Definitely a different morning out there today – we woke up to bright sun already, quite a difference from the clouds and drizzle on Sunday. There were some late-day showers that brought the rivers up slightly in the evening, adding color to the lower West for sure. This did clear up, and we look great out front once again. There were good hatches of Isos and Stenos throughout the evening, and it looks like a nice big rush of Pseudos decided to join the fray as well, judging by the sheer number of them on the side of the shop this morning. Todya we’re back to more “normal” July weather, with partly cloudy skies, but temps only in the mid-70s. I would expect the upper river to fish early in the afternoon, and the activity to shift down as the day progresses, and there are definitely still plenty of bugs to go around!
Pat McPartland with an excellent WB Brown from this weekend. Photo: Jeff White
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 | 588 cfs @ 45º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 709 cfs @ 48º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 277 cfs @ 54º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 644 cfs @ 54º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,600 cfs @ 62º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 243 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 92.9% – 600 CFS release |
