Bass caught on sulphur at night
Mosquito breeding grounds
Monday, June 20, 2011
Father's Day evening hatch on the Brodhead Creek (JUNE 19, 2011)
The fishing has slowed and the only times of the day that are worth spending time on the water are dusk and dawn. The water temperature is high, the flow is normal, and the trout are stressed when caught. I've had to really take my time when taking the fly out in order to avoid killing them. I am using a 5X tippet so I can almost "horse" them in to avoid long fighting times. The morning's have slowed down for me with dries but the evening is still good. The sulphurs still are coming out at about 9 pm. I caught a nice bass below on a sulphur dry last night along with a few Browns.
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Sunday, June 12, 2011
June 11 and 12 on Brodhead Creek, Monroe County, PA
11 JUN - Fished the AM from 630-930. Landed roughly 7 trout and missed several others. There was no BWO hatch but its dry still brought them to the top. There was very little bug activity this morning and most trout were caught in very shallow water (1-2 feet deep). Weather was light rain to a drizzle, overcast, and temperatures in the high 60's to low 70's.
12 JUN - Fished the AM again from 730-900. Fishing was slow. I landed 1 nice Bow and had another trout spit out the fly after being hooked for a few seconds. I caught both trout on a self-tied parachute BWO dry. I tried various other flies without luck since it was so slow. Very little bug activity again this morning. Weather was a drizzle, overcast, and temperatures in the high 60's to low 70's. Spoke with a very experienced fly angler this morning and he mentioned it was uncommonly slow for him too.
I won't be fishing locally for few days because I'll be in Colorado for work. I won't have a lot of time while I’m there but I'll probably bring my fly rod as a carry-on. Some of Colorado's famed rivers are within a 1/2 hour drive of where I'll be.
12 JUN - Fished the AM again from 730-900. Fishing was slow. I landed 1 nice Bow and had another trout spit out the fly after being hooked for a few seconds. I caught both trout on a self-tied parachute BWO dry. I tried various other flies without luck since it was so slow. Very little bug activity again this morning. Weather was a drizzle, overcast, and temperatures in the high 60's to low 70's. Spoke with a very experienced fly angler this morning and he mentioned it was uncommonly slow for him too.
I won't be fishing locally for few days because I'll be in Colorado for work. I won't have a lot of time while I’m there but I'll probably bring my fly rod as a carry-on. Some of Colorado's famed rivers are within a 1/2 hour drive of where I'll be.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
It's still HOT on the Brodhead Creek - June 6th and 9th
June 6 – The fishing wasn't as hot as the night before but a friend and me still caught several trout from roughly 8-9 pm on the BHC. Sulphurs, hendricksons, tan/black caddis were all out. We caught mostly browns.
June 9 - It has been hot the past couple days with temperatures ranging from mid 80's and higher. I fished before work on this day from 630-830 am. Actually I went to work late because the fish kept biting! There's nothing better than sitting at my desk after a morning fishing session and suddenly getting a whiff of my fishy fingers and remembering the fun I had before work. Best times to fish right now is dusk and dawn and extra care is needed when handling and releasing the trout. I had my first "slow return" this morning from a brown. Fishing this morning was excellent with all trout taken with dry flies. There was small BWO hatch and once I switch to a BWO dry, I started getting many more hits. I landed roughly 6-7 trout and missed over a dozen more this morning. Below are some pictures I took. Enjoy!
June 9 - It has been hot the past couple days with temperatures ranging from mid 80's and higher. I fished before work on this day from 630-830 am. Actually I went to work late because the fish kept biting! There's nothing better than sitting at my desk after a morning fishing session and suddenly getting a whiff of my fishy fingers and remembering the fun I had before work. Best times to fish right now is dusk and dawn and extra care is needed when handling and releasing the trout. I had my first "slow return" this morning from a brown. Fishing this morning was excellent with all trout taken with dry flies. There was small BWO hatch and once I switch to a BWO dry, I started getting many more hits. I landed roughly 6-7 trout and missed over a dozen more this morning. Below are some pictures I took. Enjoy!
BWO
Spent
Monday, June 6, 2011
Early June 2011 on the Brodhead Creek - Things are HOT HOT HOT!
