Yesterday was a warm one, resulting in slow and sporadic bug activity throughout the day. When the bugs are sparse, it is always a good idea to use a large Iso as a searching pattern and drum the banks, foam lines, current seams, as well as swift riffles. Using this technique seemed to be the ticket on the Main yesterday when the fish were not consistently rising. It was difficult to find a bug on the East Branch, until right before dark when the sky was filled with Stenocron spinners resulting in mass feeding throughout the river. Even though the water is high on the East and the Main, they are remaining clear and fishable.
Hatches:
Isonychia bicolor – Iso/Slate Drake #12-2XL and BIGGER!
Ephemerella cornuta – Light Blue Wing Olive #14
Ephemerella deficiens – Dark Blue Wing Olive #16
Ephemerella dorothea – Sulphur- #16/18/20
Hydropsyche sp. – Tan Caddis – #16-#18
Ephemerella invaria – Light Cahill – #12
Stenonema stenocron – Light Cahill – #14
Brachycentrus sp. (Dark Grannom – Charcoal) #16- #18
Pseudocloeon – Little BWO’s- #22-#26
| FLOWS: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 510 cfs @ 44º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 570 cfs @ 47º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 314 cfs @ 58º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,400 cfs @ 61º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,420 cfs @ 63º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 820 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 94.7% – 500 CFS |
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