Upstate NY
Posted: Fri May 29, 2020 11:24 am
Am thinking of a day trip solo run upstate. What's it like with jersey plates up there? Anyone get the stink eye?
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March Browns and Gray Fox are nearly done. Just got back from a few days on the lower East, lower West and upper main. Green drakes, sulphurs, tan/cinnamon/black caddis, BWOs, golden stones, giant black stones, yellow sallies, and lots of mayfly spinners brought the fish up. Figuring out which bug a fish was on was key. I waded and floated both. Slept out under the stars to avoid people and brought my Jet Boil to make meals. Landed some solid fish, both browns and bows. All dries.PortMurrayAng wrote: ↑Fri May 29, 2020 2:20 pmThanks, gents. How was the fishing? Any march browns yet?
Only below the West Branch Angler Resort on the West Branch. From there down it is a border water, although the mainstem is a border water its entire length. The No-Kill on the West, for example, is wholly in NY state and requires a NY license. Same for the entire East Branch which is all in NY. Unless you regularly fish PA, it's always better to get the NY license which covers all the Catskills waters. If things are blown out on the tailwaters, I may run back to the Beaverkill or Willow, and those are both in NY only.
I fish no kill zone 1 & 2. So I definitely need that NYS license for sure . I head into the main stem a few times into hancock to catch some clouds when the browns dont feel like co-operating with meRusty Spinner wrote: ↑Wed Jun 03, 2020 1:35 pmOnly below the West Branch Angler Resort on the West Branch. From there down it is a border water, although the mainstem is a border water its entire length. The No-Kill on the West, for example, is wholly in NY state and requires a NY license. Same for the entire East Branch which is all in NY. Unless you regularly fish PA, it's always better to get the NY license which covers all the Catskills waters. If things are blown out on the tailwaters, I may run back to the Beaverkill or Willow, and those are both in NY only.
By then it should just be sulphurs although Isos may mix in. Bug Week can be very frustrating when they key in on one life stage of a single insect and nothing you toss at them works.PortMurrayAng wrote: ↑Wed Jun 03, 2020 3:23 pmThanks RS. Not making it this week, maybe next. i need new fly line.
The Delaware always rewards the fly tier , you need a bunch of different insects , with different stages when you get bug soup . Leave the mops at home .Rusty Spinner wrote: ↑Wed Jun 03, 2020 5:01 pmBy then it should just be sulphurs although Isos may mix in. Bug Week can be very frustrating when they key in on one life stage of a single insect and nothing you toss at them works.PortMurrayAng wrote: ↑Wed Jun 03, 2020 3:23 pmThanks RS. Not making it this week, maybe next. i need new fly line.
The beauty of the upper D is that there is almost always at least one river fishing well when others are not. I would have hit the upper East if I were you or even the lower East. But once a high pressure system moves in, it takes a couple of days for the hatches to crank up and the fish to look up. I was up Sunday and Monday and had decent fishing after several days of high pressure.cappy wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 10:31 amI was up at the WBA this past Friday thru Sunday. Friday the WB except for the extreme upper section and main were unfishable, they got hammered with multiple storms in the morning. Water was to muddy until the evening, and even then it was very cloudy. Didn't fish much, just relaxed (beers) and watched the water for action. Saturday was a beautiful day, caught some nymphing the riffles, with a slow evening hatch. Not sure if the sudden high pressure and cold snap slowed and delayed it. They didn't start to rise until nearly 9:00 pm. I managed two around 14" on a small spent caddis, and lost a nice one just as I was getting the net out. Fished the riffles Sunday morning early and managed one, hit the upper Willow for Brookies on the way home and managed two before heading to Livingston Manor to pick up pastries before heading home from Brandenburg Bakery, highly recommend.
Hi Brian - I was thinking about the EB, however I never fished it and don't know where to go for public access, after the drive up to see the muddy water, didn't feel like exploring the unknown. I heard it's not as accessible as the WB.Rusty Spinner wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 11:36 amThe beauty of the upper D is that there is almost always at least one river fishing well when others are not. I would have hit the upper East if I were you or even the lower East. But once a high pressure system moves in, it takes a couple of days for the hatches to crank up and the fish to look up. I was up Sunday and Monday and had decent fishing after several days of high pressure.cappy wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 10:31 amI was up at the WBA this past Friday thru Sunday. Friday the WB except for the extreme upper section and main were unfishable, they got hammered with multiple storms in the morning. Water was to muddy until the evening, and even then it was very cloudy. Didn't fish much, just relaxed (beers) and watched the water for action. Saturday was a beautiful day, caught some nymphing the riffles, with a slow evening hatch. Not sure if the sudden high pressure and cold snap slowed and delayed it. They didn't start to rise until nearly 9:00 pm. I managed two around 14" on a small spent caddis, and lost a nice one just as I was getting the net out. Fished the riffles Sunday morning early and managed one, hit the upper Willow for Brookies on the way home and managed two before heading to Livingston Manor to pick up pastries before heading home from Brandenburg Bakery, highly recommend.
That's correct, and it gets too warm soon from Jaws where the Beaverkill dumps in down to Junction Pool where there is some decent access. Check out the Tomennex State Park next time you're up that way.cappy wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 12:53 pmHi Brian - I was thinking about the EB, however I never fished it and don't know where to go for public access, after the drive up to see the muddy water, didn't feel like exploring the unknown. I heard it's not as accessible as the WB.Rusty Spinner wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 11:36 amThe beauty of the upper D is that there is almost always at least one river fishing well when others are not. I would have hit the upper East if I were you or even the lower East. But once a high pressure system moves in, it takes a couple of days for the hatches to crank up and the fish to look up. I was up Sunday and Monday and had decent fishing after several days of high pressure.cappy wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 10:31 amI was up at the WBA this past Friday thru Sunday. Friday the WB except for the extreme upper section and main were unfishable, they got hammered with multiple storms in the morning. Water was to muddy until the evening, and even then it was very cloudy. Didn't fish much, just relaxed (beers) and watched the water for action. Saturday was a beautiful day, caught some nymphing the riffles, with a slow evening hatch. Not sure if the sudden high pressure and cold snap slowed and delayed it. They didn't start to rise until nearly 9:00 pm. I managed two around 14" on a small spent caddis, and lost a nice one just as I was getting the net out. Fished the riffles Sunday morning early and managed one, hit the upper Willow for Brookies on the way home and managed two before heading to Livingston Manor to pick up pastries before heading home from Brandenburg Bakery, highly recommend.