Lake Marburg, York County, 3/25/2012

[1wt]

Warm water delight!

With this super warm weather, and spring a couple days ago, the lake bluegills are hungry and invading the shallow water!
I gave the trout in the C&R waters a break for a little while..... the regular trout season opens in 6 days.
I've been catchin' pretty good at Lake Marburg with my 3wt. This lake has 26 miles of shoreline, and one hundred shore fishermen with live bait and cheapo WallyWorld rods! So no spotburn here!! Actually, I wish I saw another fly guy sometimes? I gave the invite for a couple on this site to fish with me?
I'm wading now, but soon to get a float tube, and the 'gills are in a pre spawn feeding frenzy now.
I've been doing great on foam spiders 14, and weightless emerger mini buggers 14, and tung beadhead buggers 14.
Flyrods are supreme in this lake! I always outfish the bait boys! I must have caught close to 100 today. Some nice size also! I always release everything, unharmed, some big females already had eggs.
Water temp in the upper 50's and the lake is always clear..... even after a big rain.

Test run for ImageShack.

Tight Lines,
1 wt AKA "the troutier"

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[Fishidiot]

Nice report - great to see some folks out fishing for sunnies.

 

[wgmiller]

I flyfish from my kayak on Marburg, but typically only the "flats". The rest of the lake is far too deep to have much success with anything other than a spin rod/downrigged setup.

Panfish, while fun, can be a pain sometimes because they all they ever do is inhale the damn fly!

 

[wbranch]

1wgt,

What exactly is a "weightless emerger mini buggers 14"? What color(s) also about how big were the average 'gills? 6", 7"?

Would you care to share where you fished? I have a boat but my motor is too big for Marburg. If there is a launch ramp within half a mile or so I might go out and buy a transom mounted electric motor to use there. PM me if you prefer. Thanks.

 

[greenlander]

wgmiller wrote:
Panfish, while fun, can be a pain sometimes because they all they ever do is inhale the damn fly!

Agreed. On the waters I fish for largemouth, I have to be sure to use a fly that's too big for the majority of the panfish to take. Otherwise, I'll be pulling one off on nearly every cast.