The daytime sulphurs are hatching on the West Branch offering some decent shots at fish even in the sun. They have been challenging in the clear water so we’ve found emergers and half and half patterns to be the most effective. There are Isonychias in the riffles and a few Cahills mixed in during the day with the majority of them coming off in the evening. The lowe West also has sulphurs coming off at dark offering some decent spinner fishing. We may get some T Storms over the next few days which will be a welcome sight- hopefully they bring lots of cloud cover and the olives! The temperature at the Hancock Bridge is 59 degrees this morning- not too bad for July 7th.
Back to the river
Hatching:
Sulphurs #16 -20 E. dorothea
Light Cahill #14 – E. Invaria
Pale Evening Dun #14 Epeorus vitreus
Summer Stenos #12-16 various species
Tan Caddis #16 – 18- Hydrosyche sp.
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Dark Blue Winged Olive #16 -20 – E. deficiens, lata, etc.
Light Blue Winged Olive #16 -20 – E. conutella, etc
Slate Drakes #12-2xl – Isonychia bicolor
Charcoal Caddis #16-18 – Dk Brachycentrus sp.
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 502 cfs @ 45º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 575 cfs @ 49º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 370 cfs @ 63º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,520 cfs @ 64º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,460 cfs @ 65º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 876 cfs @ N/A |
