Holy Mackerel is it chilly here this morning – barely out of the 40s – 50.3, if the digital is to believed! I think that fall may be creeping up on us faster than we think! Yesterday went pretty much as expected – the high sun throughout the day shut down parts of the river, but as soon as we had cloud cover, the olives were out and about. Fish were caught on Iso comparaduns as well, and we had a good (albiet very SHORT) flurry of hatching from everybody around 7:00 PM last night. Today is supposed to be mostly sunny and ‘pleasant’ (at least by weatherman standards, not fishermen’s) so I expect to see a bit of the same, but perhaps some ant activity as well.
Trico spinner that wouldn't sit still for her photo. Photo by: Jeff White
Hatches:
Black Flying Ants #14-#20
Isonychia bicolor – Iso/Slate Drake #12-2XL
Ephemerella dorothea – Sulphur- #16/18/20
Stenonema sp. – Light Cahill #12-#14
Ephemerella deficiens- Blue Wing Olive #14
Hydropsyche sp. – Tan Caddis – #16-#18
Emphemerella invaria – Light Cahill – #12
Brachycentrus sp. (Dark Grannom – Charcoal) #16- #18
Pseudocloeon – Little BWO’s- #22-#26
| FLOWS: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 620 cfs @ 46º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 648 cfs @ 46º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 782 cfs @ 50º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,450 cfs @ 58º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,310 cfs @ 61º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 470 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 84.1% – 600 CFS |
