Clouds! At least that is what the forecast is calling for, which should make for some excellent mid-day fishing here system-wide. We had reports of golden drakes (potomanthus distinctus) on the East Branch last night, which has been maintaing a low temp due to the increased flows from Pepacton. On the West it was bug soup last night – Stenos, pseudos, dortheas, deficiens, and on, and on – made for a tough night trying to figure out what the fish were eating – Delaware fun at its finest!
A White Fly (Ephoron leukon) shuck - they change from dun to spinner almost immediately after hatching - sometimes in mid-air! Photo by: Jeff White
- 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 | 620 cfs @ 43º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 648 cfs @ 46º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 643 cfs @ 48º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,150 cfs @ 596º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,050 cfs @ 63º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 381 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 96.9% – 610 CFS |
