Not much has changed over the
past week. All of our river and streams in western New York are still locked up
in ice or experiencing low water flows. The only open water is the Genesee River.
Hear too, not much has changed. Keep in mind, if you intend to try and fish the
Genesee River use caution due to shelf ice. On the upside, we do have a good
and growing sown pack. Ones we have a good warm spell, everything will change
for our Western New York Rivers and creeks. Keep
in mind that this change will most likely happen very quickly.
Because of fishing
conditions, I have been spending my fishing efforts on the Salmon River this
past week. Fortunately we had a couple of, lack for a better term, some warmer
days and were able to get on the water. Water flows on the Salmon River are at
285 CFS, and I suspect water flows are going to remain that way for some time
to come. We have been fishing the upper river. This is ware we have found a
very strong and consistent nymph bit going on. The fishing is not a slam-dunk
situations, you need to be on your game with you’re nymph fishing techniques.
We have to pay close attention to our leaders setups and indicator placements
to make sure the drifts are absolutely perfect. For flies; we have been using a
variety of size 8 to size 10 black stonefly nymphs.
Notes:
I do have a few notes to pass
along, First we have finally posted three videos from Lost River Productions on
my website. Please feel free to go to my website and have a look. Go to jaypeckguides.com
My Guide calendar is now open
and I am taking dates for the upcoming fishing season, from spring through
fall. If you’re planning on fishing with me please do not wait, get your dates.
Cell 585-233-0436