Scattered rain and cloud cover were the main news yesterday, and good news at that! The fish were happy, and the rivers have come up a little bit thanks to the influx of rain, but not enough to adversely affect the fishing, which made everyone happy. The sun did pop out a bit in the late afternoon, slowing the activity until evening, which turned into another perfect July night. Today, we’re looking at partly cloudy skies, and much cooler temps in the low 70s (hallelujah!). This coupled with the cooler water temps should give us a more “normal” summer fishing day, with bugs up top early, moving down river as the day progresses.
A tough fish comes to the net! Photo and catch by Bruce Miller
What’s Hatching:
Ephemerella dorthea – Sulphurs – #16 & #18
Isonychia bicolor – Iso – Slate Drake – #12-2XL
Hydropysche species – Tan Caddis – #16 & #18
Chimarra species – Charcoal Caddis – #16 & #18
Stenonema species – Various Light Cahills – #14
Pseudocloeon species – BWO – #22 – sporadic
Heptagenia hebe – Olive Sulphurs – #16 – starting
Current Flow Conditions:
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 577 cfs @ 46º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 756 cfs @ 49º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 235 cfs @ 59º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 400 cfs @ 68º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,640 cfs @ 66º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 174 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 94.2% – 600 CFS release |
