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Hi Rod,
I just wanted to get in touch with you with some
information and two questions about Saturday's
fly fishing lesson.
We have 25 people signed up for the lesson on
Saturday at 10am. I anticipate we will get
another 10 to 15 responses over the rest of the
week, as the advertisement is running this week
in the
Morning Call and the East Penn Press.
This 25 includes both adults and children, as
many people wanted to sign up with their
children or grandchildren. Is that okay with
you? I have told everyone that we will confirm
whether both can participate or only children
later this week. Secondly, is this a "rain or
shine" event? If so, I expect the attendance
may drop a bit if it is raining. If you prefer
that we cancel in the event of rain, we will be
happy to contact the participants and reschedule
to a future date at your convenience.
I'll be out of the office this week, but I am
checking my email, so I'll be able to respond if
you have any questions yourself.
Thank you,
Capri Roth
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Hey rod it was good seeing you the other day . I do miss coming up there and fishing, the offer for fishing the Salt is good until around December unless it stays warm, i fish the beachs after sept , did real good last year on Bass. just catching Fluke right now the Bass are not showing , the bay water is very warm. T he pic of the big Bass is from a party i guided last october on LBI.
In Rod we trust. Thanks for the update,
Dave
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:02:14 -0700
From: flylehigh@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: parks dept contact
To: dalbers64@msn.com
From: Dave Albers <dalbers64@msn.com>
To: flylehigh@yahoo.com
Sent: Mon, June 14, 2010 1:49:04 PM
Subject: parks dept contact
Hi Rod - I had stopped in your shop yesterday, and had commented on the "riparian buffer" ( or , as I suspect - city budget maintenance savings). You suggested I email you , and you would forward a contact link so I could express my displeasure with the current lack of maintenance in the park.
I will also, as you suggested, send an email with my viewpoint, that you may post on your website. Hopefully, we can make a difference.
Thanks for your help,
Sincerely,
Dave Albers
I would take:
1. Green Honeybug Inchworm Pattern.
2. Standard Honeybug Pattern (#14 - 9671) Green/Olive.
3. Bead-Headed Pheasant Tails. #14 or #16.
4. Cress Bugs / Scuds - If you gott'em.
5. Take some of those eggs I tied up for the shop - they just might work -but
it will be 50/50 this time of year.
Dry Flies - Just in Case
6. Take some BWO dries and nymphs in case something happens. This will
be a specialty situation. You know how it goes.
7. Griffrith's Gnats - just in case.
-------------------------------
I would recommend dead-drift nymphing all the way.
I doubt the slam along the edges technique will work this time of year - but
keep your eyes open when you walk to car around noon - 1PM. The hotter it
is the better the slam technique will work.
-------------------------------
NEW SPOT / HONEY HOLE TO FISH.
- At the grated bridge back into those cottages. Enter the stream on the
down stream side of the bridge on the paved road side.
1. Wade out to middle pier and hold.
- Right in front of you is a super awesome hole. I would take my junk
and rig up on the stream - give the fish 5 min to settle down and come back
out. Spend about 10 minutes here. There are some nice 15-18 inch
hogs there.
2. When done with step #1 above - go ahead and wade across to far side near
cottages - but DO NOT GO UNDER BRIDGE.
- Walk tight agains cottage side bank - and go downstream 50-100 feet.
- Turn around and face towards the paved road.
- This is a new honeyhole that I stumbled upon last year.
- On this hole, do the dead drift technique - and hit the bottom of
pool first and work your way upstream. Definitely bring polarized glasses.
- The fish in here are 12-14 inches. The bigger ones lay at the back of this
pool. You will see what's going on - as there is a wall on the far side and a
house up there. Can't miss it.
3. After nailing your dozen or so trout turn and face upstream. Head towards
the center pier of bridge again, and hit that hole again. Go under bridge and
keep hitting the hole there.
4. Fish BOTH sides of the island upstream of bridge. A TON of fish were lying
up there in OCT and NOV last year.
5. Do not forget the weeping willow pool upstream where I took you and Mark
that one day.
-------------------------
Again, don't be afraid to adjust strike indicator as far up as 3 or 4 feet. You know
how the game is played. If you drag too much crap up - then slide indicator down.
At the willow pool hole. The strikes will be so freakin subtle that you gotta pay
ultra attention. All those times you see the strike indicator just twitch - that is a
fish. You may catch a lot of sucker fish - but guaranteed there are a ton of trout
in this hole. Also - keep going up stream and from willow tree hole.
