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East Koy Creek 4 18 2008

Fished in Gainesville on Friday, since the Oatka was elbow to elbow in the trail section. (Amazing what 70 degree temperatures combined with the kids being off from school will do.)

The water in East Koy was in great shape, and there was bug activity for sure. Not heavy hatches or anything, but they were moving around. I had two nice strikes drifting an American march Brown just under the surface below me, but both fish missed.

It’s kind of a phone booth in that section (to borrow a Richard Brautigan term), but roll casting and paying close attention gets the job done. I was only able to spend a few hours on the water, as work still takes precedence, but it was very nice to be back out there.

Wading WNY Creeks in the Spring

Swollen waters, cloudy waters.  Yes, they bring up the steelies from the Great lakes, but they can also take you down if you aren’t careful.  Midcurrent.com did a post on wading basics here that’s worth a look before you head out for the first time this year.

More Rain, Rising Water

Woke up to a good rain again this morning.  Considering water levels I saw yesterday, those of you that rush out Opening Day for trout better bring the chest waders.  Actually, the issue is more sluggish trout due to cold water.  maybe a nice warm rain will actually help for tomorrow.Mid day update:  Looks like the weather stayed relatively decent today.  Water may have dropped a bit.Word on the street though is a front blowing through tomorrow.I know that won’t keep some of the bridges and by ways from being elbow to elbow, targeting stocked browns on Oatka Creek, and some natives of course.  
 

Oatka Creek Water Flow Video

[youtube WAsfoFWZAdE]Unfortunately, Youtubes video quality makes it tough for me to represent what I want here.  In essence, I’d like to post a series of videos that represent the Oatka Creek at different flow levels, and then show you the DEC graph for each so you can better interpret them.Hopefully, i can find a better way to do this, since the clarity of a Youtube video presently defeats the purpose, in a way.