Small Streams 9-21-13

We fished Big Elk Creek during yesterday’s beautiful weather. The flav hatch is winding down significantly. They made an appearance around 3 PM, and after about 45 minutes ceased. Likewise, interest from cutts on what was going by on the surface pretty much shut down when flavs ceased.  Cutts we caught looked prosperous enough.  Compare that duration in time to the hatch in early and mid August which goes on for hours. A small, light colored mayfly emerged  later with a few rises responding. We did not capture one but the  slate cream dun could be a possibility.