As you can see from the graph below, there really hasn’t been much change on the West Branch over the last few days. Yesterday did see some pretty significant weather changes towards the evening, however. Big T-storms rolled through, giving some nice 4th of July noise and flash, but barely got the ground wet. What it DID do was create a pressure change that put many of the bugs down, at least here on the lower river. Upstream by Deposit fished fairly well early on and into the afternoon, and slowed a little bit towards the end of day as the water temperatures dropped. Today looks like a return to steady pressure, as well as sweat-inducing sun and heat. Yay! So back to typical summer fishing again!
Good customer and friend of the club Norm Price sent us this from Montana, showing us possibly the perfect beverage for after hot days like today! Photo by: Norm Price
Hatches:
Epeorus vitreus – Pale Evening Dun – (Female) -#14
Epeorus vitreus – Light Cahill – (Male)- #14
Potomanthus distinctus – Golden Drake – #12-2xl
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 Pseudocloeon– Tiny BWO- #22-26
Hydropsyche- Tan Caddis- #18
Ryacophilia- Olive Caddis- #16
Baetis species – #18 & #20
| FLOWS AS OF 7:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 620 cfs @ 47º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 627 cfs @ 48º |
| East Branch at Harvard,NY | 156 cfs @ 64º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy,NY | 285 cfs @ 72º |
| Mainstem at Lordville,NY | 1,060 cfs @ 71º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls,NY | 131 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 89.6% – 600 CFS release |
