Greetings! This the first main spring stocking newsletter. It is our hope to show many of the trout as they enter Pine - the water we all love so much. In the video above, it was such a pleasure to see the second trout unfold itself from the stocking "bucket" - what an amazing fish! The Brown Trout Club stocked the 9th and 10th, the Fish and Boat Commission the 15th and the Brown Trout Club again the 17th and 18th. And, Tom is already looking for more big trout for next week. There are a lot of great trout in the big creek! A special thank you to all the individual contributing members of the Brown Trout Club, to Bill Brock and Straub Brewery's generous corporate support, a thank you to the Lord Nelson's Gallery of Gettysburg, PA, and a thank you to the Pine Creek Hospitality Group for helping to enhance and extend our cold water resource on Pine and its great brown trout fishery. |
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What's working...
There are more and more Quill Gordons, Hendricksons and red quills, and blue quills streamside. Also we have some adult caddis, black and brown stones, and a few BWOs. With the water now well below 3 feet on the gauge we believe surface activity will heat up to match the numbers of flies present. Anglers have had hookups with beadheads below the surface. But, if you are like me, you have those March Browns ready to go. Actually, a set up that has been working - attach a well-dressed March Brown to your leader and, two and one half feet of 4x leader tied to the bend of the March Brown hook. To that tie the first nymph (brown double-bead stone) to this attach another two feet of 4x on the bend and add the final nymph, a single bead-head micro stone. Fish this rig in the slower water, and, if they take the March Brown from the surface instead of the subsurface nymphs, spectacular!
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 | | Great Brown Trout Below Slate Run Bridge... 4-9-2013 |
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Bryan Haywood caught this brown trout on a high riding parachute Hendrickson near Schoolhouse 4-18-2013...
Just a few more casts...
Pine Creek has taught me so much from August through April 18th! And, the lessons continue... The most amazing bit of information should neither have been part of any lesson nor misunderstood, but, alas, the light in my brain is beginning to flicker on. Pine is not static, that is, it is never, in any stretch, one thing or condition. It is never too warm, too cold, too high, too low, too off-color, too clear, etc. This is because any one stretch of Pine that you might want to describe or think about fishing is made up of many, many smaller sections with varying biodiversity, water temperature variations, water flow dynamics, ground water and spring seepage, and propensities to heat or cool because of shade, deep pools and shallows, and exposure to the sun. This is what makes the treasured big water of Pine, even in a smaller stretch such as the Delayed Harvest section dynamic (multifaceted, healthy, vigorous) rather than static.
Last January and February I never saw certain small areas more alive with both trout and insects. Three hours before this activity was observed, the same spot appeared dead, or asleep along the snowy bank. The sun heated the lower, near-the-shore-water a few degrees - to 35, and the dynamics of that area became clear, and full of active life. The same was observed April 18th... Anglers were wading about ten feet off shore in the slower water, which was 55 degrees at the time, and no one was catching fish. Later I saw the same section empty of anglers except for Bryan Haywood sneaking along the shore. He cast a Hendrickson into the top of the slack water and almost immediately had his first brownie of the day - he caught three more before they shut down. One angler better than another? Definitely not! Bryan was exploring and found a location where the trout were in closer to shore and surface conscious at the time he was fishing. And, interestingly, the area where Bryan discovered those trout was the same place I had found them throughout the winter late in the afternoon. The trout naturally and certainly take advantage of the dynamics of Pine, and appear to be consistent as they do it. Their instinct is to survive and when they sense warmer water at this time of the year, where they can expend less energy, and have food available, they go there. Later, when the water warms and there is less dissolved oxygen, they'll go to the riffs. Right now Pine has plenty of oxygen throughout the creek... the bottom of long pools and eddies and slack water along the crease of the flow is a great place for trout to lay in wait for their next meal. Let's put our thoughts and understandings together, come into the shop and share your experiences and observations and we'll incorporate them into our newsletters!
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Thanks for being with us again. We'll be back in another week with another newsletter full of stocking videos - we have at least 20 more, and more stocking to come! Don't forget, we have flyfishing float trips available - call the shop for more details. Call us or drop us an email to let us know what is on your mind - or call to find up-to-the-minute details on stream conditions and what is happening on the water. Please, stay in touch with Pine, Slate, and Cedar by going to our website slaterun.com - we'll update as often as possible.
Thanks again for being with us!
Sincerely,
The Tackle Shop Team
Tom & Deb Finkbiner - Proprietors, etc.
Jed Grove - Sales Manager, etc.
Dave Wonderlich - Website, Newsletter, etc.
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NEW SALE
The last week of April through all of May, Orvis, and Slate Run Tackle Shop is offering 20% off Access, Superfine Touch, and Clearwater Outfits.
Purchase an Orvis rod, reel, & fly line and save 20%. This is a mix and match style promotion, meaning the customer can choose which rod, reel or fly line they'd like to package together. The rod series that can be used within this promotion includes: Access, Superfine Touch, and Clearwater. A dealer can offer the Streamline complete outfit at 20% off as well. Helios 2 rods can NOT be used for this promotion.
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Shop closeout sale
continues until products are gone...
Pro Guide Stockingfoot Wader reg. $395, now $225; Silver Label Bootfoot Wader with Eco Trax soles reg. $475, now $299; Sonic Weld Pack & Travel Wader Pant (x-large), now $198. Wading boots with closeout deals include: River Guard Ultralight Boot with Eco Trax soles reg. $198, now $179; River Guard Easy-On Brogue Boot with Eco Trax soles $198, now $148. Also on sale are Orvis Trout Bum Shirts in burnt red, light blue, and olive reg. $65, now $43; very limited numbers of the Under Wader Fleece Suit reg. $129, now $99.
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