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7-2-2015 Slate Run Tackle Shop Newsletter
GREAT TROUT FISHING IS STILL HERE!
Marge And Dave On An Alaskan Trophy Grayling River 
Mayflies Viewed From Above And Below Pine Creek 
Ed Beakley And Another Big-Battling Pine Creek Trout
Marge And Dave On Alaska's Chatanika River 
 A Dry Fly Bonanza! 
 
 
   We are happy you are with us again!  Fishing will still be great in a few days when the water level comes down!  Water temperature couldn't be better!  It could be a July of Pine Creek trout fishing for the record books!  The 1st video above is of Marge and Dave on one of the world's best Arctic Grayling Rivers (in Alaska).   The 2nd video is of flies above and below Pine Creek's surface.  The 3rd shows Ed Beakley into another great Pine Creek trout.  The 4th is a video of Marge and Dave on Alaska's Chatanika River, much like fishing Slate or Cedar for natives - so many grayling!  The last is a video of Bruce Ashley catching a very nice trout at Tomb Flats!  There is a lot more planned for the future and I hope to do the next newsletter from the Russian and Kenai Rivers down on the Kenai Peninsula (big 'bows, Dolly Varden, and Sockeye) - there will be more trout catching on Pine as well!

What's working...
    
    It is best to hit the water earlier in the morning and later in the evening unless it is cloudy - then, fishing can be good all day long, especially if the water is cooler as it has been.  Choices for Pine as well as Cedar and Slate include a Slate Drake, Sulphur, Light Cahill, Yellow Sally, Yellow Stone (a Yellow Stimulator works well), BWO, an Adams or Royal Wulff, Rusty Spinner,  and Caddis.  Don't forget to stir up the water with a Psycho Ant (the big one) and occasionally drift a Green Weenie when nothing else seems to be the trick! 
Bruce Ashley Knows How To Work His Dry Fly!
                                                                                                   
  Just a few more casts...
 
     And, a few more thoughts about stream temperatures and the welfare of our trout... It is always interesting to hear people talk about Pine Creek water temperatures as the stream warms sometime in the summer - although it appears it might not this year!!  As I stated in the last newsletter, Pine is not homogenized - in any one small part of the creek there are many temperatures at one time.  Just ask any kids swimming and diving in a stretch.  They will tell you there are spots and stretches that are really cold compared to the surrounding water - seeps where ground water enters through the rock bottom.  It appears as these areas reach a certain concentration of trout, the overflow heads to the other cold-water sanctuaries - the springs and mouths of tributaries.  And, the trout instinctively go to these areas.  
     To continue the conversation, it is important to note there is no automatic switch that sends the trout to these sanctuaries.  A certain temperature may have trout moving to colder resources in one area but not in another.  After an elongated spell of hot days with direct sun and warmer nights, it would be a good bet that many trout will have moved to more favorable water.  But, don't count on the fish being in the same location after only a slight drop in temperature - they move out, eat, and when nature dictates they move back.  This is all natural, it is the same way they move in the winter on The Stretch, only in reverse - they move to the warmer shallows where the direct sun is "heating" the rocks, the flies are hatching, and conditions are just right to increase metabolism and to feed.  The trout live these natural rhythms, even though it is still a mystery to us.  Some people, no matter what, will continue to short-change the amazing instincts of our fish and their ability to maintain life.
     While we are at it, we should ponder The Stretch section of Pine as wonderful trout habitat.  There is little natural reproduction in Pine you might say... But, to the trout, brown and brook, Pine is no different than Slate, Cedar, or any of the other tributaries, it is part of the water they live in.  Their instinct in the fall is to run up and spawn.  Many complete this cycle, some coming back immediately, others finding a new home.  This reproductive movement is another rhythm that we put labels on and can blind us to the idea that Pine and her tributaries make up a complete system.  Pine has a lot of food, great protection, cold water sanctuaries when needed, excellent water quality, and tributaries that are the breeding grounds.  It is very possible that Slate and Cedar would not be the fisheries they are without the fall breeding, and the feeding and living pockets of Pine's much bigger water.  The Stretch and all of its joined waters are an aquatic habitat that is alive and well - may we fight for its protection that it may exist for its own worth...

    Dave Wonderlich
     
     Thanks for being with us again. We'll be back in another few weeks with the latest news about our trout, stocking, hatches, catches, and scenes of our favorite waters along with some more videos of great fishing in Alaska! 
     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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Many great Orvis close-outs in our Ebay Store with more put on-line every few days.  Plus, most of our non-closeout Orvis equipment (rods, reels, boots, & waders) will also be in the store and include free shipping! 

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And, a new Brown Trout License Plate free with a $50 donation to the Brown Trout Club
 

  

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