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[Driller]

Fished it pretty hard for 4 days.  Weather was unsettled with the wind really blowing hard a different direction every day.  It was calm for a few hours one afternoon.  Chironomids were hatching, lots of caddis shucks, and a few fish pumped showed the throats to be filled with miniature boatman.  Too small to immitate.  Chironomid fishing was on and off, trolling leaches proved very productive.  Green and Black beadheads.  All of the fish were the same size 14" and smaller. 

[Noahs Arc]

Thanks for the report, heading up that way in a couple weeks.

[Sandman]

Fished it pretty hard for 4 days.  Weather was unsettled with the wind really blowing hard a different direction every day.  It was calm for a few hours one afternoon.  Chironomids were hatching, lots of caddis shucks, and a few fish pumped showed the throats to be filled with miniature boatman.  Too small to immitate.  Chironomid fishing was on and off, trolling leaches proved very productive.  Green and Black beadheads.  All of the fish were the same size 14" and smaller. 

I would have tried imitating those boatman anyway. Like chironomids, tying a size larger is a good idea. I was getting them at Roche on the long weekend on #10 boatman.

[Noahs Arc]

Carey specials and muddlers have always worked for me this time of year in the pike mountain area when dragging flies

[Rantalot]

Little fort leeches at the far worked well for me last year.The wind blows thats for sure

[badboi]

I would have tried imitating those boatman anyway. Like chironomids, tying a size larger is a good idea. I was getting them at Roche on the long weekend on #10 boatman.

whats the best way to fish the boatman?  never tried that fly before..

[dan-o]

I have had good luck fishing a floating boatman on a sinking line. Casting out and letting the line weight drag the fly straight down in the water column and retieving with strips.

[Sandman]

I have had good luck fishing a floating boatman on a sinking line. Casting out and letting the line weight drag the fly straight down in the water column and retieving with strips.

Yes.  A quick short strip retrieve will imitate the movement of a boatman.  Keep in mind that since boatman are air breathers (they trap air on their bodies when they are on the surface and then breathe these trapped air bubbles through small openings in their bodies when they dive), they are usually only found in shallow water up to about 10 feet deep.  Best to fish these patterns around shallow weedbeds or on shoals.

[Old Blue]

Carey specials and muddlers have always worked for me this time of year in the pike mountain area when dragging flies

Interesting....I never thought of trying muddlers up that way, I'll have to give it a try next time.  Do you have any favorite colours?

Give damsel nymphs a try up there too, tan, yellow or olive

[Noahs Arc]

Yea olive with a dark green body have worked for me. The damsels work well for us as well up there mostly in shallow water.
Can't wait just love it up there