Think The Fishing Is Bad On The Delaware? Talk To The Owner Of The Hungry Trout Shop On The Ausable.

Drove down to the Lordville Estate mid- day today to get rid of the tomatoes rotting on the back porch and to begin work on some of the early close down items. Have to be back in Lafayette Wednesday for a doctors appointment, but with rain scheduled for tomorrow I felt good about making the trip. The rain has now been pushed back until tomorrow night, so fishing in the rain has been crossed off the list. To my surprise the tomatoes are still OK, mowed what little grass that is growing and at about 5:00 I went fishing.

Checked the release and balanced water clarity, flow and temperature before heading out. Surprisingly with the temp in the eighties and the rivers very low, all were fishable temperature wise. I guess the low angle of the sun doesn't heat the water up like it does in July. Drove to an empty pool on the BR and was surprised by the results. There were no may flies. Brown caddis were flying up river during the last hour and the only fish I saw were those jumping out of the water either chasing emerging caddis or trying to catch little flies hovering just above the water.

Much to my surprise I got two refusals in the first ten minutes, one on an iso and one on a Cahill. Switched to a caddis and got a mix of four takes and three more refusals. Landed three of the fish and was broken off by the fourth, (it was a nice fish but the leader was frayed and I should have changed it). Back in the fishing camp by 7:05. Being away for a week makes it very clear how much daylight we are losing each day.