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Pennsylvania's trout-stream guide books.
Studying one of these books, such as
Keystone Fly Fishing, will help you find
streams that remain cold enough to keep
trout healthy all summer.
Once you locate a stream, you have
to come up with some flies that will
fool midsummer trout.
Since most fly hatches have ended
by midsummer, subsurface flies are
the main tickets to fly fishing action.
When I was young, I relied on Black
Ant and Leadwing Coachmen wet
flies. The ant was particularly effective.
However, over the past 25 years, I
have come to rely on several nymphs
to deceive midsummer trout. If the
water is flowing well, I continue to use
my favorite size 12 beadhead Hare's
Ear Nymph. As the water shrinks, I
knot on smaller nymphs. Among these
nymphs are size 14 Copper Johns, in
both copper and green, and size 16
beadhead Olive Nymphs.
Last July, I drove to a small creek
and arrived at 6:30 a.m. My fishing
journal reads, " I fished until 8:30 a.m.
Using a green Copper John, I caught
and released 18 Brown Trout. I landed a
fine 19-inch Brown Trout at 8:30 a.m.,
a good trout to end on. The morning's
air temperature was already up to
nearly 80 degrees F and was becoming
uncomfortable. The water temperature,
though, did not rise above 59 degrees F. "
Dry flies work in various situations
like using attractor dry flies to " fish
the water. " My favorite midsummer
attractor dry fly is a size 14 tan version
of the Fluttering Caddis. This type of
fly fishing is especially effective on
mountain brooks and runs.
If you run into rising trout and do
not see any flies on the water, a good
strategy is to toss a size 14 or 16 Black
Ant or Foam Beetle dry fly.
I would be remiss if I did not
mention Tricorythodes mayflies.
Where found, mainly on limestone
streams, these tiny mayflies are best
imitated by size 22 and 24 flies.
Trout fishing in midsummer can
be tough. By paying attention to water
temperatures and by using effective
flies, fly anglers may find success.
Foam Beetle dry fly
Black Ant wet fly (with a beadhead)
Five Great Spots to Fly Fish
in the Cumberland Valley
1. Yellow Breeches Creek-Learn more about Yellow
Breeches Creek on pages 10 and 11.
2. LeTort Spring Run
3. Big Spring Creek
4. Susquehanna River
5. Children's Lake
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photos-Richard Tate

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