It was a great evening yesterday, with plenty of bugs and fish rising, especially the closer you came to dark. The only issue was how stinkin’ picky they were. It was one of those “watch them eat an olive, put the exact pattern over them, and nothing happens” type of nights. That being said, we a good customer do VERY well simply blind casting size #18 olive (deficiens) parachutes throughout the afternoon / evening. I will hopefully have a picture from him shortly to share. Today, we’re starting off with a heavy overcast fog, as it got pretty dang chilly overnight. That will likely burn off, and we’re expecting partly-sunny skies. This should give us a nice carbon-copy of yesterday, but hopefully this time with more cooperative fish!
AAAAAH-OOOOOOO-GAAAAH! Photo by: Bart Larmouth
Tricorythodes species – #22 male and female
Ephemerella dorthea – Sulphurs – #16 (sporadic), #18 & #20
Isonychia bicolor – Isos – #12-2XL and BIGGER!
Potomanthus distinctus – Golden Drake – #12-2xl (sporadic)
Ephemerella pseudocloeon- Tiny BWO- #22-26
Epeorus vitreus – Pale Evening Dun – (Female) -#14 (sporadic)
Epeorus vitreus – Light Cahill – (Male)- #14 (sporadic)
Ephemerella invaria – Large Sulphurs / Light Cahills – #14 (waning)
Ephemerella deficiens- Dark. BWO -#12-20 (when cloudy)
Ephemerella attenuata- Light BWO- #16-20 (when cloudy)
Hydropsyche- Tan Caddis- #18
Ryacophilia- Olive Caddis- #16
Baetis species – #18 & #20 (when cloudy)
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 340 cfs @ 47º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 362 cfs @ 51º |
| East Branch at Harvard,NY | 145 cfs @ 56º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy,NY | 341 cfs @ 64º |
| Mainstem at Lordville,NY | 839 cfs @ 66º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls,NY | 159 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 69.0% – 325 CFS release |
