Susquehanna is high and off colored, but should be coming down to normal flows(pending rain) in the next few days.
-Eddie Dillon Tidewater Fly Co.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [VFB] Record He...fishing? Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 10:57:05 EDT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> It is not nearly so hot here as Jimmy D's and Murf's peppers.
>
Many MD & PA streams had their hatches blown out. It continues to rain here
more than sun near the Mason-Dixon Line and fishing must be timed to a couple
of days after heavy rain. The peppers and other heat lovers (tomatoes, okra,
beans, cucumbers, squash) are doing well in some regards but disease from
fungi has taken
the first squash plant and while the pepper plants are short, peppers are
being harvested. The misses is putting up the first pickles right now.
Our temperatures are averaging mid 80s this season with lows in the mid 70s.
The whitefly hatch and trico mania is probably spotty at best. I've tied
more flys this summer than caught fish which is depressing. Took Byard and
Howard to a tailwater last month and we did fine on caddis and droppers. One pool
yielded 7 browns since the water was a bit off color and I never really put
the fish down with my crunching about.
I predict this rainy weather will begin to moderate in the next few days and
the fishing will turn on. Might fish the Yellow Breeches whitfly hatch,
Susquehanna the same and meander a bit through central PA to some lesser known
waters. Any thoughts on the little J? (Little Juniata) Until further notice, I
plan on fishing #16 caddis or Murf's stimulator/humpy with a PTN/CJ/kkk
dropper. Worked well so far. Need to tie some orange caddis today.
Speaking of tying flys. What do you do when you have too many flys, too many
patterns and plenty of fly boxes. I've been putting together boxes with
themes instead of like patterns. Example: My first 4x6 box has a row of humpys,
then stimulators, then irresistables, then ants, cdc & elk, tiny adams/bwos.
The top has a few Cjs, lots of wets and emergers and a few nymphs. The
second box is about 3x4 and thin with 100 midges in it. With those two replacing
my usual plethora of boxes, I can lose the vest and work off a lanyard or
maybe a chest pack. Decisions, decisions.
Murf
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