Well, it has been a bit of a rough fishing season here in Ohiopyle due to the nearly 10 inches of rain that fell from early June to Mid-July. The Youghiogheny was over 4 feet on the Ohiopyle gauge for almost a full month, near...
Yough River hatches are happening March Browns and Green Drakes can be found throughout the waters of Ohiopyle State Park. At this moment, May 21st, the March Browns are the most plentiful bug we are seeing. Large numbers of them, and they are really large bugs....
Hatchings in the Laurel Highlands If you haven't gotten out for some fly fishing in Ohiopyle yet this season, NOW is the time! The Caddisflies are 'a hatchin! Black caddis and tan caddis are here and, with them, come the fish! Check out this cloud that nabbed me...
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...
Fish the Yough in Ohiopyle The rains arrived, but that is OK...
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 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...
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...