6xAdams(Jones)
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Another winter has passed and we're fishing at Manada again. (Actually one of the boys made it to the water before his brother and I did.)
Anyway, we parked on the Furnace Road bridge and went upstream. Water was ~50 DegF and as low as late summer. Overnight air temps have been 30s and 40s.
Fished from 1p-6p on Saturday and from 530p-8p on Sunday.
Saw Hendricksons, caddis, midges, and (tiny) BWO on the water. I exclusively used dry Dark Hendrickson dun, para, or half-wing. The half-wing tie was one of the boy's experiments and he was very excited to see it catch fish.
I landed a smallish wild brown on Saturday and a couple chubs.
On Sunday, I landed another small wild brown, a stocked brown (12-13"), a rainbow (10-11"), and of course a couple more chubs.
I scratched and missed a few on both days. I left 3 of the 4 flies I used in the trees, if anyone wants to pull them down and try them.
The older son caught a small trout on both days, and the younger caught only chubs. (nymphs, caddis and Hendricksons).
We saw eagles, herons, and a mink so that was nice.
Good to be back on the water despite how thin it is in Central PA.
Regards.
Anyway, we parked on the Furnace Road bridge and went upstream. Water was ~50 DegF and as low as late summer. Overnight air temps have been 30s and 40s.
Fished from 1p-6p on Saturday and from 530p-8p on Sunday.
Saw Hendricksons, caddis, midges, and (tiny) BWO on the water. I exclusively used dry Dark Hendrickson dun, para, or half-wing. The half-wing tie was one of the boy's experiments and he was very excited to see it catch fish.
I landed a smallish wild brown on Saturday and a couple chubs.
On Sunday, I landed another small wild brown, a stocked brown (12-13"), a rainbow (10-11"), and of course a couple more chubs.
I scratched and missed a few on both days. I left 3 of the 4 flies I used in the trees, if anyone wants to pull them down and try them.
The older son caught a small trout on both days, and the younger caught only chubs. (nymphs, caddis and Hendricksons).
We saw eagles, herons, and a mink so that was nice.
Good to be back on the water despite how thin it is in Central PA.
Regards.
