Posted on October 28 2022
Home in Lafayette watching a logging company take down some enormous dead and dying ash trees along with some other trees that pose a hazard to the house, driveway and power line. Will not be back down to the "Lordville Estate" until at least Tuesday but thought it worth mentioning that as delightful as the past couple of days may have been, they were probably not good pseudo days. Why? Check the water temps that went from the high 40's to the high 50's. Pseudos like cold snotty weather. When I headed home Tuesday I stopped where the bugs were hatching the day before (at the same time) and there was not a bug to be seen. Also stopped in Deposit to check on the fish rising below the town bridge. There were a few rises but nothing like when the bugs were hatching the day before.
If you want to go out on a positive note try to pick a cold windless day with water temps around 50. You may not catch anything but you should see both bugs and rising fish. If you've already put your gear away, take heart, it's less than six months 'til Hendricksons!
Fished Monday in the no kill area and landed a couple rainbow. Not many bugs. I used a bwo cripple. Yesterday I hit the red barn and it was dead. The fish I did see rise were like rockets. They jetted out of the water and were airborne. I thought they might be chasing emergers.
II saw a couple fish eat caddis that managed to land on the water.
The skunk got me yesterday!! Good luck to all still fishing
Angler119 Thanks for your insights on water temps and pseudo hatches. Very helpful. Ed Smith
Was out in the wind yesterday in Hancock on WB. Random rises started around 2pm and had hits from ½ dozen fish and finally connected to a rainbow 10 inches. Could not take the wind. Couldn’t even cast with my 7 weight! Went up to Deposit and as you say saw one fish rise below the bridge (was that you sitting outside talking with the owner on the picnic bench around 3pm at Troutfitter?). Went back to Hancock same situation of random rises but wind was almost gone. Walked up and down river and worked random rises and connected with a beautiful 16 inch rainbow as the sun set and the shadows were hitting the river. Caught another 12 inch rainbow that jumped at least five times and then it was time to go. Saw no one else fishing….Interesting, there was steady stream of Isos starting around 4:30-6PM till when I left. I would say every 20 feet or so another would be sailing past me. Never saw one taken by a fish.