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12-4-2015 Slate Run Tackle Shop Newsletter
Good Afternoon Fishing - Orvis 20% Sale!!
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Dear (Contact First Name),
     Thank you for being with us again!  The water is in excellent condition for this time of the year, and the trout are being cooperative closer to shore in the afternoon!  The 1st video below is of Tom discussing winter trout fishing.  The 2nd is a video of Walt Nicholson catching two of the dozen trout he landed.  The third shows Fred Uffelman catching a nice brownie from the surface using a BWO - watch Fred's beautiful dry fly casting!  The 4th video shows Ed Beakley demonstrating the use of a strike indicator with a nymph - he caught four trout that afternoon.  The 5th video is of Scott Yoder catching a beautiful stream-bred brown trout on Cedar Run.  There is excellent fishing happening right now - come up and give it a try - call the shop to check on water conditions before you travel! 
Tom Talks: The Pleasure Of Winter Trout Fishing

Fred Uffelman, A BWO, And A Real Nice Brown Trout! 

Scott Yoder's Cedar Run Wild Brown Trout 

What's working...
     
     On a sunny afternoon, in the shallower water, on the surface, try a Slate Drake, Black Ant, BWO, Dark Caddis, or a Rusty Spinner (female BWO spinner)! Also hang a dropper under a strike indicator or Slate Drake - try a caddis emerger, a Prince, a Pheasant Tail, a Slate Drake nymph, Copper John, Golden Micro Stone, or a Rycophilia (free-swimming and always available to the trout)!  Also try stripping in the emerger or nymph under the surface.  Big buggers, sculpins, and muddlers with some weight are also accounting for many hook-ups with some of the larger trout!

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  Just a few more casts...

     Jim Connor stood along the banks of "The Stretch," others visiting Slate Run that day were in the woods hunting; he was as well, but Jim was hunting for trout!  He is a methodical kind of guy and walked slowly along the stream just seeing what he could.  He was trying to determine what was happening in the water and what the best approach might be to have his new-found-knowledge intersect with a trout on the end of his line.  After approaching the wide portion of Pine, Jim saw a slight disturbance along the shoreline...then another, and he knew trout were sipping something very small from the surface.  He was able to see a few very nice brown trout as they held their feeding stations along the slight current and warmer water near the bank. The water was calm in the lower pool and seemed alive with trout. He had passed several anglers above, near the riffle, but decided to continue exploring along the slower, clear water at the lower end.  
     He picked a spot that would not disturb the feeders and very slowly moved from the shore toward the middle of the long, wide pool.  He waded to the middle so he could fish to the trout surfacing on both sides of Pine as well as below.  Jim changed flies, changed approaches, altered tactics, and nothing could deter the outcome -  another refusal!  
     Jim, very slowly, still thinking about what was happening, started upstream and thought he might head toward the edge of the faster water.  Looking carefully as if he were "still hunting" - he stepped a foot or two, then very slowly scanned the area for color, movement, something out of the norm for the scene.  Not twelve feet in front of him he saw a dark movement.  Freeze, don't move, observe, - it was a trout, a large trout, moving from side to side as it fed on sub-surface flies.  He did not see anything on the surface so he carefully, trying not to show any movement, tied on a #20 bead-head Barr's Emerger below a #18 Blue Winged Olive presented on the surface.  The upstream cast had to be exact - it would be easy to spook the trout.
     Sometimes things go right, sometimes they go wrong - this time they went in Jim's favor.  The cast drifted to the surface well above the fish and slowly coasted to the brown.  The trout moved to the side and grabbed the emerger.  Jim planned what to do when he saw the trout, but when it actually happened, there was no explaining the emotion that occurs to even the most accomplished angler. Jim raised the rod tip and had the fight of his life.  It was a #20 hook, it was an incredible trout, and the moment slowly unfolded until the fish took, then time went into full speed! Slashing on the surface, bullying to the bottom, running toward the next pool, the brownie did everything he could to be free.  Jim brought the trout in, moved toward the shore for a picture, twisted the hook free, and watched the trout quickly dash back to the depths.  Jim did as he always does, handles the fish with respect and releases as quickly as possible (although he had to get a picture of this beautiful trout).  He caught a few more later that afternoon on a #12 Slate Drake dry with a beaded Frenchie as a dropper, but the first trout, with the red spots that took after a very special cast, was one that won't soon be forgotten.
                                                   Jim  Connor's Brown Trout - #20 Barr's Emerger
     
      
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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 to our Ebay store 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!
 

   PO Box 1, Route 414,                                    Slate Run, PA 17769

 

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!