Aloe anyone? It was pretty brutal out there yesterday in the sun. With no morning clouds to speak of, and cool water temps to start, there wasn’t much action in the morning, and as the day heated up, both the bugs and the fish were nowhere to be seen. The evening activity was condensed to about 9PM until dark on the West Branch, with the Main Stem showing a few more bugs, but no fish to eat them until after 8:30 or so. Today looks like more of the same, with fewer clouds, and warmer air temps. The cool night will help keep the upper main fishable for the next few days, but if this warm, clear weather continues, the action will start to be concentrated solely on the West Branch.
Bob Cirocco with a nice Main Stem Rainbow. Photo by: Kevan Smaracko.
Hatches:
Epeorus vitreus – Pale Evening Dun – (Female) -#14
Epeorus vitreus – Light Cahill – (Male)- #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 | 510 cfs @ 45º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 585 cfs @ 48º |
| East Branch at Harvard,NY | 206 cfs @ 58º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy,NY | 839 cfs @ 62º |
| Mainstem at Lordville,NY | 1,830 cfs @ 65º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls,NY | 507 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 96.2% – 500 CFS release |
