It looks like the flow at Hale Eddy is dropping back to normal as the feeder creeks fall opening up some more wading opportunities on the mid to lower West Branch. The entire West Branch is in decent shape for wading or floating. The sulphurs are hatching mid day on the upper West Branch. You will find more fish rising on overcast days but if you hunt you will be able to find enough too make it worthwhile even when the sun is shining bright. The mid to lower West continues to have mid day hatches of summer stenos and a few olives with the majority of the action coming in the evening. The rest of the system is still high but continuing to fall slowly. The temperature under the Hancock bridge is a cool 57 degrees this morning- awesome for mid July!
Jordan with an awesome July fish
Hatching:
Sulphurs #16 -20 E. dorothea
Light Cahill #14 – E. Invaria
Pale Evening Dun #14 Epeorus vitreus
Summer Stenos #12-16 various species
Tan Caddis #16 – 18- Hydrosyche sp.
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Dark Blue Winged Olive #16 -20 – E. deficiens, lata, etc.
Light Blue Winged Olive #16 -20 – E. conutella, etc
Slate Drakes #12-2xl – Isonychia bicolor
Charcoal Caddis #16-18 – Dk Brachycentrus sp.
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 609 cfs @ 45º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 791 cfs @ 48º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 1,230 cfs @ 50º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 3,370 cfs @ 57º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 5,220 cfs @ 62º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 1,770 cfs @ N/A |
