The weatherman was wrong again but at least this time it was in our favor. Instead of sun all afternoon the clouds rolled in and just stayed. That made the bugs and the fish happier than they’ve been during the day in a while. Nymphing was decent but there were fish on top eating March Browns, Gray Fox, and the odd Green Drake dun. A few sulphurs mixed in for good measure. The coffin flies are in the air but no one here saw them hit the water in decent numbers yet. Today looks like sun with some wind. The Beaverkill, Lower East Branch, and Mainstem are all clearing nicely. The West Branch avoided the color completely and is great shape this morning.
Keep and eye out for these throughout the system
Hatching:
March Brown #10 – 2xl – S. Vicarium
Gray Fox # 12-2xl – S. Vicarium (formerly fuscum)
Sulphurs #16 -18 E. dorothea
Light Cahill #14 – E. Invaria
Pale Evening Dun #14 Epeorus vitreus
Green Drake #8-2xl E. Guttalata
Tan Caddis #16 – 18- Hydrosyche sp.
Charcoal Caddis #16-18 – Dk Brachycentrus sp.
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 494 cfs @ 44º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 552 cfs @ 48º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 203 cfs @ 56º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 877 cfs @ 60º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,730 cfs @ 62º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 492 cfs @ N/A |
