The Central New York Fly Fisher

Butternut Creek
Posted Wednesday, May 20th 2009

From: Bob Alexander
e-mail: bobalex@verizon.net

Fishing date

5/19/09

Fishing time

6:30-8:45 pm

Weather conditions

clear, slight breeze temeperature about 70

Water conditions

low flow for this time of year, very clear

Insect activity

egg laying caddis, a few march Browns hatching. Lots of midges and a few Hendrickson spinners at dark.

Fish hooked

Landed four fish, the biggest about 12".

Fly pattern used

There were a few rises, but could not get anything to come up. Noticing flashes in the pools, switched to a #14 PT and a # 16 GRHE nymph fished on the bottom under an indicator.

Comments

The canyon section is an especially beautiful section of the stream. Three of the fish were beautifully colored specimens, either holdovers or stream bred wild fish. The pools were starting to come alive when I was forced to leave at dark. Getting into and out of the canyon is more difficult with the new bridge/road side improvements put in last year!

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