It felt like summer out there yesterday! We were definitely over 70 degrees and it was a great day for late October. There were some olives and some fish reacting to them. When you’re looking for rising fish this time a year remember to keep moving. If you see the olives on the water for a while and no fish working move to another spot. Some fish rise well this time of year and others seem to eat underneath more. Nymphing was okay yesterday- mostly pheasant tails and caddis pupa fished over drop offs. The West Branch is coming up slightly this morning but remains wadeable along with the rest of the system. The West Branch under the 191 Bridge in Hancock is 53 degrees this morning.
Better Eagle shot- Photo by Bob Lewis
Hatching:
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Dark Blue Winged Olive #16 -20 – E. deficiens, lata, etc.
Slate Drakes #14 -Isonychia bicolor
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 194 cfs @ 56º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 359 cfs @ 54º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 159 cfs @ 49º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 491 cfs @ 51º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,010 cfs @ 52º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 203 cfs @ N/A |
