Yesterday was another bright sunny day. The fish and bugs were shy again but did rise in the shaded areas and things picked up as the sun dropped. We are seeing some coffin flies in the evening so be prepared. Nymphing is the best strategy for picking up fish during the day but there are some fish rising if you are patient. There are little olives on the water so if you see fish rising and no large mayflies try a #24 pseudo emerger.
Today is another sunny day with light winds in the forecast. The air temps will reach the 80’s with a 20% chance of Thunderstorms over the next couple of days. Nighttime air temps will drop back to the 60’s. Hopefully we receive some relief from either the rain or directed releases to meet the Montague flow target. By late this afternoon we need to fish with our thermometers again.
Josh sent us this picture from the weekend
Hatching:
Slate Drake #12-2xl – Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur #16-18 – E. dorothea
Green Drake #8-2xl – E. guttulata
PED / Pink Lady #14 – E. vitreus
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)
Tan Caddis #16-18 – Hydrosyche sp.
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Dark Chimarra sp.
Flows and Temps as of 8:00 AM:
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| Flow | Temp | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 241 cfs | 42° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 271 cfs | 53° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 145 cfs | 56° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 408 cfs | 59° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 839 cfs | 62° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 176 cfs | N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 200 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 57° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 118 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 95.6% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 97.2% |
