While Jim Craig and Glenn Haake were fishing in the cold and rain on Saturday, they checked the forecast for this following week. With beautiful weather on tap, they decided to meet again at 8:30 on Monday April 6th, what a difference two days made. From a rainy day with high in the mid 30s to a partly cloudy day with highs in the low 70s.
While there are not near the fish in the river due to the past two weeks of no stocking and probably a pretty big harvest, the fish are there. Both Jim and Glenn had many fish in the net.
This day was the “Day of the Worm”. Glenn started the day by catching 3 at the top on the cerise worm and it didn’t let up all day. Jim got one in the morning on a white wooly bugger, then opted for a cerise worm and took off.
Several other flies saw some action, including soft hackle and cracklebacks in fast moving water, tan worms and some egg patterns.
After Kenny’s great presentation on eggs last week, both Jim and Glenn tried some eggs (tied and beads) with a worm below. They both began snagging fish, which seems to indicate that the fish were going for the egg, but not getting the hook set, then snagged in the belly on the “below” hook.
There were two or three others on the river, who left after a few hours. Montauk was literally empty. If you chose to go fishing, be safe, drive separately, and maintain a safe distance at all time. Make sure to drive straight there and straight home, avoiding as much contact as possible.
