What a difference a day makes! Fish were to be found up and down the West Branch yesterday, with some even working on the main stem – the good news? It seems the ANTS have finally made their appearance – ranging in size from #14 all the way down to the standard #20, mostly black. The only downer is it appears that the fish are being just as selective with them as they are with the mayflies!
Hatches:
Black Flying Ants #14-#20
Isonychia bicolor – Iso/Slate Drake #12-2XL
Ephemerella dorothea – Sulphur- #16/18/20
Stenonema sp. – Light Cahill #12-#14
Ephemerella deficiens- Blue Wing Olive #14
Hydropsyche sp. – Tan Caddis – #16-#18
Emphemerella invaria – Light Cahill – #12
Brachycentrus sp. (Dark Grannom – Charcoal) #16- #18
Pseudocloeon – Little BWO’s- #22-#26
| FLOWS: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 631 cfs @ 45º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 670 cfs @ 48º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 288 cfs @ 58º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,630 cfs @ 63º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,600 cfs @ 64º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 997 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 85.1% – 500 CFS |
