North Branch at Lost Run

Type: Nontidal
Region: Eastern
Location: North Branch at Lost Run

I fished the North Branch at Lost Run the last two weekends and the action has been no short of amazing. I spent mornings and evenings in the area and had excellent action using a stimulator with a dropper. Generally a bead head emerger was best on the dropper. Hairs ear droppers worked too.

I would say that in the evening the dropper was the hottest and the hits came as the stimulator-dropper was on the swing of the cast. Generally across a run or the tail of a run. I had decent surface action in the morning and through the early afternoon � even with the sunshine. Some fish slurped the stimulator while others shot up for it.

Fish were generally 10-14�. Some fought like they were steelhead with multiple runs and jumps. It was a lot of fun.

Word of caution � the water level was falling fast and warming. Without some cooling rains the upper river will be putting a lot of stress on these fish.