Caddis on the Wissahickon

[ian_brown]

Last Friday there was a nice evening olive caddis hatch on the Wissahickon near Ft. Washington. I was surprised; I thought the only good Wissahickon hatch was the early spring Little Brown Marlboro hatch.

The fish were hitting them really hard, many jumping entirely out of the water. I caught my first two fish on dry flies, including this one.

I'm hooked.

 

[ryanh]

Ian,
your last picture is the best argument for barbless hooks. I have done it many times althought I have never drawn blood....

 

[ian_brown]

My thoughts exactly. I mash all of my barbs because I know I'm clumsy.

One other thing. Not only were these the first fish I've caught on dries, they were also the first ones I've caught on flies I tied.

 

[Wulff-Man]

Congratulations, Ian - it looks like the lessons paid off!

 

[ryanh]

Catching fish on your own flies is a treat.
It is also fun watching someon else catch fish on flies that you tied. Maybe kind of voyeristic but at least you know that they are good enough to work.....sometimes.

 

[Squaretail]

Congratulations as well. 30 yrs later the memory of the first trout I caught on a dry is more vivd than most others from that time frame. Odds are your fishing aspects will never be the same.

 

[Coughlin]

Congratulations, Ian and nice pics! If you're down the Valley Green way, there's a really productive pool below the falls. It's best fished in the early evening and I have success tossing a soft hackle up stream and letting it dead drift.
Coughlin