Calm days, with a slight summer breeze have allowed for smooth conditions on the large pools of the Allegheny this week. In the tailouts and edges of these pools, small schools of brown trout have been cruising, picking off spent caddis, BWO's and other surface foods. Using the drift boat we've been hunting these pools for the opportunity to cast dries to finicky, feeding browns. Long leaders, Light tippets and properly presented dries have fantastic rewards. See you on the river.

With a run of wet weather this spring we've had tough conditions on the Allegheny Tailwater, below the Kinzua Dam. This past week has brought ideal conditions for drifting and wading the river. The upcoming forecast is for nice flows and if the weather stays dry it will continue to get better. As far as hatches a few sulphurs, certain eddies have brown drakes and the Allegheny river caddis are thick. During cloudy days I've been seeing some BWO's with a few fish turning onto them. The pictures above are of a couple of rainbows I caught while wade fishing this afternoon. This past week, while drifting, I picked up fish throughout the entire river system between Warren and the Dam in all of the usual spots. One of the picks above is a rainbow that was stocked as a fingerling last summer. There are many of these guys around that are fun to catch, especially in the Alleghenies swift flows. Hope to see you below the dam. Best Fishes.

While bluegill fishing this summer always be prepared for the occassional bass to come in and eat your offerings. Often while casting poppers along gravel bars for gills I'll get a bucketmouth or a bronzeback. What a great suprise!!! The fish above took a small rubber legged streamer. My dogs love wading with me while casting for bluegills. Have fun this summer on your favorite small pond or lake, you never know you might get suprised too.