South River, VA (SRW)
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Returned to the South River today. It was in the 70’s, but the water is still cold.
I fished from 10:30 to 12:30, after the sun had been out a few hours. There was a pretty good tan caddis hatch, but I only saw 2 fish rise, and only one time for each.
The fishing remained subsurface, and I caught half a dozen, two over 12″. In addition to the rainbows, there were the usual fallfish, adding to the fun.
Can’t wait for the water to start warming!!good water flow, 100 cfs, ambient temp 55, sunny, water temp finally rising into the 50’s, but no hatches. a few tan caddis could be found in the streamside brush.
so, the fallfish were active, the trout not so much.
I fished the special reg water this morning. ’twas a nice, warm and sunny day, and the water has warmed. Unfortunately, Virginia is having an early spring drought, and the rivers are running at only 40% of their usual flows.
a light midge hatch was present from 9-10:30, and a few small fish were rising. I saw one big fish rise, but couldn’t get to him for a cast, and he only came up once.
nice day, but we need rain!
