Sugar Creek, Venango Co, 4-16-17

[Prospector]

Clear day, very windy, around 70 degrees. I fished from 10am to 1245pm. Water temp was 52 when I started and 54 when I quit. Stream was clear with a good flow.

Grannoms covered the stream side brush but they weren't hatching, only a few on the water. If you'd get into shore and stood still you'd have 3-4 crawling on you in no time. No other insects present.

The fish ended up being very aggressive. I had 3 take my fly deep and into the gills. It's rare to kill one fish in a day while fly fishing but 3 is a new high for me. I ended up catching 9 rainbows.

 

[boychick]

Do you think the grannoms are done on Sugar Creek or did they hatch earlier before you fished today?

 

[Sylvaneous]

I would doubt that they are over. Hatches early like this tend to trickle more. They tend to be spread out. With that, you get more heavy/light variability.
Just bet that the best hatches will be when the creek is high and muddy.

Syl

 

[Prospector]

Boychick, Sorry, I really have no idea. I don't know if they started on Sunday morning or if they have been coming off for awhile.

 

[boychick]

Thanks for the insight guys, been wanting to get up that way and fish grannoms on sugar creek.