It's A Slow Fuse.

 Launched Mark's boat early enough to lead the parade down river from Buckingham where there were wade fishermen casting at rising trout. We saw almost no flies hatching or spinners on the water but there were fish rising. Hooked a nice rainbow and several fall fish in the slow water pools. There were trout willing to eat a fly along Frisbee Island until about 12:45 when the bright sun shut things down. Rowed down to Lordville and took out there a little after 3:00. Spent the afternoon doing yardwork, tying flies, and maybe closed my eyes for a minute or two while doing a crossword. 

About 6:30 we set out, this time in the car, to again look for a good fly hatch and rising fish. In that endeavor we failed miserably. Checked the BR, finding the Buckingham lot filled with trailers, but neither fish rising nor bugs hatching out from the launch. Stockport roadside parking was also filled with both trailers and cars. At Shehawken there was not a bug to be seen on the water. Didn't see bugs or fish on our journey up the BE and the BK. There were very few fishermen on the water we drove by.

Decided to try Buckinngham where Mark had rising fish last night. There was still a good breeze blowing which kept the caddis in the bushes and the fish from rising. Reeled it in and tried a spot on the lower WB for about half an hour before dark. Found enough Grey Foxes hatching to get a few fish up, a couple of which ate flies with hooks in them.

Have fished but one good hatch so far this week when most all the big bugs should be hatching. Today's  catch was one shy of yesterday's total, but had no fish over seventeen inches. The boat trailers seemed to indicate that the place to be was between junction pool and Buckingham, that said, five drift boats went under the Lordville Bridge about 3:30.

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