Yesterday’s warmer water temperatures and bright sun slowed the daytime hatches down. It seems that most of the mayflies hatched very early in the day or after dark. We did run into enough tan caddis and tiny blue winged olives on the water to get some fish looking up. A #18 tan caddis pupa turned out to be the dry fly of the day. The fishing was definitely better during periods of cloud cover and in shaded areas. Nymphing was the most productive method yesterday. The rivers colored up a bit from the rain and the fish seemed to less shy than they have been lately. A few people had success throwing streamers in the off color water.
Today is another day to check the water with your thermometer before you fish. Lordville is 66 degrees already this morning so I would stick to the East and West Branches. The West Branch under the 191 Bridge is 59 degrees. The East Branch at Fishs Eddy is 63. Air temps will be in the high 70’s or the next two days but we should have some cloud cover with a chance of showers. Wednesday the forecast is calling for cooler temps which will be a great help.
Dave holding a nice brown caught by Dave
Hatching:
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22-26 – Pseudo sp. (now classified as Acentrella sp.)
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
Tan Caddis #16-18 – Hydrosyche sp.
Apple Caddis #16-18 – Light Brachycentrus sp.
Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Hendrickson – #12 – E. subvaria (female)
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 | 300 cfs @ 42º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 412 cfs @ 52º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 159 cfs @ 57º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 585 cfs @ 63º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,330 cfs @ 66º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 246 cfs @ N/A |
