Sunday Morning Coming Down.

Life at the Lordville Estate continued at a hectic pace with Jean checking out after breakfast and Mark checking back in on his way back to N.C. With a brisk NW wind and rising barometer I decided the day would be better spent off the BR, where I have found the fish reluctant to rise when there are waves on the flat water pools. A drive up the PA  side at 1:00 showed less than ten trailers at Buckingham, about fifteen at Shehawken and so many at Ball's Eddy that we left for the East side.

The fishing - Stopped at Cadosia, (everyone should experience the thrill of wading out from the "Handicapped Accessible Ramp" there). Gave it about an hour, the hatch mediocre, and the rising either sporadic or intermittent, (your choice). We hooked four fish, landed three, and when the hatch didn't increase to our liking, we headed upstream. We lost one fish at the next stop, with a poor hatch and few risers. Then fished a good pool on the BK where there was a modest hatch of bugs and enough fish boiling, (feeding subsurface) to keep us entertained. We hooked ten fish, (landing but three).  

The bugs - Usual suspects were all present but in reduced numbers. Does high pressure reduce the bug hatch? Or, is the invaria hatch already past it's peak on the freestones?

The outlook - The wind is predicted to lessen, the water levels are dropping, there should be lots of wading opportunities opening up, there will be both bugs hatching and spinners falling. It should be good.