A mixed bag out there yesterday, with the West seeing plenty of active fish subsurface with little bug activity, and the Main having the opposite! The fishing did pick up as the day progressed, and active feeders were found on the Main from Stockport down on both Stenos and Pseudos. The fish on the West had streamers on the mind, but were also happy to take a well-drifted nymph. Today, we’re back almost to 70 degrees, but with moderate to heavy clouds predicted. If it stays that way, the pseudos should be out in force on the West Branch as well, and the Main should continue to produce as well.
While some are colored up, plenty of our ‘bows almost have that steelhead look! Photo: Jeff White
Isonychia bicolor – Iso – Slate Drake – #12-2XL, #12
Stenonema species – Various Light Cahills – #14
Pseudocloeon species – BWO – #22 – sporadic
Ephemerella lata – Dark BWO – #18
Heptagenia hebe – Olive Sulphurs – #16
Current Flow Conditions:
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 609 cfs @ 53º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 773 cfs @ 54º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 176 cfs @ 50º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 367 cfs @ 55º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,160 cfs @ 56º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 138 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 74.7% – 615 CFS release |
