The Mainstem is starting off over 70 degrees again this morning. The lower East Branch is 67 degrees. This is another day to leave those rivers alone and concentrate on the Upper East Branch or the West Branch. The West Branch under the 191 Bridge in Hancock peaked at 69 degrees yesterday so if you are on the lower river check the temps before you fish.
Find the cold water and you should see some sporadic daytime caddis activity mixed with an occasional sulphur. A lot of the hatching has been coming during the last half our of light. Some morning have even fished well with left over spinner and occasional hatches.
Hellgrammites are getting active offering some big food
Hatching:
Slate Drake #12-2xl – Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur #16-18 – E. dorothea
Light Cahills #14 – various steno species (invaria, etc)
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 | 250 cfs | 42° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 385 cfs | 56° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 197 cfs | 59° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 802 cfs | 67° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,410 cfs | 71° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 375 cfs | N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 249 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 63° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 170 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 92.8% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 94.4% |
