After all the rain, French Creek looked a lot like the Ohio River! A local kid who told me he hunts, traps, and fishes all year long said the only hope was to drift a nightcrawler about a foot below a small bobber and pray you don't get snagged. "Egad" says I, I came here to do some flyfishing! Then he pointed out "the pond" just up toward the camp, and said if he was looking to catch some fish, he'd be doing it up there "until the crick comes down at least 4 more feet." Wading was unthinkable (as were the nightcrawlers) and without wading, room to backcast limited.

So, we found out that wooly buggers were acceptable to a variety of sunfish and some largemouth bass. Given a week without rain, we'll head back up in the area and try our luck, and perhaps, actually fish with a dry fly!

Thanks again, for your responses!