We battled tough conditions for brown trout yesterday, it felt like a day the fish should be chasing meat, but it was a ‘meaty ocre’ bite. We caught a few “fun sized browns”.
Today we opted to chase the early season Shad as they migrate up our river.
We had early success in the morning landing a few shad first thing. Then as the sun came out and wind picked up, the bite slowed a bit. We ended up hooking ten and landing five on white and pink shad flies. A few fallfish and bass were landed as bycatch. One rainbow was hooked briefly.
Hoping some mayfly hatches will begin tomorrow and throughout the remainder of the week as the water levels drop and the temperatures rise. Best wishes to all who fishes!
