Most of this past weekend brought picture-perfect weather – with mostly blue skies, warm summer sun, and just enough cooling breezes, a perfect antidote to the humidity, rains and thunderstorms we experienced in the past.
Area rivers and streams are still flowing at about double the average flow over 110 years of record-keeping and, coupled with water temperatures just at or below 70 degrees all the past week, bodes well for August fishing. However, mid-summer anglers would be wise to carry along a stream thermometer and plan their fishing excursions for the cooler mornings and evenings, and in places where the sun is off the water.
Fly hatches for the beginning of August are similar to those that were hatching last week, and still include Light Cahills, Sulphurs, and Blue Winged Olives, along withvarious caddises and Isonychias. August is typically the time of year we fish with terrestrials – so do include some ants, beetles, or grasshopper imitations in your flybox.