Man, it was tough out there yesterday. Realize “tough” is shop-guy speak for kinda sucked. The bright sun depressed much of the activity, all the way until just before dark. There were even clouds of Tricos early in the morning (finally!) here on the Lower West, with many of them falling – no fish up to snack. It could be the result of the drop in flow, but typically a drop from to a 500 release from a 600 release rarely has an adverse effect. Perhaps it did this time, I only have speculation. Today we are expecting another sunny, “pleasant” day (at least by the normal world’s standards – we love clouds and rain), which will hopefully be a bit more normal, with bug activity up high early, shifting down stream as the day progresses. Very little wind as well, which is always nice – let’s hope the Tricos decide to fall again as well (but with more action from the fish this time!).
Hey! Trout! This is food! Photo: Jeff White
What’s Hatching:
Ephemerella dorthea – Sulphurs – #16 & #18
Epeorus vitreus – PED / Pink Lady – #14
Isonychia bicolor – Iso – Slate Drake – #12-2XL
Chimarra species – Charcoal Caddis – #16 & #18
Stenonema species – Various Light Cahills – #14
Pseudocloeon species – BWO – #22 – sporadic
Heptagenia hebe – Olive Sulphurs – #16 – starting
Current Flow Conditions:
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 477 cfs @ 46º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 561 cfs @ 48º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 170 cfs @ 56º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 396 cfs @ 64º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,140 cfs @ 64º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 157 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 83.4% – 500 CFS release |
