The top fly hatches on Pennsylvania Spring Creeks at this time are the following: Sulfurs (Ephemerella invaria (rotunda)) Size 14-16  Emerging late due to hot conditions. Trout will take the nymphs all day in some sections. Spinner falls are erratic and are now occurring in the early morning hours (4-5 a.m.) on many streams Tricos […]

The conditions are not good for fishing. The extreme brightness and extreme heat makes fishing tough.  Although the water temps in these streams are constant 46-50 f there’s not much insect activity until evenings and later.  Insects tend to have some type of internal thermostat and will hatch at the coolest time of the day […]

Spring Creeks are coming under attack world wide!  You won’t read that on any state site that has spring creeks and with good reason they don’t want anyone to know. This is a world wide phenonomen and includes a steep decline in the insect and invertebrate populations.   I spoke before about the chemical soup […]