Fish behind the cottages above the willow tree.
BIG SECRET SPOT:
Above the riffles behind the cottages upstream from the Willow Tree Hole, on the far
bank - there are some springs. Sneak up in there (this is between the fenced
private property and the riffes behind the cottages).
Stand there with your glasses on - and you WILL see some 20-25inch browns hugging the banks. Wether you get one or not - we'll have to see. Usually, I
spook them - but they are there.
Also, behind the cottages there - above the willow tree pool. Hit every square inch
of water. The trout are there - you just gotta find them.
------------------------------------------------
Have fun, and let me know how you guys do.
If Spring Creeek is muddy - then go to Fishing Creek at Lamar or over to White Deer.
Also, if you have time - you can take Dave down to Bellefonte to see the monster
browns and bows in the exhibition area.
Later,
Johnn
******************************************************
Contents
Archives,
Coopers millionith fly, Craneflies,
Project Healing Waters, Riparian Buffer. Spring Creek
Many thanks to all, really enjoyed the
morning on the Little Lehigh. Caught and released a dozen nice fish (Al's
rat or tiny Klinkhammers or a size 18 tungsten bead GRHE). Thanks for the
friendly welcome. Hope Moose's wedding went well! Best wishes -
John
John Johnson UK Quality Director
Piramal Healthcare Morpeth
Hired a guide in Isla Blanca for tarpon, permit, and bonefish. Tarpon pictures did not develop, did not see any permit, got a couple of bonefish. My casting was not pretty using a 10wt rod and very large flies.
Hi Rod,
You would be an ideal speaker for us since we are so close to the ocean and north jersey streams ,I personally would enjoy a trip to your waters. Trouble is we don’t have the funds to pay for a presentation.????? Can you visit make a presentation and maybe we can make arrangements to have an outing at your shop?
Let me know ,
Thanks,
Bill
THIS COMING WEEKEND.
THANKS,
ROD
--- On Thu, 7/8/10, Seth Morton <sethmorton@optonline.net> wrote:
--- On Thu, 7/8/10, Seth Morton <sethmorton@optonline.net> wrote:
From: Seth Morton <sethmorton@optonline.net>
Subject: Trico Hatch
To: "Rod Rohrbach" <rod@littlelehighflyshop.com>
Date: Thursday, July 8, 2010, 1:34 PM
Rod,
My buddy Jim Brown and I had a great time fishing the Trico hatch on the Little Lehigh last year. When would be the best weekend to give it a try this year?
Thanks,
Seth
Seth W. Morton
20 Denhurst Place
Darien, CT 06820
W 203-324-1931
C 203-253-8480
Hey rod it was good seeing you the other day . I do miss coming up there and fishing, the offer for fishing the Salt is good until around December unless it stays warm, i fish the beachs after sept , did real good last year on Bass. just catching Fluke right now the Bass are not showing , the bay water is very warm. T he pic of the big Bass is from a party i guided last october on LBI.
tight ones
rick wolbert
___________________________________________
Dear Committee:
Put Saturday October 2nd on your
calendar as the next Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing Outing to be
held at the Little Lehigh Fly Shop on the
Little Lehigh Creek
and hosted by Rod Rohrbach. Details to follow when we return from a
western fishing trip in the middle of August.
Phil Hublitz
PHWFFI Lead
Project Healing Waters
From: JOHN JOHNSON <john.johnson@piramal.com>
To: flylehigh@yahoo.com
Sent: Wed, June 16, 2010 12:58:24 PM
Subject: Fishing on the Little Lehigh Friday 2nd July
Dear Rod
I am working in
Any advice much appreciated - John
John Johnson
Piramal Healthcare Morpeth
Your
rod is fine
Get a
one day tourist fishing license and Trout stamp on line by
clicking here.
You don't have to bring waders.
Rats are on sale from 9am to 5pm.
If you
need them after hours, I'll leave them in my mailbox.
Thanks,
Hello,
I enjoyed fishing the Little Lehigh when I was in
In the video the guy uses open cell foam.
I learned it with white closed cell foam.
Also, I used olive dubbing , but the original pattern calls for blue
wing olive.
The pattern worked pretty well for me on a couple of days on the Little
Lehigh.
Always enjoy visiting your shop. Hope the pattern works out for you.
Tom Norton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF_UTj2T670
********************
Might want to forward this to Rod. I don't know his
e-mail addy.
