August 8th and all of us up here are wearing fleece jackets this morning. We couldn’t ask for better weather to keep the rivers in great shape. The Mainstem at Callicoon is a cool 65 degrees this morning. The forecast for today is sun with warm temperatures. The best daytime fishing should be above Hale Eddy with the mid-day #18 sulphur hatches. The fish have been up and happy. The olives have been following the sulphur hatch so keep a close eye to see which mayfly the fish are eating. We’ve seen a few Summer Stenos on the lower West Branch during the day but you need to be mobile and hunt for rising fish in the sun. The main #20 sulphurs down low have been coming towards dark. There have been some Isonychias mixed in with the Sulphurs throughout the river system.
Allen and Samantha working together to land this one on the West Branch
Hatching:
Sulphurs #16 -20 E. dorothea
Light Cahill #14 – E. Invaria
Pale Evening Dun #14 Epeorus vitreus
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 #12-2xl – 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 | 609 cfs @ 46º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 648 cfs @ 48º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 213 cfs @ 54º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 491 cfs @ 62º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,260 cfs @ 63º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 195 cfs @ N/A |
