We have been working all over this month! After a bit of a break because of the arrival of my new boy, Lucas, I decided it was time to harass some fish again. Last week we went to the Penn State area to fish Big Fishing Creek and Spring Creek. Big Fishing is a personal favorite of mine, and it lived up to my memories of it! During our trip down their, we had temps in the 90's and bright skies. Not the best trout fishing weather, but we made the best of it. We would spend the day messing around, and then, around 8:30 at night, get ready for the dry fly action. It would come fast, and give very little time until we couldn't see well enough to fish, but it was completely worth it! We ended up with a mixed bag of brooks and browns, with the best one topping out around 15 inches (brown, not brook... that would be a monster if it was a brookie!!!). 
Next up, it was time to go after some smallmouth. We have had a tough season with high winds, cold temps going right into a heat wave and storms. Last night looked to be perfect, so me and my buddy Paul met at the boat after work and decided to give it a shot. We checked several spots, but all our action came in one 400 yard stretch. The fish were all hanging near drop offs. I suspect this is because of the rapid water temp chan
ge. When we got over fish, we could get them to eat, and within two hours of fishing we had several nice fish come to hand. It is a great time to hit the bay right now, and if the warm trend continues, we probably only have a couple more weeks of good shallow water smallmouth fishing. Flies that worked were bunny strip flies, DNA clouser minnow and standard clousers. Good luck, happy fishing and tight lines!
-Steve B
Next up, it was time to go after some smallmouth. We have had a tough season with high winds, cold temps going right into a heat wave and storms. Last night looked to be perfect, so me and my buddy Paul met at the boat after work and decided to give it a shot. We checked several spots, but all our action came in one 400 yard stretch. The fish were all hanging near drop offs. I suspect this is because of the rapid water temp chan
ge. When we got over fish, we could get them to eat, and within two hours of fishing we had several nice fish come to hand. It is a great time to hit the bay right now, and if the warm trend continues, we probably only have a couple more weeks of good shallow water smallmouth fishing. Flies that worked were bunny strip flies, DNA clouser minnow and standard clousers. Good luck, happy fishing and tight lines!-Steve B
