It looks like all the rivers are dropping nicely. Not TOO nicely, as I am looking forward to finally floating the East Branch sometime this week. We had one of our first fairly cool days yesterday, and it helped drop the water temps on all three branches pretty dramatically. As a result, we had some pretty good hatching here on the West, and the fish were very active throughout the day. The ‘other side’ and the Main were / are still pretty cloudy, but definitely clearing quickly. I would anticipate them fishing by the weekend for sure, if not a little bit sooner. Today they are calling for a few more clouds and a slightly warmer day, but I see no reason it shouldn’t be a carbon-copy of yesterday (with hopefully a few more isos!).
Yes, I know this is a Cornuta – but some of the Ephemerella deficiens I caught on the house were almost this green, so it works for reference purposes. Photo by: Jeff White
Tricorythodes species – #22 male and female (waning)
Isonychia bicolor – Isos – #12-2XL and BIGGER!
Heptagenia hebe – Olive Sulphur – #16 & #18
Pseudocloeon– Tiny BWO- #22-26
Epeorus vitreus – Light Cahill – (Male)- #14 (sporadic)
Ephemerella invaria – Large Sulphurs / Light Cahills – #14 (waning)
Ephemerella deficiens– Dark. BWO -#12-20 (when cloudy)
Ephemerella attenuata– Light BWO- #16-20 (when cloudy)
Hydropsyche- Tan Caddis- #18
Ryacophilia- Olive Caddis- #16
Baetis species – #18 & #20 (when cloudy)
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 331 cfs @ 48º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 388 cfs @ 50º |
| East Branch at Harvard,NY | 252 cfs @ 54º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy,NY | 2,890 cfs @ 56º |
| Mainstem at Lordville,NY | 3,890 cfs @ 57º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls,NY | 1,940 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 55.1% – 300 CFS release |
