It’s July 1st and the Temperature under the Hancock Bridge is 60 degrees this morning, Pepacton Reservoir is at 100.3% and Cannonsville is at 98.6% capacity- not a bad way to start off the month. The rain yesterday morning was a little heavier than predicted so we saw a bump in flows that dropped back quickly. The color is fine on the West Branch and the level is good for both wading and floating. The fish did get happy during the rain and were eating well until the sun popped out. Daytime activity was limited to nymphing and blind casting Isos until the sun dropped and we saw the normal flush of bugs into dark. It looks like we should get a couple afternoon storms today which should help the fishing mid afternoon.
Another Steno Spinner- don’t leave the river too early!
Hatching:
Sulphurs #16 -20 E. dorothea
Light Cahill #14 – E. Invaria
Pale Evening Dun #14 Epeorus vitreus
Tan Caddis #16 – 18- Hydrosyche sp.
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Slate Drakes #12-2xl – Isonychia bicolor
Charcoal Caddis #16-18 – Dk Brachycentrus sp.
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 502 cfs @ 44º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 595 cfs @ 48º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 1,430 cfs @ 64º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 2,290 cfs @ 65º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 3,480 cfs @ 66º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 602 cfs @ N/A |
