FIN-ITE 34
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Besides it being a cold and overcast miserable day, the fishing was very good in NE PA today.
I started off nymphing with a size 16 Silvey's Beadhead Caddis Pupa in tan which produced a number of fish with one notable +18.
Around noon I noticed a few fish rising along the far bank and switched over leaders on the nymphing rod and tied on a size 16 tan Elk Hair Caddis with a size 20 midge trailer, as there were some small tan caddis and midges on the water.
I missed one or two fish before hooking up with this fish which measured over 20 inches that took the midge.
I landed at least another half dozen fish in the 14"-17" range and lost or missed another dozen fish before the fish turned off.
It was getting on in the afternoon so I decided to make one last move of the day to finish out with a bit more nymphing, using the Silvey's pupa.
My last stop yielded two more fish. A 17" rainbow that I still don't know where these fish come from as this river is not stocked.
As you can see, this is a fat, healthy fish that put on a good show.
My last fish was taken not ten feet from where I hooked the rainbow and this brown was over 21" inches as measured on my net.
I was glad to finally take some fish on dry flies on this river this season.
I started off nymphing with a size 16 Silvey's Beadhead Caddis Pupa in tan which produced a number of fish with one notable +18.
Around noon I noticed a few fish rising along the far bank and switched over leaders on the nymphing rod and tied on a size 16 tan Elk Hair Caddis with a size 20 midge trailer, as there were some small tan caddis and midges on the water.
I missed one or two fish before hooking up with this fish which measured over 20 inches that took the midge.
I landed at least another half dozen fish in the 14"-17" range and lost or missed another dozen fish before the fish turned off.
It was getting on in the afternoon so I decided to make one last move of the day to finish out with a bit more nymphing, using the Silvey's pupa.
My last stop yielded two more fish. A 17" rainbow that I still don't know where these fish come from as this river is not stocked.
As you can see, this is a fat, healthy fish that put on a good show.
My last fish was taken not ten feet from where I hooked the rainbow and this brown was over 21" inches as measured on my net.
I was glad to finally take some fish on dry flies on this river this season.
