They weren’t kidding about the rain today. It came slow and steady throughout the afternoon, with real heavy bits at times in the evening. The majority of the rain did manage to spread north and south of us, so the West Branch only came up about 100cfs total, giving it a tiny bit more color – what many guides call the “perfect” amount. The Beaverkill as per usual got blown out, but is dropping quickly. I haven’t had a chance to head over to town to see if the Lower East / Main have suffered as a result of it yet, but my guess is that the East will be quite stained, with the West clearing it up once it hits the Main Stem. Otherwise, today we’re looking at partly cloudy (yuck) with temps in the low 70s (yay!). Not sure what will happen this morning (due to the sudden drops in water temp), but we’re definitely getting set up for a great evening tonight, and good hatches during the day up river, cloud cover permitting.
Cats and dogs. Not sure how visible, however. A view at 5PM of Home Pool. Photo by: Bart Larmouth
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 | 681 cfs @ 49º |
| East Branch at Harvard,NY | 288 cfs @ 55º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy,NY | 1,970 cfs @ 59º |
| Mainstem at Lordville,NY | 2,170 cfs @ 62º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls,NY | 1,540 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 96.6% – 500 CFS release |
