Terrestrial Time on the Breeches

On the legendary Yellow Breeches, August is usually terrestrial time with ants, beetles, and grasshoppers taking center stage.  Capt C.C. was first on the water.  As I arrived he reported that the recently sold Allenberry Resort and the corresponding renovations have diminished the consistently productive spots, holes, and seams that have consistently produced trout in the past.  Forlorn but undaunted, we headed to "the run" where Children's Lake empties cool spring water for trout that are typically stacked in small pods and educated by dozens of fly fisherman.   C.C. quickly landed 4 with two taken on top (hopper) and two taken with the ever reliable zebra midge.  By the time I was able to join him, we moved downstream just beyond where "the run" joins the main stem of the creek.  I ended the day skunked unless you count a sycamore tree and a silver maple that gladly swallowed a few midges and a beetle pattern.  The video below shows the hook up and retrieval of two nice browns caught on the surface by C.C.!  Hooked in the perfect spot, the second brown trout hit the floating hopper near the bank as the line began to swing against the current.  The disturbance was just enough to induce a strike! 



Stay tuned as we anticipate some of the best days of fishing in the Bay as evening temperatures cool with stripers and blues feeding ravenously. 





Tight Lines,

Mikey D Fishing