“Solitude
in Central PA”
By
Paul Weamer
The small yellow mayflies
that we fly fishers call sulphurs
are coming to an end. And the natural
wonders of green drakes and coffin
flies are long gone too. So what now?
Perhaps you’ll paint the house
or work on that landscaping you’ve
been neglecting. But maybe those chores
can wait a little longer. Late spring
and early summer are great times to
fly fish Central PA.
Sure, the famous spring
hatches are gone until next year,
but the hordes of anglers that follow
these bugs have vacated too. We’ve
had a cool spring with good amounts
of precipitation, and our local creeks—Spring,
Big Fishing, Penns, and the Little
Juniata—are still fishing well.
What’s hatching
now? Cahills, slate drakes, blue winged
olives, caddis, golden stoneflies,
and midges are bringing fish to the
surface. And don’t forget about
terrestrials. The ant and beetle fishing,
made legendary in Central PA, is just
getting started. Trout will rise to
all of these insects. The only difference
between early spring and late spring/summer
fishing is that you’ll often
be able to fish in quiet solitude,
instead of spending your time driving
in circles looking for a place to
park.
We at TCO hope you
had a great spring, but the summer
fishing is just heating up…don’t
miss it!
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