Penn's questions

Several seasons out of how many????

john roughly, my personal statistics to date show a 30% chance of being
dry...


"Tom Littleton" wrote in message
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Willi writes:
I MIGHT be wrong, but I believe that May
is a rainy time of year. The year I went, it literally rained every day

Willi was present for the worst year for heavy rain in nearly 20 years.
May is
NOT, I repeat, NOT a typically raining month in PA(April often is,
though). I
can remember several seasons with NO significant rain in May.
Tom

"Tom Littleton" wrote in message
...
Willi writes:
I MIGHT be wrong, but I believe that May
is a rainy time of year. The year I went, it literally rained every day

Willi was present for the worst year for heavy rain in nearly 20 years.
May is
NOT, I repeat, NOT a typically raining month in PA(April often is,
though). I
can remember several seasons with NO significant rain in May.
Tom

May is the transition month from Spring to Summer in PA, much like October
can be from Summer to Fall. As Tom stated it can really vary. It can be
the wettest month of the year, and I've also seen it 80 degrees and dry
(although PA will never live up to "Colorado Dry"). I would say that it
tends to be in the 60's most days, with temps spiking to the 70s if the Sun
stays out for a while. We've seen 50s-60s the last few years, but I don't
believe that is the norm. Layers, Layers, Layers, with some sort of raingear
is the way to go. With that Swedish blood you should be able get by with a
few less layers.

I use to say that regardless of the weather you can always find fish
somewhere close by but I'm not sure I want to claim that anymore after
watching 40 ROFFians scramble into the "mountains" (excuse me Jeff) looking
for small native Brookies and Brownies (although rumor has it we did pry a
few out from under the rocks). If you really want to see dry weather, plan
your trip for the week before, or week after the Clave.

The Finn

Roger writes:

the ticket is booked and paid for. With the connection flight it was US$
740.

Some questions:

What are the waters that we fish? Small creek(s)? Big river?

Penns Creek is a fairly large stream, wadeable, but you can only cross it at a
few places. I am sure that there will be side trips to smaller creeks. If
Dave PA goes, see if you can bum a ride with him. Great guy who knows the area
well.

Any special flies that are a must?

Most caddis and mayfly imitations work well. I've had lots of luck with PTs
and caddis larva numphs.

Do I bring my own deck of cards or will you bring your marked ones? ;-)

Jeffie will supply the cards, and they won't be marked. d;o)

Do I need to shop for food in advance or is there a place nearby that I can
get what I need?

There's a supermarket in Milheim. We'll stop there if you want. It's just up
the road from where we'll get your license. You can get stuff to make
sandwhiches or whatever you need.

Do you plan dinner in groups or each and everyone to himself?

Usually dinner is whenever someone feels like fixing something. I've learned a
long time ago that it's difficult to get everyone together at one time. But,
you won't go hungry.

Whats lobster night? An excuse to get drunk?

Uhhh, the folks you'll meet at Penns do not need an excuse to get drunk.
Lobster nights is Thursday night at the Milheim. If you've never had lobster,
it will be a treat. You don't have to have lobster, however. They make a very
good hamburger fwiw.

What will the climate be like?

Could be chilly, but nothing that would require heavy clothes. I would say the
temps will be in the 60s or warmer during the day. The water will be cold.
Dress in layers.

Lou, is it OK if I accept your offer on a sleeping bag and mattress?

There are two couches in the cabin also.

I have a four piece rod Sage 490-4LL, will that cover my needs or do I bring
a heavier classed rod?

I'm guessing that is a 9 ft 4 weight? I normally use the same rod in a two
piece model

What will we be fishing for? (Brown trout, rainbow trout, cutthroat or
what?)

Browns and rainbows. If Waldo goes, follow him and you'll catch lots of
suckers. d;o)

Anyone wish to buy something from Sweden? Loop reel or anything like that?


What else do you have to offer? d;o)
/ Roger
Daytime engineer
Lifetime fly fisherman
If you feel like it, visit http://www.imsoc.se/angler/ for info on fly
fishing in northern Sweden, Lapland,
or visit http://www.imsoc.se/ffgallery/ , the fly fishermen's gallery.


