See any mayflies yet?

[AaronJasper]

i have been on the south branch of the raritan a few times this past week. i have heard guys talking about seeing mayflies but i have yet to see some myself. i have seen lots of midges and a few stoneflies. some of the midges have been quite large. i saw a few that were at least a size 18. i had to catch one just to check. i cant wait for the mayfly and caddis hatches to start. i also think that this will get the larger holdover fish feeding. for the most part they have been kind of hidden since the new fish were stocked. i ventured away from the stockie basher flies and caught a few of the holdover rainbows but i know that there are quite a few in there. also anyone do any bug sampling on any of our streams? what have you been finding?

[Troutfishing4life]

some shops in that area said they are starting to see mayflies

Mike

[Delarock]

I could have sworn I saw two or three hendricksons on Sunday.

[AaronJasper]

what river was that on ? the pequest? they usually have very early hatches. i was there a few years ago and saw some of the heaviest blue quill hatches that i have ever seen. even more concentrated than the delaware. i was amazed at the numbers of insects.

[Troutfishing4life]

Aaron
on the SBR and WTS and the pequest

Mike

[YODA]

I have heard of some Baetis reports.....


Hendricksons need water temps at least in the low 50"s for a few days in a row until they show...

[AaronJasper]

i would think that today is most likely day four or five over fifty in the nj streams.... well the ones below route eighty at least?

[YODA]

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i would think that today is most likely day four or five over fifty in the nj streams.... well the ones below route eighty at least?
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Wow! We are still trying to get into the 40" again after snow melt...

[AaronJasper]

i was at the south branch on tues on the warm day and got 54 for a temp. that river gets really warm fast. i am sure that some of the northern streams are a week or two away.

[JBlanchard]

the only ones i saw today were tucked underneath the rocks ;D