The release from Cannonsville reservoir has been bumped slightly to 1,167 cfs until further notice. It seems the conditions are great, the bugs are hatching, the fish want to eat, but we are fighting the wind everyday as these fronts move through. The olives are there so once we get a break in the gusts the fish have been eating on top most afternoons. Along with the olive we are seeing some Isonychias and Heptagenia mayflies on the water so don’t overlook the bigger bugs yet. There are quite a few caddis on the water in the evening. If no fish are rising we’ve had some success swinging pups patterns through the deeper runs. Today Accuweather is calling for moderate temperatures in the 60’s and some wind. I hope they are wrong about the wind and it stays calm like it is so far this morning. The West Branch under the 191 Bridge in Hancock is 54 degrees this morning.
Fall is streamer time!
Hatching:
Olive/Sulphurs #18 -20 H. hebe
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Dark Blue Winged Olive #16 -20 – E. deficiens, lata, etc.
Slate Drakes #14 -Isonychia bicolor
Charcoal Caddis #16-18 – Dk Brachycentrus sp.
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,220 cfs @ 55º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,270 cfs @ 55º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 103 cfs @ 52º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 191 cfs @ 54º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,370 cfs @ 56º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 72 cfs @ N/A |
