A Dry June But The Fishing Holds Up

There are people in my life who sometimes worry about me when I go off into the fields and streams, not realizing that the country is a calm, gracious, forgiving place and that the real dangers are found in the civilization you have to pass through to get there" - John Gierach

Yes, it's dry and the forecast isn't showing any relief until late next week but we have been given a break with the daily temperatures hovering in the comfortable 60 to 70 range. We have had some night temperatures in the low 40's and a lot of daytime clouds that block the sun and keeps things cool. But we need the rain!!

How are the rivers holding up? We are still fishing over rising trout on the Ware, the Millers and the EB. As long as you start in the EARLY morning (7 am is good, 6 is better) or start fishing at 7pm and stay through dark you should have success. Evening shadows appear on the south bank of the upper Trestle earlier than at the Kempfield and shadows cover Arch Street by late afternoon. Slant Rock Pool on the EB holds it's shadows until about 10 am making it a good morning destination. In fact a client scored a tiger trout there yesterday on a dry at about 9am. We started at 7am and the first three locations we fished held rising fish.

Of course, these hours will take some effort on your part but it is worth it. Driving home in the dark thinking of that brown in the net is it's own reward. If you like to sleep in or are afraid of the dark then stand in line at a tailwater!!!

Client Conor caught an 18 inch chunkbow in the Millers Thursday evening on a size 8 yellow soft hackle which , I believe does a good job of looking like a large stonefly nymph. Good Work!!!