Tulpehocken Creek, Berks County, 5-19-16

[McSneek]

Fished the Palisades from about 5:30 - 7:45. Usual caddis coming off although not as heavy as they are some times. Just an occasional sulfur that generated no interest from the fish. Steady risers in the flat water above the riffles although the lower water has concentrated them somewhat. Got a few in that stretch on #16 tan cdc caddis but didn't want to crowd a guy who was standing in the middle of numerous rising fish. Moved down into the faster water after it was vacated and there were just some occasional risers. Too lazy to go sub surface. Just waited patiently for a fish to show here and there and caught several more with the caddis.

There were a lot of guys fishing some of the other popular spots. Five cars parked under the 222 bridge, several guys at the Paper Mill, etc. The rare nice weather must have brought everyone out.

Water level was a little on the low side.

 

[geebee]

nice report. how far up did you fish ? - that section up to the water treatment plant is seldom fished I think.

I was there once when rebers bridge was unfishable due to high water, and fish were rising all over the place even though it was October.

 

[McSneek]

geebee wrote:
nice report. how far up did you fish ? - that section up to the water treatment plant is seldom fished I think.

geebee - I rarely go up as far as the old deflectors. Usually see a guy or two up at the waterworks so that keeps me from heading up that far. It all comes down to the water level in that stretch imo. When the water is a little deeper the fish are spread out and you can find them the whole way up that stretch. Lower water level seems to concentrate them downstream closer to where the flat spills into the riffle. Usually aren't many poplin that stretch maybe because you have to walk all of 150 yards or so to get to the stream. Just too tough for some folks I guess.

 

[outsider]

I fished the Tully this morning, and I just sucked. I probably missed/stuck/lost 40 fish, and managed to hold on to a dozen fish. I felt like a freakin newbie (not that there is anything wrong with newbies). Some days are just like that.