We ended up with a few more clouds than expected yesterday. We had flushes of sulphurs in the afternoon and some fish were eating on top. Shaded areas definitely fished better early. In the evening it seemed to depend on where you were fishing. Some people saw another flush of sulphurs mixed with isonychias while other pools seemed quiet. There are fish eating so if you don’t see any action move around and look for fish in other areas. We are mainly fishing sulphurs #16-18, cahills #14, and isonychias #12-2xl.
Today is going to be much cooler with air temperatures only reaching the high 70’s. The lower East Branch and Mainstem are still too hot to fish so stick to the West Branch and the upper East Branch.
Temps on the West Branch remain great despite the heat
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 | 486 cfs |
44° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 561 cfs |
48° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 159 cfs | 60° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 323 cfs | 71° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 905 cfs | 68° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 124 cfs | N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 497 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 59° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 93 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 90.9% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 95.2% |
