Thread: Fly Fishers Awaken

Ok....here in Eastern US, Central PA to be almost exact, the world is awakening. Some blue winged olives and the occasional stonefly are found skittering on the water. Caught a few on the famed Letort Springs Run on Sunday, and 6 on extremely small midges on the Yellow Breeches today. I fish all year, though this was a tough one in the east with few days above freezing.

Anyone else out and about with a fly rod?

Still frozen up here in the northeast.Ice fishing still going strong with over 20" of ice and the sea smelts still crackn on the inlet rivers.But i did order some Salmon luers for our landlocked season today.Our Salmon season starts April 1,but you wont be able to get a boat in the lake cuz it will still be frozen.About the middle of april the ice should be breaking up enough to get a boat in I HOPE !!!!!! Its been a real winter up here this year.

My father recently retired, so I sent my fly rod and all of my flies to him, so that he can learn to fish the right way!

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

My father recently retired, so I sent my fly rod and all of my flies to him, so that he can learn to fish the right way!

I think you mistyped this. You only own one rod!? I have over a dozen.

I fish at least once a week as the 50 mile trip to the university goes along the Yakima river. I am happiest during the winter months when I am the only one on the river and I have to keep breaking the ice off my guides. Right now the rivers in my area are a little slow as we just had a sudden warm spot and they flooded. We also had a fire last weekend. I may have to switch rivers for a while. We don't have anything hatching, but I am catching on stonefly nymphs and midge droppers.

It's still frozen here in central MN but its been pretty warm here recently, 58 degrees. I'm hopping I can start tieing flies this year.

I've fished the Yak...even let my buddy's drift boat float away at the take out! This on day 1 of a week long adventure. Fortunately, we recovered the boat and made a good week of it. Went East and fished Kelley and St Joes creeks in Idaho (without the boat).

Winter fishing can be serene if not numbing. I've hit wonderful blue wing hatches in snow turning the infamously difficult Letort into a place where fish can be caught. And no on else to be found.

I've completed 124 straight months of catching trout on the fly in my home waters of central PA. And I've managed to remain married and a partner in my law firm. Maybe everyone prefers that I fish! Hmmmm.

If anyone anticipates a trip this way, let me know. Good chance I can find an idyllic spot with rising fish.

Jim

I fish the high-country of the western North Carolina mountains, mostly. With temps forecast to be in the 60's this weekend, I plan to hit up a blue-line off the Blue Ridge Parkway for brookies. Enjoy, fellas!

I frequently fish for wild brookies; always wanted to hike in from the Parkway to one of those gems of a streams you have. Scrambling under rhododendrum and mountain laural and fishing from a kneeling position gives a good workout.

No one else getting out? Fished the Yellow Breeches and Letort yesterday. Early bluewings. But the winter weather is moving back in.

What I consider my home waters (North Central Arkansas - White, Norfork, and Little Red Rivers) are about a 10-11 hour drive from here, so I've not been yet this year.

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

... I sent my fly rod ...

Bill, I too am aghast that you only have one fly rod. Maybe you should sell a razor so you can afford to rectify this atrocity.

I would consider trading some quality straights for a quailty fly rod,like i need another one