Dry Fly Fishing The Yellow Sally for Brook Trout - Wooly Bugged

Last week I traveled to Sullivan County, Pennsylvania and fished a small freestone mountain stream that supports not only a healthy population of wild brook trout, but also Little Yellow Stoneflies. These bugs are common on Appalachian Mountain streams that have clean water and are well oxygenated. Also known as Yellow Sallies, members of the genus Isoperla, these bugs have a life cycle that lasts one year as they grow from egg to adult. Many fly fisherman know Yellow Sallies because of their bright lemon yellow coloring. When these bugs are active, the trout love eating them and will move to the surface to sip. In Pennsylvania, the Little Yellow Stonefly typically hatches from late April through June. The stream I fish in the video was running low for May, sees light pressure, and has some bug life. As is the case with all the brook trout water I fish in the east, every one is different. These fish were taking deep cover under rocks, stumps, and logs. They needed to be drawn out of hiding with the right fly placement. In some unpressured streams with limited bug life, the fish are more opportunistic. However, in many others the fish are wary and require patience and stealth or you'll swear they're not in there. 99% of my videos are self-filmed. 99% of my videos are on water I've never fished. All streams are accessed on foot.