Another good day and night yesterday! The clouds rolled in early afternoon, which did get the fish and bugs up and working. Upriver the fish were very spooky and picky, despite the clouds, and they finally got a little easier to work with as the evening set in. A very good hatch of Isos was the big story for the evening, with fish slashing and grabbing them as they came down through. It did cool off a bit before dark, which stifled the hatching a bit, but the fish kept rising into the dark on some of the remaining duns, as well as cripples, and a few spinner thrown in for good measure. Today we are expecting some weather to move in, with rain and scattered t-storms throughout the day. The changes in pressure will likely have an affect on the bugs – we will just have to see what that is. Otherwise, the cloud cover should keep the fish nice and happy, hopefully all day long.
As much as we love fish, sometimes Mother Nature gives us other kinds of beautiful things to see. Photo: Bob Lewis
What’s Hatching:
Ephemerella dorthea – Sulphurs – #16 & #18
Epeorus vitreus – PED / Pink Lady – #14
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 | 486 cfs @ 46º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 575 cfs @ 48º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 182 cfs @ 56º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 249 cfs @ 64º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,040 cfs @ 63º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 108 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 87.7% – 500 CFS release |
