If you had a sail out there yesterday, you certainly would have made it down river in a hurry! The wind was certainly vicious, but many of the bugs decided to still hatch anyway. Unfortunately, with the surface being disturbed by the 30 MPH+ gusts, the fish were not able to see the smorgasbord on the surface at times. The wind did lay down briefly around dark (as expected), and there were nice fish taken around that time. Today, we are looking at a warmer day (highs near 75) with some clouds and hopefully an afternoon shower or two. The wind will be back at a more manageble level, so here’s hoping the armada stays home, and the fish make up for what they missed yesterday!
Piers MacDonald with a SLAB of a Main Stem Brown! Photo by: Wiley Paul
Hatches:
Ephemerella subvaria – Hendricksons – #16 – West Branch Only
Stenonema vicarium – March Browns – #10-2xl
Ephemerella dorthea – Sulphurs – #16
Ephemerella invaria – Large Sulphurs / Light Cahills – #14
Dark Brachycentrus Caddis – Charcoal – #16 & #18
Baetis species – #18 & #20
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 144 cfs @ 42º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 503 cfs @ 49º |
| East Branch at Harvard,NY | 382 cfs @ 47º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy,NY | 1,560 cfs @ 50º |
| Mainstem at Lordville,NY | 2,980 cfs @ 52º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls,NY | 859 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level &Release | 95.1% – 150 CFS release |
