By KenP on 8/30/2010 10:31 AM

Sunday afternoon turned out fine with two rainbow and two smallies.  Monday, the fish weren't cooperating.  Best fly was a partridge and orange duo fished with a small split shot to enhance covering the water column.

Ken

By KenP on 8/28/2010 10:35 AM

We have added at least a dozen new items to the clearance table including fly rods and reels, so now is the time to find that bargain.

Ken

By KenP on 8/27/2010 9:47 AM

A short outing today with a bluebird sky, with rising barometer, and leaky waders resulting in a:

Ken

By KenP on 8/25/2010 11:24 AM

By popular demand here is the shark from trip Nov '08

65 lb mako on flesh fly 10 wt custom (not the casting rod in the backdrop!)

By KenP on 8/25/2010 11:17 AM

Had a short outing on the White Clay Creek, a Delaware river in PA this morning, and fooled two hungary rainbows.  One, on a size 16 rusty spinner and one on a sz 22 black paramidge fished in the film behind the dry.The water is still relatively low even for this time of year and still just slightly tinged from the recent rain.  Both fish were very strong and recovered nicely after a short fight.  The fall fishing season should be great as there are still plenty of fish making themselves available to fishers that use stealth.

Ken

By KenP on 8/24/2010 10:38 AM

Closeout on hip waders and fleece pants - very limited supply.  Get 'em while the supply lasts

Ken

By KenP on 8/23/2010 1:00 PM

It was nice to be on home water after spending a weekend in Pittsburgh helping my son prepare for his wedding this fall.  Three rivers out there and I didn't make time to fish a single one.  Priorities!  I did give the White Clay Creek a try today and the stained water had the fish hidden from sight.  One smallmouth fell for a big flashback nymph, but that's all folks.

Ken

By KenP on 8/20/2010 9:48 AM

The fish were happy today and the White Clay Creek, a Delaware River fished well this morning.  Best flies were a black wooly with red highlights in the body and a black bead caddis larvae.  Browns, a rainbow and smallies all fell for the offerings this morning.

Great day in the morning

Ken

By KenP on 8/18/2010 9:34 AM

I have had a lot of questions about the water temp and the fish's conditions in the White Clay Creek, a Delaware river. Here are some pointers:

> Play the fish quickly and release it after a freshing upstream release to give the fish time to  recover sufficiently.  This may take up to a minute or so.  Watch that the heron is not in the vacinity since he likes to prey on newly released fish.

> There are plenty of trout still in the stream.  As long as the water temps don't exceed 72 degrees the trout mortality is very low.  Find areas of the stream that are cooled by feeder streams or underground springs and you will be in the areas that the trout migrate to.  You will "feel" the water coolness when you enter these areas,  ... Read More »

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By KenP on 8/17/2010 11:05 AM

Fished the Elk Creek today as it got some refreshing water from the downpour last night.  Lots of panfish and a few smallies.  Saw no trout but only fished a few hundreds yds from Strickersville Rd toward MD.  The "path" is very overgrown and access to many traditional spots along the way were prickly.

Ken