We had one heck of a strange day weather-wise yesterday. Even with a “0% chance of rain,” we had some sudden, torrential downpours hit us throughout the day. They were quite brief, and did not adversely affect the river, but definitely slowed the hatching down for a bit. Towards evening we had some pretty good wind gusts as well, which also put the bugs down for a bit, unless you found a nice spot in the lee of the breeze. We are starting off very cool this morning, around 50 degrees, and should warm up into the mid-70s by aftrnoon. This means that the hatching will likely start a little later up top, if you are heading that way. We did have good Isos, Cahills and Sulphurs yesterday, so we should expect to see them come and play today as well – and hopefully the tricos will start making their appearance for the season!
Pat Kirse with his FIRST fish on the fly! Great job! Photo: Jim Swift
What’s Hatching:
Ephemerella dorthea – Sulphurs – #16 & #18
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 | 494 cfs @ 45º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 585 cfs @ 46º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 188 cfs @ 54º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 276 cfs @ 62º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,120 cfs @ 62º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 124 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 89.9% – 500 CFS release |
