Stream Reports

Last week was a beautiful time to spend at HomeWaters, fishing and hanging around the club during what was the nicest batch of fall weather so far. In the last week or so the leaves have taken on quite a bit of color making it a beautiful time of the year to be in our area of Pennsylvania. It was a dry week with temperatures cooler overnight and through the morning, but still reaching up to the 60-70 degree range during the afternoon. Over the weekend some of the hurricane rains passed through our area Saturday night and throughout the day on Sunday delivering approximately 1-2 inches of moderate but steady rain.

Water conditions Sunday evening and through Monday experienced a large reset which will give us a break from the clear water we have had most of last week while providing very nice fishing conditions for the upcoming weeks. Across all of our streams and rivers water levels are currently higher than average for this time of the year and are holding some color. We've been fortunate to have very good water conditions for fall fishing this year, and it looks as though anglers will continue to benefit from these conditions for the foreseeable future.

The weather for this week is forecast to warm- up a good bit with temperatures reaching into the mid to upper 70's through Wednesday, but returning to cooler high temperatures at the end of the week and upcoming weekend in the mid 50 to 60's. There are chances of showers Wednesday through Saturday, however, it looks like the only day that will amount to significant precipitation will be on Friday.

The trout fishing last week was good with the majority of the fishing being caught subsurface on nymphs with the cooler temperatures, however, with water conditions in suitable shape for dry dropper fishing, some fish were also caught looking-up. Since we have not yet had a frost, Terrestrials have still been in play with anglers finding fish willing to eat patterns such as Ants, Grasshoppers, and Crickets. There have also been a variety of the typical fall bugs on the water such as smaller Tan Caddis, larger October Caddis, smaller BWO's, and Paraleps. With some fish spawning in the systems, Eggs have been taking fish as well as traditional attractor-style nymphs such as Caddis Pupa, Pheasant Tails, Walt’s Worms, Baetis, and Soft Hackles. It's been a good fall of trout fishing, current conditions combined with the upcoming forecast looks like October should continue to be a good one to be on the water at the club.

The smallmouth bass fishing was also very good last week as we had a number of different anglers taking advantage of fall float trips on the Juniata. Some fish have still been seen eating on the surface, but the majority of action has been subsurface on minnow and crayfish imitations. Some larger fish have been seen busting balls of baitfish, which makes for an exciting way to get a visual eat while fishing minnow imitations. Anglers on recent trips have caught plenty of fish and quite a few nice fish were put in the boats last week. Another bump in flows this week should make water conditions suitable to fish the upper or lower river for the remainder of the year. This will be the first year in quite some time that we've had favorable water conditions available to float anywhere on the river for the entire year. The bass fishing so far this October has been very good. Anglers that are interested in getting another day of smallmouth fishing for the year should take advantage before true colder weather starts settling into our area.

It's no secret this time of the year is a popular time to be at the club, and for good reason. The conditions have been really good this fall compared to recent years, and we look forward to fishing with you over the upcoming weeks for what should be a very fun October.