60 degrees yesterday? The weathermen need to check the mercury in their thermometers. The wind blew steadily downstream yesterday, and it definitely made for a bitter, biting day on the water. As the afternoon progressed the bugs did come out to play – especially the Pseudos which hatched en masse for the majority of the afternoon. The fish on the other hand were having a hard time seeing these critters as the wind was futzing up the surface tension. The Isos they saw were definitely gobbled, but the rises were definitely sporadic and slow, unfortunately. The fish never seemed to get as active as they should have been with the number of bugs on the water. Today, they are calling for a much warmer day, with hopefully a whole lot less wind than yesterday!
Brian Pocrass fights a nice Main Stem Brown as Bruce Miller readies the net. Photo: Frank Howard
What’s Hatching:
Ephemerella dorthea – Sulphurs – #16 & #18 – starting to wane
Epeorus vitreus – PED / Pink Lady – #14
Isonychia bicolor – Iso – Slate Drake – #12-2XL, #12
Stenonema species – Various Light Cahills – #14
Pseudocloeon species – BWO – #22 – sporadic
Heptagenia hebe – Olive Sulphurs – #16
Current Flow Conditions:
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 372 cfs @ 47º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 490 cfs @ 48º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 209 cfs @ 49º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 516 cfs @ 52º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,170 cfs @ 53º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 187 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 85.2% – 375 CFS release |
