[quote="Big Bad Wulff"]I went trout fishing this weekend and would up getting into a "nest" of rock bass. Man, was that fun!


"Feeling Strong Now . . ."

Rockie the Rock Bass has been a favorite of mine since I began my fly fishing life 25 years ago. I learned to coax them with feather and fur along Laurel Hill Creek in SW Pennsylvania and the Clarion River in NW Pennsylvania. Fortunately, even though I live and fly fish in Philadelphia now, I can still hook up with these "brown bottom bass" in the Schuylkill River and Wissahickon Creek.

I have found that a slow, scuttling retrieve along bouldered bottoms where the termination line between sun and shade resides to be an excellent producer for Rockies. Muddler Minnows, Brown Woolly Buggers, and Hare's Ear nymphs in sizes 8 through 12 are excellent producers.

Thanks again for this post; a warm reminder of summer fun on the fly during these December days, the coldest and darkest ones of the year!