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With the heat coming to the north east (I'm in NY state) this weekend, we've officially hit the dog days of summer and fishing reports around here are pretty depressing.
What do most folks do when the dog days hit? Head for the hills (small mountain streams)? Tailwaters for trout? Mess around in the salt? Go north (or west... In my case waay west)? Switch to warm water fish like bass? Other thoughts?
Well, lets see hmmmmm I guess in the heat I just fish less (not), I am introducing myself to warm water but thankfully where I live in pa there are alot of spring creeks that stay cool all year long. Oh, and I drink more cold beverages.
wire
Get out early and watch the mist swirling on the water. Hide, if possible, during the heat of the day. Enjoy top water bass and bluegills in the long summer twilight.
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I either 1) look for sreams where the water remains cool and decent trout fishing can be found or 2) go bass fishing.
I'm lucky to have one of the best smallmouth bass fishery's in the U.S. within a 30 miniute drive ....so option #2 always looks good.
[This message has been edited by tea stick (edited 15 July 2006).]
iso,
Go fishing for gills and bass in ponds or smallmouths in rivers. If you can get permission to fish in ponds on golf courses you will have plenty of fun. Last weekend I took my son and his cousins fishing at my brother-in-laws golf course. The boys caught lots of gills and one of them got a 4 lb bass too. So did I on my 6wt, now that was a lot of fun.
Jerry
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I don't know but the water temp's have been in the upper 50's to lower 60's here in North Central PA. The water flow is strong and so are the trout for this time of year.
Ron
Well let's see - got up this morning 3:00AM left for the lake. Checked the temperature at about 4:30AM it was 94 degrees outside. We got in the boat and I did catch a Striper of about 12" but had a good time. Off the lake and in the A/C by 10:00AM. Temperature at 106 and headed up! I'll stay in the A/C the rest of the day.
That's what we do here in the western states.
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Bill
heat's up here pretty good... so today we hit the horseshoe sholls of of the cape for blue fish man did we have fun hit em trollin hit em on top like i said we had a ball
sunday i'll take the new (used) yak out on the squannicook river at sunrise and try for a few trout befor the sun gets to high
tight lines
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iso - in line with wireguy's spring creeks, summer's the time of Tricos, which are a most reliable hatch and last for months. Getting up and on the water a little after dawn and watching the mists clear are different, but still same in a way, to the spring evening spinner fall frenzies. But a big difference is you can see more easily to tie on flies and adjust tackle as the feeding progresses.
Then of course, a nice lunch in the shade or some A/C restaurant is a nice way to taper off. Then you can go be a family man for the rest of the day, maybe even take the frau out for the evening.
Sometimes I do bass and panfish in the evening. It's an interesting juxtaposition to do 8X (or finer) and #28's and 1-3 wts in the morning, then pull out a 7 or 8wt in the evening and CROSS THEIR EYEBALLZ with poppers.
tl
les
Well the two closest trout streams to me, (10 minutes, 20 minutes), are Limestoners and never get much above 60 degrees so I have no issues.
On the other hand, I was exploring a Class A on Friday that had a water temp of 77 degrees! I was in and out in less than 30 minutes.
les,
Actually the trico hatch is what prompted my post... I spent a frustrating morning last week fishing long casts, on 7x tippet, with black size 26 trico spinners to 12 inch browns. Actually, it was a singular morning - one brown. When it was all done, I thought, am I really this nuts? There's plenty of other fishing without driving too far... but not for trout. Considering I was back the next morning, I suppose the answer is yes.
The fish here in south central Pa. will be too stressed out. Therefore, I will work O.T. in a very hot warehouse. Perhaps I will sneak out for a little night action for walleyes.
Ambient air temps are supposed to be 100 degrees Fahrenheit here on Monday with heat indices in the 105 range.
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iso,
Now I understand the root of your problem. Years ago I used to fish the trico hatch on the Little Leigh and like you I was always frustrated. Some guys like fishing it but, with so many natuals on the creek, my fly would get lost among the thousands of naturals. Do you have any class A trout streams near you with brookies? I had one of my best fishing days this year TODAY on a class A stream. Granted the fish are small but the water will be cool and the trout active if it supports a wild population of brookies.
Scott
what Les said....LOL right down to eyeball crossing....I also have the big limestoner to hit if I really need a trout fix....But the smallmouth fishing there can be to good for words also...
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Once the temps climb, there are many streams which just should not be fished. Take the time to read, No Fishing here: [url=http://www.flyanglersonline.com/features/eotg/eotg79.html:b5531]http://www.flyanglersonline.com/features/eotg/eotg79.html[/url:b5531]
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I fished the headwaters today of a class A wild trout stream with a thick tree canopy. Air temp. 92 degrees, water temp. 63. Water flow high for this time time of year due to the massive amounts of rain 2 weeks ago. Fishing excellent!
I most always carry a stream thermometer and check the water temperture. Partly because I'm a dork and like to know such info. But hey, a stream thermomerter takes up very little space and doesn't add much to the weight of your vest.
I also have a vested interest in this stream since I've never seen anyone else fish it (although I know others do) so I feel like I'm it's sole caretaker and having such a fondness for it, I for one hope for the christ of me, that every fish I release will be in the stream and in good health the next time I fish it.
Thanks LF for reminding us of the importance of water temp. and stress on fish!
Scott
I was in NE PA this past week and fished a few creeks in a State Park. The creeks were covered with a canopy of trees and the water was very cool. Don't know the temperatures of the water but they were cold.
Also the temps were not in the high 90's.
Now that I am back in CA, I will try to go up north(3+ hours away) where the rivers/streams run cold from the snowmelt. As a matter of fact, some of the Northern waters are just settling down to fishable conditions.
Otherwise I like to hit the warm water fisheries.
Also while in PA, I fished a private lake we were staying on and caught a lot of largemouth and huge bluegills.
Regardless where and what we fish for,let's all make sure that we enjoy the trip and be thankful for having had the opportunity to be out in nature.