Stream Reports

Over the last week anglers took advantage of cooler weather. Temperatures in the low 80's sure felt great for spending time on the water compared to the previous week’s 90+ degree temperatures. Recent trips at HomeWaters have offered great summer fishing from spending mornings on our trout streams to days floating down the big river for smallmouth bass.

This week's forecast is calling for similar weather to last week. This should make for another good week of July fishing. Anglers can expect daytime high temperatures over the next 10 days to be in the low to mid 80 degree range with low temperatures overnight dropping back into the 60's. These temperatures are pretty favorable for both summer trout fishing as well as fishing for smallmouth bass.

There are currently chances of rain on Wednesday and Thursday of this week, and we could really use it. It has been a dry summer and as a result Spruce, Penns, Yellow, and the Little J are all clear and lower than average for this time of year. The Juniata River is also lower than average but fishing on the lower sections of river provides good water conditions for floating and fishing.

On our trout streams Tricos have been fairly heavy this summer offering consistent morning activity. Recent anglers on the water are also seeing Paraleps and a variety of Terrestrials. With summer water levels, Dry Dropper rigs have been fishing very well as we are seeing fish being taken about 50/50 on the dries vs dropper nymphs. This is a fun style of fishing when dealing with large trout in clear water, and we expect this week to offer productive summer trout fishing with the upcoming week having another favorable forecast.

Last week was arguably the best week of smallmouth fishing we've had all summer, although it has been a great season overall. The topwater/dry fly fishing with ploppers and poppers offered numbers of fish, but we also saw some of the biggest fish of the summer so far caught last week. Crayfish baits fished subsurface have also been deadly as we normally expect for this time of year. We continue to stay busy with single and multi-boat trips on the water, frequently taking advantage of very fun and productive summer smallmouth fishing. The best part is there is still plenty of summer left, so come take advantage of it!