Another nice summer day out on the river yesterday, and things pretty much went according to “plan” – the bugs came early upstream (as well as some early morning activity on small olives down here), and then were spotty throughout the day as the clouds came and went. Amazingly, the streamer bite was pretty decent, regardless of the amount of sun hitting the water. The fish must really like their new holding lanes, and are definitely fighting to keep usurpers out. Today we’re looking at mostly cloudy (hooray!) skies, with little wind and just a few random storms rolling through. This could mean some great sulfur action all up and down the river, as well as our big friend Mr. Isonychia making an appearance as well!
We see fish with crazy war wounds sometimes, and this guy’s tail is no exception! Photo: Bob Lewis
What’s Hatching:
Ephemerella dorthea – Sulphurs – #16
Isonychia bicolor – Iso – Slate Drake – #12-2XL
Hydropysche species – Tan Caddis – #16 & #18
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 | 567 cfs @ 45º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 738 cfs @ 47º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 246 cfs @ 59º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 467 cfs @ 67º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,590 cfs @ 67º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 232 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 97.6% – 701 CFS release |
