The water temperatures are okay throughout the system this morning. Lordville is starting off at 63 degrees so definitely check the water with your thermometer before fishing this afternoon. The release was increased to 325 last night to help meet the flow target at Montague, NJ. This is still not enough cold water to protect the Mainstem from thermal stress on hot sunny days so keep pressuring the politicians. We have some warm air temps coming today and tomorrow but luckily today we will have some cloud cover with the potential for brief showers. Hopefully it will be enough to protect the exposed rocks from heating up.
The hatching is still bug soup. Bring everything and definitely do not forget the March Browns. We still have some blue quills and plenty of #16 hendricksons on the water. Sulphurs can’t be too far behind.
Please check the water temps often over the next two days and if you see temps approaching 67 just move up river closer to the dams.
Dane with a nice brown yesterday. Photo by Stephen Shen
Hatching:
March Brown #10-2xl – S. vicarium (now classified as Maccaffertioum vicarium)
Gray Fox #12-2xl – S. fuscum (now also classified as Maccaffertioum vicarium)
Hendrickson #16 – E. X species
Apple Caddis #16-18 – Light Brachycentrus sp.
Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Hendrickson – #12 – E. subvaria (female)
Blue Quill – #16 – Paralep. adoptiva
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Dark Chimarra sp.
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 340 cfs @ 42º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 344 cfs @ 53º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 135 cfs @ 56º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 426 cfs @ 60º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 811 cfs @ 63º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 205 cfs @ N/A |
