It’s getting a little warm out there……. and it showed on the river yesterday. On the West Branch we saw some action early on in the day, which quickly faded once the sun burned off the fog and proceeded to nuke everything. Fortunately, as we started at lower water temps yesterday morning, we didn’t see a big spike in the overall temperature in the East or Main. As long as we keep having cooler nights, we should be able to stay cool and fishable until the air temps start to drop for Tuesday and Wednesday. Today is looking better from a sunlight point of view, with our favorite witchdoctors….. er….weathermen calling for mostly cloudy skies with warmer temps. As you can see from the list below, there are more than a few bugs out and on the water, so be ready for anything!
Something that's done for the year - a female Green Drake hatching. It looks like they decided to hatch at night this year, unfortunately. Photo by: Bob Lewis
Hatches:
Epeorus Vitreus(Female) – PED- #14
Epeorus Vitreus(Male)- Lt. Cahill- #14
Stenonema vicarium – March Browns – #10-2xl
Stenonema fuscum – Grey Fox – #12-2xl
Isonychia bicolor – Isos – #12-2XL and BIGGER!
Ephemerella dorthea – Sulphurs – #16
Ephemerella invaria – Large Sulphurs / Light Cahills – #14
Ephemerella cornuta – Light BWO – #14 (sporadic)
Ephemerella Deficiens– Dark. BWO -#12-20
Ephemerella Attenuata- Light BWO- #16-20
Ephemerella Pseudollocon– Tiny BWO- #22-26
Hydropsyche- Tan Caddis- #18
Ryacophilia- Olive Caddis- #16
Baetis species – #18 & #20
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 519 cfs @ 45º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 585 cfs @ 45º |
| East Branch at Harvard,NY | 194 cfs @ 57º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy,NY | 407 cfs @ 63º |
| Mainstem at Lordville,NY | 1,580 cfs @ 65º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls,NY | 455 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 97.4% – 500 CFS release |
