"Wayne Knight" wrote in message
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Hrmph! Sticking my neck way out there there should only be three
patterns needed on Penn's at that time. A pheasant tail nymph, a green
drake pattern, and this one tied in sizes from 18 - 10.
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/fl...erts_drake.htm (I
know the instructions don't go to the small sizes but it's the quickest
picture I could find)

Next thing you know you'll be saying I need to show up with 10
different rod and reel setups. g

I'll be ducking now.

Nice Drake pattern. Now, as to the harumphing.....during that 4 or 5 week
timeframe, Penn's will offer up, by my count(and I assume I have not seen
some species) about 13 species of mayflies, 8 caddisflies, 3 or 4 stonefly
species, 3 different craneflies, several different midges. The trout will
take them all, along with assorted baitfish and larval forms not nearing
hatch periods. Feel free to fish with nothing but Adams' if you wish, but
you will leave the place scratching your head over stuff you see there,
trust me. The stream is a virtual bug factory. Part of the reason we are
moving back a week is so the visiting ROFF crew can encounter the Green
Drakes, a hatch which can be a marvel due to the sheer size of the bugs.
Still, for a true wonder of Penn's, one has to catch a real good Sulfur
night. You may wonder where so many bugs came from in such a hurry!
Tom