Art
In Rod we trust. Thanks for the update,
Dave
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:02:14 -0700
From: flylehigh@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: parks dept contact
To: dalbers64@msn.com
I had a talk with the parks dept. They and
the mayors office are well aware of your concerns. They are taking
steps to address the issue while improving the our stream.
I think it would be unproductive fo us to "pile on" right now.
Thanks,
Rod
From: Dave Albers <dalbers64@msn.com>
To: flylehigh@yahoo.com
Sent: Mon, June 14, 2010 1:49:04 PM
Subject: parks dept contact
Hi Rod - I had stopped in your shop yesterday, and had commented on the "riparian buffer" ( or , as I suspect - city budget maintenance savings). You suggested I email you , and you would forward a contact link so I could express my displeasure with the current lack of maintenance in the park.
I will also, as you suggested, send an email with my viewpoint, that you may post on your website. Hopefully, we can make a difference.
Thanks for your help,
Sincerely,
Dave Albers
rod - got the crane flies - thank you so much for your generosity - sorry it took so long to get
back to you but i slipped in a stream and busted my hand up - been using your crane fly as a
trailer on soft hackle p-tails and hare's ears in the ken lockwood gorge and having 25-35 fish
days so obviously they work great - will stop next time i am up to the lehigh to thank you
personally - dale didonato
Hi, Rod!
Steve Heckscher here, hoping to get up there and on
the stream within the next few days to enjoy some
spring fishing.
I hate to tell you this, but the wildflower you picture on your stream report page is not a phlox, though it is often mistaken for a member
of that group. Its name is Dame's Rocket, it is a member of the mustard family, and its scientific name is Hesperis matronalis.
Though
not a native of
Unlike some invaders, it is not usually regarded as an environmental nuisance or pest, because it does not aggressively invade undisturbed sites.
Because
it is so attractive, most people welcome the sight
of it. I am glad that it signals the approach of
sulfur time.
Phlox
has five petals. Rocket has four, more or less in
the form of a cross.
Cheers!
Stevens Heckscher (plant ecologist)
Thanks for a great presentation to our Chapter,
Perkiomen Valley TU. I've received a lot of comments for folks who
really enjoyed it. We will be sure to have you as a 'regular' to speak
about our local gem, the Little Lehigh.
I hope to see you soon on the stream.
Kind Regards,
Mike Lindenmuth
Stopped in yesterday with my dad and a buddy. We fished the middle of the day. No luck with
the crayfish patterns we purchased. However, I hooked up on two rainbows, one being quite nice.
The first was dead drifing a black wooly bugger behind the shop. The second was further
upstream on one of your unweighted muddler minnows with a tungsten weight about a foot and 1/2 from the fly. This was my best fish in a while. I also missed one on a peacock herl nymph.
Thanks for the flies, weights, and the recommendations!
We will be back.
Regards,
Dan Haggerty
The application for withdrawing water at Hancock for Oil shale extraction has been withdrawn by the applicant. This may be a temporary victory, but it is good news.
http://www.nj.gov/drbc/dockets/D-2009-20-1.htm
Talk to you tomorrow.
MICHAEL JOHNSON
This is notice of a public meeting
about gas exploration on the
Delaware
proposed to be withdrawn from the West Branch of the
Delaware River at a
location known as the Cutrone Site in
Pennsylvania. This is 8 miles below
Hales Eddy. 0.3 miles downstream of
Hancock gauge.
Not that I have any expertise, but it looks to me like they want to
insure
that no less than 25% of the mean daily flow will pass by the
intake site.
They calculate that as 235 cfs (page 9 of the revised docket). The USGS
web
site for Hales eddy indicates a mean of 571 cfs. Perhaps my
interpretation
is off, but it looks not good to me at all. (Like half the mean water
will
be taken out of the West Branch, unless there is a declared state water
emergency.)
Does Don know of this? Or who knows more about this than me? Distribute
as
you feel fit.
MICHAEL JOHNSON
Architect, L L
C
Tel: 302.791.0213
Fax: 302.791.0386
Lessons
Thank
you for being flexible with our schedules and for all that you taught him.
We look forward to seeing you down at Little Lehigh some time in the
future.
Warm regards,
Alysia
SPRING CREEK
1. Green Honeybug Inchworm Pattern.
2. Standard Honeybug Pattern (#14 - 9671) Green/Olive.
3. Bead-Headed Pheasant Tails. #14 or #16.
4. Cress Bugs / Scuds - If you gott'em.
5. Take some of those eggs I tied up for the shop - they just might work -but
it will be 50/50 this time of year.
