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The calendar says Spring is coming…
Believe HON, Spring is coming. Water temps in the mid-40’s have helped move those stoneflies from nymphs to winged things-Most of the fish have been keying in on Early brown stones in a #14. This week, woolly buggers have been especially productive and have accounted for some larger fish. Falls Rd. down through Bunkerhill are still your best bet for catching them on dries.
Weekend Plans…
With snow out of the forecast for a while, I’d make weekend plans to fish the Gunpowder. Flow is the nicest we’ve seen in a while at ~160 Cfs and the water temp has been climbing into the mid 40’s. Little black and early brown stoneflies have been tricking lots of fish lately between Falls Rd and Bunkerhill Rd. A renegade, big griffith’s gnat or a bivisible are essential early Spring patterns-don’t leave home without them.
Winston Boron IIX 4 Piece Rods Review
The following is a review of the Winston Boron IIX 4 Piece Rod by Michael Maas. Thanks Michael! I just purchased the Winston Boron IIx so I can only offer my first impressions on the rod. The first thing that I noticed about the Winston Boron IIx was the weight, or rather the lack thereof — the 8 wt weighs less than my trout rods. However, despite being incredibly light, this rod does not sacrifice backbone, being able to handle a tremendous amount of line with very little effort. Even long casts with a heavy bass bug were made with very little difficulty, despite the …
Stoneflies a buzzin…
The water is in great shape and the warm weather has really turned things around.Following are a few tales from anglers fishing the catch and release section for your enjoyment. From Bill, “There were quite a few large brown stoneflies on the water, but the fish were being real selective.I managed to land six fish skating a #14 versionof the pattern I gave you,including a nice 13 incher… From Scott, Hi guys. Fished today with a quill winged stonefly (dark wing, brown hackle) and knocked ’em dead. Stoneflies were coming off in large numbers from 12 until 2. Dry fly fishing as good as the …
Stoneflies anyone?
Where are they? Was the most asked question in the shop this weekend. Water temps were still on the low side of 40 F and Falls Rd. through Masemore was very busy by mid-morning and some early birds were off the water by 10:30 or so. Fish are still midging and a cream cdc midge emerger in a #20 or #22 behind a #14 stonefly is still my pick. If the water warms up through the week, try those stones again in the riffles and sunny flats. In the morning, start out with a #16 bead head prince or zug bug before switching to a …