Come And Watch The Hills Turn Green.


This will be short, there's just not much worth talking about. 

The weather - It didn't snow! Temp on the porch this morning started at 33. The sun quickly took it up to 60. From there, things went down hill. Clouds rolled in, the "warm" southern wind had all the flags out straight as the temp went from 60 down to 50 during prime hatching time. By 5:00 o'clock everything was shut down, boats were being rowed to the take outs and we were headed to the Lordville Estate.

The  bugs - Never happened where we were. Yes there was the occasional Hendrickson and some paraleps hugging the windward bank, but mid- river there was nothing but drift boats, very few of which had people casting.

The water levels - Are now ideal for both drifting and wading.

The fishing - Not what we hoped for or expected. The hatches were sparse at best. The wade fishermen were virtually non-existent, the drift boats were numerous but created no problems. The wind was fierce in some places but there were plenty of places to fish that were protected from the wind. The main problem was the lack of bugs willing to brave the elements and do their part in getting fish to rise.

The outlook - If the forecast is to be believed, good things are coming this week. Highs in the seventies and nighttime lows in the fifties are predicted, with modest winds. There should be bugs hatching and spinners falling all week. The streams are now all wade able. Spread out and enjoy the coming of spring, there are fish everywhere from the dams to Callicoon just waiting to eat your fly.   


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