late summer fishing

greg s

Fishizzle, I use worms but I'm looking to upgrade!
Did some fishing in NE PA yesterday, water temp was 62 in the afternoon, no bugs but black ants were popular with the fish. Had a nice afternoon, caught 4 between 8-18"s, all brown trout. Had to be very stealthy and quiet wading to get close.
 
I too fished NE PA yesterday with good water temps. However, I knew the flows would be skinny but I was not prepared to find what I did regarding said flows. I have never, NEVER, seen water conditions as low as what I found.
I ended up catching a number of browns and a few holdover rainbows, with most fish in the 10-12 inch range. Most fish were holding in a cut or tree root in the shade. I fished a small nymph under a hippie stomper and all the fish came on the dropper. Didn't have a fish even look at the dry even though there were piles of grasshoppers in the grass along the river.

I did a little exploring at one spot and crossed the river to a side I normally can't get to to check out a long slow deep area adjacent to a very steep bank. I sat down to eat an orange and watched dozens of trout, including some bruisers chase each other up and down the hole. I guess most of the fish had taken up refuge in that hole until the water levels return to normal. I left them be with the hopes of some rain to bring the river back up to aid the fall spawn which is not to far off.
 
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