After basking in Florida breezes, Mikey D Fishing took advantage of unseasonably warm weather, and the abundance of trout fishing and hospitality at the Felker compound in Roulette, PA. Potter County is aptly called "God's Country" with outdoor activities and natural beauty all around. The morning fishing there certainly did not disappoint. CC dropped 2nd lt Salt Life and yours truly off at a deep water pool on Fishing Creek. The creek borders the Felker Cabin property. Salt Life and I meandered downstream from there in view of the cabin. The evidence of all manner of critters was everywhere, particularly beavers, with small trees and limbs recently brought down by the ever industrious vermin near the stream in several spots.
Salt Life used a 4wt rod with a black bead headed wooly bugger, while I employed a 10 foot leader with 2 foot section of hi visibility flourocarbon and another 4 foot section of tippet. The long leader was an attempt to try some of the nymphing techniques that I recently discovered. At the business end of the tippet I tied a black bead headed wooly bugger with flash and a bead head frenchie dropper.
I picked up a two small brook trout on the frenchie and one on the wooly bugger in a tailout section of the stream. Soon after, 2nd lt Salt Life hooked into a very nice 14" rainbow (as depicted below) by stripping the fly in small twitches upstream. Under the tutelage of CC, Salt Life cleaned and grilled the trout for lunch---- from stream to table!!!
CC's knowledge of every twist, turn, and pool in the stream led us to a pool about 6 feet deep with a overhanging underwater bank, perfect for holding large trout. A few casts into the pool hooked me into my first Golden Trout! A beautiful and sizable fish caught on the Frenchie dropper.
The stream is loaded with a variety of trout and provides the angler with an opportunity to practice some small stream technical tactics. The property is beautiful and if it weren't for the stream demanding your attention, the wildlife all around could easily distract you. One of the home grounds for Mikey D Fishing, it is no wonder why the Felker Cabin lies in the heart of God's Country
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