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10-28-2015 Slate Run Tackle Shop Newsletter
More Trout - Great Hatches!
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Dear (Contact First Name),
     Thank you for being with us again!  Water temperatures are in the high 40s in the early morning and back around the lower 50s later in the afternoon. Fly hatches are still surprisingly strong and trout are taking them from the surface, chasing them down as they emerge, and hitting streamers deep.  The 1st video below is of Tom discussing the trout we just stocked and the excellent fly hatches. The 2nd and 3rd videos are of trout being stocked.  The 4th shows Dave catching a brown trout that was in the mid-twenties.  The 5th video is of a small stream side area with many, many caddis.  The 6th is a video of Scott Yoder fighting a brownie he caught on a hopper pattern.  The 7th and last video is of Lew catching a very nice rainbow on a large mahogany colored Rusty Spinner (Slate Drake Spinner). There is great fishing happening right now - come up and enjoy!
Tom Talks: Trout And Great Hatches!

Trout Stocked On 2.8 Mile "The Stretch" - Video 1 

More Trout Stocked On 2.8 Mile "The Stretch" - Video 2 

Dave's Mid-Twenty Inch Deep-Sided Brownie
Look What Happens To Growth With Trout In The Creek For Years!

This Fall Has Seen Great Hatches Including These Caddis

Scott Yoder Used a Hopper To Lure This Beautiful Brown

Lew used A Big Rusty Spinner To Entice This Rainbow

What's working...
     
     Slate Drakes, October Caddis, Black Flying Ants, BWOs, Brown Caddis, Gray Caddis, Yellow Stones, and White Midges. Try a Rusty Spinner (female BWO spinner)! Also hang a dropper under a Slate Drake or Pine Creek Special - try a caddis emerger, a Pheasant Tail, Copper John, Golden Micro Stone, Zug Bug, Slate Drake Emerger, or Prince Nymph!  Also try stripping in the emerger or nymph under the surface.  Big buggers, sculpins, and muddlers are accounting for many hook-ups with some of the larger trout!

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  Just a few more casts...

     It was one of those mornings when the mists rose to reveal the grayish aquatic world of Pine Creek tumbling, falling, winding, rolling, babbling, then slowing and spreading to a living mirror.  In the still surface were the greening shades of pines, hemlocks, maples, walnut, and the brown-white leering forms of sycamores.  Leaves waved as a slight breath of the morning meandered through the aspen.  First there was a glow, or animation, as the sun began conquering fog, then, our world transformed from colored obscurity to the infinite, textured hues born by the sun.
    Father and daughter slipped into their waders and set up their fly rods.  It was never business as usual for them, they knew the area on "The Stretch" and looked forward to the differences each experience on Pine provided.  The dad fished a caddis on the top while his young daughter plied an emerger. I've watched these two before on the creek and always thought how they seem to know where they want to go within a stretch and how they each usually start with their favorite method of presenting the fly.  As the young angler's imitation started its arc below her position, she gave a slight movement to the rod tip and was into her first trout of the day.  Her smile gave her emotion away as her face radiated like the morning sun.  She played the red-spotted brownie to her net, twisted the hook and cradled the trout.  She bowed slightly as she held the fish in the slow current, it splashed away, and she gave back to the water what had given so much to her in her young life - the joy of being in harmony with her surroundings and the privilege of appreciating and respecting Pine Creek's bounty.  When the trout dashed away, she looked up at her dad and nothing could have been better for father and daughter at that moment.  
     Then, like a jack-in-a-box, an angler that was also fishing nearby took a trout he reeled in and carried it to shore.  He started to his vehicle with the fish when the father spoke up, "This is Catch And Release for trout now, it is not Delayed Harvest.  You can be fined for keeping that trout."  After this the man with the trout used more than a few choice words to voice his displeasure at the father and at the Catch And Release Regulation itself.
     On the way home the father and daughter had an interesting conversation about ethics and values.  The young girl had many very good questions.  In the end, she was not mad but mainly concerned for the man with the trout - she didn't want him to miss out on the joy she had had from seeing the beauty of the area and the chance to give back to the resource by returning such a beautiful fish, so it could live on.  She is ahead of so many of us when we were her age!  
     The only reason that angler was on "The Stretch" was because the trout are still there - since the fish make use of the numerous cold water resources in the summer, since the creek is fertile with aquatic feed, and since they are protected from harvest. He can fish "The Stretch" in all months of the year and he will be fishing over trout.  We hope he does continue, and we hope he eventually experiences the joy of the surroundings and the ultimate experience of releasing the trout.
     Later that day, the sun again sank behind the western ridge, the shadows grew, and all faded into grey obscurity. Tomorrow would be another day... 
                      
     
     
    Dave Wonderlich
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     Thanks for being with us again. We'll be back in another few weeks with the latest news about our trout, hatches, catches, and scenes of our favorite waters! 
     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. 
Time To Retire!

It has been 40 years since we started at the shop.  So much has happened on Pine since then - Babb Creek is a trout stream, Pine's fly hatches have prospered
 and multiplied, The Stretch (Catch-And-Release) where everyone can catch exceptional trout year round has expanded to 2.8 miles, and the culture of conservation, appreciation, and joy of this very special stretch of Pine Creek is prospering.  If you've entertained the thought of owning Wolfes General Store/Slate Run Tackle Shop, this is your opportunity.  Give Lisa Lynn
 a call at 
570-660-0626, a
Davis Real Estate realtor. 
           
         Tom & Deb

Many Fly tying items have been added and stock is constantly being updated!

Our Ebay Store
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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Phone: 570.753.8551                   Fax: 570.753.8920                      info@slaterun.com

 

 
 Great flies, fly rods, and fly fishing supplies and accessories are in the shop's supply - stop in and check it out!