Little Juniata River Report

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 13:44

The Little Juniata is in good shape as this report is filed on Tuesday evening, 14 May.  Barring any truly awful thunderstorms, the river should be in great shape for the upcoming weekend.

Although there are abundant acddisflies and crane flies on the river, May is Sulphur time on the Little Juniata.  Fish dun patterns with a distinctly orange body for the Little Juniata.  No stream in Central PA has more orangish Sulphurs than the river.  Of course, if you really want to do well, fish the Sulphur hatch with a Dark Sulphur Nymph.

Flies:
Surface:
Tan caddis, #14-16
Yellow, orange crane fly, #16
Sulphur, #14
Sulphur Spinner, #14

Subsurface:
Bead Head Green Weenie, #10-14
Bead Head Walt's Worm, #10-12
Dark Sulphur Nymph, #12-14