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12-18-2006, 10:29 AM
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Winter Fly Fishing?
Anyone fish through the winter? I've gone sporadically the past few years in Jan and Feb during warmer spells to help my cabin fever, but I haven't quite figured out what I'm doing in the winter.
I fish mostly the little lehigh (runs through my back yard  ) and the Monocacy and have gotten pretty comfortable fishing spring through summer - rarely skunked if ever - but the dead of winter is a different story....looking for ideas / advice for Jan / Feburuary trout!I think the problem is that I have most of my sucess in warmer moths with large patterns -while most people on the little lehigh are fishing size 20-28 midges and tricos, i'm hammering them with size 12-16 light cahills. In the winter i may have to learn to fish with those itsy bitsy flies as there's nothing else going on.....but since midge fishing isn't my forte, will a trout chase a streamer or wooly bugger in february???? If you fish in the winter, what works for you? Last edited by trowpa; 12-18-2006 at 10:29 AM.. Reason: typos...  
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12-18-2006, 11:44 AM
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Head south...we pull stocked/native trout out all winter long. I don't flyfish, I use trout bites or a spinner on ultralite gear. But they need to eat, so I'd check around at local shops, see what they recommend for a winter fly, since there is no hatch in the winter I'm guessing maybe some sort of aquatic food you'd have to represent.....Once you know what they are eating it should be a little easier, and remember colder the water, the slower the presentation.....
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12-23-2006, 09:51 PM
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Even with the last minute Christmas stuff I managed to get a couple hours in the back yard - the little lehigh.
Got one 12 inch Brown on a honeybug inchworm. Water was really high and the color of chocolate milk. If it wasn't for that, I think i could've done better. The one fish I got was in the slowest water I could find - don't think they can take the faster current when the water is this cold. I'm liking this winter thing - I think i'll fish all year round this year whether it be fly fishing or surf fishing!
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01-20-2007, 01:09 AM
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Try the c&r section of Yellow Breeches with nymphs in the winter.
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01-20-2007, 09:30 AM
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Drifter - never been there...its a bit of a hike for me (live in allentown). The little lehigh literally runs through my back yard and the monocacy is about 20 minutes away. So i tend to favor those two streams.
However, I've heard good things about the yellow breeches - its a very popular stream and i'm sure there are good reasons for that....so I may have to take a day trip sometime. Thanks!
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01-22-2007, 09:49 AM
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Let me know when, I could use some fly fishing assistance. Gonna make trout and striper rods soon.
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01-22-2007, 11:30 AM
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01-22-2007, 12:16 PM
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Hmmmm, sounds promising. Let me know what your plans are when you know more, I believe I'm free on Sat.
We'll talk bugs then as well, let me know what you think I'll need.
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01-22-2007, 12:21 PM
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me let you know? rofl, im an amature at trout, but i check out BACKWATER ANGLER for reports and stop by to find out the hot flies before i head out. last report had #18 curved shank pheasant tail, #10-#16 Copper Johns, stoneflies nymphs, cream midges, and an Adams in a #20-22. persoannly i have trouble with the small ones like thos 20 and below. i cant even see the hook eye on em
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01-22-2007, 12:28 PM
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i figure witht he drop in temps i'll try buggers and streamers most of the time.
i usually hit the falls road or masemore area, im still learning the areas
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01-22-2007, 10:04 PM
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Never got really big into fly fishing! but I have had GREAT success using small inline spinners during the winter months in northern PA streams such as the Lycoming, Loyalsock and Muncy creeks. If you want to take a road trip Cedar and Slate run are good this time of year. Just make sure you take your fly rods!
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