Well, the rain and clouds were a welcome gift last night, and the West Branch said, “Thanks!” with a pretty good flurry of steno hatching as well as decent BWOs in the evening. Fish were eager to take them, and it was one of the better nights of activity that we have had in awhile. Thanks Mother Nature! Now, today the forecast calls for ‘partly sunny’ and a high of 76. A high pressure system moved in after the rain last night, so I would expect the action to be later this morning, but with the lower temps, we should be in store for a pretty decent summer day of fishing!
The Stenos looked like this. Shocking, right? Photo by: Jeff White
Tricorythodes species – #22 male and female
Ephemerella dorthea – Sulphurs – #16 (sporadic), #18 & #20
Isonychia bicolor – Isos – #12-2XL and BIGGER!
Potomanthus distinctus – Golden Drake – #12-2xl (sporadic)
Ephemerella pseudocloeon- Tiny BWO- #22-26
Epeorus vitreus – Pale Evening Dun – (Female) -#14 (sporadic)
Epeorus vitreus – Light Cahill – (Male)- #14 (sporadic)
Ephemerella invaria – Large Sulphurs / Light Cahills – #14 (waning)
Ephemerella deficiens- Dark. BWO -#12-20 (when cloudy)
Ephemerella attenuata- Light BWO- #16-20 (when cloudy)
Hydropsyche- Tan Caddis- #18
Ryacophilia- Olive Caddis- #16
Baetis species – #18 & #20 (when cloudy)
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 345 cfs @ 48º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 373 cfs @ 52º |
| East Branch at Harvard,NY | 148 cfs @ 57º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy,NY | 360 cfs @ 65º |
| Mainstem at Lordville,NY | 895 cfs @ 68º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls,NY | 176 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 69.0% – 325 CFS release |
