BuKuBass
04-03-2002, 10:46 AM
Before the archived messages diappeared like last year's nymph husks, someone asked when salmon flies hatch on a river.
And I replied: It depends upon which river you're interested in.
For example: On the Deschutes and the Crooked from where they enter Billy Chinook Reservoir, the hatch usually starts at the end of April. The Crooked, with all the springs flowing into it and the consequentual water temperature moderation, is more dependable. The Des. lacks this geological feature and as a result, can be more varied time-wise.
It takes about a month for the hatch to work its way upriver above Bend. The hatch on the Crooked progresses no further upriver than the High Bridge north of Terrebonne.
I've been making an annual pilgrimage to the "*****ula" for at least thirty years and the best advice that I can give is DON'T BE LATE! After 3,4 days of gorging the redsides will be holed up somewheres, picking their teeth.
*****= p,enis
And I replied: It depends upon which river you're interested in.
For example: On the Deschutes and the Crooked from where they enter Billy Chinook Reservoir, the hatch usually starts at the end of April. The Crooked, with all the springs flowing into it and the consequentual water temperature moderation, is more dependable. The Des. lacks this geological feature and as a result, can be more varied time-wise.
It takes about a month for the hatch to work its way upriver above Bend. The hatch on the Crooked progresses no further upriver than the High Bridge north of Terrebonne.
I've been making an annual pilgrimage to the "*****ula" for at least thirty years and the best advice that I can give is DON'T BE LATE! After 3,4 days of gorging the redsides will be holed up somewheres, picking their teeth.
*****= p,enis