Falling Springs:
River Flows The Falling Spring is a spring creek which
flows very constant throughout the year. Right now the water temperature is 52
degrees and clear in the fly only area.
The downtown section is clear and 52 degrees.
The stream is flowing normal.
Hatch Info Midges will hatch
throughout the day. Some BWO's have been reported. A few little
black stoneflies have been spotted.
Hot Fly Patterns
Be prepared with a variety of patterns because these wild trout can be picky.
Day in and out trout can be taken with properly fished nymphs,
dries and streamers.
Dries- #20- #18 CDC BWO emergers,
#18-#20 M.H. Snowshoe Baetis emerger, #18-#20 BWO, #20-#18 BWO compara-duns and
parachutes, #16-#20 black CDC caddis which imitated little black stoneflies
Midges-Gray, tan, white or olive hackle midges
and CDC in sizes #20- #24, #20-#22 Griffith's
Gnats, #18-#22, ICSI midges in #18-#24, Brassies and my Mike's Midge Pupa in sizes from 20 through 24,
tied to 7X are good bets if you encounter midge sipping trout
Terrestrials-(
DONE FOR SEASON)#14-#18 black
fir, deer hair and foam ants, #16-#20 cinnamon ants and fire ants, #14-#20 black foam beetles,
#14-#20 Crowe beetles,16-#12 Letort crickets, #14-#12XL Letort hoppers.
Nymphs- #14-#16 Shrimp in
olive, gray and orange, #14-#16 Shenk's Cress Bugs in
olive and gray, #16 Mike's Sulphur
Nymphs, #18 Mike's Baetis Nymphs, #16- #18 Pheasant Tail Nymphs
and flashback PT's, #16- #18 Bead
Head Pheasant Tail, #14-#18 Red,
olive, cream and tan midge larva, #18-#14 Hare's ear nymph w/wo bead
head, #14-18 red and pink san juan,
#14-#18 green or yellow caddis larva w/wo bead, #14-#18 black stonefly nymph, #14-#18 Copper John's and other
colors of red, chartreuse and black.
Streamers-Olive, black, brown and crystal woolly buggers #6-#10, Shenk's
white minnows and sculpins #10-#6, Olive, black or gray zonkers #6-#8,
#6-#8 black and tan clawdads, #4-#6 Bib Eye Rainbows, even muddler minnows can entice a strike.
Big
Springs:
River Flows Water level and
temperature remains relatively constant throughout the year. The flow is normal,
clear and 52 degrees.
Hatch Info Midges will hatch
throughout the day. Some BWO's have been reported. A few little
black stoneflies have been spotted.
Hot Fly Patterns
Midges-Gray and olive hackle midges in sizes #20- #24, #20-#22 Griffith's
Gnats, #18-#22 Brassies and my Mike's Midge Pupa in sizes from 20 through 24,
tied to 7X are good bets if you encounter midge sipping trout
Dries- #18-#20 M.H. Snowshoe Baetis emerger, #18-20 Traditional BWO's, BWO Compara-duns,
BWO parachutes and BWO emergers, #16-#20 black CDC caddis
which imitated little black stoneflies
Terrestrials- #14-#18 black
fir, deer hair and foam ants, #16-#20 cinnamon ants and fire ants, #14-#20 black foam beetles,
#14-#20 Crowe beetles, #16-#12 Letort crickets, #14-#12XL Letort hoppers.
Midges-Gray, tan, white or olive hackle midges
and CDC in sizes #20- #24, #20-#22 Griffith's
Gnats, #18-#22, ICSI midges in #18-#24, Brassies and my Mike's Midge Pupa in sizes from 20 through 24,
tied to 7X are good bets if you encounter midge sipping trout
Nymphs- #14-#16 Shrimp in
olive, gray and orange, #14-#16 Shenk's Cress Bugs in
olive and gray, #16 Mike's Sulphur Nymphs,#18 Mike's Baetis Nymphs, #16-
#18 Pheasant Tail Nymphs and Flashback PT's, #16- #18 Bead
Head Pheasant Tail, #14-#18 Red,
olive and cream midge larva, #18-#14 Hare's ear nymph w/wo bead
head, #12-#16 brown and black stonefly nymphs, #14-16 Yellow Caddis larva
w/wo bead,
#12-#16 Green caddis larva w/wo bead, #14-#18 Copper John's
and other colors of red, chartreuse and black, #12-#18 prince nymph w/wo bead,
#14-#16 sucker spawn in green, yellow and pink.
Streamers-Olive, black, brown and crystal woolly buggers #6-#10, Shenk's
white minnows and sculpins #10-#6, Olive, black or gray zonkers #6-#8, even
muddler minnows can entice a strike.
Yellow
Breeches:
River Flows The Yellow Breeches is effected by runoff. If the main stem
is high and cloudy you can always fish what the locals call the "run" which is a
spring feeder found in Boiling Springs. Right now the
breeches is 2.29 feet, stained and 45 degrees.
