Antietam/Conococheague, 05/01/26-05/02/26

I had a great day and a half with Scott and John. Both days were sunny, 50’s in the morning warming to mid 70’s. John had never fly fished and Scott can, but just does not get out much. We fished Antietam from 8AM until 2PM on 6/1. The water is holding steady at 2.5 and still around the 55 degree mark. It was clearing, but not much hatching so the bite was on the bottom again. I worked with John and he really picked it up fast. While I was with John, Scott landed a small brown. It was not long after John got his first small brown. It was a day of many missed and lost trout. One was a beast of a rainbow. Still we put five more in the net.

Scott had heard about the “Jig” so they wanted to spend the morning on it before departing for their homes. The Jig is in fantastic shape, great stained flow of water and still 58-54 degrees! There was some caddis and rising trout. We fished dry/droppers and did very well. They missed a few and we put 3 rainbows and three browns in the net. It sure was a great time and both hoping they can come again when life slows down.

It is shaping up to be an excellent summer. Early July is now in play and I would not be afraid to get on the calendar.