Recent Rain

[raftman]

Sorry guys. Keep the rain coming. My summer vacation starts on June 1 and I want the streams to still have good flows by then. In the meantime, I'll be fishing for brookies 🙂

 

[falcon]

There were tornado warnings yesterday early evening for NW NJ and NE PA. There were reports of a tornado in Bangor PA. My phone broadcast a warning to take shelter immediately.

 

[Drifly]

I was down on the lower Lacawaxen today class 3 rapids in places at 8k cfs and more rain coming for Friday…..

 

[ChuckofWagon]

Drove by the Loyalhanna today on my way to turkey hunt. Turkeys had a better day than me....but the stream waters were high. At the bridge the road was closed as water was a good foot above the road.

 

[csoult]

Went up to the Delaware on Sunday
Met a friend in the game land, and we had a nice - but very soggy - afternoon there.
Catching fish on BWO's, apple caddis, and just a few on Hendricksons.
Next morning the flow had jumped up from 600 CFS to 4000.
That's the 2nd time this year that I went up there, had one good day, and blown out the next.
Maybe I jinx the place now.

Anyway, I started back home through Bellefonte and Tyrone today.
Everything - even small streams - is high and brown.
So bad, that I decided to just come back home.
And work on spring chores the next few days.

Hope you ground water geeks are happy now

“Hope you ground water geeks are happy now” Quote of the year

 

[krayfish2]

Pretty happy. Little more couldn't hurt

 

[sam]

I'm up near State College this weekend and arrived as a flash flood warning was in effect...sigh. Seems like some more rain may come in overnight. Does anyone know of a resource for the big streams around here and how fishable they are up to a certain gauge height or cfs level? Trying to figure out what my plan of attack should be.

 

[mr7183]

I'm up near State College this weekend and arrived as a flash flood warning was in effect...sigh. Seems like some more rain may come in overnight. Does anyone know of a resource for the big streams around here and how fishable they are up to a certain gauge height or cfs level? Trying to figure out what my plan of attack should be.

I’m headed to the area tomorrow. I’m a glass half full guy and it appears this latest batch of rain has shifted just south. Maybe a quarter inch of rain but not enough to blow out the streams worse than they are. Penns is toast still but I bet Spring will actually fish pretty well this weekend.

 

[DaveKile]

Pretty happy. Little more couldn't hurt

Rained again last night. The streams up this way and especially the bigger waters, have been wreaked for 8 days now. I hope you're happy. If I see another freaking thread "We Need Rain" I'm gonna lose my mind. Penns went back up last night to 2100 cfs. My backup backup plans are now muddy and high.

 

[wildtrout2]

Convenient or not for our fishing desires, we need the rain we're getting.

 

[dryflyguy]

Convenient or not for our fishing desires, we need the rain we're getting.

But we don't need more rain now. while the weather is still cool
And it blows out hatches that only come one week of the year.

Lets have it in July, when its needed

 

[wildtrout2]

But we don't need more rain now. while the weather is still cool
And it blows out hatches that only come one week of the year.

Lets have it in July, when its needed

We need the rain when we can get it. Many areas are experiencing drought conditions NOW.

 

[mr7183]

The whole "we need the rain" crew is exhausting. All of our streams are blown for 2 of the best weeks of fishing of the entire year.

 

[TerrellBFly]

Correction: the NEXT two weeks will be the best fishing of the entire year 🙂

 

[dudemanspecial]

I was planning on fishing tomorrow, maybe I should just drink beer.

 

[TerrellBFly]

Im still going to camp, Clarion is high and most likely dirty. Ill sit on a rock and watch the Eagles. Still the best time of the year.

 

[wildtrout2]

All of our streams are blown for 2 of the best weeks of fishing of the entire year.

Maybe, if you're hatch dependent. IMO, the best weeks of trout fishing are still ahead of us. I much prefer late May, June, July, and August for my best fishing.

 

[dryflyguy]

We need the rain when we can get it. Many areas are experiencing drought conditions NOW.

Last year, heavy rain sent the Little J practically into flood stage early april
Wasn't fishable again for two weeks
And right when the grannoms were starting
Guys on her were saying great, building up the water table

Didn't mean a thing by summer, when it got very hot
And it we had drought conditions again

Even iif some streams are still low now, there are no thermal issues
And lower flows mean better dry fly fishing IMO

 

[dryflyguy]

Correction: the NEXT two weeks will be the best fishing of the entire year 🙂

Depends on your fishing style
If your happy dredging, have at it

 

[dudemanspecial]

This reminds me of all the snowpack guys thinking that it makes any sort of actual difference here.

Too much rain now means nothing after a couple weeks of dry weather.