*UPDATE* – We had a greater amount of rain than expected this morning, so we bumped up a bit, but the feeders are definitely throwing a bit of silt and color down into the West Branch. By no means a blow out, just some distinct lack of transparency, which will clear quickly.
Nothing too shocking to report from yesterday, with the bugs and fish behaving pretty much as expected – picky in the sun, and active in the evening. Isos, sulphurs, and hebes were the main fare, but there were some limited reports of flying ants as well – very localized and sporadic, but keep your eyes open for them. There is some weather predicted today, but everything is listed as “possible,” so we will just have to take it as it comes! Otherwise, I’d expect a pretty similar day out there. You have to love consistent flows!
A nice little football that fell victim to an ISO. Check out the white on his fins! Photo by: Jim Swift
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 @ 45º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 601 cfs @ 48º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 235 cfs @ 58º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,020 cfs @ 62º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,910 cfs @ 63º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 430 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 86.1% – 500 CFS release |
