Prospector
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Time Fished: 730am - 845am
Weather Conditions: 66 degrees, Cloudy, damp
Water Conditions: 63 degrees, a little color in the water from previous nights rain
Insects: nothing to speak of
I had to meet someone at my camp which allowed for a short window to fish. I hit my favorite riffle in Tionesta creek with a #10 woolly bugger and a dark wet fly with a gold tag as the dropper. First pass I caught 4 and lost some. It was a typical 50/50 split between the bugger and the wet fly. After the first pass I kept the same flies on and started over in the same riffle but I had no strikes. About halfway through the riffle I switched out the small woolly bugger for a #6 same color. Well that paid dividends immediately as the trout jumped all over the bigger fly. The wet fly was ignored as the large profile drew all the attention. I caught 4 more and lost some.
I was running short on time but I wanted to take the experiment one step further. I substituted a more flashy Kelly green sz6 woolly bugger for the olive one. I was curious if the extra flash would stimulate some strikes but it did not. Unfortunately I had to head out but it was a good 1:15. 7 rainbows and a brown
When I left my camp at 645am, a doe with 2 fawns crossed the road went into my property. It was nice 2 fawns. Seems like so many does only have one these days.
Weather Conditions: 66 degrees, Cloudy, damp
Water Conditions: 63 degrees, a little color in the water from previous nights rain
Insects: nothing to speak of
I had to meet someone at my camp which allowed for a short window to fish. I hit my favorite riffle in Tionesta creek with a #10 woolly bugger and a dark wet fly with a gold tag as the dropper. First pass I caught 4 and lost some. It was a typical 50/50 split between the bugger and the wet fly. After the first pass I kept the same flies on and started over in the same riffle but I had no strikes. About halfway through the riffle I switched out the small woolly bugger for a #6 same color. Well that paid dividends immediately as the trout jumped all over the bigger fly. The wet fly was ignored as the large profile drew all the attention. I caught 4 more and lost some.
I was running short on time but I wanted to take the experiment one step further. I substituted a more flashy Kelly green sz6 woolly bugger for the olive one. I was curious if the extra flash would stimulate some strikes but it did not. Unfortunately I had to head out but it was a good 1:15. 7 rainbows and a brown
When I left my camp at 645am, a doe with 2 fawns crossed the road went into my property. It was nice 2 fawns. Seems like so many does only have one these days.
