West Branch Report?

[BIGBOW]

I will be up in the Roscoe area for a few days and was wondering if anyone had a decent report for the WB? Specifically if the March Browns are around and how far along sulphurs are? Looks like the levels will be back down after last weeks crazy weather. Thanks for any advice or input.

 

[Corndog]

Yesterday there were still a few Hendys around, saw a few sulphur cripples and spinners in the evening but not many, plenty of tiny olives, billions of tan/brown grannoms, and a handfull of march browns. Quite a mixed bag. Can't get the fish to rise to grannoms this year until dark. Olives #20 worked but I hate fishing flys I can't see very well. Rusty spinners #16 worked the best.

But, by the time you get up there it could all change.

Cdog

 

[trico mike]

I had good action on the upper main and lower east last week with march browns and caddis. Don't limit yourself to one area. I'm thinking on heading up Fri til Sun.

 

[BIGBOW]

View attachment 9221I had good action on the upper main and lower east last week with march browns and caddis. Don't limit yourself to one area. I'm thinking on heading up Fri til Sun.

Thanks Mike. How are things? I'll be in Downsville this afternoon til Sunday. Def going to hit at least 3 of the rivers. PM me if you head up.

 

[weirdnjfly]

Me and mike are headed up early tomorrow morning as he said as I read the reports march browns, some caddis and nice sulphers for the evening work is slow so been doing research.

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[Corndog]

If you guys are planning on fishing WB, EB, and BK, I usually see more midday risers on the upper EB than the other 2, and less fishermen. Something to think about if you're having trouble finding rising fish on a hot sunny afternoon.

Mike, how you doing? And where'd you get that breath taking bow?

Cdog

 

[Future Fanatic]

If you guys are planning on fishing WB, EB, and BK, I usually see more midday risers on the upper EB than the other 2, and less fishermen. Something to think about if you're having trouble finding rising fish on a hot sunny afternoon.

Cdog

Not true this afternoon unfortunately....

 

[Corndog]

Not true this afternoon unfortunately....

Don't know what you're talking about. Just spoke to my son and him and his buddy kayaked from Downsville to Shinhopple and caught fish on top all afternoon. He was off the water by 4pm.

Cdog

 

[Future Fanatic]

Don't know what you're talking about. Just spoke to my son and him and his buddy kayaked from Downsville to Shinhopple and caught fish on top all afternoon. He was off the water by 4pm.

Cdog

Is that what he told you?



I was in that EXACT area from 12-1PM. I saw ZERO rises in places where I ALWAYS see rises. I saw ZERO bug activity on the water. I saw ONE stonefly in a tree and 1/2 a dozen gnats in my eyes.
I went to the West Branch...

 

[Corndog]

Is that what he told you?

No he sent me 7 pics of nice brownies that they caught.

Many times I've stood in the EB (and many other rivers for that matter) for an hour or so not seeing any risers and then drove a half mile up or down river and found bugs and rising trout all over.

Well FF...did you end up catching any fish? Why not post a fishing report for a change, instead of consistently trying (and failing) to rain on others parades.

Cdog

 

[trico mike]

Cdog, I'm well thanks for asking. I caught that bow on the upper west. The funny thing about that trip was the majority of fish I was catching were rainbows even in the upper west.

 

[Future Fanatic]

instead of consistently trying (and failing) to rain on others parades.

Cdog

What? Consistently raining on parades?

And why are you naming towns on a river that people can search for, both on this site and online?
You've chastised others for naming rivers.... (well, of spots you want to be YOUR secret, right?)

 

[Corndog]

Cdog, I'm well thanks for asking. I caught that bow on the upper west. The funny thing about that trip was the majority of fish I was catching were rainbows even in the upper west.

Thats great! I rarely catch bows up there.

Cdog

 

[Rusty Spinner]

Thats great! I rarely catch bows up there.

Cdog

Biggest bow I ever saw (caught by a friend) came from as high up the WB as you could ever imagine. Surprised me as well. I landed a 20" - or should I say RFord landed a nice bow for me because that's how I role, with my own net man - just below Hale Eddy and I see them in that area increasing in numbers each year. Even in big, slower moving pools and not just the faster riffle water.

Sulfurs will change everything soon. That bug (invarias so far) is getting every trout to look up on local NJ waters now. Even last evening's fairly light hatch had fish going bonkers on top.

 

[Corndog]

I've caught so few bows up in the cats I can remember each one. I was on the BK a few years back with newbie (I think it was newbie) and was telling him that I rarely catch a bow in the Cats, then I proceeded to catch 3 in a row. Go figure.

It's good to see big bows being caught up there.

Ahhhaaa...the sulphurs. Tasty little buggers.

Cdog

 

[Trout Nazi]

Sulfurs will change everything soon. That bug (invarias so far) is getting every trout to look up on local NJ waters now. Even last evening's fairly light hatch had fish going bonkers on top.

Sulfers would only change everything if Iso's didn't exist.

 

[Future Fanatic]

What? Consistently raining on parades?

And why are you naming towns on a river that people can search for, both on this site and online?
You've chastised others for naming rivers.... (well, of spots you want to be YOUR secret, right?)

Nothin' to say?

 

[Corndog]

Nothin' to say?

I'm through with you. You're nothing but a waste of my time.

Cdog

 

[Future Fanatic]

I'm through with you. You're nothing but a waste of my time.

Cdog

What did I ever do to you?

I mean, how have I wasted YOUR time?

 

[30Cal]

Nothin happened today on the surface. I worked the fast water w/ the usual suspects. Got five.

 

[Oliver10]

Nice fish.

I have an uncle coming over from England who is a great fly fisherman. He is coming is June and I wanted to float the Delaware for the day. I need suggestions of who to use and all that.

 

[Ausable]

Joe D or Coz are the best!

 

[weirdnjfly]

Nothin happened today on the surface. I worked the fast water w/ the usual suspects. Got five.

Why don't u just put those beauties on a grill and take a pic. Keep em on the water

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[30Cal]

Why don't u just put those beauties on a grill and take a pic. Keep em on the water

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A grill huh? I like the way you think.

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[Oliver10]

I'm through with you. You're nothing but a waste of my time.

Cdog

I am confused by all of this. I know LU going to throw me in with Thursthouse as a brownnoser but I hope he is not really gone. He had some very informative and useful posts.