Interesting day on the water Wednesday, depending on where you were wetting a line. Interesting, but productive for those with patience. The day was brighter and sunnier than predicted, so it certainly started off as a typical summertime day, with a few bugs and fish popping here and there. Fish were active on streamers during this time, despite the sunshine. As evening approached, so did the bug soup. Green Drakes, Grey Fox, Isos, caddis, and of dorthea in droves on the West Branch at dark. Most would take a coffin fly, but others were definitely choosing one bug to feed on, so you had to have it right! Today we have cloud cover and rain in the forecast, with just a little bit more of a breeze (15 MPH gusts) expected. This could make for one heck of a day out on the river, let’s see what it brings!
The cloudy rainy days can be the best! Photo: Norm Price
What’s Hatching:
Ephemera guttulata – Green Drakes – #8-2XL
Isonychia bicolor – Iso – Slate Drake – #12-2XL
Stenonema fuscum – Grey Fox – #12-2xl
Hydropysche species – Tan Caddis – #16 & #18
Chimarra species – Charcoal Caddis – #16 & #18
Epeorus vitreus – PED, Pink Lady – #14
Pseudocloeon species – BWO – #22 – sporadic
Ephemerella invaria– Sulphurs – #14
Ephemerella dorthea – Sulphurs – #16
Current Flow Conditions:
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,130 cfs @ 63º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,280 cfs @ 54º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 823 cfs @ 56º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,190 cfs @ 59º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 3,050 cfs @ 61º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 375 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 101.8% – 278 CFS release |
