Another good day out there yesterday! We still had spots that were on fire and others that were a little bit slow, but overall the bugs were out and the fish were up. The Main Stem fish seemed a bit more interested in Caddis than Mayflies, while fish on the East and West were definitely in full Paralep mode. The wind was stiffer than predicted (What’s that Bart? Are you saying the weathermen were wrong?) system-wide, which did slow down the action at times. Today is supposed to be calm, with temps in the high 60s, which should start the hatching even a little earlier than yesterday.
Bob Cirocco with a nice Main Stem Brown from yesterday. Photo: Kevan Smaracko
What’s Hatching:
Ephemerella subvaria – Hendricksons – #12 & #14
Brachycentrus species – Apple Green Caddis – #16 & #18
Chimarra species – Charcoal Caddis – #16 & #18
Taeniopteryx fasciata – Early Black Stonefly- #18
Baetis species – BWO – #16 & #18 – Very sporadic, getting started
Paraleptophlebia adoptiva – Blue Quill – #16 & #18 – Same as Baetis
Current Flow Conditions:
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 413 cfs @ 41º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 637 cfs @ 43º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 281 cfs @ 45º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 965 cfs @ 47º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,210 cfs @ 50º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 602 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 100.1% – 401 CFS release |
