August 13, 2026 Tackle Shack

8/13/2026 Upper Pine Creek Fly Fishing and Hatch Report

Pictured: Rexford Bridge looking west. 7:15 AM

Water Conditions- Mostly Clear.

Cedar Run USGS Gauge- 2:15PM- 1.59ft

Water Temp - mid to upper 70's

Hatches- terrestrials, stoneflies

What's Working?

Hoppers, ants, small poppers for smallmouth and fallfish.

Other notes-

Pine is running at normal summer levels for this time of the year with rain off and on this past week. Temps are still high and holding in the mid to upper 70s. Check out some of the Class A streams and similar coldwater tribs. Anglers are doing well with both dry ants and drowned ants patterns in these areas for native brookies and wild browns.