I was going to write a post on tying the Slate Drake Comparadun but came across an excellent tutorial on the flyfishersparadise website and also on the globalflyfisher website. When I first started fly tying, all of my dry flies were traditional hackle wing flies. Now, most of my dry flies with the exception of […]

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After having found plenty of scuds in my stream screen while on the Little Lehigh, it’s time to tie a few of my scud patterns for my next outing. Scuds are one of the most important food items for trout. They are considered Crustaceans and are really nothing more than miniature fresh water […]

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I was reading a post over at the North American Fly Fishing Forum titled “Nymph Fishing is Easy”. The fly-fisher who made the original post went on to explain his frustration when he first attempted nymph fishing. Luckily he persisted and caught a few fish. He’s hooked! Another convert to the world of […]

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After going down to the Little Lehigh with my newly constructed Stream Screen, I thought it would be a good time to tie the flies that were captured. Today I’ll start with the Caddis Larva. This is one of the most important/used flies in my fly box. It never fails to produce trout […]

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It was warm the day before Thanksgiving (57 degrees). So I took the opportunity to go down to the Trophy Trout section Little Lehigh in Allentown, Pennsylvania and collect a few stream samples with my newly constructed stream screen. After wading into the middle of the creek at the bottom of a pool […]

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So, you’ve built a stream screen. Now what? Well, it’s time to go down to your local stream and see what’s in the water. My two boys are always looking for an excuse to get into the water so it was no problem finding a couple of helpers. You can do this on […]

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After my last post on stomach pumps, I thought it would be a good time discuss a better way to determine what trout are feeding on. Building a stream screen is by far the best $11.61 you’ll ever spend on improving your fly-fishing. It will not only improve your trout fishing, […]

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I’ve seen quite a few posts on some of the other fly fishing boards recently asking if stomach pumps are useful. Yes, you certainly can tell what a trout has been feeding on by using one. But, I have two problems with using them. The first is obvious, you must catch a trout […]

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The Creek
Living in the Lehigh Valley, I am blessed with many great trout streams to fish. The Little Lehigh, Lehigh River, Bushkill Creek, Delaware River, Hokendauqua Creek and many others are all fun to fish. One that has been my “home water” for many years has been the Monocacy Creek. The headwaters of the Monacacy […]

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The Fishing:
 
The Pine Creek Valley offers the fly-fisherman a great opportunity for fall fly-fishing. It’s hard to beat the accessibility of the location combined with the varied fishing experiences here. As most vacationers are packing up their trailers to go home for the winter, the streams still offer some of the finest fishing in the […]

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