The thunderstorms slid South of us but we did get the cooler weather. It’s still normal July fishing so go the cold water on the Upper West or Upper East for the best hatching. Sulphurs are still the main hatch but we are seeing some olives and sporadic Isonychias and Cahills. The lower West has been better for nymphing or swinging wets. Blind casting Isonychias or Cahills has also brought some fish to the net. The rest of the week looks clear and we warm back up so that program shouldn’t change.
The Beaverkill, Lower East Branch, and Mainstem water temps are all peaked in the mid to high 70’s yesterday. It’s time to give these rivers a break until they cool back down.
Today will be 74 degrees with cloudy skies in the morning turning partly cloudy in the afternoon. Wind will be 10 – 15 mph from the North.
What’s Hatching:
Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Cahill – #14 – Epeorus vitreus (male), Ephemeralla rotunda, Ephemerella invaria
Pale Evening Dun – #14 – Epeorus vitreus (female)
Sulphur – #16 – 20 – Ephemerella dorothea
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #16 – 18 – Baetis spp.
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche spp.
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
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View the current local weather conditions.
| Click on any gauge for the most recent data: | ||
|---|---|---|
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 497 cfs | 46° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 612 cfs | 48° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 226 cfs | 58° |
| East Branch at Fishs Eddy, NY | 553 cfs | N/A ° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,500 cfs | 67° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 219 cfs | 67° |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 57° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 168 cfs | 69° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 549 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 93.6% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 94.3% |
