Lehigh River Carbon County, 9/16/2019

[Clams]

Heading up there this weekend. Anyone know what is hatching up there now? I've heard bwos, isos, and october caddis, but not sure if anything hatches up there this late in the season
Thanks!

 

[Tigereye]

Your list is pretty much spot on but sporadic right now. White or yellow zonkers, Prince nymphs and buggers (Peacock/brown, olive, and black) should produce for you underneath.

Wifey and I went for a walk a few nights this week along trail from Rockport upstream about 2 miles and back (mile markers along trail). I did not fish so can't supply a report other than I did notice a few risers in the slower sections and back eddie foam swirls.

The trout are still looking up, so dont overlook attractor dries ie, royal wulff, stimulators in orange or olive in the absence of a hatch.

Forecast is calling for it being a little nippy Saturday morning 33F.

I will spot burn here: check area near the rescue board and below mud run confluence.

Good luck

 

[timmyt2]

Its unfishable at 939 cfs right now, for some reason it seems like they didnt let any water go before the.rain the other day

Afishionado cursed us a few days back saying it looked good for this weekend. Small chance it will be fishable sunday i guess

 

[Clams]

thanks tigereye. the dams facebook page said this morning that the weekend flow will be 350-400 cfs so we'll see how it goes

 

[timmyt2]

350-400 is wadeable if it gets down there. Earlier in the week it said outflow will match inflow for the weekend. Inflow is currently around 800 which is why i said sunday might be a better bet than Sat

 

[SNJChef]

Will be up tomorrow, first Sunday free in a few months.

 

[timmyt2]

How was it chef? I didnt make it out

 

[Clams]

flow was 428 cfs below the dam in white haven yesterday. went out in the gorge and found plenty of browns on sz 10 stonefly nymphs. there were some smaller caddis (i think) hatching in the afternoon but it was too rainy and the water was too high to fish dries or see rises. solid first trip to the lehigh

 

[SNJChef]

Tim,

Flows were decent rain sucked for sure. I was hoping to fish dries did not happen. Got into a few above White Haven nymphing, then hit a small trib nearby and did well picking off fish her and there. Of course today looks amazing but I did not check out the flows.

 

[blueheron]

Solid brown, you did well for your first trip.

 

[Clams]

Got out there in the gorge again Saturday. Water conditions were much better with 300cfs coming out of the dam as opposed to 428 last weekend. However, the fishing was way slower. Only landed 1 dink brown in a few hours between 3 fishermen. Odd.

 

[timmyt2]

Clams, i was out Saturday in the upper gorge and experienced the same, caught nada in 3-4 hours of fishing, glad to hear it wasnt just me. They cut the flow to 300 on Friday from 425, i wonder if the fish hadnt quite settled in yet at the new flow...pure speculation on my part

 

[blueheron]

Clams,
welcome to the mighty Lehigh. Those wild browns sometimes give you one shot, pretty much like they are anywhere, unless they let their guard down.