Dry Flies - Just in Case
6. Take some BWO dries and nymphs in case something happens. This will
be a specialty situation. You know how it goes.
7. Griffrith's Gnats - just in case.
-------------------------------
I would recommend dead-drift nymphing all the way.
I doubt the slam along the edges technique will work this time of year - but
keep your eyes open when you walk to car around noon - 1PM. The hotter it
is the better the slam technique will work.
-------------------------------
NEW SPOT / HONEY HOLE TO FISH.
- At the grated bridge back into those cottages. Enter the stream on the
down stream side of the bridge on the paved road side.
1. Wade out to middle pier and hold.
- Right in front of you is a super awesome hole. I would take my junk
and rig up on the stream - give the fish 5 min to settle down and come back
out. Spend about 10 minutes here. There are some nice 15-18 inch
hogs there.
2. When done with step #1 above - go ahead and wade across to far side near
cottages - but DO NOT GO UNDER BRIDGE.
- Walk tight agains cottage side bank - and go downstream 50-100 feet.
- Turn around and face towards the paved road.
- This is a new honeyhole that I stumbled upon last year.
- On this hole, do the dead drift technique - and hit the bottom of
pool first and work your way upstream. Definitely bring polarized glasses.
- The fish in here are 12-14 inches. The bigger ones lay at the back of this
pool. You will see what's going on - as there is a wall on the far side and a
house up there. Can't miss it.
3. After nailing your dozen or so trout turn and face upstream. Head towards
the center pier of bridge again, and hit that hole again. Go under bridge and
keep hitting the hole there.
4. Fish BOTH sides of the island upstream of bridge. A TON of fish were lying
up there in OCT and NOV last year.
5. Do not forget the weeping willow pool upstream where I took you and Mark
that one day.
-------------------------
Again, don't be afraid to adjust strike indicator as far up as 3 or 4 feet. You know
how the game is played. If you drag too much crap up - then slide indicator down.
At the willow pool hole. The strikes will be so freakin subtle that you gotta pay
ultra attention. All those times you see the strike indicator just twitch - that is a
fish. You may catch a lot of sucker fish - but guaranteed there are a ton of trout
in this hole. Also - keep going up stream and from willow tree hole.
Fish behind the cottages above the willow tree.
BIG SECRET SPOT:
Above the riffles behind the cottages upstream from the Willow Tree Hole, on the far
bank - there are some springs. Sneak up in there (this is between the fenced
private property and the riffes behind the cottages).
Stand there with your glasses on - and you WILL see some 20-25inch browns hugging the banks. Wether you get one or not - we'll have to see. Usually, I
spook them - but they are there.
Also, behind the cottages there - above the willow tree pool. Hit every square inch
of water. The trout are there - you just gotta find them.
------------------------------------------------
Have fun, and let me know how you guys do.
If Spring Creeek is muddy - then go to Fishing Creek at Lamar or over to White Deer.
Also, if you have time - you can take Dave down to Bellefonte to see the monster
browns and bows in the exhibition area.
Later,
Johnn
******************************************************
Attached
are a few pics. Hope to see you soon
***************
Well, some things just can't be helped, but we were thinking of you.
That
was easily the sole disappointment of the trip.
Exceeded expect ions doesn't begin to describe how we felt.
Beyond belief... Astonishing, the immense knowledge
learned reading waters, presentations, and most a
a
ll landing over 20 extremely vigorous wild, large fish in the top oftheir condition, ALL ON DRIES. (47 browns and 5 rainbows total and
Dave pretty much the same). But the count in unimportant, the
experiences will be treasured for the rest of my life. I am pretty
sure Dave
feels the same.
Barry and Don feed off of each other. Complementary deep talents and
experiences, their respect for each other bred unforgettable observations on
the river.
And the ranch water was alone outstanding, the homestead cabin perfect, Mike
and Ann Luark are treasures as well. True stewards of the land and
river.
So I owe you my unending thanks for your help in getting this to happen and
for giving float time experience on the upper
Too many stories to tell... You just can't make this stuff up.
You will probably here some from Don and dave before I see you.
Best-Mike
*************************************
i'm not sure if you guys decided on a picture yet. this is one i took off your website. i did some
cropping and enhancing. its one i printed up and have it hanging here at the house.
i'm gonna try and get to the up coming meeting just to say hi to some of you guys.