Dave

http://hometown.aol.com/davplac/myhomepage/index.html

Dave LaCourse wrote:

What will we be fishing for? (Brown trout, rainbow trout, cutthroat or
what?)


Browns and rainbows. If Waldo goes, follow him and you'll catch lots of
suckers. d;o)

oh the pain.

roger, if i make it this year, i'll be happy and pleased to share
a spot on "wally's run" with ya. big discriminating fish for the
patient and talented angler, which of course, lacourse, ain't. ;-)

wherebegone wally

That would be Mike's Run...not Wally's Run.


"walt winter" wrote in message
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Dave LaCourse wrote:

What will we be fishing for? (Brown trout, rainbow trout, cutthroat or
what?)


Browns and rainbows. If Waldo goes, follow him and you'll catch lots of
suckers. d;o)

oh the pain.

roger, if i make it this year, i'll be happy and pleased to share
a spot on "wally's run" with ya. big discriminating fish for the
patient and talented angler, which of course, lacourse, ain't. ;-)

wherebegone wally

Mike Makela wrote:

That would be Mike's Run...not Wally's Run.

in more pleasant times, known as "jeff's run"... to be reclaimed this year!

"Dave LaCourse" wrote in message
...

What will we be fishing for? (Brown trout, rainbow trout, cutthroat or
what?)


Browns and rainbows. If Waldo goes, follow him and you'll catch lots of
suckers. d;o)


He's good at finding the only living Smallmouth Bass in the creek too. Just
can't take the South out of those North Carolina Boys.

The Finn

in that single run, within 4 hours on the same day, i saw wally catch a
huge sucker or carp, a 20+" smallmouth, a big brown, and an even bigger
rainbow. it was spectacular...

Mike Makela wrote:

"Dave LaCourse" wrote in message
...


What will we be fishing for? (Brown trout, rainbow trout, cutthroat or
what?)



Browns and rainbows. If Waldo goes, follow him and you'll catch lots of
suckers. d;o)



He's good at finding the only living Smallmouth Bass in the creek too. Just
can't take the South out of those North Carolina Boys.

The Finn

In article , Roger Ohlund
wrote:

To add to Dave's advice,

Some questions:

What are the waters that we fish? Small creek(s)? Big river?
Penns is scary strong in places, bring a wading staff (not as a carry
on!) In the areas I fished Spring Creek is usually 10 to 20 meters wide
and easily wadeable

Any special flies that are a must?
My best luck has been on caddis emergers, Hares ears and Pheasant tails

Do I bring my own deck of cards or will you bring your marked ones? ;-)
I'm sure they will be sufficently marked, now where's that Kroner
exchange chart?

Do I need to shop for food in advance or is there a place nearby that I can
get what I need?
Plenty locally.

Do you plan dinner in groups or each and everyone to himself?
Don't miss Asadi's mexican night or Franks Moose and Barly stew

Whats lobster night? An excuse to get drunk?
The lobsters we're reffering to look like this. As Dave noted, no
excuse needed.
http://www.livelob.com/lobstergram/s...atid=SURFNTURF

What will the climate be like?
Here's a link to Jonas's shop. Although it looks a bit dormant right
now it's a wealth of information on conditions as the trip gets closer
http://www.twd.net/feathrhk/
you can also look up Coburn PA on weather.com and look at the
historical. I've seen shorts and t-shirts, I've seen hail and I've seen
Brookies rising in Frank's tent.

I have a four piece rod Sage 490-4LL, will that cover my needs or do I bring
a heavier classed rod?
A 4 weight should work fine unless you fall into company with Petah and
end up night fishing with streamers

What will we be fishing for? (Brown trout, rainbow trout, cutthroat or
what?)
Yep, primarly although there are Brook trout as well.
Anyone wish to buy something from Sweden? Loop reel or anything like that?
Pancakes?

Really looking forward to meeting you.

Allen
Catonsville, MD

Alan wrote:snip I've seen hail and I've seen

I thought the next line would be from an old James Taylor song.

Big Dale