The Contented Angler
Local Fishing
Local Fishing
Busy schedules were syncronized and I was finally able to share some water with fellow
angler Merle Smith. Anytime you have overcast weather at this time of the year in PA, you
can count on Blue Wing Olives sharing the stream with you, and this was certainly the case on
this outing. We packed raincoats to assure us that it wouldn't rain, any anlger knows that it
only rains when you don't have a raincoat with you. Two Lick Creek, located near Homer
City, is one of those streams that some like to keep secret. It has good flow and good water
temps throughout the summer, and the holdover Brown Trout are an added bonus. I think it's
a childish attitude to keep things a secret. Feel free to email or call for directions to this one.
angler Merle Smith. Anytime you have overcast weather at this time of the year in PA, you
can count on Blue Wing Olives sharing the stream with you, and this was certainly the case on
this outing. We packed raincoats to assure us that it wouldn't rain, any anlger knows that it
only rains when you don't have a raincoat with you. Two Lick Creek, located near Homer
City, is one of those streams that some like to keep secret. It has good flow and good water
temps throughout the summer, and the holdover Brown Trout are an added bonus. I think it's
a childish attitude to keep things a secret. Feel free to email or call for directions to this one.
I was too lazy to switch my 5X tippet to 6X and the wary Brown Trout refused my offerings
of the usually reliable Olive Spinner and Griffith's Gnat. Wished I would have had the Housefly.
Anyway, I finally knotted on some 6X and hooked a large brown on a #16 Olive Sparkle dun. I
put way too much pressure on the fish and you know what happened next. Merle is an
accomplished angler and he certainly hooked his share of fish. It was a relaxing evening with a
good hatch, rising trout, and most of all good friendship. We were both left very contented.
of the usually reliable Olive Spinner and Griffith's Gnat. Wished I would have had the Housefly.
Anyway, I finally knotted on some 6X and hooked a large brown on a #16 Olive Sparkle dun. I
put way too much pressure on the fish and you know what happened next. Merle is an
accomplished angler and he certainly hooked his share of fish. It was a relaxing evening with a
good hatch, rising trout, and most of all good friendship. We were both left very contented.
Mosquito Annoyer is still working very
well for us.
well for us.
| Merle working the fast water. |
| "I early learned from almost any stream in a trout country the true angler could take trout, and that the great secret was this, that whatever bait you used – worm, grasshopper, grub or fly – there was one thing you must always put upon your hook, namely, your heart; when you bait your hook with your heart the fish always bite they will jump clean from the water after it; they will dispute with each other over it; it is a morsel they love above everything else." John Burroughs from Locusts and Wild Honey |
