Finding rising fish on hot sunny days.
With it promising to be one of the hottest days of the year I opted for a split day. Fished a riffly stretch on the lower WB in the morning and then fished the UE in the evening.
The morning fishing was surprisingly good with a nice hatch of sulfurs, olives and cahills. Never saw a big fish but there was a nice mix of two and three year olds. My hooking was far better than my landing but had rising fish to throw at for three solid hours.
Didn't fish again until seven in the evening when the hills on the UE provided some much needed shade. The UE was again busy with multiple cars in almost all of the pull offs. There wasn't much of a hatch or spinner fall either for that matter. There were some sulfurs and the fish ate enough of them that you had targets. Again I found an absence of the larger fish with three year olds being the biggest fish I caught.
The hot sun on the water coupled with the reduced flows of cold release water resulted in the temps in the BK, BE and the BR all hitting the "no fish" level. Both the Beaverkill and Big East were well over 70 with the Big River nudging the 70 degree mark at Lordville. Tomorrow is predicted to be hot again and fishermen should concentrate their efforts on the WB and the UE where the bottom releases start the temps out in the mid forty's.
Hope everyone enjoys the fourth!
The morning fishing was surprisingly good with a nice hatch of sulfurs, olives and cahills. Never saw a big fish but there was a nice mix of two and three year olds. My hooking was far better than my landing but had rising fish to throw at for three solid hours.
Didn't fish again until seven in the evening when the hills on the UE provided some much needed shade. The UE was again busy with multiple cars in almost all of the pull offs. There wasn't much of a hatch or spinner fall either for that matter. There were some sulfurs and the fish ate enough of them that you had targets. Again I found an absence of the larger fish with three year olds being the biggest fish I caught.
The hot sun on the water coupled with the reduced flows of cold release water resulted in the temps in the BK, BE and the BR all hitting the "no fish" level. Both the Beaverkill and Big East were well over 70 with the Big River nudging the 70 degree mark at Lordville. Tomorrow is predicted to be hot again and fishermen should concentrate their efforts on the WB and the UE where the bottom releases start the temps out in the mid forty's.
Hope everyone enjoys the fourth!
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