The drop in flows did affect the fishing a bit upstream yesterday, even though it was “ramped” down as opposed to immediately dropped. There were bugs, but the fish were not immediately interested, until much later on in the day. The hatches were also a bit sporadic at times, but as evening came, folks started seeing more targets, and more eager fish. The heat wave has finally broken it appears, but that also means that we will have a front moving through, creating storms and cloud cover throughout the day today. The former is concerning, but the latter is excellent. With temps in the low 80s, it is going to be a definite respite from the hot weather this week. The fish should have settled again, so hopefully they will be up and ready to feed with that big ball of fire in the sky hiding behind the clouds!
Mike Darcy with a nice West Branch Brown caught in the fog. Photo: Jim Swift
What’s Hatching:
Ephemerella dorthea – Sulphurs – #16 & #18
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 | 670 cfs @ 48º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 209 cfs @ 64º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 305 cfs @ 74º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,240 cfs @ 70º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 148 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 95.1% – 600 CFS release |
