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 Falling Springs:
 River Flows The Falling Spring is a spring creek which flows very constant throughout the year. Right now the water temperature is 54 degrees and stained in the fly only area.  The downtown section is clear and 57 degrees.   The stream is flowing just above normal.
 

Hatch Info Midges will hatch throughout the day.  Some light BWO during the daytime.  Light hatches of little black caddis are appearing between 10:00am until 4:00pm.  Then they will egg-lay in the evening.   Sparse hatches of sulphurs have been appearing in the evenings.  The tricos have been light to moderately heavy.      

 

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, parachutes,  #14-#18 black CDC caddis, #14-#18 little black stonefly, #18-#20 black elk hair caddis, #18-#20 black CDC caddis, green/black deep and emergent sparkle pupa, #18 Tan caddis, #14-#16 olive deer hair caddis, #16-#18 Shenks Sulphur Dun, #16-#18 Sulphur Compara-dun, #16-#18 Sulphur Snowshoe Emerger, .#16-#18 Sulphur Parachute, #16-#18 Sulphur CDC Emerger, #22-#24 male and female trico spinners with CDC, krystalflash or poly wings, #22-#24 Female trico duns, #20 M.H. Snowshoe emergers.

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- #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, 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 54 degrees.

 


Hatch Info Expect midges and maybe a BWO's during the daytime.  Black, tan and gray caddis during the day.   





 

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,  #18-#20 Blue Dun and Blue Dun parachute,  #18-#20 little black deer hair caddis and #18-#20 black CDC caddis, #18 Tan caddis
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 1.05 feet, clear and 68 degrees.
Hatch Info Midges and light BWO's hatching during the daytime.  Light hatches of sulphurs have been appearing in the evenings.  Light hatches of  little black and tan caddis are on the water.   A few tricos during the morning hours.           

Hot Fly Patterns
Dries- #18-#20 M.H. Snowshoe Baetis emerger, #20- #18 CDC BWO emergers, parachutes and compara-duns, #20-#22 gray caddis and #14-#20 little black stonefly, #14-#16  Grannom, #14-#16  CDC Grannom, #14 dark green emergent pupa, #16 Dark Hendrickson-parachute, compara-dun, #18-#20 black elk hair caddis, #18-#20 black CDC caddis, green/black deep and emergent sparkle pupa, #18-#20 tan elk hair caddis, #18-#20 tan CDC caddis, #16-#18 Shenks Sulphur Dun, #16-#18 Sulphur Compara-dun, #16-#18 Sulphur Snowshoe Emerger, .#16-#18 Sulphur Parachute, #16-#18 Sulphur CDC Emerger, #22-#24 male and female trico spinners with CDC, krystalflash or poly wings, #22-#24 Female trico duns, #20 M.H. Snowshoe emergers..

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- #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, 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 1.10 Water is clear and temperature is 69 degrees. 

The headwater streams are clear and in good shape for some native brook trout fishing. 
Hatch Info Midges, BWO's  few black caddis, 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.

 

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,  #14-#18 black CDC caddis, #14-#18 little black stonefly, #18-#20 black elk hair caddis, #18-#20 black CDC caddis, green/black deep and emergent sparkle pupa, #18 Tan caddis, #14-#16 olive deer hair caddis, #16-#18 Shenks Sulphur Dun, #16-#18 Sulphur Compara-dun, #16-#18 Sulphur Snowshoe Emerger, .#16-#18 Sulphur Parachute, #16-#18 Sulphur CDC Emerger

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-- #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.