3 JUN 2011 - Took my son fishing for the first time on Friday (he's 11 months). We fished the BHC for about 45 minutes before his attention turned and until he was no longer hungry for snacks! I didn't bring the fly rod because it was the first time with him. We caught 2 Bows on a rooster tail. He smiled at the fish but didn't seem too interested - YET. We fished in the mid afternoon.
5 JUN 2011 - I fished from 7-930 am on Sunday. Fished BHC. I started using nymphs for about 10 minutes but I kept seeing "risers" so I switched to a dry. There wasn't much bug activity so I'm guessing they were eating emergers but I still managed to catch a few on a tan caddis and PMD. I missed several. I also fished the evening this same day and it was AWSOME!!!! I caught my largest Brown trout ever with light cahill dry fly at 9 pm. He measured 22 inches and took me about 7-8 minutes to get in. I had tried to rush in another large trout earlier and he broke me off so I was careful with this one. It was too dark to see my fly but I heard him surface so I set the hook and the fun began! I didn't know how big he was until I netted him because it was so dark out. I landed over a dozen other trout that night and missed over twenty. The sulphurs and caddis were out like mad at dawn. You could throw anything light in color out there and successfully catch trout as long as the fly didn’t have drag. I had this whole section to myself. I love to fish this time of year! Of course I didn't have my good camera with me to photo the big brown but I managed a "decent" shot with a cell phone and a flashlight. See below. I'm going out again tonight so hopefully my friend will still be hungry.Something that seemed odd this night was that I normally catch 95% Rainbows in this spot but I caught 95% Browns this night. I'd take a Brown over a Bow any day.
5 JUN 2011 - I fished from 7-930 am on Sunday. Fished BHC. I started using nymphs for about 10 minutes but I kept seeing "risers" so I switched to a dry. There wasn't much bug activity so I'm guessing they were eating emergers but I still managed to catch a few on a tan caddis and PMD. I missed several. I also fished the evening this same day and it was AWSOME!!!! I caught my largest Brown trout ever with light cahill dry fly at 9 pm. He measured 22 inches and took me about 7-8 minutes to get in. I had tried to rush in another large trout earlier and he broke me off so I was careful with this one. It was too dark to see my fly but I heard him surface so I set the hook and the fun began! I didn't know how big he was until I netted him because it was so dark out. I landed over a dozen other trout that night and missed over twenty. The sulphurs and caddis were out like mad at dawn. You could throw anything light in color out there and successfully catch trout as long as the fly didn’t have drag. I had this whole section to myself. I love to fish this time of year! Of course I didn't have my good camera with me to photo the big brown but I managed a "decent" shot with a cell phone and a flashlight. See below. I'm going out again tonight so hopefully my friend will still be hungry.Something that seemed odd this night was that I normally catch 95% Rainbows in this spot but I caught 95% Browns this night. I'd take a Brown over a Bow any day.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Brodhead Creek (June 1 & 2 2011)
I have fished the BHC the past 2 days. Yesterday I fished from 6-9 pm and today I fished from 2-330 pm. Last evening was much more productive than fishing in the middle of the day today. The BHC water level is near normal with temperatures lately in the 60's and 70's. One of the Rainbows I caught yesterday really took a long time to get going after I took the fly out of its mouth so I'm sure the water temperature was in the 70's. Today was a nice reprieve from the hot weather we've had the past week as it was only in the 70's (outside temperature) today. I don't need to type about my fishing today as it wasn't very productive but I did mountain bike around the State Gamelands where the Delayed Harvest area of Tobyhanna Creek is. I didn't fish it but I located some good spots.
Last night the bugs came alive as they did last year in the evening. Sulphurs, Hendricksons, and other bugs I don't know their names were in the plenty. I used a dry sulphur pattern and Lt. Cahill to hook into a few Bows from about 8-9 pm. I'm sure I could have caught more if I would have stayed into the night. I also caught a couple other Bows on a Hares Ear before the dusk madness took place.
Last night the bugs came alive as they did last year in the evening. Sulphurs, Hendricksons, and other bugs I don't know their names were in the plenty. I used a dry sulphur pattern and Lt. Cahill to hook into a few Bows from about 8-9 pm. I'm sure I could have caught more if I would have stayed into the night. I also caught a couple other Bows on a Hares Ear before the dusk madness took place.
Yellow Stonefly Nymph?
Spent shuck
My sulphur killer
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only - Tobyhanna Creek
Mountain Bike on State Gamelands singletrack
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