Little Lehigh lower Heritage section 3/21/09

[trowpa]

Fished for a couple hours on the lower (wading allowed) section of the heritage area. Air temp around 40 no water temp taken. BWOs and midges in the air. Water was gin clear. Fished only one pool. I found fish there rising sporadically to the BWOs that were all around. Some landing on my chest pack as I tied my flies on! Very nice to be able to compare my fly to the natural so easily. These BWOs were very accomodating.

The fish in this particular pool were not so accomodating. Sporadic and teasing rises in complex currents...very few regular risers. I did find one regular rising fish along the bank - a nice wild (i think) brown that became my first dry fly fish of 2009. Welcome spring!!!!!!! The winning fly was a size 18 wingless bwo. Also happens to be the first fish on a dry fly I tied myself.

Ahhh dry flies...Life is good.

 

[JustFish]

Congratulations on catching your first fish with your own tied dry. Nothing beats that!

 

[trowpa]

Thanks Justfish - i am pleased. It is very satisfying - this particular fish seemed to be feeding with "reckless abandon" so i took advantage and presented my ugly fly to him before he knew what hit him 🙂

 

[trowpa]

one correction - i went back and looked at the fly i had on - it was a size 22! (i know because size 20 and smaller I use "big eye" hooks that are straight versus my 18ths which are downturned. I'm even more astonished now lol