Well the release from Cannonsville has been dropped to 500 cfs as of yesterday afternoon. Still trying to figure out why the drop, I will post once we find out. Otherwise, we had a great night on the river yesterday, with lots of bugs, and eager fish both in the riffs and the still water. Good flushes of Isos and dortheas, as well as a few little golden stones (yellow sallies) thrown in just for some added excitement. Today, we’re expecting similar conditions, with even a little more cloud cover to help us out. We have some dense fog this morning, so early hatches are likely not going to happen, and we’ll hopefully see our normal early-afternoon action pick up, then give way to some great evening fishing as well!
Ed DeSalvio with a honker of a brown caught this weekend. He’s got to give these fish a break! Photo: Jim Swift
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 | 486 cfs @ 45º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 585 cfs @ 47º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 209 cfs @ 58º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 356 cfs @ 64º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,310 cfs @ 65º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 152 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 91.5% – 600 CFS release |
