6xAdams(Jones)
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Took a walk in very shallow water in the DHALO just upstream of the Furnace Road bridge.
Air temps were 50s (night) to 60s/70s (day) so I'll take a guess that water was 55-65. I didn't check with a thermometer.
Not much bug activity and none of the holes were more than waist-deep. There was a small gray fly hatching and we also saw a couple yellow flies - very sporadic though.
First evening, I was able to get a small-mouth and brown trout (both 6-7") on a tiny yellow emerger, out of the same hole. (I had the fly in my box for so long, I can't remember what the pattern is.) Second evening, I got a 8-9" brown on a #18 Lt. Cahill. Other than that, it was just chubs. I had two of my boys with me the first evening and neither of them caught more than chubs. Second evening, I only had one of the boys with me and he got a little wild brown - can't recall what fly he was using. I try to get out every time I'm up here from MD so I considered them as successful outings considering the thin water and lack of consistently rising fish.
So for the safety message... I tripped over a shin-high rock, in knee-deep water, while walking downstream, when it was just getting dark. I tend to fall in more when the water is shallow and slow than when it is high and moving - probably because I'm more aware and cautious for the latter. On the second night, my son tried to walk out in the dark through the woods instead of along the creek - even though I walked up the creek and talked to him, within sight of the bridge! Instead of walking the creek - like his dad told him to - he turned back into the woods and tried to find the trail. 30 minutes later, after walking in circles, he found his way back to the creek and waded back to the car - like his dad told him to.
Regards, Glenn
Air temps were 50s (night) to 60s/70s (day) so I'll take a guess that water was 55-65. I didn't check with a thermometer.
Not much bug activity and none of the holes were more than waist-deep. There was a small gray fly hatching and we also saw a couple yellow flies - very sporadic though.
First evening, I was able to get a small-mouth and brown trout (both 6-7") on a tiny yellow emerger, out of the same hole. (I had the fly in my box for so long, I can't remember what the pattern is.) Second evening, I got a 8-9" brown on a #18 Lt. Cahill. Other than that, it was just chubs. I had two of my boys with me the first evening and neither of them caught more than chubs. Second evening, I only had one of the boys with me and he got a little wild brown - can't recall what fly he was using. I try to get out every time I'm up here from MD so I considered them as successful outings considering the thin water and lack of consistently rising fish.
So for the safety message... I tripped over a shin-high rock, in knee-deep water, while walking downstream, when it was just getting dark. I tend to fall in more when the water is shallow and slow than when it is high and moving - probably because I'm more aware and cautious for the latter. On the second night, my son tried to walk out in the dark through the woods instead of along the creek - even though I walked up the creek and talked to him, within sight of the bridge! Instead of walking the creek - like his dad told him to - he turned back into the woods and tried to find the trail. 30 minutes later, after walking in circles, he found his way back to the creek and waded back to the car - like his dad told him to.
Regards, Glenn
