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Dick Crawford - Trout and Drakes on the Surface of Pine Creek
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May 31, 2013 Tackle Shop Newsletter
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Greetings! Our fifth May newsletter is here! Thanks for being with us again. The first video above is of Dick Crawford (using a Slate Drake) catching three different brown trout - check out the "snow fall" of Green Drake spinners and feeding trout. The second is of Bill Ritter as he casts to some of his favorite water. The third is a picture of Colleen Shevokas and one of her huge trout. Colleen and her husband Dave, had a 20-trout day last Sunday. The fourth is a picture taken by Bill Ritter of a Brown Drake at the old campground pool. And the last, is a short video of a good-sized brown trout feeding below the Slate Run Bridge last week, notice the quick side-to-side and vertical movement during the feeds. There is much more to come in the future. We hope you enjoy our email!
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Colleen Shevokas and her huge trout
Colleen and her husband, Dave, had a 20-trout day last Sunday!
What's working...
There is a lot working, even in one width of Pine or one small stretch of Cedar or Slate. The first video above shows that a Slate Drake is working. Before the video was taken I was fishing next to Dick and caught a brown on a Gray Fox Emerger. Last night when the Green Drake spinner fall happened just before dark they took a Coffin Fly. Yesterday morning they were eager to snap up a high floating March Brown. Many anglers are having success on larger Sulphurs and Light Cahills. When the Green Drakes are hatching and later, laying eggs, it is a good idea to have a Yellow Stone Fly - many times if the trout won't hit the Coffin Fly, they will readily take the big yellow offering. On Pine, it appears what the trout are taking depends on which feeding lane you are casting to. Different flies can be filtered to the fish in larger numbers depending on feeding lane location. Best advice, experiment!
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A Brown Drake photographed by Bill Reeder at the Old Campground Pool
Just a few more casts...
Fishing last night was very interesting. We didn't know what to expect, we knew what we'd like to see, but that, many times, is very different from what transpires. There were quite a few anglers along the Delayed Harvest Stretch, and very few flies visible. John and I decided to try low in the pool where there were no other anglers - we were prospecting. We got no hits, saw no movement, and no insect activity. It had been a very hot day, the water was still higher but was dropping. We walked along the shore watching the other anglers cast and we decided to try the upper riffle.
John went high and I took low. Our imitations drifted in the current, were twitched below the surface, arched under the water at the bottom of the drift, and rode high to entice - nothing! "I'm going back down to the bottom of the pool," I told John - he elected to stay in the fast water. Fly activity was beginning to increase as shadows extended across Pine, and the light started to dim.
The fishermen were picketed along the upper pool like sentinels waiting for the rise. The bottom was quiet, then... there was a wake as a trout took from the surface. Then another... And, I was alone. If you fish in the fading light, be careful, your next step could be over your head! At least that's how I felt, I only went out a short distance where more and more slurps were heard. The big, tandem Coffin Fly floated to the surface and several feet later a foot long brownie took. After the release and a short adjustment in position, the fly flew further out and on another feeding lane heading to the next trout... It worked, and this deep-sided 18-inch brownie fought with all it was made of. What a beautiful trout it was! The fish recovered and slowly swam back into the dark depths. The peepers were noisier, and the birdsong less. The approaching night was still, and all was right as it seems to be so often when fishing.
The anglers above had seen feeding along the other side of the creek on the big drakes and John had seen nothing at all take in the riffle. I had been fortunate to go downstream. What did this teach us for the future? Absolutely nothing. Pine makes up its own rules from day to day, and it seems minute to minute. And, that's the only way we'd want it!
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Thanks for being with us again. We'll be back in another week with the
first June edition of our newsletter and more trout, flies, catches, and scenes of our favorite areas!
Don't forget, we have fly fishing guided trips and 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
Through
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End
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Hydros Large Arbor fly reels
 Throughout the month of June,
Orvis, and Slate Run Tackle Shop is offering $50 off the purchase price of an Orvis Hydros Large Arbor fly reel. There is not another true large arbor, big-game fly-fishing reel out there that carries this drag system performance at a price starting at just $225. It's unheard of until now. And, until the end of June you get $50 off!
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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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Phone: 570.753.8551 Fax: 570.753.8920 info@slaterun.com
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