Fishing Reports

Northeastern States

Dries- #20- #18 BWO dun, #20-#18 BWO parachute, #18 BWO CDC emerger,#20-#18 BWO compara- dun. Terrestrials- Midges-Gray and olive hackle midges in sizes #20- #24, #20-#22 Griffith's Gnats, #18-#22 Brassies and my Mike's Midge Pupa in sizes from 20 through 24, tied to 7X are good bets if you encounter midge sipping trout

Nymphs-#14-#16 Shrimp, #14-#16 Shenk's Cress Bugs, #16 Mike's Sulphur Nymphs,#18 Mike's Baetis Nymphs, #16- #18 Pheasant Tail Nymphs, #16- #18 Bead Head Pheasant Tail, #14 Red midge larva, #18-#14 Hare's ear nymph w/wo bead head.

Streamers-Olive, black, brown and crystal woolly buggers #6-#10, Shenks white minnows and sculpins #10-#6, Olive, black or gray zonkers #6-#8, even muddler minnows can entice a strike.

River Flows
The Falling Spring is a spring creek which flows very constant throughout the year. Right now the water temperature is 53 degrees and the fly only area is clear and the downtown section is clear.

Meet our Guides
I have been fly fishing for more than twenty years, and I've been a professional guide/instructor for ten years and have been affiliated with Orvis for six years. I'm certified by the American Red Cross in CPR and first aid. You may have read some of my articles in Fly Fisherman Magazine, American Angler and Fish&Fly magazine

Fly-fishing Schools
If new to fly fishing I offer beginner classes with equipment provided by Orvis that will put you on the right track, or maybe you need to learn where to find the wary trout that are found in our spring creeks. For this, I offer year round guiding on the Falling Springs, LeTort and Yellow Breeches as well as some other excellent South Central PA streams and will show you how and where to find these trout and techniques and flies used to catch these wild trout. Come late spring, you can join me and fly fish many other area streams that offer the best native brook and wild brown trout fishing there is to offer. Many of these streams are hidden in the beautiful Appalachian Mountain range so don't forget the camera! I also offer destination trips to the Juniata River and Spring creek. The Juniata and Spring creek are two of my favorite streams when I can get away for a day!

Sale Information
Blue Winged Olive Sets Yes, it is time to start thinking of the first mayfly hatch of the season. Soon the air will be filled with our little olive friend we know as the BWO. You will find this mayfly on just about every trout stream around. Trout will also be feeding from bottom to top so I have put together a 32 fly set for such occasions. I have also added a nymph/streamer set for underwater fishing. Both these sets will be offered until April 22, 2007. 32 Olive set - 32 flies Regularly price at $38.40 now only $31.00+tax 4- #18 Mike's Baetis Nymph 4- #16 Mike's Baetis Nymph 4- #18 BWO Compara-dun 4- #20 BWO Compara-dun 4- #18 Traditional BWO 4- #18 BWO Parachute 4- #18 BWO CDC Emerger 4- #16 BWO CDC Emerger

Nymph/streamer set- 32 flies Regularly price at $38.40 now only $33.00+tax 4- #16 Shrimp 4- #16 Cress bug 4- #20 Olive midge larva 4- #18 American pheasant tail 4- #14 Green caddis larva 4- #6 White/grizzle woolly bugger 4- #8 Shenk's black sculpin

Special Events
Check out my "Featured Stream" page on my web site for my latest article on Springtime in PA.

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