Oil Creek, Venango County 5/13/11

[RonnieB]

Fished Oil Creek from 5:30-8:30 P.M. just after thunderstorm passed. Water temp. was 68 deg and water was clear. Some sporadic surface activity on green caddis. Caught 10 between 11 and 13 in. all on 16-18 pheasant tail nymphs and wet flies. Action was pretty steady all evening. Nine were rainbows and one was a foul hooked brown. There were two other fisherman in a 1/2 mile stetch of water.

 

[pcray1231]

Wow, thats really warm for this early. Warm runoff?

 

[pcray1231]

Seriously, your post had me worried so I called the fly shop, they told me 58. Another poster PM'd me and told me 57. I think you better check your thermometer.

 

[troutbert]

Fly shop thermometers may have their limitations. A couple days ago I was fishing with a buddy and we both took water temps with our thermometers and the results were pretty far apart.