavy hatches of any sort. There were some sporadic small grey colored caddis, as well as a few small grey mayflies; maybe some kind of slate drake? I opted to use the #16 'Coachman as a do-all dry attractor, which has worked well for brookies in the past.
Another infamous Allegheny Front stream killed by AMD; and now, well on its way to recovery. I had to see it for myself today: found a unicorn & laid eyes on a few more.
It still has a ways to go. On similar streams, north & south of it coming off the escarpment, with the same fishing effort, at the same time of year, I had 2-3x the action. Granted, I temper that with the obvious observation that one trip makes me far from any sort of expert on this stream, FWIW. Still, this a beautiful stream; and that it is recovering, and can produce some fish, should be a matter of pride to all involved in the efforts to make it right.
(the hoagie can be obtained @ the Tunnel Hill mkt LOL)
Thanks for the memories!
Joe
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