It may seem strange to hear a PA trout bum celebrate the arrival of July, a month that on many area streams means hot water and unhappy trout. Despite that, if I had to pick a month to fish PA, July would be the one, and not for the terrestrial fishing in the central part of the state (though that's great as well). The real reason is that this month has proven to be the best for fishing my favorite PA trout water--the Yough. Right now we have great bass and trout fishing, all you have to do is decide which you'd like to chase.

We had a great day on the river yesterday, catching trout on streamers, dries, and nymphs. The river levels have finally stabilized now that the crazy floods June brought have abated, and the fish are acting like they typically do in March (probably because they haven't seen a fly or lure for a month).

This great brown trout fell for an Iso nymph fished below a dry. Predominant hatches on the river now are caddis, blue winged olives, and Isonychia. You can also expect fish to be looking for terrestrials and crane flies and as always, nymphs and streamers will get 'em too. We are hoping to see some Hexagenias in the next week or so as well.

If you'd like to come chase some tail with us, check out the website at http://www.laurelhighlandsguideservices.com/ for contact info. We still have some summer dates open.