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January & February
The Fly Fishing Show season is in full swing now over the winter months for Wet Fly Waterguides. We just finished up the Fly Fishing Show in Edison NJ and had a great time at the show. I saw a few new vendors and some that had been there in the past return back to the biggest fly fishing show on the east coast. The attendance as usual was over the top by fly anglers from all over. If you have never attended this show please make it a point to come and check it out. Believe me you won't be disappointed as a fly angler.
We'll be hitting the next show down in Cranberry, PA. This is a one day show on Sunday February 23rd and has been a great show over the years. Hats off to the Penn's Woods West TU for putting on this fly fishing show. It is definitely one of my favorites of the year and is well attended by fly anglers in state and out of the state.
The next few shows will be in March. The first will be the Fly Fishing Show in Lancaster PA on March 15,16 and followed by the Maryland Fly Fishing - Collectibles Tackle Show March 22. Both great fly fishing shows to attend.
March
Finally we're starting to see some warmer temperatures and the snow in my yard is gone. Flows on our waters are still up a little but the water clarity is perfect. But hey it's spring, the flows will move up and down for the next two months but we'll deal with it.
We've been out a few times now and the streamer bite has been a little slow. The water temperatures are still on the cold side running around thirty four to thirty six degrees. These water temps are making the fish a little sluggish as far as chasing streamers. Hopefully we'll see a rise in those water temps in the next few weeks and that'll get the fish to run down are streamers.
Well, mother nature just won't let winter be gone here in Central PA. The temperatures have been the twenties and thirties. Water flows are great ,but the water temperatures have been in the mid thirties. The fish have been pretty lethargic and won't move on our streamers real well. All we need is for that water temp to hit that fourtie degree temp and the game should be on. I did have one day where the water temps came up and the fish ate my streamers pretty well, but then a front moved in the afternoon and the bite shut down. All in all I brought a few fish to the net and of course it was great being out and on the water. Better days are coming.
Also on March 26th I had the pleasure of doing a wet fly presentation for the New York Anglers Club in New York City. What a great group of anglers in attendance, about 25 to 30 members and a few on zoom. It was my first time in New York City, a nice place to visit but I don't think I would like to live there. I like the country too much,it's nice and quiet. As I said to the members as I was doing the program it was an honor and privilege to do a presentation for them at the club. As I knew some of the past presenters who have done presentations at the club over the years, it's the who's who in the fly fishing industry. Again it was an honor and privilege to be asked to do my wet fly presentation. Thank You to club member Mark Chehi for making it happen.
April
The guide season is in full swing now and getting a few trips in on my own chasing some trout with streamers. Early on we guided some anglers out of the farm house up in Logan Mills Pa. Mother Nature has not been very kind to us, cold temperatures, rain and some high flows have been what we have been dealing with, but that's April weather for you. Our anglers have been putting some fish in the net despite the conditions. Nymphs and wets have been working well and we even had a good day with some dry flies. We've been seeing BWO's, black stoneflies, a few hendricksons and quill gordons. We,ve been hitting Penns when the water levels are decent and Spring Cr and Little Pine Cr. Big Pine Cr flows are still on the high side as is the Little Juniata. We just need a few decent days and they'll start to drop.
Streamer Brown from Penn's Cr
I had a real good guide trip with fellow angler Charlie Adams on March 31st. Charlie brought a few good ones to the net. We fished a number of locations on the Little J throughout the day and he took fish at every place. As we move into the middle of April hopefully and praying the weather will break and we'll start seeing the Grannoms.
