too muddy

[springman]

is the upper sbr too muddy with the rain? it doesn't seem too high CFS but not sure how fast it gets muddy.

 

[Rusty Spinner]

I would doubt it is muddy, perhaps slightly off color, but not muddy. But I haven't driven past it this morning so I'm only guessing. I know the Musky only jumped up to 200 cfs at Bloomsbury which is nothing to worry about. The SBR where most of the trout live is steeper gradient and that river flashes more and turns off color more than the Musky, but we did not get all that much rain. Mostly drizzle with scattered showers. With the ground as dry as it was and the rivers so low, I doubt you'll have too many problems. If the pressure hasn't closed their mouths, the trout might actually be on the feed with lots of food being washed into the river with the rains.

 

[MACFLY]

This would be a great weekend to go. If not today than tomorrow for sure. Slightly off color with cooler water after a period of no rain. All the ingredients for a successful day on the stream...especially SBR.

 

[springman]

i think i'm taking the gamble and driving up. thanks

 

[hanknj]

I too was considering the SBR in Long Valley in the morning. Has anyone heard any reports? Or driven by the SBR in Long Valley?

 

[Rusty Spinner]

Never looked at the SBR today, but the Musky wasn't even slightly off color let alone muddy. In fact it remained gin clear today. That would mean that the very worst the SBR would be is slightly off color. The low pressure system over our area is keeping the fish's mouths closed until tomorrow (Sunday) morning, but the high moving in should have them up and feeding again. Tomorrow is the day.

Saw some BWO spinners over the riffles late this afternoon but couldn't stick around for the spinner fall - the Honey-Do-List was calling too loudly...

 

[hanknj]

thanks for the updates and advice. I EAGER TO GET OUT AND FISH!

 

[coolkyle]

I fished the SB near Long Valley today, just got back. It was averge flows, not too low and the water was very clear. I harassed some big browns for a while but I couldn't figure them out. Around 7 I started seeing some white flies. Silly question, what are white flies? I tied on a #16 white wulff and got a small wild brown and had two hits from what looked like a 12" brookie. It drizzled on and off the whole afternoon.

 

[Rusty Spinner]

Yesterday's stalled, low pressure front had the bite shut down.

White flies are a type of mayfly...

 

[coolkyle]

It was too dark for me to check out the white flies when they were on the water. I hope to see them again, maybe on a nicer night. Does this hatch get thick in NJ?

 

[jholland]

I fished SBR yesterday late afternoon. I landed four Rainbows, two on a #18 Grey RS2, one on a Olive Bugger and one on a big #12 Light Cahill Parachute when the Whiteflies came out. Word today was that fishing was very good in the Gorge early. Ephoron leukon is the Whitefly and there is a slightly smaller cousin which hatches a shade earlier the Ephoron album. The Whitefly hatch is famous on the Susquehanna and other big rivers including the Delaware. They are a burrowing mayfly that hatch right near dark or a little earlier on cloudy days. They need mud for their burrows so look for them in deep slow pools or anywahere there is a muddy bottom. The duns have very weak (small) front legs. Typically, I fish a White Wulf or White Miller sometimes a Light Cahill works but here's the trick: Use Frog's Fanny, a white dessicant to make the fly look as white as possible. They don't call them whiteflies for nothing.-JH

 

[Rusty Spinner]

I landed four Rainbows...when the Whiteflies came out. Ephoron leukon is the Whitefly and there is a slightly smaller cousin which hatches a shade earlier the Ephoron album. They are a burrowing mayfly that hatch right near dark or a little earlier on cloudy days. They need mud for their burrows so look for them in deep slow pools or anywahere there is a muddy bottom. -JH

Now let me guess which pool you landed those in