Charlotte Creek Report

Monday morning, 4/21/14

The levels are still high but coming down steadily and the water is still stained but clearing up. I noticed a few stone flies and midges about, but no surface activity. I fished streamers on sink tip line for most of the time and the tried my hand at high stick nymphing with a stone fly pattern before casting a few dry caddies patterns, mostly for the fun of it. I didn't have any luck, but my buddy caught a nice 16" brown with salted emerald shiners on his spin rod. 

Charlotte Creek Report

West Branch at Delhi: 479

West Branch at Walton: 1320

The water was quite high on the Charlotte Creek upstream from Davenport Center. Visibility was less than two feet still. My guess is that the water will need to drop another foot or two before fishing picks up. I fished a sink tip line with a moto minnow trailed by a buck tail streamer but had no luck. My fishing buddy fished a spin rod with salted minnows and had no luck either. Seems like the the streams are still too high and with the water temps in the high 30s, the fish aren't likely to bite unless you hit them in the teeth with a tasty morsel. That said, a TU friend of mine has been having luck with night crawlers, so if you know where the fish are lying, perhaps you'll have more luck than I.