Although I promised I wouldn’t say this, I am afraid I have to – You should have been here yesterday! The river was on fire – bugs throughout the system, and fish (particularly rainbows) coming up and chasing olives like crazy! The good news: today appears to be a carbon-copy of yesterday – cloudy with sporadic showers. The only bummer yesterday was if you were out, you got SOAKED. All this rain hasn’t greatly affected the river level, so fish should still be in their ‘normal’ lies as they have for the last few weeks.
Proof that Bart gets out and fishes. Photo by: Ken Lagerveld
Hatches:
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 | 538 cfs @ 45º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 601 cfs @ 48º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 209 cfs @ 57º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 528 cfs @ 65º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,420 cfs @ 64º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 215 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 88.2% – 500 CFS |
