The afternoon thunderstorms we have been getting have added just a little bit more water to the current flows so expect the rivers to drop slightly throughout the day. The bugs have been coming later on bright, sunny days but there have been some fish feeding sporadically in the shaded areas on left over mayflies and caddis. Water temperatures are in great shape for mid July despite the sun and heat over the last few days. Callicoon peaked at 66 degrees yesterday but is starting off higher this morning. The upper Mainstem should be fine with the Cannonsville release cooling it down. We did find fish eating golden drakes yesterday so definitely carry a few- plus the spinners for dark. Sulphurs, isonychias, and cahills are making up most of the rest of the menu.
Geoff with a nice brown from the weekend. Photo by Jared Makowski
Hatching:
Slate Drake #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur #18-20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahills #14 – various steno species (invaria, etc)
Golden Drake #12-2xl – Potomanthus distinctus
PED / Pink Lady #14 – E. vitreus
Large Blue Winged Olive #14 – D. cornuta
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22-26 – Pseudo sp. (now classified as Acentrella sp.)
Charcoal Caddis #14 -16 – dark Brachycentrus sp.
Tan Caddis #16-18 – Hydrosyche sp.
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Dark Chimarra sp.
Flows and Temps as of 8:00 AM:
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| Flow | Temp | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,620 cfs | 41° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,960 cfs | 47° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 536 cfs | 48° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,140 cfs | 60° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,960 cfs |
59° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 316 cfs | N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,499 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 49° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 348 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 94.9% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 97.3% |
