Upon further review ----

If you are going to give advice on where to fish you should follow it, right?  Well that's what I set out to do.  It was too cold for Trico fishing in the morning so I tried a spot on the lower EB just to see if the fish have started moving back up from junction pool.  They haven't.

This afternoon I headed for the big river.  Crossed the bridge at Lordville  (four fishermen) and headed up the Pa side.  Three fishermen in the water at Buckingham and seven trailers in the parking lot. Three fishermen at the Knight farm, seven cars and one trailer at Stockport and fishermen and boats in the water from the "braids" up
through Junction Pool. Couldn't get a good look at the Junction Pool parking lot but there were too many cars to count

Drove over the high and muddy WB  on the 191 bridge, got on route 17 and headed for the upper east. There were zero cars from the Sunoco station to Shinhopple (two at Long Flat on the way home).  I fished a run that seems to be good in low water and wasn't disappointed. There were risers from 3:30 until 7:00.  What was hatching?  I couldn't tell they were so small but the fish were up. Caught a lot of the little guys and enough of the better fish to make it fun.

Did have on big brown chase a nine incher that I had on right up on the bank. Wouldn't it be nice if the big guys ate midges instead  of trout?

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