Tulpehocken, Berks Co, 5/30/2011

[TimRobinsin]

for those of you who are still out there I commend you for braving the heat. as stated in the prior post the water is getting warmer every time I go up there. in any case:
started at 5:00am at the paper mill, probably got there a little late because they were already rising like mad and although they say sunrise at 5:30 your probably looking a magic hour thats between 5-6am. lots of caddis, near as I can tell they were tan at first and then switched around 7:30/8:00 to emerald. we were killin em' on tans from 5-730ish and then we had to switch to emerald just to get a snub, they weren't even looking at it if it was tan and on top. after 8:30 it kinda went south, fish stopped rising for a little and I went underneath with some caddis emerger wet patterns and wrecked shop with a nymphing setup.
all in all it was a great day but if you want top action get there earlier.
also, we were there saturday night and there was a great sulphur hatch! the last two time on the tully we ended not counting fish after double digits, pretty sweet!
get out there and have fun! we talked to several guys that fished the 'sades and rebers' and apparently they're doing great too, allegedly there was a ridiculous caddis tan caddis hatch at rebers' morning, they said people were choking on em' they were so bad!
get out and have at it!

 

[NedZeppelin]

I fished a different stream on Sunday night apparently, but agree there were lots of caddis. There were lots of fishermen and not much, if any, catching. I bow to your expertise. If there were sulphurs at the Waterworks last night, it must have been just when it turns dark, cause I only saw one on the water by about 845. Caddis were crazy and no doubt the hatch to match (or in my case, be befuddled by.)

 

[TimRobinsin]

please no bowing, I am but a humble patron of whatever the water gives me. It was very frustrating at times to dial in what patterns they wanted, and granted, this is why I prefer to fish below the surface because you can throw a lot of variety at them at one time. I understand the excitement of catching them on top but when they seem to come up in sporadic cycles I tend to fall back on what I'm comfortable with and thats nymphing.
In any case, it was definitely a fun time both times we were up and the I think its interesting that, after talking to different people it really seems to vary upon where your at on the stream as to what you will see in a day. it sounds like sulphurs might be good in the evening down around the paper mill. caddis up near rebers' in the morning, and who knows what in other places.
I would definitely say that no matter what, IMHO you should always, always, always be prepared to through a emerald caddis pattern of some kind at them on the tully. others say it's the tan caddis but it has always been the emerald caddis hatches that have blown me away. either way, it is definitely fishing well.

 

[tocar]

Tim, while I don't fish the Tully as much as I used too, I won't go without some emerald caddis, two different shades actually. I have a small piece of lt green dyed rabbit I got from Tony at TCO the year he opened the shop. That color, when wet, is nearly perfect. I also use a slightly darker dubbing from Evening Rise (I think Nick calls it Tully Green) and it too works well. Looking in my supplies, there are no less than 12 green dubbings, all bought to fool the Tully trout.

peace-tony c.