We had a few more clouds around than we expected yesterday. It was humid out there when the sun was shining so it felt great to stand in 55 degree water on the upper West Branch. We are still fishing the usual mix of sulphurs and olives. The isonychia hatches are a bit more sporadic this summer but the cahills and golden drakes seem to be filling the void. Today looks similar with a small chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon. The precipitation forecast is light with possible totals less than 1/10th of an inch. Winds will be up a bit today peaking around 10 mph so that will be manageable. The better chance of rain is tomorrow but every time we check the forecast the probability seems to drop.
Dan Treadwell caught a blurry rainbow out front
Hatching:
Slate Drake – 12-2xl- Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur – #16-20 – E dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – 16 – S. ithaca & canadense
Golden Drake – #12-2xl – Potomanthus
Trico – 22 – 26 – Tricorythodes sp.
Tiny Blue Winged Olive – #22 – 26 – Psuedocloeon spp.
Blue Winged Olive – #18 – 20 – E. lata
Light Blue Winged Olive – #16 – 20 E. attenuatta
Tan Caddis – #16 – 20 – Hydropsyche spp.
Dark Brachycentrus sp. – #14 – 18 – Dark Grannom
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans (updated name: Baetis tricaudatus)
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 486 cfs |
46° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 606 cfs |
50° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 200 cfs | 59° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 392 cfs | 67° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 964 cfs | 69° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 164 cfs | N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 497 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 59° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 162 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 76.2% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 86.5% |
