Weather: Overcast to Sunny. Humid. Air Temp 82-86 degrees
Water: Clear, 67 degrees
Fly Patterns: Terrestrials
I decided to hit up Lititz Run while visiting my folks this weekend. I set my alarm for 0530 and ended up sleeping until about 0900 instead. It was still overcast when I awoke, so I headed to stream. It has been at least a year since I have used my 7' 4wt Cortland and decided that I wanted to take it for a walk. Being so late in the morning, I figured that my chances of hooking into a larger trout were slim. I arrived on the stream at about 1030 and immediately started casting to a nice brown. The 2nd fly choice did the trick and after a slight battle on my little 4wt I had the 19.5" brown to the net. I caught several more including a 16-17" brown during 2 hours of fishing. The stream seems to be doing quite well this year. The fish are still quite spooky and a proper approach and good cast is needed; however, it is nice to see the stream with a good number of fish. I usually take a 9ft 5wt on Lititz Run, but it was very enjoyable to fish using my smallest fly rod today. The two biggest fish today were my two largest that I have landed on my 7' 4wt. I need to start using this rod on bigger streams instead of just saving it for the small, wild trout streams. Nonetheless, I caught some nice fish today.
Water: Clear, 67 degrees
Fly Patterns: Terrestrials
I decided to hit up Lititz Run while visiting my folks this weekend. I set my alarm for 0530 and ended up sleeping until about 0900 instead. It was still overcast when I awoke, so I headed to stream. It has been at least a year since I have used my 7' 4wt Cortland and decided that I wanted to take it for a walk. Being so late in the morning, I figured that my chances of hooking into a larger trout were slim. I arrived on the stream at about 1030 and immediately started casting to a nice brown. The 2nd fly choice did the trick and after a slight battle on my little 4wt I had the 19.5" brown to the net. I caught several more including a 16-17" brown during 2 hours of fishing. The stream seems to be doing quite well this year. The fish are still quite spooky and a proper approach and good cast is needed; however, it is nice to see the stream with a good number of fish. I usually take a 9ft 5wt on Lititz Run, but it was very enjoyable to fish using my smallest fly rod today. The two biggest fish today were my two largest that I have landed on my 7' 4wt. I need to start using this rod on bigger streams instead of just saving it for the small, wild trout streams. Nonetheless, I caught some nice fish today.
