The famous nocturnal Hex hatch of the Midwest (and a few other lucky locations) stirs to the surface mythically large brown trout that only touch streamers for the rest of the year.
This wild-looking little thing completely puzzled me. At first I was thinking beetle or month larva, until I got a look at the pictures on the computer screen. I made a couple of incorrect guesses before entomologist Greg Courtney pointed me in the right direction with Psychodidae. He suggested a possible genus of Thornburghiella, but could not rule out some other members of the tribe Pericomini.
Catskilljon on Apr 6, 2014April 6th, 2014, 8:29 am EDT
Ohh man...I guess it had to happen soon somewhere. In the Catskill's, things are not looking as promising, at least for a few more weeks. I took some stream temps Saturday and didn't find any water over 36*. The ground water table is max full, and with 14" of snow on the headwater stream banks and air temps in the 20's at night, I don't predict even the quill gordons will show for a while.
I'll vouch for Eric's report. I followed it up today and every fish was caught on top on either Hendrickson or Grannom.
Now if I could just figure out how to put photos in an existing thread.
"old habits are hard to kill once you have gray in your beard" -Old Red Barn
Oldredbarn on Apr 6, 2014April 6th, 2014, 5:21 pm EDT
If I weren't so fond of Eric and John I'd be jealous. :)
Good stuff boys! I know I feel just a tad warmer and hopeful.
Spence
Both of them sent me pics and I don't have a photo account anywhere or I'd post them for John...Should work on getting one. These boys are blessed to call the Cumberland home...It always seems to be a few weeks ahead of my neck of the woods.
"Even when my best efforts fail it's a satisfying challenge, and that, after all, is the essence of fly fishing." -Chauncy Lively
"Envy not the man who lives beside the river, but the man the river flows through." Joseph T Heywood
Jmd123 on Apr 7, 2014April 7th, 2014, 12:58 pm EDT
Pretty fish Eric! Those browns seem particularly crisp when they come out of cold waters. Any sizeable ones?
I just finished taking a walk on the trails along the lower Au Sable. LOTS of snow in some parts of the woods, not much to none in others. I don't expect to be seeing Hennies for a little while yet around here...
Jonathon
No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...