Posted on June 09 2022
If anyone is wondering, I'm back in Lafayette. There has been such a long run of really good fishing that I felt no need to battle high winds and muddy water to try to catch a fish or two today. The big bug season is over. The big olives (cornutas) are probably done on the freestones but you may still find them on the tailwaters (UEB and WB;;), look mid morning.
As of right now the freestones are all blown out and probably won't be fishable even on the weekend. The UEB and probably the WB should be clear enough and low enough for wade fishermen to fish, if not tomorrow then for sure on Saturday. Didn't see any waders (or boats either for that matter) on my drive up the WB this afternoon.
The bugs - Spring sulfurs are on both tailwaters as are some isos, a few gray foxes, Cahill's and an assortment of caddis. The sulfurs are the only hatch that could be described as prolific but the fish are opportunistic feeders and will eat most anything that comes down their feeding lane without dragging.
There has been a change, at least where I've been fishing. During Hendrickson's I caught mostly browns in both the EB and BR which is strange as both are known as rainbow streams. Since the end of the big bugs the pendulum has swung in the opposite direction and most all of the fish from these two rivers have been 'bows. Both the UEB and WB fish have been mostly browns although I got a pair of really nice 'bows to eat a sulfur in the WB late Wednesday night.
Should read “grannoms” …. big fingers….small keys!!
Grannies are not “big olives”. They are caddis… Must have been a mental typo😀😀😀😀😀
Grannies are not “big olives”. They are caddis… Must have been a mental typo😀😀😀😀😀