Docsflies - Archives (Feb 2009)

14Feb09 - I fished the Delaware and a couple area lakes. The river was up due to run-off from melting snow. It was a reversal of the previous week, clear tributaries and a discolored Delaware. There were a few boat fishermen. Lots of fishing, no catching. A local fish market is selling shad roe, "1st of the season". So it won't be long before the shad begin showing up in numbers. I did manage two small 4 pound carp. It's time to tie everything under the sun, Deceivers for walleyes, crayfish for carp, shad flies and some springtime steelhead flies too.

07, 08Feb09 - Both days I came up empty handed, but I used the time to try new flies and equipment while fishing the Delaware. Sunday's unseasonably warm weather caused many of the tributaries to be discolored due to run-off from melting snow. A few others were fishing; nothing was being caught. All-in-all, it was a day to get out and enjoy 50-60 degree temperatures despite the stiff breeze. A few fishermen were still fishing Lake Galena even though much of the lake had puddles on the ice and some open water.

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