The hatches of three important mayflies and one caddisfly make fly fishing in April a favorite for many anglers. The Mr. Rapidan Dry matches the Quill Gordon and March Brown hatch. The Mr. Rapidan Delta Wing Caddis matches the caddis hatch occurring this month. The Blue Quill Dry is a perfect match for the Blue Quill adult dun. NEW this year, we have added a Blue Quill Mr. Rapidan to help anglers see the fly while taking advantage of this hatch. Correctly matching our artificial flies to the hatching aquatic insects is important if you expect to catch the largest trout.
Most of the duns hatch about midday and the spinners return to mate and deposit their eggs at dusk. This means there will be many trout rising to feed on the natural flies in the evening and the dry fly fishing is outstanding. Listen to the rest of my podcast.>>
Smallmouth Bass
The feeder streams and springs entering our bass rivers are warmer than the rivers. This prompts the bass to feed below the feeder streams. Large populations of sculpin minnows live in and below these feeders and the bass feed heavily upon them. The Spuddler is very effective. A floating line is fine for fishing right below the feeder streams but a sink tip III line will help you get your Spuddler down to the stream bottom further out in the river. Listen to the rest of my podcast >>
Fly Fishing Schools
Our On The Stream Smallmouth Bass Schools for Summer 2023 start at our fly shop in Edinburg for a classroom presentation. Then everyone heads either to the North or South Fork of the Shenandoah River for on the stream instruction. CLICK For more information and to register.
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