Gave it a go after work after driving through it and watching it out my college room window all day. By the time I got out and there I figured the water might be up and off color. Outside of a little bite of a chill in the air things looked good. Haven't seen any bait yet and haven't had a bite. You know, fly fishing while walking and wading during the early season isn't easy. Those fish are in the deepest of waters and it's a low and slow retrieve. If you cast out, even with a lighter sinking line, and let it sink, you still have to retrieve it through the sloping shallower water to get your line and fly back in. It's then easy to find a snag, lose a fly, or damage your line. It's much easier, and productive, to fish with a swim shad-like thing with a weighted head. I'm not complaining but it's true.
Truth is, it's early. These may not be fly rod fish yet. This spring, even though the winter was mild, just feels different, and already we, in a weeks time, have went from 60 degree temps, down to 25, high bright sun, to a few days of rain. Inconsistent weather brings inconsistent chances of fishing and catching early season striped bass, and moreso on the fly.