Unknownflyman
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It very well could be, Sweetandsalt posted an article on mayfly hatch declines which I believe is true, but its different every year as well, sometimes its insane hatches other years typical and some years less. It could be the places you are fishing, but I thought they had such a hatch last year it showed up on Doppler radar.
EDIT_ ADD--I had to run to a meeting. Sure environmental impact plays a part, I had read about caddis numbers fading too, I dunno obviously we all want clean rivers and bugs, but many times with hatches its you should have been here last night! just like fishing.
To really know what to expect on any river is to fish every afternoon to evening throughout the hatch season to get an idea of what is average and prolific. IF there isn't much or anything hatching, I`d find a new river or stream, Like Ard said, winter, floods, run off or something, possible even marginal trout water could be cause.
EDIT_ ADD--I had to run to a meeting. Sure environmental impact plays a part, I had read about caddis numbers fading too, I dunno obviously we all want clean rivers and bugs, but many times with hatches its you should have been here last night! just like fishing.
To really know what to expect on any river is to fish every afternoon to evening throughout the hatch season to get an idea of what is average and prolific. IF there isn't much or anything hatching, I`d find a new river or stream, Like Ard said, winter, floods, run off or something, possible even marginal trout water could be cause.
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