Myself and 5 other anglers just returned from a 3 day trout fishing trip in
North central PA and enjoyed some very good dry fly fishing in a beautiful setting.

The highlight of the trip may have occurred on our first evening of fishing as we found ourselves
in the middle of the greatest green drake spinner fall i have ever been witness to. The fishing had been pretty good when the big white flies began to make there appearance. As they started to descend and land on the water we watched in amazement as the pool in front of us became alive with rising trout. Were there was once 12 rising trout became 24, then 40, and in a matter of minutes there seemed to be a hundred or more fish feeding with reckless abandon all around us. It was an event none of us will soon forget and was a great start to our trip.

The next couple of days everyone became immersed in the fishing and the surroundings. As fish rose to flies or nymphed under the surface figuring out what they were eating became the focus of our attention.

Many nice trout were caught and released fishing dry flies with a nymph dropper. I would say it was about 50/50 on what the fish took.

A nice rainbow that fell to a royal wulff dry.

It was hard to leave such a beautiful place on such a perfect day but all good things come to an end.

On a side note if you ever find yourself in this place don't say i didn't warn you.

Not a great pic but on a river adventure with my daughter on the upper chagrin i saw many beds in the riffles and could not quite figure out what was making them until i came upon this nasty pair of lampreys spawning around Jackson field. It looks like the dam being out will benefit more than the steelhead and smallmouth.

Shop Sale this week June 16th-18th. Come on down for that special gift for Dad, the recent graduates, or for that special something you have had your eye on.

Fishing report:
For PA trout anglers the big hatches are winding down but the fish are definitely looking up. If you are on your way the Slate drakes are on right now as well as some caddis, Brown drakes, and ants and beetles will start working as well.

On the local front i have been out of touch but i have reliable reports that the lake run smallies are hard to come by and seem to be moving out.