Gonna Shut You Down.

 

It's October and my plans seem to change daily. CL Repair got my tires in at one on Monday and Craig was able to do all the work on the car while I was crossing off items on my closedown list. Car was done by 3:30 and I packed it full of stuff and headed home. Not saying I'm done fishing but my next trip down may well be to shut off the water and drain the pipes. Of course if I shoot that ten pointer Thursday, all that could change.

Right now dry fly fishermen have very few good options. The EB fish have been pounded and are no longer eating on the surface. The WB is a sea of mud and the release has been raised. The BR is also very muddy and I have been unable to find good consistent bug hatches there for the last month. One ray of hope is that the UEB release is being stepped down, and at lower levels may offer some good pseudo fishing. The BK and Willow remain very low, and, at least when I've stopped by, bugless.

I enjoyed excellent dry fly fishing right through October 18th, on the 19th I caught but two fish, and I was skunked on the 20th. It makes it easier to transition into deer hunting mode when the fishing shuts down.

Ed S. asked what color I use on my iso bodies. Olive green. Pick an iso up off the water, turn it over and the underside is an olive color. I always like to use the color the fish see when tying flies.

D. Von asked about posted signs on the EB. It's an issue that probably won't be resolved until a law suit is brought and appealed to the NYS Court of Appeals. The only case on point was one involving then state senator Barkley up on the Salmon River. A lower court ruled that if the landowner has title to the river bottom it is trespass to wade or anchor there. The water and fish remain public property. I've heard that the state has taken the position that landowners can't stop someone from wading in the river as long as they accessed the river legally. Was told that the posted signs at Long Flat were removed. If  you are talking about the signs upstream from the public access at Fishes Eddy, they have been there for years, most people stay in the water and fish. I have no idea if the person's deed runs to the center line of the river, if it does, I suppose you are in danger of becoming the test case everyone is waiting for.

Note to Bill Raines - Jim Dygert gave you excellent advice. Fortunately people like you encountered are but a small minority, and they tend to wreak their havoc when no one else is around. Everyone should carry the DEC hot line number and use it whenever you observe violators. The wardens can't be everywhere at once but will respond promptly whenever they receive word that an offense is being committed. DEC Hot Line 844-3323267     

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