We’re not sure what happened to these fish, but man are they hungry! Everyone out had a fantastic day on the river, catching fish on caddis early on, and sulphurs and olives into the evening. Fish were holding in SHALLOW riffles, almost as if they wanted to be in the sun! A #14 or #16 tan caddis (almost any pattern) was the trick for drumming them up in those riffles, and a good mix of rainbows and browns were there to be had! The ‘bows kept breaking a few of our guests off with their acrobatics – just what a purveyor of flies likes to hear!
Harold Berry with a nice WB Brown caught YESTERDAY on a tan caddis. Photo by: Wiley Paul
- 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 | 529 cfs @ 45º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 556 cfs @ 48º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 206 cfs @ 58º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 517 cfs @ 66º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,340 cfs @ 66º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 226 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 90.0% – 500 CFS |
