Homeward Bound.

 

We had about twenty four hours of "no spill" and now it will start all over again. Because it's the first of June instead of the first of May, this spill has the potential to be far more harmful to the fishery. Why? In May the surface water spill made the upper WB the warmest part of the system. A month later the surface water will be much warmer and could be harmful to both bug hatches and fish. Hopefully the DEC will use whatever influence they have to get the release increased to moderate the temperature of the water leaving the dam.  

When I saw the USGS graphs heading straight up, I packed up and headed home. It was a big storm that had us right in its crosshairs. The Susquehanna and the Tioughnioga weren't hit nearly as hard. If the reservoirs weren't full, things would settle down quite quickly, but the spill will take some time to pass through the system.

The fishing - If you're here and wade fishing you will no doubt be above Oquaga's muddy waters. A drift boat sailed by the fishing camp about noon today with the water already muddy. Saw three boats below Hale Eddy and a row of them anchored from Cold Springs Brook all the way down to Oquaga. As a dry fly only guy, my decision was easy,  A-119, he gone.

There have been very few questions this year, if you have any now would be a good time to ask them. Brought my log book home and will see if I can come up with any interesting data about the first two months of the season.

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