Fly Fishing

Bugs = good fishing   Arrived at work here in Ohiopyle this morning to be greeted by indicators of a good fishing weekend.  I had to step over a couple of these bad boys to get in the door. Golden Stone Flys                 They were not particularly large, but...

GREEN DRAKES are here!! They have been seen sparsely for about 5 days. In general, they tend to be first spotted on Meadow Run and Beaver Creek, where water temperatures are higher. On the Youghiogheny, they will be first seen on the Loop, the 1.5 miles...

  Ohiopyle fishing comes to life for the season   Hatches on the Yough had roared to life finally with the lifting temperatures both air and water,,,, then we took another week hiatus. The rain of last week elevated the Youghiogheny River level to over 3 feet on...

Ohiopyle is starting to see regular hatch activity. Water temperatures are approaching normal for the time of year, and river fluctuations are lessening.   About 2 weeks ago the first Grannom Caddis were seen taking flight from the Youghiogheny.   If you are fortunate enough to...

Ohiopyle and our fly fishing folk have been suffering from this interminable winter just like the rest of the east coast.  Last week we saw snow 2 days and a low temperature of 23 degrees,  but….. Spring is finally here and it is a wondrously complex...

Ohiopyle Fishing Water Conditions April 5, 2014 All Youghiogheny tributaries have crested in Ohiopyle as of Saturday AM. Things will become fishable starting Sunday. We do not anticipate the Yough being very fishable below Confluence this week. We will update this just prior to opening day...

Melting snow! And a little rain has raised the river levels a bit. Good conditions prevail on the Yough and its tributaries. The Yough has a little color from the Casselman but continues to fish well. With the amounts of rain in the forecast fishing...

The highly sought after Green Drake has been spotted!  Initial reports began to surface on Saturday May 25th.  Then on Sunday, Drakes were spotted on the Middle Yough and Meadow Run and Beaver Creek.  Water levels have stabilized and we expect to see around 2...