Happy August! It was definitely an odd one yesterday to finish out the month. During the cloudier portions of the day there were good Sulphur hatches, as well as big stenos as well, but our Iso hatch was one of the weakest in the last few weeks – no real explanation for that one. As the day went on, the sun actually popped back out (exactly the OPPOSITE of what was “predicted”), and slowed the hatching down until later in the evening as it began to set. Then we had all the above bugs, as well as a nice big rush of Heptagenia Hebes (Olive Sulphurs) just for fun. Today is slated to be cloudy, cool, with scattered showers and a late T-storm in the works. Definitely the makings of a great BWO day! We’ll see what happens!
Austin Bowers with a great Brown caught Tuesday evening. Photo: Bruce Miller
What’s Hatching:
Ephemerella dorthea – Sulphurs – #16 & #18
Isonychia bicolor – Iso – Slate Drake – #12-2XL
Hydropysche species – Tan Caddis – #16 & #18
Chimarra species – Charcoal Caddis – #16 & #18
Stenonema species – Various Light Cahills – #14
Pseudocloeon species – BWO – #22 – sporadic
Heptagenia hebe – Olive Sulphurs – #16 – starting
Current Flow Conditions:
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 494 cfs @ 45º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 580 cfs @ 47º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 191 cfs @ 56º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 273 cfs @ 65º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,100 cfs @ 64º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 118 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 90.8% – 500 CFS release |
