The bright sun seemed to hold the bugs and fish back a bit yesterday but there were definitely opportunities. We did see some caddis, march browns, and hendricksons on the water. Some fish were eating even in the sun. The trick was making the best of each opportunity. Once the sun dropped the fish and the bugs were happier.
Today looks a little better from a fishing standpoint with clouds, mild air temps in the mid 60’s, and a little over 1/4″ of rain. We could see decent olive hatches again reminiscent of last week’s. Along with the #18 – 22 olives definitely have a few cornutas with you just in case the hatch in good numbers today.
Cannonsville is still spilling and the West Branch is both wadeable and floatable. The surface temperature of the reservoir is warm so you will notice higher water temps right off the bat from Stilesville all the way down the Mainstem today.
Nickey Bulleit coming through again
Hatching:
March Browns – #10-2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium (formerly Stenonema vicarium)
Hendrickson- #12 – 14 – E. subvaria
Hendrickson #16 – E. X
Blue Quill #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Dark Brachycentrus sp. – #14 – 18 – Dark Grannom
Light Brachycentrus sp. – #16 – 18 – Apple Caddis
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans (updated name: Baetis tricaudatus)
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 400 cfs |
52° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 676 cfs |
53° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 249 cfs | 54° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 998 cfs | 57° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,090 cfs | 57° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 503 cfs | N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 224 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 52° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 418 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 100.4% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 99.9% |
