We had to deal with the bright sun for most of yesterday. Nymphing was the best method early. When the air temperature rose in the afternoon we had a lot of flying ants coming out of the ground. Some found their way to the water making some fish happy. You were still better off finding shaded banks and protected areas. There were some olives mixed in plus a few isonychias here and there. On the Main we didn’t see any on particular but that stuck out but the fish seemed happy to eat an isonychia. Today will be a little warmer but otherwise a repeat of yesterday. Hopefully more ants! Tomorrow we may see an afternoon shower which should bring back our olives in good numbers.
Tim from over the weekend. Photo by Bruce Miller
Hatching:
Slate Drake #12 – 14 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Cahill – #14 – Summer Sulphurs, Stenocron spp.
Little BWO – #22 – 26- Pseudocloeon sp.
Blue Wing Olives – #18 – Baetis sp.
Tricos – #22 – 26 – Tricorythodes
Olive Sulphur – #18 – 20 – Heptagenia hebe
Little Tan Sedge – #16 – 18 – Glossosoma sp.
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophilia sp.
Tan Caddis #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche spp.
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 307 cfs |
48° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 385 cfs |
52° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 153 cfs | 53° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 391 cfs |
58° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 925 cfs |
61° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 166 cfs | 58° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 325 cfs |
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| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 56° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 137 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 77.1% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 85.7% |
