Back to Delhi park last night from 8-9:30. A fair hex hatch--actually a light one, but still the best I've seen this season--started around 8:30, and while it didn't trigger much feeding (I don't think I actually saw a spinner on the water), I did take three 10-13" smallmouth drifting it over some larger submerged rocks. White flies began just after nine, and I caught two decent rock bass, two more smallmouth around 12" and lost one that must have been huge, probably 18 or better. It made half a dozen runs that took line off the reel. The action was mostly done by 9:30.
While it was a decent night, I think much better ones are coming. Both hatches were on the light side. Unless mayfly populations are declining for some reason, eventually we ought to see them (or at least the ephorons) in blizzard proportions.
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