We received a little rain over night but most of it soaked into the ground barely causing a bump in the flows. Any precipitation is a help. Today should be cooler with air temperatures in the low 80’s. The low tonight will be in the 50’s which should help the rivers keep cooler. We saw decent sulphurs and cahills hatching sporadically throughout the day. There were fish feeding on top but you definitely had to hunt for the active ones. The dryfly fishing improved after the sun dropped behind the hills through dark. We did see some isonychias hatching but a small sulphur cripple seemed to be the answer.
Ethan with a nice fish from Sunday. Photo by Kevan Smaracko
Hatching:
Slate Drake – 12-2xl- Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur – #16-18 – E dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – 16 – S. ithaca & canadense
Tiny Blue Winged Olive – #22 – 26 – Psuedocloeon spp.
Blue Winged Olive – #18 – 20 – E. lata
Light Blue Winged Olive – #16 – 20 E. attenuatta
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 |
44° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 575 cfs |
50° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 165 cfs | 62° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 312 cfs | 72° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 934 cfs | 69° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 131 cfs | N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 497 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 59° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 101 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 91.4% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 95.4% |
