I ventured south of 90 and fished a clear spring creek this AM into the noon hour with a client. Because of the clearness, fish were very spooky, but luckily, Fred, was an excellent long range caster from NY state who spent time on the surf going after stripers, so keeping a low profile and throwing for distance was not an issue. Most of the fish we hooked up were close to the heads of the runs and willingly took a #18 Shillinglaw emerger as a trail fly to a #14 ice dub scud. There were a few baetis coming off, and a few caddis later, but the fish weren’t on top keying on dries; they were content to take the emerger.
There are several stream that are off-colored due to last night’s rain, but there are many stream that don’t feel the brunt of agricultural run off that are in fantastic shape (almost too clear if that’s possible).
More rain is on the way the next few days with diminished temps, which has diminished my hopes of gray caddis.
Regards,
D.A.
