Posted on August 08 2024
Where to begin? Absent a natural disaster, (a hundred year flood?), there will be fresh sweet corn at Shaffer's stand until into November. They stagger the plantings, some is ripe now while some corn stalks are no more than a foot high.
Amy - You may well be the first fisherwoman to comment on the blog, and for that I thank you. By now you have probably made your decision, but for what it's worth; the current rainy conditions have given us both sulfurs and olives, sulfurs are most likely to be found above Oquaga Creek, olives are likely to be found throughout the entire WB. Debby, like many females, is next to impossible to predict and potentially dangerous. If she travels the predicted path, the system is likely to get about 1.6 inches of rain, Oquaga will rear it's head and fishing will be restricted to the WB above Oquaga's muddy mouth. If Debby veers slightly east, the Delaware System will be spared and all fisherpersons should have a great weekend, if, however, Debby meanders westward a few miles, those present in the immediate area may be privileged to witness a flood seen only once in a lifetime. Please let us know if you make the trip.
The fishing - Please understand, I only want to get out of the "Sulfur Zone" because I've fished it five days a week since mid June, not because it isn't any good. The best sulfur hatches are now above Oquaga, the fish can almost unerringly tell the real sulfurs from what you are throwing, but there are bugs, fish, and a chance to catch them that is somewhat better than the chance of winning the lottery.
Fished the middle section mid-day and had olives, both small, (pseudo), and medium size. For about forty-five minutes the fish liked my olives, then the rise forms changes and they ignored them completely. Went up river and fished the evening sulfurs above Oquaga. Neither the bugs nor the fish got going until late but when they did there were fish up everywhere. Shared the pool with a couple of anglers, everyone caught fish although it was quite a while before I saw the "young guy" get his net out.
I’m here, just tell me when, where, and what time.
Dennis
The 21st could work for me.
Angler119’s-Thanks for your report.Dennis- Glad you caught some nice fish and for arranging the assoc. editors meeting. I’m free to join on either the 19th or the 21st. Looking forward to seeing everyone. Ed
Was up yesterday but due to rain didn’t start to fish till around 4. Of course did stop and get some fresh corn during the delay! Fished above Oquaga creek as well. Sulphur hatch continues albeit not the intensity of a month ago. Landed one on a Sulphur fly ( 12 incher who has not been schooled yet?). Fish were up feeding on duns and ignored the BWOs floating down intermingled. I put an F fly green size 20 as a dropper to the sulphur and managed to catch a 14 and 15 inch rainbow ( wow they like to jump and fight!). It continues to amaze me how stout and thick these fish are.
I fished above oquaga Creek yesterday afternoon and had a good day for me. I caught 3 fish and had a bunch of refusals. The sulfur hatch was pretty good. I didn’t see many olives. There is a lot of Snot in the water. The fish i caught had snot covering their face. I lost a couple because of that.
I stopped at the TF and spoke to Dave about open dates for the associate editors meeting. The dates are August 14,19,and 21. Please let me know if any work out!! If not we will go into September