Fizz, boom, BAH.

 Left the Lordville Estate before11:00, hoping to find bugs and rising fish. Fished the EB, BK, EB, (again), and  the WB, without seeing  bugs or risers. Used the last of our timeouts to stop the clock and eat our sandwiches, during our lunch break, was reminded by the windshield wipers that one of the fishermen in the group forgot his raincoat, and returned to the fishing camp for it. 

The trailers - During the never ending search for rising trout one of the copilot's jobs is to keep track of the number of trailers at the various takeouts. The trick in a crowded parking area is to count one side of the lot on the way in and the other side on the way out, our trailer counting procedure still needs work. Suffice to say Buckingham's trailer total was down about 20% from yesterday, Stockport was up 11%, and Shehawken appeared to be unchanged.

The bugs - Were nowhere to be seen until about 4:00 when the March Browns made a wind swept entry and exit on the lower WB. About 7:00 there was a spotting of Green Drakes at one of the bridges in Hancock.

The fishing - Was beyond dreadful until the March Browns appeared. Unfortunately both the wind and the bugs appeared at the same time which limited the success but got everyone on the board. The hatch didn't last more than an hour and we were again back on the oars seeking out another spot with a fishable hatch. A little after seven we found enough Green Drakes to call it a hatch. The Green Drake flies, however, were back at the Fishing Camp which required yet another trip back down Lordville road. The hatch was a modest one, but with the wind down, enough fish were netted to make it a successful day on the river.. 

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