This is the second morning in a row we’ve had to wear a fleece on the way in to the shop. These cool temps combined with higher water have really helped the system this Summer. Here we are in mid- July and the West Branch under the Hancock Bridge is 55 degrees this morning. Today looks warm with winds gusting to 4 mph- perfect for this time of year. We should see a continuation of the normal hatching with decent sulphurs on the upper river during the day plus some daytime activity on the lower West Branch with decent fishing towards evening. If the air temperature starts to drop as the sun sets the activity should be a little earlier.
Catching up on few pictures. Dave Price in the sun earlier in the week
Christine holding a nice brown from Tuesday
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 | 744 cfs @ 48º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 1,080 cfs @ 49º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 2,670 cfs @ 56º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 3,930 cfs @ 61º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 1,220 cfs @ N/A |