Hatch Info Midges and light BWO's hatching
during the daytime. Some BWO's have been reported. A few little
black stoneflies have been spotted.
Hot Fly Patterns
Dries- #20- #18 CDC BWO emergers,
#18-#20 M.H. Snowshoe Baetis emerger, #18-#20 BWO, #20-#18 BWO compara-duns,
parachutes, #16-#20 black CDC caddis which imitated little black stoneflies
Midges-Gray, tan, black, cream and olive hackle midges in sizes #20- #24,
Gray, tan, black, cream and olive
I.C.S.I. midges in sizes #20- #24, #20-#24 Griffith's
Gnats, #18-#22 Brassies and my Mike's Midge Pupa in sizes from 20 through 24,
tied to 7X are good bets if you encounter midge sipping trout
Terrestrials-(
DONE FOR SEASON)
#14-#18 black
fir, deer hair and foam ants, #16-#20 cinnamon ants and fire ants, #14-#20 black foam beetles,
#14-#20 Crowe beetles, #16-#12 Letort crickets, #14-#12XL Letort hoppers.
Nymphs-- #14-#16 Shrimp in
olive, gray and orange, #14-#16 Shenk's Cress Bugs in
olive and gray, #16 Mike's Sulphur
Nymphs,#18 Mike's Baetis Nymphs, #16- #18 Pheasant Tail Nymphs
and Flashback PT's, #16- #18 Bead
Head Pheasant Tail, #14-#18 Red,
olive and cream midge larva, #18-#14 Hare's ear nymph w/wo bead
head, #12-#16 brown and black stonefly nymphs, #14-16 Yellow Caddis larva
w/wo bead,
#12-#16 Green caddis larva w/wo bead, #14-#18 Copper John's
and other colors of red, chartreuse and black, #12-#18 prince nymph w/wo bead,
#14-#16 sucker spawn in green, yellow and pink.
Streamers-Olive, black, brown, white and crystal woolly buggers #6-#10, Shenk's
white minnows and sculpins #10-#6, Olive, black or gray zonkers #6-#10,
#6-#8 black and tan clawdads, even muddler minnows can entice a strike.
CONOCOCHEAGUE & Other Mountain Streams:
River
Flows: The Conococheague and
many of the smaller mountain streams are freestone streams
so
they are affected by rain and air temperature.
The water level on the Jig is 3.20.
Water is stained and temperature is
47 degrees.
The headwater streams are clear and in good shape for some native brook trout
fishing.
Hatch Info Midges, BWO's, sulphurs
Special Report: The PA
fish and boat commission classifies the Conococheague as "approved trout water"
The stream is closed to fishing from Febuary 28 until 8:00am on the opening day
APRIL2, 2011.
Hot Fly Patterns
Dries- #20- #18 CDC BWO emergers,
#18-#20 M.H. Snowshoe Baetis emerger, #18-#20 BWO, #20-#18 BWO compara-duns,
parachutes, #16-#20 black CDC caddis, #16-#20 black elk hair caddis,
#16-#20 Tan CDC caddis, #16-#20 Tan deer hair caddis#16- #18 CDC
Sulphur emergers,
#16-#18 M.H. Snowshoe Sulphur emerger, #16-#18 Sulphur dun w/wo wing, #16-#18
Sulphur compara-duns, #16-#18 Sulphur parachutes, #16-#18 Sulphur Spinners
Terrestrials-(
DONE FOR SEASON) #14-#18 black
fir, deer hair and foam ants, #16-#20 cinnamon ants and fire ants, #14-#20 black foam beetles,
#14-#20 Crowe beetles, #16-#12 Letort crickets, #14-#12XL Letort hoppers.
Midges-Gray, tan, white or olive hackle midges
and CDC in sizes #20- #24, #20-#22 Griffith's
Gnats, #18-#22, ICSI midges in #18-#24, Brassies and my Mike's Midge Pupa in sizes from 20 through 24,
tied to 7X are good bets if you encounter midge sipping trout
Nymphs-- #16 Mike's Sulphur
Nymphs,#18 Mike's Baetis Nymphs, #16- #18 Pheasant Tail Nymphs
and Flashback PT's, #16- #18 Bead
Head Pheasant Tail, #14-#18 Red,
olive and cream midge larva, #18-#14 Hare's ear nymph w/wo bead
head, #12-#16 brown and black stonefly nymphs, #14-16 Yellow Caddis larva
w/wo bead,
#12-#16 Green caddis larva w/wo bead, #14-#18 Copper John's
and other colors of red, chartreuse and black, #12-#18 prince nymph w/wo bead,
#14-#16 sucker spawn in green, yellow and pink.
Streamers-
Fishing streamers on the Jig can be the ticket for stocked trout or native brook
trout. A good selection would consist of #14 Mickey Finns, #12-#8 woolly buggers
in black, white, brown or olive, #8- #12 Shenk's white minnows and black
sculpins.
