Fly Fishing Podcast for December 2017 by Harry Murray
Trout Fishing
This months fly fishing podcast includes a detailed discussion on the trout fishing in December. Since the brook trout are still spawning in December I like to fish the stocked trout streams instead.
Many of the stocked trout streams such as the Jackson (near Covington), Bullpasture (near Williamsville) and Big Stoney Creek in Edinburg have natural springs that the trout love. You can find these springs on the steams by looking for the rich aquatic growth they provide. The trout will hold near these springs and feed on cress bug and shrimp patterns.
I do well with these flies while using a Trout Nymph Leader.
- Cress Bug size 14 & 16
- Murray’s Shrimp size 14 & 16
- Shenandoah SowBug size 14
Bass Fishing
Many of my customers will come into the fly shop and ask, “can I go bass fishing in December?” Yes, you can. Are you going to catch a lot of bass? No–but you might catch a big one. I have some friends that are die hard bass fishermen that will go out in any kind of weather and they have been catching some big bass. They will float the river to find the deepest pools they can find and fish with big bugs such as a Madtom/Sculpin size 4, Magnum Darter size 4 and Creek Chub size 4.
At this time of the year you will do well using a Scientific Angler Sonar Sink 30 Warm 200 grain fly line with a Murray’s Fluorocarbon 6ft 2X Sinking Leader.
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