IT was a little bit different out there yesterday. Despite the slightly cooler weather (realize that is a relative phrase), not much happened on the West Branch in the evening until right at dark, when there was a small flush of BWOs (likely deficiens) just as you could no longer see. Down in Home Pool, there was nary a bug to be found. Very odd to be sure, so there must have been a pressure change or something of the like to keep them down. The powers that be have also started to ramp down the flow out of Cannonsville, so we now have only 737 coming out of the dam. If this remains stable, there should not be a great change in the fishing / fish holding spots. Today, we’ve got thunderstorms in the area this afternoon, and even lower temps again. Let’s hope for some good rain to get the East back up and cool the Main Stem down a bit!
Intern Jim Swift III with a FOOTBALL! Photo by: Jim Swift II
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 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 | 737 cfs @ 46º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 721 cfs @ 46º |
| East Branch at Harvard,NY | 151 cfs @ 58º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy,NY | 249 cfs @ 67º |
| Mainstem at Lordville,NY | 1,150 cfs @ 64º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls,NY | 107 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 85.2% – 730 CFS release |
