It started out a lot less cloudy than we expected yesterday, but they definitely thickened up by evening, and the intermittent rain made for some foggy stretches of river. The river is starting to rise after last nights rain, but we are still waiting for gauges to react to the increase in flow. The olives took full advantage of the cloud cover, and we had a range of them up and hatching. The fish seemed interested, but were not rising with the gusto we would expect from that many bugs being on the water. Those who threw cheeseburgers (Iso duns) at them were rewarded! Today we are looking at a similar scenario, with patchy clouds and rain, which should mean another good day so long as the feeders don’t blast a ton of mud into the river.
A little bit of this yesterday just to spice things up! 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 | 494 cfs @ 46º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 627 cfs @ 50º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 203 cfs @ 57º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 421 cfs @ 65º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,120 cfs @ 65º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 234 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 86.5% – 500 CFS release |
