Good morning Happy Campers! Looks like we’re getting some extra water today, the question just is how much more – typically this time of year we get the yo-yo flows so that the minimum requirement at Montague can be met. We’ll see if that is the case today, or we just got bumped up a little bit to the 554 cfs as of 7AM today. Decent day out there yesterday, as some heavier intermittent clouds gave the bugs a chance to pop a little bit, and the calmer evening led to quite a bit of hatching right towards dark. The fish were cooperative in sections of the river, but mysteriously absent in others. The good news for today is that the forecast has changed slightly, and we’re not going to be in the mid-90s as predicted earlier. There will be a distinct lack of cloud cover however, so this could make it a bit tough during the day. Let’s hope the flows don’t go TOO high on the West Branch, or we’ll be looking at early evening fog shutting everything down.
Bugs on the shop lamp this morning. How many species do you see? Photo by: Bart Larmouth
Hatches:
Epeorus vitreus – Pale Evening Dun – (Female) -#14
Epeorus vitreus – Light Cahill – (Male)- #14
Potomanthus distinctus – Golden Drake – #12-2xl
Stenonema fuscum – Grey Fox – #12-2xl
Isonychia bicolor – Isos – #12-2XL and BIGGER!
Ephemerella dorthea – Sulphurs – #16
Ephemerella invaria – Large Sulphurs / Light Cahills – #14
Ephemerella cornuta – Light BWO – #14 (sporadic)
Ephemerella Deficiens– Dark. BWO -#12-20
Ephemerella Attenuata- Light BWO- #16-20
Ephemerella Pseudocloeon– Tiny BWO- #22-26
Hydropsyche- Tan Caddis- #18
Ryacophilia- Olive Caddis- #16
Baetis species – #18 & #20
| FLOWS AS OF 7:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 557 cfs (and rising) @ 46º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 538 cfs @ 48º |
| East Branch at Harvard,NY | 167 cfs @ 61º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy,NY | 348 cfs @ 68º |
| Mainstem at Lordville,NY | 1,040 cfs @ 68º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls,NY | 180 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 94.3% – 500 CFS release |
