The wind was definitely calmer yesterday which helped the fishing. In the morning nymphing definitely paid off on the lower West Branch. The sulphurs and small olives came later in the evening offering some dry fly action. Spinners are falling early due to the cold weather so if you get a refusal on a dun pattern check the water carefully. The mid-day sulphurs on the Upper West Branch seem to be waning a bit but there is still a fishable hatch. the fish seem to have been keying on the small pseudos over the last few days. Today looks warmer with light winds. The West Branch under the 191 Bridge is 53 degrees this morning.
Mitchell with a nice morning rainbow yesterday
Tyler with one of his own
Hatching:
Sulphurs #16 -20 E. dorothea
Summer Stenos #12-16 various species
Tan Caddis #16 – 18- Hydrosyche sp.
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Dark Blue Winged Olive #16 -20 – E. deficiens, lata, etc.
Light Blue Winged Olive #16 -20 – E. cornutella, etc
Slate Drakes #12 – Isonychia bicolor
Charcoal Caddis #16-18 – Dk Brachycentrus sp.
Golden Drakes – #12-2xl – Potomanthus sp.
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 688 cfs @ 46º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 709 cfs @ 48º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 191 cfs @ 54º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 367 cfs @ 61º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,220 cfs @ 60º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 120 cfs @ N/A |
