Rain! It definitely came down hard and fast yesterday, sometimes incredibly so. The bugs weren’t exactly there in the downpour, but did show up a bit earlier in the day, and a brief rush in the evening. The streamer bite was pretty darn nice though! The West Branch jumped up to just over 1,000 cfs briefly, and a good amount of color stained it up for a little while. This came in from the (previously very low) feeder streams. We have balanced back out to near 700 this morning, and while there is definitely still a bit of color in the water, it is fishable, and hopefully won’t allow the fish to see the leader and fly as well as they have been lately. I’m pretty sure they’ve been taking flies based on who tied them at this point. Regardless, it’s a great level for floating and wading, and we should have some decent hatching when the cloud cover develops this afternoon.
EricFishpine landed this nice Brown in the rain yesterday – his first Delaware fish! Photo: Bruce Miller
What’s Hatching:
Ephemerella dorthea – Sulphurs – #16 & #18
Epeorus vitreus – PED / Pink Lady – #14
Isonychia bicolor – Iso – Slate Drake – #12-2XL
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 | 486 cfs @ 46º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 709 cfs @ 49º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 378 cfs @ 58º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 4,150 cfs @ 62º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 7,610 cfs @ 64º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 2,160 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 86.1% – 500 CFS release |
