The Upper West Branch sulphurs were on yesterday and the fish eating. They were tough but some people did well fishing floating sulphur nymphs in the film. The lower sections started off slow but the sulphur action picked up in the evening and lasted into dark. Some people found success blind fish Isonychias and Cahills in the faster riffles. Nymphing has been tough on the upper section due to the green slime but is definitely doable on the lower river. We saw Tricos as late as 2 pm yesterday due to the colder weather so definitely do not give up early if you don’t see any in the morning. Today looks cooler with some intermittent showers. The West Branch is 56 degrees under the 191 Bridge this morning.
Brown Trout Head Photo by Jim Swift
Hatching:
Sulphurs #16 -20 E. dorothea
Light Cahill #14 – E. Invaria
Pale Evening Dun #14 Epeorus vitreus
Summer Stenos #12-16 various species
Tan Caddis #16 – 18- Hydrosyche sp.
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Dark Blue Winged Olive #16 -20 – E. deficiens, lata, etc.
Light Blue Winged Olive #16 -20 – E. conutella, etc
Slate Drakes #12-2xl – Isonychia bicolor
Charcoal Caddis #16-18 – Dk Brachycentrus sp.
Golden Drakes – #12-2xl – Potomanthus sp.
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 609 cfs @ 45º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 664 cfs @ 49º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 259 cfs @ 55º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 656 cfs @ 62º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,500 cfs @ 62º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 257 cfs @ N/A |
