Back from the Big D. The story of my life lately is "you should have been here yesterday." Blizzard hatch of Apple Caddis on Thursday with numerous targets of opportunity gave way to a very sparse hatch of caddis and a few Hendrickson's and Hendrickson spinners. Put in on the PA side about 11 AM from well above Equinunk, Pa and fished all the way down to Buckingham, NY. Approximately an eleven mile drift. Pulled out at approximately 7:40 PM.
A lot of the pools that were boiling with activity the day before were like the Dead Sea. Some opportunities to active fish but few and far between. I did manage one hefty Brown that measured 20" with shoulders, probably went between three and four pounds. Nailed him on a rusty spinner adjacent to a seem near a flat rock after giving my buddy, who was in the bow, first crack. It took fifteen to twenty minutes before I got him to net with 5X tippet in heavy water (CFS 2200). A half dozen attempts to net him failed as the fight continued each time he saw the net and boat.
I do have a few pictures but they aren't the greatest. Will see if I can post something later tonight.
The fish were most active between 2-4:30 PM. We only saw one fish rise after that and nothing during the last 4-5 miles of the drift. Tough day on the water with a lot of drift boat activity and a few pontoon craft as well. We were constantly racing ahead to stay in front of the other boats so we may have passed on more productive water.
Nice day other wise, perhaps a little too windy at times but at least I brought one to the net.
Can't say if my buddy up front chucking metal hurt the cause . He did manage a small brown, a huge chub, a beautiful brookie, a smallmouth and a small rainbow on metal spinners. He also hooked and lost a small 'bow on a caddis during the few times he cast to a working fish with the fly rod.
post edited by troutbum21 - 2014/05/10 22:51:38
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