It physically hurts me to type this next bit: yesterday, they wouldn’t eat an Iso. At least not for me, or those I talked to. The good news is there were plenty of bugs to be had in the evening, especially sulphurs and small olives, and while spotty, the fish were up and rising with some degree of regularity. The old standby of tossing a cheeseburger over them did not have the desired effect, unfortunately. Also, NYC has dropped the release from Cannonsville back down to 500 cfs, as the reservoir level is down under 84%. We should stay here for the foreseeable future, and the smaller drop should not adversely affect the fishing or bugs. As for weather, today is supposed to be a mirror-image of yesterday, sans wind (thankfully). Bright sun, patchy clouds will likely make daytime fishing a bit challenging, but evening should certainly light up again!
This nice bow was caught at half past dark-thirty (8:27 or so) last night. Photo: Pat Regan
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 | 477 cfs @ 46º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 561 cfs @ 48º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 176 cfs @ 58º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 434 cfs @ 64º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,220 cfs @ 64º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 176 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 83.4% – 600 CFS release |
