Everyone enjoying the rain!?

[Todd K]

We needed rain, but this is crazy. Looks like it will be like this into next week. I'll be tying some flies and hanging with the family.

[The Patriot]

Good time to hit the shore for stripers... :roll:

[The Fisherman]

That's why I went out Thursday night.

I guess we're on "hiatus"...

[sjpresley]

In general, how long after rain like this stops are the streams fishable again? Do smaller streams settle down sooner?

[The Fisherman]

Farmington may be "ready" Monday... ready meaning fishable. The smaller streams will get lower faster.

Of course, it's all dependent on stream size, location, source (spring or lake or groundwater) tributaries, etc.

This was a good little storm, but I think last October's gullywhomper had the Farmington over 20,000(!) cfs in Unionville.

[DA]

The graphs of real time data show how long it takes for the streams to go down. The default setting is 7 days of data. Expand the range to the maximum 31 days to get a better idea of how the levels change after heavy rains.

Real-Time Data for Connecticut:

http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/ct/nwis?program=rt&office=ct

Statewide Streamflow Table:

http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/ct/nwis/current/?type=flow

[The Patriot]

GULLYWHOMPER??? :shock:

Did you really say gullywhomper?? :P :lol:

OMG!! Who talks like that...... :roll:

:P :wink: :D :lol:

[George Adams]

I always referred to them as "frogstranglers". :D

[sjpresley]

Thanks for the links DA.

[DA]

You're welcome. If you click on a site number such as 01193500 for the Salmon R and then use the "Available data for this site" dropdown list, you can find some interesting data. If you click the dropdown arrow, select "Surface-water:Peak streamflow, click GO, you get this web page:



http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/ct/nwis?program=peaks&site_no=01193500&agency_cd=USGS

Then click Table to get this web page:

http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/ct/nwis/peak?site_no=01193500&agency_cd=USGS&format=html

Notice the peak for Sep. 21, 1938. That must have been the '38 hurricane. I assume the peak for Jun. 06, 1982 may have been caused by another hurricane. What's amazing is that the fish can survive these extreme flows, especially when you consider that the Salmon R got down to only 8cfs last summer.

[Ray]

I've been busy wet vaccuuming the basement :evil:

[sjpresley]

I'm a stats geek, I'd had already been playing with the pull down menus and looking through the available data for the streams in my area.

Pretty cool stuff.


You're welcome. If you click on a site number such as 01193500 for the Salmon R and then use the "Available data for this site" dropdown list, you can find some interesting data. If you click the dropdown arrow, select "Surface-water:Peak streamflow, click GO, you get this web page:



http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/ct/nwis?program=peaks&site_no=01193500&agency_cd=USGS

Then click Table to get this web page:

http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/ct/nwis/peak?site_no=01193500&agency_cd=USGS&format=html

Notice the peak for Sep. 21, 1938. That must have been the '38 hurricane. I assume the peak for Jun. 06, 1982 may have been caused by another hurricane. What's amazing is that the fish can survive these extreme flows, especially when you consider that the Salmon R got down to only 8cfs last summer.

[lar42]

DA,

That is cool stuff. I had been looking at that already but you have to play around with it to learn how to manipulate the data really well. Thanks for the tips. :)

I read what you said about the Salmon River getting down to 8 cfs. It must have been a trickle. I would think the water temperature would get to high to sustain trout at that level. :( They must have been schooled up somewhere!

[flygirl]

I spent the days tying me up some #14 Beadhead Pheasant tails.....28 to be exact.....see what happens when you have friends who hunt ??

[ekrause]

I've been busy wet vaccuuming the basement :evil:

Me too, didn't sleep a wink last night. Hope Monday isn't as bad as predicted. :?

[The Fisherman]

Flygirl, I'll take a couple size 18s. :wink:

3Weight, "Gullywhomper" is an old Hilton Kaderli-ism (always steal from good sources). For a guy who got hooked up a few weeks ago by yours truly, you've been awfully harsh on The Fisherman lately...

:wink:

[hookandhackle]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

[DA]

lar42, when the Salmon R gets too low I go to the Farmington. There are some deep holes on the Salmon, so I assume the trout hold in them during low water.

[treehooker]

My genuine sympathy for you guys who have flooded basements. My old bank used to own a house like that I lived in and paid for for several years. Sump pumps work, and are cheaper than a new drainfield.

[Troutfitter]

The guys braving the rain are having good luck..... there is a secret stretch of river where the trout are still feeding on dries. Keep the faith.

[hookandhackle]

Took mom and mother inlaw to Apricots in Farmington. Had a lovely meal and the company was wonderful. Mom had lamb chops while everyone else but me had the veal. I had the NY strip.

I did notice swallows hovering over the river chasing some kind of bug hatch. The river was moving around 10-20 knots. One step in that raging water and off you'd go. I don't think you'd stop until you got to the CT and might have a good chance of making LIS in a couple of hours.

It's been so bad I can't even get down to the Sound which is about 75 feet from my house. The wind and waves have been brutal. Some one please shut off the faucet to that east wind.

Pete

[The Patriot]

Jus' messin' wit ya Steve..... :wink: :D

I kids ya cuz I luvs ya...... :lol:

[The Fisherman]

You wouldn't be you if you didn't. :wink: