Paflyfish Spring Jamboree 2025 - Save The Date

The Mods and I wanted to share that we have set the dates as Friday, May 16 - Sunday, May 18. More details will follow with a formal announcement later. I have talked to Jake at Seven Mountains and we are all set for the weekend. Heads up there was some conversation with Jake about a new numbering scheme for the cabins and camping areas. For example you may need to ask and confirm your cabin location as the map on the site may not be correct.

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Website link: Sevens Mountain Campground
101 Seven Mountains
Campground Rd.
Spring Mills, PA 16875
(814) 364-1910
(888) 468-2556
Call between 8:30-4:30 M-F

 

Given the expected conditions what would be a suggested short list of dry/wet/streamer/nymphs that a somewhat experienced beginner tyer (me) with a pretty full spectrum of thread, dubbing, hackle etc could tie to bring with?

Thanks in advance.

 

It takes a lot to screw up Spring to the point of making it unfishable.

Dear dudeman,

It's always fishable with a size 2 6XL olive and black wooly bugger with 1/8 oz dumbbell eyes, just sayin'. 😉

Regards,

Tim Murphy 🙂

 

Given the expected conditions what would be a suggested short list of dry/wet/streamer/nymphs that a somewhat experienced beginner tyer (me) with a pretty full spectrum of thread, dubbing, hackle etc could tie to bring with?

Thanks in advance.

Stick to various colors and sizes of buggers is my suggestion.

 

Stick to various colors and sizes of buggers is my suggestion.

Dear Kms,

All black or all white Clouser minnows will work too. Contrasty colors work in the murkiness.

If BFC is high and dirty, I'll have plenty of Fire-Tiger Rapalas to chuck. They never fail in dingy water.

Regards,

Tim Murphy 🙂

 

Anyone know how Spring is? Its pretty hard to mess up bad, at least for very long.

If worst comes to worst I do have a couple of yaks for me and the boy. Would rather not bring, this is supposed to be his first hatch matching dry fly experience.

 

Spring is always fishable to some degree. Unfortunately, being the only option is meh. I'll fish still water at that point. And that's OK. There is always the option of good company, conversation, food and drinks at camp. I'm game for either. There are 360 other possible days on the stream

 

Looking like I should pack double, maybe triple the amount of beer.

 

I think you guys are being too negative regarding this situation. Chances of thunderstorms doesn't mean the cricks will be blown. The Juniata in Lewistown is already to a fishable level, and so are many trout cricks. There will be fishable water of some sort around.

 

I think you guys are being too negative regarding this situation. Chances of thunderstorms doesn't mean the cricks will be blown. The Juniata in Lewistown is already to a fishable level, and so are many trout cricks. There will be fishable water of some sort around.

Not negative, just being prepared either way. The bummer for me personally is that I only get 1 or 2 shots at Penns a season as its far enough from home to make a day trip tough, but yeah, Ill have fun regardless of what happens and where I fish.

 

Dear Kms,

All black or all white Clouser minnows will work too. Contrasty colors work in the murkiness.

If BFC is high and dirty, I'll have plenty of Fire-Tiger Rapalas to chuck. They never fail in dingy water.

Regards,

Tim Murphy 🙂

I have a pile of little rapalas, but never thought to put one on a fly rod. I swapped the double triple hooks (hate those things) for inlines on some, but not most. Do you use those on a fly rod? Do you strip or swap out the triples?

 

Never let the fishing ruin a good fishing trip.

 

I have a pile of little rapalas, but never thought to put one on a fly rod. I swapped the double triple hooks (hate those things) for inlines on some, but not most. Do you use those on a fly rod? Do you strip or swap out the triples?

I don't want to speak for Tim because I could be wrong, but I think he was implying that he would fish those on a spinning rod...

I think we all go through a period where all we want to use is a fly rod and we forsake all other forms of fishing for a while, but then we realize we can love and use all sorts of fishing tactics again, not just those tactics that use the fly rod.