It's Trout Season

“Well not quite. The season opens tomorrow here in New York. I can't wait.”

“Keep your shirt on.”

“Already in southern PA those fishermen are clogging up my trailheads! :)”

“It might be a while before I get to head north to fish though.
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“North??

Dude you already live so far north as to make where I live seem like the deep south.”

“The season in Northeast PA. opens April 12. You can fish catch and release streams all year. I went up to a stream yesterday to see if any mayflies were hatching and if any trout were out, but saw nothing exciting. It's still early and the water is very cold. The water levels are perfect right now for fishing dry flies.”

“Yeah, I hit a local stream that's open all year yesterday. The water level was still a little high, but not bad for this time of year. The water is still real cold and probably will stay that way for at least a few weeks until the snow is gone.”

“Unless we get some really warm weather, the dry fly fishing around here in the mountain streams doesn't get really good until late April or early May.”

“I'm waiting for ice out so I can troll some wobblers and do some pond fishing.”

“Trout rule!”

“If you can get it down a large (or tiny) black stonefly can work - also a large alder fly nymph - I use beaver (black) and orange collar on a 2XL hook weighted with wire from a sinking trolling line.

Water's still too high up here.”

“naw, a brown roostertail's all you need...”

“I need to work on my casting. I'm a bit of a beginner at all this - but I need to be ready for when the striped bass start running.”

“I'd love to try that.”

“I'd bring you down to come try Gremlin, I got one of the prime spots right outside the front door - but I fear I may no longer be here by early autumn.

It goes crazy when you run into a school though. I got nothing with my amateurish fly fishing, but landed a few with the spinning rod.”