Muncy Creek, Lycoming County, 4/26/14

[duckfoot]

Muncy Creek: Picture Rocks
Morning showers to afternoon sun/wind
Air Temp: 71F
Water Temp: 53F
Bugs: little black stoneflies, Quill Gordon, Spring Blue Quill, caddis larvae, unknown larvae, midge with red legs/black body, gnats, houseflies, waterskippers
Water Quality: ultra-clear
Water Depth: 3-6 feet

1730: Decided to stop in to take some pictures of the rocks. Wind was blowing too hard for this amateur to toss a line.

1745: Bagged a Quill Gordon (size 16), Spring Blue Quill (size 16), and a caddis larvae cocoon of some kind. They're crawling against the current by the hundreds. Also, couldn't catch a fly with no tail, black body, red legs. Is it a midge?

Also, found some little larvae that is attached to the rocks by the THOUSANDS. They made their cocoons out of sand, and are about as big as a size 24 hook. What are they? Midges?

 

[byf]

I also fished Muncy yesterday 4/27. In the DHALO area, I think. Only saw one sign. Fished from bridge upstream of Tivoli to Tivoli. Threw streamers all day. Not one fish or even a follow. Watched one area for over an hour and saw no activity. Many bugs were coming off, but nothing was rising. I saw 6 other guys and only one reported hooking up.

 

[duckfoot]

byf wrote:
I also fished Muncy yesterday 4/27. In the DHALO area, I think. Only saw one sign. Fished from bridge upstream of Tivoli to Tivoli. Threw streamers all day. Not one fish or even a follow. Watched one area for over an hour and saw no activity. Many bugs were coming off, but nothing was rising. I saw 6 other guys and only one reported hooking up.

Muncy Creek gets heavy pressure from baiters. I'm fairly certain it might have been fished out.