The sunshine during the day yesterday made the fish a little shy but we did see sproadic mid-day hatching of sulphurs and cahills mixed with some caddis. There were some fish eating them but the surface activity was much better in shaded areas. Things picked up when the sun dropped behind the hills and the fish felt more comfortable rising. Nymphing was productive during the day with fish eating in the riffles.
Today looks like a mirror image of yesterday with warm air temperatures and sunshine. Winds will be negligible at 4 mph. We have a slight chance of very light showers over the next few days but the cloud cover will certainly help the fishing. Temperatures remain decent throughout the system but most rivers are starting off a few degrees warmer this morning. Fishs Eddy peaked at 66 degrees yesterday, Lordville peaked at 64 degrees yesterday and Callicoon peaked at 68 degrees. All will likely peak higher today so if you are fishing the lower sections of the East Branch or Mainstem use your thermometer.
Larry holding a nice brown from yesterday. Photo by Michael Brewer
Hatching:
Slate Drake – 12-2xl- Isonychia bicolor
Pink Lady – #14 – Epeorus vitreus
Sulphur – #16-18 – E dorothea
Light Blue Winged Olive – #14 E. cornuta
Tan Caddis – #16 – 20 – Hydropsyche spp.
Dark Brachycentrus sp. – #14 – 18 – Dark Grannom
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans (updated name: Baetis tricaudatus)
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 502 cfs |
43° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 580 cfs |
47° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 182 cfs | 55° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 392 cfs | 60° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,040 cfs | 61° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 173 cfs | N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 500 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 53° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 171 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 94.8% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 97.1% |
