Yep, it seems that summer has reared its ugly head (at least as far as yesterday was concerned). Bright sun, lots of heat, and slow going throughout the day, followed by a flurry of activity at night. We had the same bug soup late, but a breeze came up around 6:00 PM which added a little bit of challenge to the late rush. Today however, we’ve woken up to cloudy skies and cooler temps, with drizzly rain predicted throughout the day. This will not just make for a great dry fly day (fingers crossed, I’m hoping to get out!), but also will aid in cooling the rivers down a bit. The lower east got up near 65 yesterday, as did the Main. The lack of sun and cool rainfall will hopefully do the trick!
Kurt Vasquez from Pittsburgh with a chunky Main Stem Rainbow. Photo by: Kevan Smaracko.
Hatches:
Stenonema vicarium – March Browns – #10-2xl
Stenonema fuscum – Grey Fox – #12-2xl
Ephemerella dorthea – Sulphurs – #16
Ephemerella invaria – Large Sulphurs / Light Cahills – #14
Ephemerella cornuta – Light BWO – #14 (sporadic)
Ephemera guttulata – Green Drake – #8-2xl
Baetis species – #18 & #20
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 676 cfs @ 53º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 885 cfs @ 52º |
| East Branch at Harvard,NY | 370 cfs @ 55º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy,NY | 1,430 cfs @ 58º |
| Mainstem at Lordville,NY | 2,920 cfs @ 62º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls,NY | 745 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level &Release | 100% – 401 CFS release |
